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Elon Musk has called for people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions after he found out there is a cartoon on the platform that features a gay, transgender teen and bisexual autistic girl.

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, anthropologist, and conservationist, has died at the age of 91 while on a speaking tour in California. The British primatologist's "discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," according to the institute she founded. From a report: Goodall was only 26 years old when she first traveled to Tanzania and began her important research on chimpanzees in the wild. Throughout her study of the species, Goodall proved that primates display an array of similar behaviors to humans, such as the ability to develop individual personalities and make and use their own tools. Among the most surprising discoveries Goodall made was "how like us" the chimpanzees are, she told ABC News in 2020. "Their behavior, with their gestures, kissing, embracing, holding hands and patting on the back," she said. "... The fact that they can actually be violent and brutal and have a kind of war, but also loving an altruistic." That discovery is considered one of the great achievements of 20th-century scholarship, according to the Jane Goodall Institute. [...] Goodall's research garnered both scientific honors and mainstream fame, and she was credited with paving the way for a rise in women pursuing careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) over the years. The number of women in STEM has increased from 7% to 26% in the six last decades, according to The Jane Goodall Institute, which cited census information from 1970 to 2011. In 1991, she also founded Roots & Shoots, a global humanitarian and environmental program for young people. She was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace in April 2002. The anthropologist continued to lend her voice to environmental causes well into her 80s and 90s. In 2019, Goodall acknowledged the climate crisis and the importance of mitigating further warming, telling ABC News that the planet is "imperiled." "We are definitely at a point where we need to make something happen," she said. "We are imperiled. We have a window of time. I'm fairly sure we do. But, we've got to take action." Goodall even partnered with Apple in 2022 to encourage customers to recycle their devices to reduce individual carbon footprint and cut down on unnecessary mineral mining around the world. "Yes, people need to make money, but it is possible to make money without destroying the planet," Goodall told ABC News at the time. "We've gone so far in destroying the planet that it's shocking."

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The horror attack took place in broad daylight and at Rectory Fields in Northolt, Ealing, has left the toddler with 'severe' injuries to her leg.

Photos show the women holding Union Jack flags and wearing pink t-shirts with the slogan 'British Women First'.

The former world light-welterweight and welterweight champion, fondly known as 'The Hitman', was found dead at his home in Hyde, Greater Manchester.

It is being hailed as the wellness hack that is cheaper than Botox , easier than hormone therapy, and requires no needles at all.

Viral TikTok shows Charlotte cops cuffing a 12-year-old boy over 'reckless' bike riding, sparking outrage.

Rita Ora and Kate Moss made a show-stopping entrance as they arrived hand-in-hand at the Tom Ford Spring/Summer 2026 Womenswear show during Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday. 

The Philippines became Asia's second-largest gambling hub after Macau last year as online betting proliferated across the archipelagic nation. Almost half of the country's 69 million working-age population is now registered on gambling apps, an exponential rise from less than half a million users in 2018. The government has become increasingly dependent on the industry. Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. collects 30% of gross gaming revenue and has become the second-biggest revenue contributor among state-run companies after Land Bank of the Philippines. Revenue from online casino license fees is projected to reach $1 billion in 2025. More than 60 operators are regulated by the government. Industry revenue almost tripled in 2024 from 2023 to 154.5 billion pesos. Revenue from internet betting eclipsed physical casinos for the first time this year. The central bank recently ordered e-wallets to remove links to betting sites, halving bets within days. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rejected calls for a complete ban and said outlawing online betting would only spawn illicit operations that would be more difficult to eradicate.

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Vigar suffered a 'significant brain injury' after colliding with a concrete wall while playing for Chichester City at Wingate and Finchley in the Isthmian League Premier Division on September 20.

Wikipedia's co-founder Larry Sanger launched a blistering tirade against censorship, warning that the site has been corrupted by 'woke ideology' that silences 'right-wing' voices.

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Your job may not support BYOD, but how about BYOC? Microsoft has declared that people can bring their personal Microsoft 365 subscriptions to work to access various Copilot features at companies that fail to provide an AI fix.…

Unearthed note cards reveal the 82-year-old required photographs, names and mini-biographies on a number of household names including Hillary Clinton and Denzel Washington.

The musician, who has not yet been named but is said to be a household name, was detained and taken in for questioning before being released on bail.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has now entered into a formal dispute with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) over the rollout.

Janet Jackson shared a warm hug with her niece Paris ahead of Tom Ford's runway show on Wednesday during Paris Fashion Week.

A 24-year-old soon-to-be married fifth-grade teacher pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy in her class in court and now faces up to 18 years in prison.

Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham has been named England men's senior player of the year by fans, beating Declan Rice, Harry Kane and Cole Palmer to the award.

In the pre-internet era, shifting a suitcase (and possibly a typewriter) to another part of the world tended to be the result of a stiff relocation missive to work in the Frankfurt or Tokyo branch.

Scientists have been left puzzled after spotting that the mysterious interstellar object in our Solar System is 'bleeding' metals in a way that has never been observed before.