Rosco McClelland wins Billy Connolly comedy award

The Glaswegian comic received a special video message from Sir Billy as he picked up his award.

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A Competitive Race for Mike Waltz’s Seat Rattles Republicans

By Emily Cochrane from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/UBnyocT

She Devoted Her Life to Serving the U.S. Then DOGE Targeted Her.

By Eli Saslow and Erin Schaff from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/O6kJAwv

Richard Chamberlain, TV Heartthrob Turned Serious Actor, Dies at 90

By Anita Gates from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/a65LKqY

Leaders of Harvard’s Middle Eastern Studies Center Will Leave

By Vimal Patel from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/vCIkN1Q

The Democrats Are in Denial About 2024

By The Editorial Board from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/7yt8JFT

Journey From Biden Loyalist to ‘Full MAGA’ Ends in a Trump Pardon

By Kenneth P. Vogel from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/BGcMDrx

A Disregard for the Rules Trickles Down From Trump to His Aides

By Julian E. Barnes from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/0ZBEl75

Alex Warren was homeless and sleeping in friends' cars - now he's number one

The influencer-turned-musician is topping the charts after turning trauma into music that heals.

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How Major Car Brands Are Affected by Trump’s Tariffs

By Vikas Bajaj from NYT Business https://ift.tt/N0er16D

The Progressive Congressman Who Wants to Take On JD Vance

By Shane Goldmacher from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/vEG5atB

Trump Asks Stefanik to Withdraw Bid to Be U.N. Ambassador

By Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2c8YxTO

Tourist Submarine Sinks Off Egypt, With 6 People Dead

By Rania Khaled and Lynsey Chutel from NYT World https://ift.tt/OJ8gNIb

What Happens to Your Brain When You Retire?

By Mohana Ravindranath from NYT Well https://ift.tt/1AaCdGz

Supreme Court Upholds Biden Administration’s Limits on ‘Ghost Guns’

By Abbie VanSickle from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/ADpIgkV

Wigmore Hall quits 'crippling' funding system

The classical music venue says it will stop taking public money because of the "onerous" conditions.

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‘Adolescence’ Has People Talking. Its Writer Wants Lawmakers to Act.

By Alex Marshall from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/YzkIPxM

'We panicked when we realised viewers see everything' - Stacey and Joe on their new show

The TV couple are opening up their home and their lives in a new reality series for BBC One.

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Now Europe Knows What Trump’s Team Calls It Behind Its Back: ‘Pathetic’

By Jeanna Smialek and Steven Erlanger from NYT World https://ift.tt/RSLh8gI

Spider-Man and Harry Potter producers to make next Bond

Amy Pascal and David Heyman have been described as "two of the most accomplished" producers around.

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Radio host Chris Stark diagnosed with testicular cancer

The Capital Breakfast host said he was 'effectively cured' after the disease was caught early.

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The Novelty of a Natural Smile

By Madison Malone Kircher from NYT Style https://ift.tt/d4ziBJq

Watch: Conan O'Brien honoured at Trump-run Kennedy Center

The comedian received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at one of the more prominent events since US President Donald Trump took over the Kennedy Center.

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Calvin Harris' pub helps his hometown's music scene

A small pub owned by the chart-topping DJ offers a "leg up" to bands plying their trade in Dumfries.

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It’s Trump vs. the Courts, and It Won’t End Well for Trump

By J. Michael Luttig from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/AJGbxWw

Netflix's answer to The Traitors, and a rival to The Sims: What’s coming up this week

Also this week, Mumford & Sons release their new album, and Holland drops on Amazon Prime.

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Keir Starmer on Putin, Trump and Europe’s Challenge: ‘We’ve Known This Moment Was Coming’

By Mark Landler from NYT World https://ift.tt/Fzbwva3

Why the Pentagon Scuttled Its Briefing of Musk on War Plans

By Jess Bidgood from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/WIMnY5l

The Searchers to end touring after 68 years

Known as the "longest-running band in pop history", The Searchers' hits included Sweets For My Sweet.

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Paul Weiss Deal With Trump Faces Backlash From Legal Profession

By Danielle Kaye, Lauren Hirsch and Maureen Farrell from NYT Business https://ift.tt/XnL7oxi

Dear Daughter: I too feel ugly sometimes

Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin advises her five-year-old on how to navigate the pressure to appear beautiful.

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Adolescence writer calls for 'radical action' not role models

The writer behind the year's most talked-about TV show discusses the changes he hopes it will inspire.

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No beauty, no beast for French children: Book sparks censorship row

France controversially pulls an order for a new illustrated version of Beauty and the Beast.

