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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce sent shock waves through social media on Tuesday with a joint post announcing their engagement after a two-year courtship.The 35-year-old pop star and 35-year-old tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs wrote: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married” with a firecracker emoji on Instagram, alongside a series of images of themselves in a lush, floral setting.Kelce, who is seen in the photos on bended knee, proposed with a ring made by New York City-based designer Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry, according to People.In the immediate aftermath of the engagement announcement,…

Tom Barrack’s remarks to journalists trigger calls for an apology and media boycott.A top US diplomat has triggered outrage and calls for an apology in Lebanon after telling a group of local journalists to “act civilised”.Tom Barrack, the United States ambassador to Turkiye and the special envoy for Syria, made the comments on Tuesday after meeting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Beirut to discuss plans for the disarmament of Hezbollah.Briefing local media after the meeting, Barrack, who is of Lebanese descent, chided reporters for shouting out questions all at once, and appeared to draw a link between their behaviour and…

Venezuela’s defence minister says military vessels and drones will be sent to patrol the country’s coastline amid simmering tension with the United States after Washington deployed warships to waters off Venezuela to fight drug trafficking.In a video on social media on Tuesday, Minister of Defence Vladimir Padrino announced a “significant” drone deployment as well as naval patrols along the country’s Caribbean coast, including “larger vessels further north in our territorial waters”.The move comes after Washington last week deployed an amphibious squadron of three warships towards Venezuela’s coast in what it said was an operation against Latin American drug cartels.News agencies…

Anthropic has reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of prominent authors, marking a major turn in of the most significant ongoing AI copyright lawsuits in history. The move will allow Anthropic to avoid what could have been a financially devastating outcome in court.The settlement agreement is expected to be finalized September 3, with more details to follow, according to a legal filing published on Tuesday. Lawyers for the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Anthropic declined to comment.In 2024, three book writers, Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, and Kirk Wallace Johnson,…

SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket lifted off on its tenth test flight Tuesday evening, hitting two long sought milestones and putting an end to a string of failures. The 403-foot vehicle lifted off from Starbase, SpaceX’s launch facility and recently incorporated city, at 7:30 pm ET after two scrubs earlier in this week. The rocket ascended on 33 methane-fueled Raptor engines before separating around three minutes after liftoff. On descent, the Super Heavy booster tested out a new maneuver: intentionally shutting down the engines used for landing and transitioning to backup engines. The test will help engineers understand how the Booster…

Here are the key events on day 1,280 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is how things stand on Wednesday, August 27:Fighting Russian attacks killed one person and injured six in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Governor Vadym Filashkin said. One worker was killed and six others were injured in a Russian attack on a Ukrainian mine, according to the energy company DTEK, which said the attack damaged buildings and caused a power outage. “At that time, 146 miners were underground, and their ascent to the surface is ongoing,” the company said. Ukrainian attacks killed one person and injured three others in the…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Ticket Resale Clampdown in U.K. Vows to “Give Power Back to Fans”↗ The highly anticipated Oasis Live ’25 Tour kicked off on Saturday, July 4, at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. After playing shows in England, Scotland and Ireland, the Gallagher brothers are now in the middle of the North American leg of their tour. Oasis wrapped two shows in Toronto, Canada, and will next perform with Cage the Elephant in Chicago; East Rutherford, New Jersey;…

124 The High Court of Zimbabwe has ordered the eviction of businessman Taremedzwa Kapungu, his agents, employees, and all persons linked to him, from a 65.24-hectare land belonging to Windmill (Private) Limited. The disputed land, known as Lot FA Kinvara in Salisbury District, had allegedly been illegally marketed under the name “Tsikwi Phase 1 (Westgate Extension).” Windmill, a leading agrochemical and fertiliser company in Zimbabwe, told the court that Kapungu and his associates were fraudulently selling residential stands on the property without any legal authority. The company approached the court after discovering that unsuspecting home seekers were being lured into…

Mental illnesses are not merely abstract medical or psychological phenomena – they have tangible and pervasive effects on every aspect of daily life. From the moment of waking in the morning to falling asleep at night, mental illnesses can impair, alter, and hinder basic processes that healthy individuals take for granted. Understanding these impacts is crucial not only for those suffering from mental disorders, but also for their families, friends, and society as a whole. Impact on Sleep Patterns and Awakening One of the most basic daily experiences affected by mental illness is sleep. In depression, many people experience one…

Alex de Minaur cast aside friendship to lead three more Australians into the US Open second round in New York. As Alexei Popyrin set up a showcourt showdown with defending champion and world No 1 Jannik Sinner, De Minaur was all class in defeating fellow Sydneysider Chris O’Connell in straight sets.The two-time Open quarter-finalist did not face a solitary break point in ousting O’Connell 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on the Grandstand on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST). De Minaur’s reward is a second-round meeting with Japan’s world No 112 Shintaro Mochizuki.Popyrin earlier needed just over two hours to see off Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori…