Entertainment

Hollywood icon Robert Redford passes away at 89

Oakley Mason September 18, 2025

USA Robert Redford, the charismatic Hollywood star who evolved into an Oscar-winning director and a pioneering champion of independent cinema, has died. He was 89. His death was confirmed by his publicist, who stated he passed away peacefully on Tuesday at his home in Utah. Redford rose to fame

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U.S. to destroy $9 Million Contraceptive Stockpile

Oakley Mason September 18, 2025

USA Dozens of women’s rights activists protested outside the U.S. embassy in Brussels on Thursday, decrying potential Trump administration plans to destroy a $9 million stockpile of life-saving contraceptive supplies intended for women in conflict zones and refugee camps across Africa. Chanting “shame, shame, shame, Trump is to blame,” approximately 50 demonstrators

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Trump fingers antifa movement as ‘terrorist organization’

Oakley Mason September 18, 2025

USA U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signaled new action against left-wing groups following the assassination of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, targeting the anti-fascist antifa movement as a “terrorist organization.” Trump said on Truth Social that he was “designating” the movement as a terrorist organization. “I will

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A new Whitney Houston duet? How ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ was made with late star

Oakley Mason September 11, 2025

USA It sounds impossible, but that’s the magic of it. On Thursday, a new Whitney Houston song arrives 13 years after her death. English singer Calum Scott is responsible. The single is a duet between Scott and Houston, a balladic reinterpretation of the timeless “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” using Houston’s original […]

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More inmates in US prisons as Trump intensifies migrant crackdown

Oakley Mason September 7, 2025

USA In locking up migrants – there is money to be made. The most aggressive immigration enforcement regime in recent US history has the private detention industry seeing dollar signs and the race is on to ramp up migrant detention capacity by opening new centers, or reopening closed ones. In the state of Kansas, the […]

Politics

US President ends security protection for Kamala Harris

Oakley Mason August 29, 2025

USA U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled Secret Service protection for former vice president and 2024 Democratic rival Kamala Harris, a senior White House official said on Friday. Former vice presidents typically receive six months of Secret Service protection after they leave office. Harris’ protection was extended to one year, until January 2026, by

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AI Californian model Vivi, raises questions about beauty standards

Oakley Mason August 28, 2025

USA Vivi is the face of Californian clothing company Guess’ latest global campaign. She is young, beautiful, and in the pages of the August edition of fashion bible, Vogue, and Harper’s Bazaar. But Vivi’s not a real person. She was created by London-based AI marketing agency, Seraphinne Vallora. Its co-founder, Valentina Gonzalez, says that they […]

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American pop super star Swift, football champoin Kelce, engaged

Oakley Mason August 27, 2025

USA It started with a friendship bracelet. It ended with an engagement ring. Taylor Swift, the pop superstar, and Travis Kelce, the football champion, are engaged. The fiances, both 35, announced the news in a joint post on Instagram on Tuesday. It is the latest chapter in the couple’s love story, one that has spanned […]

Business

Trump threatens 200% tariff hike for China

Oakley Mason August 27, 2025

USA The US president threatened Beijing with a steep tariff increase if the country did not supply rare-earth magnets, which are crucial for a range of products, such as smartphones and electric vehicles, to Washington. Another tariff threat from Washington: US president Donald Trump told journalists on Monday that China could face 200% tariffs if […]

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Grammy American Award-winner Ciara, releases first studio album

Oakley Mason August 26, 2025

USA United States R&B-pop superstar, Ciara, released her first studio album in five years on Friday. “CiCi” is the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter’s 8th album and her second via her independent label, Beauty Marks Entertainment. She said she was so excited about how the project had evolved saying she had been working on it almost all […]