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‘More Than a Hint’ That Dark Energy Isn’t What Astronomers Thought

By Katrina Miller and Dennis Overbye from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2GCnuLT

U.S. Turned Away French Scientist Over Views on Trump Policies, France Says

By Aurelien Breeden from NYT World https://ift.tt/Q9aU1Cs

How Trump Is Trying to Consolidate Power Over Courts, Congress and More

By Erica L. Green, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Maggie Haberman from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/U6Cg1j2

Tom Friedman: Trump Is a ‘Small Man in a Big Time’

By Patrick Healy, Thomas L. Friedman and Vishakha Darbha from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/27YDeHa

The Democratic Party’s New Recruiter Has a Theory

By Michelle Cottle from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/t1Ue4fm

Hollywood director charged with defrauding $11m from Netflix

The sci-fi director allegedly used his studio budget to purchase a fleet of luxury cars and other personal items.

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White House Plans to Pause $175 Million for Penn Over Transgender Policy

By Alan Blinder and Michael C. Bender from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/rszNLf7

With Orders, Investigations and Innuendo, Trump and G.O.P. Aim to Cripple the Left

By Kenneth P. Vogel and Shane Goldmacher from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/BV1wKb3

Millennials and Gen Z Are Fighting Again. This Time About Gym Clothes.

By Madison Malone Kircher from NYT Style https://ift.tt/tb6z2sL

The Matrix film producer files for bankruptcy

Village Roadshow blames its troubles on a fall-out with Warner Bros and a failed move into independent film production.

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Democrats Need to Face Why Trump Won

By Ezra Klein from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/97hn0qY

Musk Email Reaches Italian Workers. It Did Not Go Well.

By Emma Bubola from NYT World https://ift.tt/7Olm90v

Trump Says Biden’s Pardons are ‘Void’ and ‘Vacant’ Because of Autopen

By Shawn McCreesh from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/wtzILZc

Jonathan Anderson steps down as creative director of Loewe

Jonathan Anderson thanks Loewe as he departs the Spanish luxury fashion house after 11 years.

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Chuck Schumer on Democrats, Antisemitism and His Shutdown Retreat

By Lulu Garcia-Navarro from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/bOlkdfR

Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to updated indictment

The new allegations include that the rapper forced an employee into sex acts - something his lawyers deny.

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Don’t Fool Yourself Into Thinking It Will Stop With Columbia

By David French from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/FE2rAYK

Arlington Cemetery Website Loses Pages on Black Veterans, Women and Civil War

By Tim Balk from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/GbrJpX6

Fierce Storms Kill at Least 15 as Tornadoes Batter the South and Midwest

By Judson Jones and Adeel Hassan from NYT Weather https://ift.tt/b7CfDSK

Trump’s Grievance-Filled Speech Makes Clear His Quest for Vengeance Is Personal

By Alan Feuer from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/IQlgehj

How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her

By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Hamed Aleaziz from NYT New York https://ift.tt/5RdUaFn

Schumer Will Clear the Way for G.O.P. Spending Bill, Breaking With His Party

By Carl Hulse and Catie Edmondson from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/fagEhQC

Young Democrats’ Anger Boils Over as Schumer Retreats on Shutdown

By Shane Goldmacher from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/6pe3gU4

Chuck Schumer: Trump and Musk Would Love a Shutdown. We Must Not Give Them One.

By Chuck Schumer from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/IYUSmTZ

These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration

By Karen Yourish, Annie Daniel, Saurabh Datar, Isaac White and Lazaro Gamio from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/hLW9P1c

Pete Buttigieg, a Possible 2028 Contender, Won’t Run for Senate in Michigan

By Katie Glueck, Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/iZ9dj0p

A New Scientific Field Is Recasting Who We Are and How We Got That Way

By Dalton Conley from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3YB9FhH

Trump’s Big Bet: Americans Will Tolerate Economic Downturn to Restore Manufacturing

By David E. Sanger from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/gqxVCIp

E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices

By Lisa Friedman from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/tUb3gLv

Musk Email Reaches Italian Workers. It Did Not Go Well.

By Emma Bubola from NYT World https://ift.tt/L4MI1cm

Stocks Fall Further on Trump’s Latest Tariff Talk

By Joe Rennison, River Akira Davis, Daisuke Wakabayashi and Danielle Kaye from NYT Business https://ift.tt/AFUtM86

Palestinian comedian is 'proud and hurt' after making Netflix hit

Actor and comedian Mo Amer explains why he avoided mentioning the 7 October attack in the show's storyline.

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U.S. Agrees to Resume Military Assistance to Ukraine

By Andrew E. Kramer and Alan Rappeport from NYT World https://ift.tt/p4nwHGu

Working at Anheuser-Busch, I Saw What Went Wrong With the D.E.I. Movement

By Anson Frericks from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/h6xSLgn

Trump’s Call to Scrap ‘Horrible’ Chip Program Spreads Panic

By Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/mMX790H