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Residents in the charming Paris district of Montmartre have complained of being overwhelmed by hordes of visitors looking to take selfies of their location, thanks to Netflix hit show Emily In Paris.

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance denounced decades of globalization for hampering American innovation in a speech to entrepreneurs and venture capitalists on Tuesday, arguing that offshoring has eroded U.S. technological leadership. "Our workers have been failed by the government of the last 40 years," Vance told the American Dynamism Summit, criticizing two "conceits" of globalization: that nations manufacturing products wouldn't eventually design them too, and that cheap foreign labor benefits innovation. "As they got better at the low end of the value chain, they also started catching up on the higher end. We were squeezed from both ends," Vance said, adding that "cheap labor is fundamentally a crutch" that inhibits technological advancement. The Trump administration recently rolled back Biden-era AI regulations, with Vance emphasizing their goal to "incentivize investment in our own borders, in our own businesses, our own workers and our own innovation." Vance, a former venture capitalist, dismissed fears about AI eliminating jobs, comparing it to ATMs which ultimately created more financial sector roles.

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Behind actor Stephen Graham's success with Adolescence, his wife, actress and producer Hannah Walters has been quietly making her own waves in the industry.

Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showed off his new life in an Instagram post, displaying a charming smile as he showed off his newly purchased kitchenware.

Two British warships were deployed to escort a pair of Russian military vessels from the English Channel, it has been revealed. 

Hiring remains relatively strong as analysts warn of slowdown

A pair of reports on tech sector employment trends in the United States suggest out-of-work techies right now have relatively decent prospects, but economic uncertainty and rapid policy changes initiated by the Trump administration mean the future job market looks less rosy.…

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Vladimir Putin today laughed off a warning that he was leaving it late for his phone call to Donald Trump.

Although the studies are few, some research has also shown staying on the drugs long term may raise the risk of developing the bone-thinning condition osteoporosis by up to 20 per cent.

Footage shared online showed the man, believed to have been 'intoxicated' with a face covering pacing around Terminal 1 and launching items back and forth as bemused passengers looked on.

Wannabe school shooter Nicholas Prosper, 19, gunned down Juliana Falcon, 48, his brother Kyle, 16, and sister Giselle, 13, in Luton last September.

Pray for my liver, dear readers, because it has been a week! I travelled to Melbourne for the F1 and found myself in the most extraordinary situations...

Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble, will release two new smartwatches running the newly open-sourced Pebble operating system through his company Core Devices. The Core 2 Duo, priced at $149 and shipping in July, utilizes unused Pebble 2 frames with the same black-and-white E Ink display. The device features a 30-day battery life -- quadruple its predecessor's -- and incorporates a speaker for AI assistant interaction. Approximately 10,000 units will be available. The Core Time 2, arriving in December at $225, adds touchscreen functionality to the classic Pebble design while maintaining physical buttons and month-long battery life. Both devices face iPhone integration challenges. Migicovsky cautioned potential tariff increases would be passed to consumers, stating, "We're going to charge more if it costs more." "I'm not building a company to sell millions of these," Migicovsky said. "The goal is to make something I really want."

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Hamza Parvez, from London , was the first Briton to publicly admit his allegiance to the Islamic State in 2014

Christina Formella, 30, was arrested on Sunday and charged with sexual assault and abuse for having an inappropriate relationship with a then 15-year-old student in December 2023.

It has won a string of awards in its long history and fans have taken to social media to express their sadness.

Michael Jackson repeatedly asked alleged victim Wade Robson to testify for him during the criminal trial held in Santa Barbara in 2005.

Researchers found up to 9 in 10 of some types of snacks are so unhealthy they will be restricted from being advertised on TV and banned from being promoted on the internet under new laws.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall tried and failed to deflect criticism about PIPs from the Tories. Claims are rising by the day and the cost is substantial. An opportunity squandered.

Commuters should avoid the line where possible