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R.I.P. Eileen Fulton: ‘As The World Turns’ Star Dead at 91

Fulton played Lisa Miller, the very first daytime diva, on the CBS series.
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Chris Martin courts scandal again at first show since Astronomer kiss-cam controversy — but issues a cheeky warning

The moment came just a few days after millionaire CEO Andy Byron and his HR executive Kristin Cabot sparked an online firestorm by awkwardly dodging the cam caught canoodling at Coldplay’s Boston show Wednesday.
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Russia is open to peace with Ukriane but insists on achieving its goals, says Kremlin spokesman

Russia is open to peace with Ukriane but insists on achieving its goals, says Kremlin spokesman [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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Chris Martin playfully issues warning to crowd before kiss cam days after Astronomer CEO ‘affair’ outing

The Coldplay frontman unintentionally captured the CEO allegedly cheating on his wife when the tech exec was seen showing PDA with his HR chief, Kristin Cabot.
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Two UK pro-Palestine organisations have bank accounts frozen

Groups say having access to funds cut off raise fears of wider attempt to silence voices speaking out about Gaza

At least two grassroots pro-Palestine organisations in the UK have had their bank accounts frozen, raising fears about a wider attempt to silence voices speaking out about Gaza.

Greater Manchester Friends for Palestine (GMFP) and Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), which both organise peaceful protests and vigils, have had access to their funds cut off indefinitely by Virgin Money and Unit Trust bank respectively. The Guardian understands a local PSC branch in England has also had its bank account frozen but was unable to confirm it directly.

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Pete Hegseth is skirting law by bringing back Confederate names of army bases

US defense secretary reverted to Fort Bragg and Fort Benning, but the men they honor aren’t role models

Since Donald Trump returned to office this year, his secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, has ripped the new names off a series of US army bases and brought back their old traitorous Confederate names.

His actions have angered Democrats and even some Republicans in Congress, prompting a rare rebuke of the Trump administration by the Republican-controlled Congress last Tuesday. The GOP-led House of Representatives Armed Services Committee voted on 15 July to block Hegseth from renaming the bases after Confederates. Two Republicans voted with the Democrats on the committee to pass the measure, which was an amendment to the Pentagon’s budget bill.

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Shelter Dog, 4, Gets in a Car—Not Knowing She’s Going to First Ever Home

After losing her dog last year, Mel decided to foster as a way to give back.
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Volunteers flock to immigration courts to support migrants arrested in the hallways

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MLB Writer Expects Braves Will Trade $58 Million Star Pitcher at Deadline

The Atlanta Braves have some difficult trade deadline decisions to make. They’ll likely be sellers, but how aggressive will they approach the deadline?
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Mom Takes Sons on First Roller Coaster, Camera Captures Carnage That Follows

Brittany told Newsweek her boys had talked about trying the roller coaster for months. It proved memorable—for different reasons.