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For Australians, sun safety is almost a way of life. From the “no hat, no play” rule in schools to constant reminders of “Slip, Slop, Slap,” sunscreen has always been a national obsession. That’s why 34-year-old Newcastle mum Reich was stunned when doctors found a skin cancer spot on her nose last year despite her…
Marina, a 45-year-old freelance copywriter from Tula, thought WhatsApp was a lifeline for both her work and personal life. But last month, a call to a colleague wouldn’t go through. She switched to Telegram, Russia’s second most popular messaging app. That failed too. She wasn’t alone. Millions of Russians suddenly faced restrictions in mid-August after…
Speculation is swirling about who will headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show and Taylor Swift’s name is suddenly at the top of the list. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodall furled the buzz during an appearance on NBC’s Today Show on Wednesday. When co-host Savannah Guthrie pressed him about Swift possibly performing, Goodall didn’t shut the…
Apple is facing a fresh legal battle after two authors accused the tech giant of illegally using their books to train its artificial intelligence systems. The proposed class-action lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Northern California, claims Apple copied copyrighted works without permission, payment, or even credit. “Apple has not attempted to pay these…
Jaguar Land Rover is racing to recover from a major cyber breach that has thrown its retail and production operations into chaos, forcing factory workers to stay home until at least next week. The company, owned by India’s Tata Motors, first revealed the cyber incident on Tuesday and confirmed on Friday that the disruption has…
North Korean hackers are flooding the cryptocurrency industry with convincing fake job offers in a bid to steal digital assets, according to new research, raw data, and interviews seen by Reuters. The scam has become so widespread that job seekers in crypto now routinely check whether recruiters might secretly be working for Pyongyang. Twenty-five experts,…
A new Bollywood romantic comedy has kicked off a heated debate over how India’s biggest film industry portrays people outside its Hindi-speaking heartland. Param Sundari, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor, tells the love story of a Delhi man and a woman from Kerala. The two clash over cultural differences before predictably falling in love….
Sky-watchers across the UK are in for a treat this Sunday evening as a total lunar eclipse turns the full Moon a dramatic shade of red a spectacle often called a “Blood Moon.” As the Moon slips into Earth’s shadow, it will glow a deep crimson, creating one of nature’s most breathtaking shows. When and…
AJ Lee is back and the WWE Universe couldn’t be more excited. The former Divas Champion made a surprise return on the Sept. 5 episode of Smack Down, stepping into the ring alongside her husband, CM Punk, in his hometown of Chicago. The power couple immediately squared off with another wrestling duo Seth Rollins and…
Jon Reep, the Hickory-born comedian who shot to fame after winning NBC’s Last Comic Standing, has been arrested in North Carolina on multiple child exploitation charges. Officials confirmed Friday that a grand jury indicted the 52-year-old comic on several counts of second- and third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Reep appeared before a magistrate in…
