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In downtown Miami at what is usually a centre for the performing arts, preparations are under way for a piece of political theatre. But the man who should be the lead act is setting up his own show a few miles up the road. Posters for the third Republican debate have been slapped on every

A former CIA officer accused of drugging and sexually assaulting at least two dozen women during various overseas postings has pleaded guilty to federal sex abuse charges. Brian Jeffrey Raymond kept nearly 500 videos and photographs he took of naked, unconscious women, including many in which he can be seen opening their eyelids, groping or

A Donald Trump supporter who bear-sprayed at least eight police officers during the US Capitol riots has been jailed for three years. Edward Rodriguez was identified by members of the so-called Sedition Hunters – an online community of investigators helping the FBI and police find people who allegedly committed crimes during the riots on 6

At East Forest’s ceremonial concerts, listeners are given the space to lie down on mats to take in the music. You could be looking at a yoga class; a dimly lit room filled with bodies sprawled savasana-style, aromatherapy oils wafting in the air. It certainly doesn’t sound like a typical music gig. The US electro-acoustic

One of the wildlife preserve owners who featured in popular Netflix series Tiger King has pleaded guilty to animal trafficking and money laundering. Bhagavan “Doc” Antle oversaw the sale or purchase of lion cubs, tigers, cheetah cl=ubs and a juvenile chimpanzee, which are all protected as endangered species, according to the US Justice Department. The

Donald Trump is giving evidence at his civil trial in New York. It comes after his sons, Eric and Donald Jr, both gave evidence to the trial last week. The former US president is accused of inflating his net worth. He denies any wrongdoing. Trump briefly appeared in the dock last week and was fined

A mayor in Alabama has died in an apparent suicide – days after a right-wing site published pictures of him wearing women’s clothes and makeup.   F.L. “Bubba” Copeland – who was also a pastor at a nearby church – fatally shot himself on Friday, according to Sky’s US partner NBC News. Mr Copeland had

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state in an unannounced visit to the West Bank – as Hamas claims Israel struck a refugee camp in Gaza. Continuing his tour of the region, Mr Blinken met the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, in the city

What will decide the election outcome? To explore what might shape the next 12 months, we brought together politicians from both sides of the House of Representatives – Democrat Adam Smith, and Republican Victoria Spartz. Adam Smith: Certainly abortion is a huge issue. The efforts to ban abortion nationwide has certainly motivated a lot of

A nurse is facing multiple charges of administering lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to 22 patients at several health care centres across Pennsylvania. Heather Pressdee was charged on Thursday with two counts of first-degree murder, 17 counts of attempted murder and 19 counts of neglect of a care-dependent person, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s

Russell Brand has been accused of sexually assaulting an extra on the set of 2011 film Arthur. A lawsuit was filed in New York, and is the first accusation to be made against him in court. British police are still investigating claims against Brand after multiple women made accusations, including rape, against the comedian in

Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty of defrauding customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest frauds ever. The 31-year-old could be sentenced to more than 100 years in prison after cheating thousands of FTX customers out of billions of dollars. A Manhattan jury convicted him on all seven counts after a

Donald Trump Jr asked a courtroom sketch artist to “make me look sexy” after giving testimony during a $250m fraud trial. The former US President’s eldest son made the request after spending several hours on the witness stand during a second day of giving evidence at the civil hearing on Thursday. Mr Trump Jr, 45,

A woman charged with murdering a professional cyclist in Texas tracked her movements on the exercise app Strava before shooting her, prosecutors say. Kaitlin Armstrong, 35, is charged with murdering Moriah “Mo” Wilson, a 25-year-old elite cyclist who had allegedly been romantically involved with the same man as Armstrong. “The last thing Mo did on

It looks as if the end is nigh for WeWork, the flexible workspace provider that once commanded a valuation of $47bn. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company plans to file for bankruptcy protection as early as next week. It will be an ignominious end for a once-vaunted business seen as synonymous, in

The second person to receive a heart transplanted from a pig has died, nearly six weeks after the highly experimental surgery. Lawrence Faucette, 58, was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant when he received the genetically modified pig heart on 20 September. The heart had seemed healthy for the first month,

Friends actor Matthew Perry died at his Los Angeles home on Saturday as a result of a suspected drowning. He was 54. Tributes have poured in for the beloved star, who played Chandler Bing in the sitcom from 1994 until 2004. He became a household name playing the warm and witty 20-something in New York

Matthew Perry’s ex-fiancee has paid tribute to the “very talented” and “complicated” actor. Literary manager Molly Hurwitz posted a picture of Perry‘s outline on Instagram, saying: “He would love that the world is talking about how talented he was.” Image: Molly Hurwitz Pic: Uptomyknees Perry died in his Los Angeles home on Saturday aged 54.

Matthew Perry’s Friends co-stars say they are “utterly devastated” by his sudden death. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer starred alongside Perry, who played Chandler Bing, in the hit TV show from 1994 to 2004. In a joint statement, the five said: “We are all so utterly devastated by the

Celebrities and people close to Friends star Matthew Perry have been sharing memories of moments they shared with the actor, after his sudden death at 54. Among the many tributes paid to the sit-com star are stories from his friends, co-stars and other celebrities who crossed paths with him. ‘A gracious celebrity crush’ British comedian