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The newly-elected Pope Leo XIV's brother admitted to a piece of advice he offered before the conclave that could have changed history.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates announced his plans to shutter the foundation he started with ex-wife Melinda and giveaway most of his fortune.

Mike V. shares a personal experience with the broadest version of Poe's Law: "Slashdot articles generally have a humorous quote at the bottom of their articles, but I can't tell if this displayed usage information for the fortune command, which provides humorous quotes, is a joke or a bug." To which I respond with the sharpest version of Hanlon's Razor: never ascribe to intent that which can adequately be explained by incompetence.

 

Secure in his stronghold, Stewart snarks "Apparently my router is vulnerable because it is connected to the internet. So glad I pay for the premium security service."

 

The Beast in Black is back with more dross, asking "Oh GitLab, you so silly - y u no give proper reason?"

 

An anonymous reader writes "I got this when I tried to calculate the shipping costs for buying the Playdate game device. Sorry, I don't have anything snarky to say, please make something up." The comments section is open for your contributions.

 

Ben S. looking for logic in all the wrong places, wonders "This chart from my electric utility's charitable giving program kept my alumni group guessing all day. The arithmetic checks out, but what does the gray represent, and why is the third chart at a different scale?"

 

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Gwyneth Paltrow made rare comments about her parenting style on Thursday. The Talented Mr. Ripley actress discussed raising her two kids, daughter Apple, 20, and son Moses, 19.

Nottingham attack survivor Sharon Miller speaks for the first time and says she wishes killer Valdo Calocane 'had taken me instead of the students' he knifed to death.

In Downing Street on Wednesday night, not for the first time, Keir Starmer had Europe on his mind.

Newly elected American Pope Robert Francis Prevost came from humble beginnings in southern Chicago suburbs, where he was regarded as an integral part of the local Catholic community.

Their supporters have since rallied behind the business to launch a fundraiser to help cover the costs

Teddi Mellencamp shared a sweet selfie with her daughter Dove on Thursday, amid her ongoing stage four cancer battle.

Nicole Kidman stunned fans with her major hair transformation yet again on Friday as she attended the Country Music Awards with husband Keith Urban.

Bryan Freedman, Baldoni's attorney, has proposed having her testimony live streamed at the 19,500 seat arena Madison Square Garden.

Ben Affleck's usual somber demeanor lightened up during a humorous outing in West Hollywood this week when he was asked about his preference for women.

Modeling royalty including Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Twiggy and Eva Herzigova all cleared their diaries to appear in the iconic shot.

Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson's murder trial here.

Alexander Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius Network, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud, a dramatic fall for the leader of a company once hailed as the "bank" of the crypto industry. From a report: Standing before U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl in Manhattan's Southern District, Mashinsky faced the consequences of what prosecutors described as a sweeping scheme to defraud investors. In December he pleaded guilty to commodities fraud and a scheme to manipulate the Celsius token. His sentencing took place in courtroom 14A at 500 Pearl Street -- a venue that has seen several crypto executives-turned-felons. Mashinsky's legal troubles began in 2023 when he was arrested on charges of securities, commodities, and wire fraud, just as Celsius reached a $4.7 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission -- one of the largest in the FTC's history.

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Residents have called the beach a 'diamond in the rough'

Thrown at the the Ford Center At The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday, the dazzling event welcomed the leading lights of the country music world.

Upcoming closures from May 9 to 11 on the A12, Dartford Crossing and M25 may affect some drivers across Essex this weekend.

“You can get lost in life that you are so fixated on yourself, being one-dimensional, and as soon as I read her story it touched me. Unless that meeting happened, I would never have become aware of it.

Mid Essex Camera Club have taken snaps of ducklings and swans this week.