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Hurricane Idalia: Is climate change to blame?

Climate change could fuel a ‘rapid intensification’ of hurricanes, an expert has warned.

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Colombia extradites luxury bag designer to US over illegal leathers

She's designed luxury purses for the likes of Britney Spears and Victoria Beckham. Now Nancy Gonzalez faces a 25-year prison sentence for using allegedly illegal animal skins.

USA

USA: Storm Idalia decends on North Carolina after lashing Florida

Tropical Storm Idalia descended on the Carolinas on its way out to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, leaving a trail of flooding and destruction throughout the Southeast that stretched back to its landfall as a hurricane in Florida.

USA

US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington.

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Watch: 'Breaking Bad' stars picket outside of Sony

Bryan Cranston called on the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to return to negotiations with screen actors on Tuesday.

Climate

Atlantic Niño could increase ‘major hurricane risk’ study finds

‘El Niño’s little brother’ could increase powerful storms, researchers warn.

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Has Donald Trump taken the most iconic mugshot in history?

The first ever mugshot of a US president is a significant image. It enters into the rather unique pantheon of historic mugshots.

USA

Trump posts mug shot on site formerly known as Twitter

Donald Trump returned to the social media site formerly known as Twitter by posting his mug shot on Thursday after he surrendered himself at a jail in Atlanta on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

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WGA rejects first offer made by the Hollywood studios

After nearly four months of strikes from the writers union, the studios have made their first counteroffer.

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Fool me once... Fyre Festival is back, baby

After the disastrous Fyre Festival in 2017 saw punters stranded and the founder in prison, everyone's favourite festival has returned.

Poland

Euroviews. Poland is becoming Washington's gateway for regional energy diplomacy

US energy diplomacy has the unique potential to foster a diversified energy market but also the development of clean and renewable energy not just in Poland but in CEE as a whole, Nathan Alan-Lee writes.

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Dolly Parton to release 'Let It Be' featuring two Beatles members

The upcoming 49th album for the country star has a tracklist to die for.

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NFL star claims 'The Blind Side' film about his adoption is a lie

Michael Oher, whose life was depicted in 2009 film 'The Blind Side' as the heartwarming tale of his adoption by a wealthy white family to his future as an American Footballer, has filed a lawsuit claiming that the film was a lie.

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United States return 266 incredibly valuable stolen artefacts to Italy

Among the looted items are works from the periods of the Etruscan civilisation, Magna Graecia, and Imperial Rome, with the oldest ones dating back to the ninth century B.C.

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Someone has won the third-largest jackpot in US history

The Mega Millions jackpot has a winner.

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Tory Lanez gets 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Los Angeles court for shooting Megan Thee Stallion.

North Korea

UN Command: North Korea offers 'brief response' on US soldier T.King

North Korea responded to the multinational military force's request for information on the US Private with a brief statement. Travis King sprinted across the heavily armed border with South Korea in July

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Is a Holocaust Museum coming to Fortnite?

Jerusalem, Berlin, Warsaw… Fortnite?

Climate

July heat records show climate change is 'just about everywhere'

The study also revealed the US cities that are suffering the most from climate change.

Hungary

US restricts visas for Hungarians amid security concerns

Washington has threatened several times to clamp down in the past.