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Name: Dakota Johnson. Age: She’s 34. She was in Fifty Shades of Grey, right? That was her breakthrough, yes, in 2015, starring as Anastasia Steele. She’s from a starry family, isn’t she? Dakota’s mum is Melanie Griffith, her dad is Don Johnson and her gran is Tippi Hedren, Alfred Hitchcock’s muse. And she has a famous … Read more
Cleverly says bill ‘pushing at edge of envelope’ but still ‘within framework of international law’ John Baron (Con) asks Cleverly to confirm that the government will remain within international law. Cleverly says he is confident, on the basis of conversations with the government’s legal advisers, that what it is doing is “within the framework of … Read more
When United Nations climate talks wrap up at some point this week in Dubai, big promises will likely be made about how the world is going to combat climate change, caused by the burning of fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal. Negotiators are debating how fast fossil fuels should be reduced and how a … Read more
Jennifer Steadman had been married less than a year when, she said, all hell broke loose. She’d once understood her husband, Jason Steadman, to be charming and charismatic, with an eye toward their future — someone who treated her like a queen and was eagerly preparing for their first child. But according to the FBI, … Read more
The U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions over the weekend against two Taliban regime officials in Afghanistan, accusing the men of roles in the systemic “repression of women and girls.” The Treasury specifically noted the Taliban’s ban on girls attending school beyond the sixth grade as “severe and pervasive discrimination.” But while the impact on Afghan … Read more
The most anticipated comeback of Kanye West will be on Friday, December 15, with the release of his new collaborative album with Ty Dolla $ign. West, who officially changed his name to Ye last year, was apparently heard introducing the record during a club appearance over the weekend with fellow rapper Ty Dolla $ign. West … Read more
Kaival Patel of West New York in New Jersey was convicted on December 7 of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud, four counts of health care fraud. Indian-American Convicted on 11 Counts In Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud New York: A 54-year-old Indian-American was found guilty on 11 counts of defrauding … Read more
There was a rare occurrence from an internet regulator last month: praise for Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta. Australia’s e-safety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, described Meta as “one of the better detection performers” for reporting child sexual abuse material on its services, making around 27m reports to the National Center for Missing and Exploited … Read more
Exhausted delegates get ready as negotiations overrun Patrick Greenfield Officially, Cop28 wraps up at 11am local time, which is in half an hour. There is no chance of that happening. Expo City is a ghost town this morning. The long queues, packed metro carriages and lengthy security checks are over. The venue will soon start … Read more
Kacie Rose Burns walked into the Florence jazz bar, alone. “I’ll go for one song and suss it out,” she thought, trying to quieten her nerves. Kacie slipped in at the back. The club was dark and busy, a few wall lights and neon signs illuminating people drinking, dancing and chatting. Before she could even … Read more
