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Astronomer’s Kristin Cabot from Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ moment is married into an elite ‘Boston Brahmin’ family — who are the Boston Brahmins, and how wealthy is her family? | World News

Kristin Cabot, the head of human resources at the tech company Astronomer, was thrust into the spotlight after a viral “kiss cam” moment during a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Captured in an intimate pose with CEO Andy Byron, both of whom are married to other people, Cabot’s sudden internet fame triggered not just workplace […]

Meet 65-year-old ‘Gangster Granny’: UK’s drug cartel mastermind Deborah Mason, jailed for 20 years over £80m Cocaine trade | World News

Deborah Mason(left), Roseanne Mason(right) (Source: Metropolitan police) A 65-year-old grandmother masterminded one of UK’s most sophisticated drug trafficking operations, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Deborah Mason, infamously nicknamed the “Queen Bee” and “Gangster Granny,” ran a sprawling family-led drugs cartel that trafficked more than a ton of cocaine worth up to £80 […]

JD Vance’s tie‑breaking vote on $9 billion DOGE cuts: Who are the biggest losers? | World News

Vice President JD Vance cast the deciding vote in the Senate to advance a controversial $9 billion federal spending cut package, breaking a 50–50 deadlock. The bill, part of President Donald Trump’s broader DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency,) initiative, aims to curb what the administration describes as wasteful or outdated expenditures. Supporters argue the move […]

Explained: Why critics say new Superman movie is ‘anti-Israel’ — decoding the politics of James Gunn film | World News

TL;DR Superman sparks backlash: The new Superman film is accused of portraying Israel negatively through allegorical storytelling. Fictional war, real parallels: Viewers say the fictional conflict between Boravia and Jarhanpur mirrors the Israel–Gaza war. Filmmakers deny intent: Director James Gunn insists no real-world countries were referenced—but critics aren’t convinced. Social media erupts: Posts praising the […]

Annus Chaoticus: From trumping death to celebrating Chelsea’s win – a year in Donald Trump’s life | World News

With the benefit of hindsight, Donald Trump pulling a full John Terry as Chelsea lifted the Club World Cup was almost poetic. After all, Chelsea is the Trump of European football – a nouveau riche arriviste with no continental pedigree, desperate to buy its way into aristocracy, and yet forever one dodgy deal away from […]

Rishi Sunak: A journey from banker to Prime Minister to a job at Goldman Sachs — a return no one expected | World News

Former UK Prime MinisterRishi Sunak’s latest career move surprised many. After serving as the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister during one of its most turbulent periods, he is now returning to Goldman Sachs as a senior adviser. This is the very firm where his professional journey in finance began more than two decades ago.“Right now, our […]

Epstein Files: Kash Patel, Pam Bondi, even Donald Trump – why MAGA feels betrayed | World News

Depending upon who you ask, there are several movies that can lay claim to the title of greatest comic book film of all time. Some would bat for Avengers: Endgame, the culmination of an 18-movie project with the greatest team-up sequence ever, where Captain America finally says the words we had been waiting for him […]

Politics isn’t rocket science: The reason Elon Musk cannot hurt Donald Trump right now – and is unlikely to do so in the future | World News

A CNN analysis – an organisation that is equally berated by break-up bros Donald Trump and Elon Musk – summed up the current impasse, or Musk’s inability to dent Trump, with the line: “Politics isn’t rocket science. If it were, President Donald Trump might have something more to worry about in his reignited feud with […]

The Sith of Silicon Valley: Ziz LaSota’s AI cult left six dead – who is she? | World News

Once upon a time in the cold expanse of Alaska, a homeschooled child stared at the aurora borealis and wondered if the world was real. Years later, that same child – taller than most men, cloaked in black, calling herself Ziz – would terrify Silicon Valley’s Rationalists, faking her own death, wielding a samurai sword, […]

Watch: Chaos as Gazans rush for airdropped aid; shots fired to control crowd | World News

Al-Zawayda displacement camp, central Gaza Strip (Credit: X/AFP) Heart Wrenching visuals from Gaza emerged as people scrambled to collect airdropped aid near Al-Zawayda displacement camp in the Gaza Strip.Gunshots were fired in air to disperse the large crowd that had gathered to collect aid, as people outnumbered aid supplies, leading to chaos as seen in […]