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We all know the truth about Jussie Smollett: In a desperate attempt to further his career, a talented actor and singer blew it up instead by allegedly fabricating an elaborate hoax assault on himself. But what if the attack — and Smollett’s story — has been real and truthful this whole time? That’s the question at the center of Gagan Rehill’s new Raw Productions documentary for Netflix, The Truth About Jussie Smollett?? Yes, the truth is so unclear, the title required not one, but two question marks. In Chicago in 2019, Smollett said he was jumped by two white men…

A group of NGOs is challenging Eswatini’s acceptance of five people deported by the US, arguing the deal was unconstitutional and violated the imprisoned men’s human rights.The men from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Cuba, who the US said were dangerous criminals, were flown to the small southern African country in July, as the Trump administration attempts to deport millions of migrants and asylum seekers.The men’s imprisonment, at the maximum security Matsapha correctional centre, caused outrage in Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, whose king, Africa’s last absolute monarch, appoints the prime minister and cabinet.A group of NGOs and activists filed a legal…

This debate takes on the growing rift in President Trump’s party. Is it driven by conservative principles or allegiance to one man?America First was the slogan Donald Trump championed during his re-election campaign as he promised to put the interests of Americans above those of foreign governments, immigrants and large corporations. However, the United States president has made several policy decisions that have divided his electoral base. The two guests in this episode of The Stream voted for Trump in the 2024 election but now find themselves on the opposite side of several issues: economic policy, foreign military spending and the…

Tom GerkenTechnology reporterAppleBritt Lower stars in the Apple TV+ sci-fi epic SeveranceApple TV+ has put up its prices in the UK and worldwide for monthly subscribers, as the cost of streaming continues to rise.The platform’s cost per month has gone up by £1 to £9.99 a month, though annual prices have stayed the same at £89 per year.It means an Apple TV+ monthly subscription is now double the price it was when launched at in the UK in November 2019.Apple told the BBC while the price was in place for new users immediately, existing subscribers would have until 30 days…

Dozens of protests outside hotels used as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers are expected over the weekend across Britain amid mounting tensions over the issue.Figures released on Thursday showed there were more than 32,000 asylum seekers in hotels, marking a rise of 8% during Labour’s first year in office.Anti-migrant protests and counter-demonstrations held by Stand Up to Racism are expected on Friday and over the weekend outside hotels believed to be used to house asylum seekers, including in Bournemouth, near Cardiff airport, Leeds, Perth and Aberdeen with more expected on Saturday.Meanwhile, councils across the country controlled by Labour, the Conservatives…

The chemistry between Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell in Kogonada’s romantic fantasy “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” is fire. “I suspected we would have chemistry, but you never know until you’re actually acting,” Robbie told me Thursday while she and Farrell promoted the movie at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills. “But I had a suspicion it would work.” The actors play Sarah and David, two strangers who meet after renting cars from a mysterious rental agency. As they follow directions from a talking GPS, they walk through multiple doorways that take them back in time to their childhoods to…

Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov accuses Ukrainian President Zelenskyy of saying ‘no to everything’.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said there is no agenda for a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and that there is no plan for such a meeting.Speaking to NBC’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker”, Lavrov said in comments aired on Friday that Putin had made clear he was ready to meet Zelenskyy to discuss a possible deal to end the war in Ukraine, provided there was a proper agenda for such a session, something he said was…

Malik Beasley is no longer a target of the federal gambling investigation conducted by the Eastern District of New York, his attorneys, Steve Haney and Mike Schachter, told ESPN on Friday, potentially reopening free agency for one of the NBA’s top shooters.Haney and Schachter told ESPN that they had extensive conversations and meetings with the Eastern District of New York and received determination on Beasley not being considered the target after allegations regarding gambling on NBA games and prop bets during the 2023-24 season.”Months after this investigation commenced, Malik remains uncharged and is not the target of this investigation,” Haney…

TikTok has put hundreds of UK content moderators’ jobs at risk, even as tighter rules come into effect to stop the spread of harmful material online.The viral video app said several hundred jobs in its trust and safety team could be affected in the UK, as well as south and south-east Asia, as part of a global reorganisation.Their work will be reallocated to other European offices and third-party providers, with some trust and safety jobs remaining in the UK, the company said.It is part of a wider move at TikTok to rely on artificial intelligence for moderation. More than 85%…

Anadolu via Getty ImagesA UN-backed body has warned that more than half a million people across Gaza are facing “catastrophic” conditions characterised by “starvation, destitution and death”Residents of the Gaza Strip have described to the BBC the effects of severe hunger on their bodies, after a UN-backed report confirmed famine in the territory for the first time.Reem Tawfiq Khader, 41, a mother of five from Gaza City, said: “The declaration of famine came too late, but it is still important.”We haven’t eaten any protein for five months. My youngest child is four years old – he doesn’t know what fruit…