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This time the Beeb has gone too far. It's cancelled Santa. A ludicrous accusation? Yes, but not as ridiculous as the BBC's decision to censor the children's show Horrible Histories.

The shocking footage - taken at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York - shows a white refuelling truck moving away from an Air China Boeing 747-8 as it prepares to depart.

Michael Palin has tasted some stomach-churning delicacies on his travels.

Jane Coates travelled more than 4,000 miles to the Collin County District Attorney's Office, where she called for the probe into the shooting of her daughter Lucy Harrison to be reopened.

Charlene White has reflected on losing her father to suicide in an emotional Instagram post one year after his death on Monday. 

The 65-year-old acting veteran and his 61-year-old wife of 17 years left their hotel in New York City together on Sunday as the actor quietly slipped the doorman a $100 bill.

Authorities were called to Stanley Park in Liverpool at around 5.25pm on Friday, 28 August, after a member of the public discovered a black bin bag in the bushes of the walled garden.

Rihanna commanded attention in a garish blood orange co-ord as she arrived at the Matières Fécales show on day one of Paris Fashion Week on Monday.

AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li just co-founded spatial AI research company World Labs in 2024. Now it's joining AMD

AMD has agreed to acquire Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for about $8.2 billion in stock, making it the chipmaker's second-largest acquisition and giving it a major foothold in "world models" that simulate 3D environments for robotics and other physically grounded AI. CNBC reports: AI researchers expect world models will be able to help develop robots and other physically-grounded artificial intelligence applications. AMD plans to keep World Labs separate from its chipmaking business until the transaction closes later this year. The lab's research on next-generation models will allow AMD to plan for what its AI chips need to be capable of years in advance. World Labs was founded by AI researcher Fei-Fei Li, who is widely seen as an AI pioneer as a Stanford professor, and who previously worked for Google leading AI research. Li will become an AMD's chief scientist and an executive vice president at the company. In a demo presented by Li and AMD CEO Lisa Su earlier this year, the two executives showed a World Labs model called Marble creating a three-dimensional scene out of a few images. "Intelligent agents, whether it's robots or vehicles or even tools, can learn inside very-rich physics-aware digital worlds before they even need to be deployed into the real one, making them much safer," Li said at the presentation.

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Sylvester Stallone has opened up about his devastating grief over son Sage's shock death at just 36 in 2012.

She's already riding high after her triumphant return to the stage for sold out comeback Paris residency. 

The woman was bitten while in the water at Kalamaki in Zante and was forced to seek urgent treatment at a private clinic.

Wayne Rooney was left cringing as he took a look back at his infamous wine advert on Monday. 

At one point, the Office Romance actress was seen holding hands with the staffer as she made her way out of a black SUV where she was greeted by a throng of admirers.

People reported that the family, which is very 'emotional' still from the sudden death of the model at age 27 over a week ago, may keep the ceremony small.

Wynn Jones death was announced by Norwich City, where he and Smith had been majority shareholders for 28 years.

The individual reportedly touched the girls on the waist and bottom near Gloucester train station at around 6.45pm on September 27.

What's wrong with being a great wholesaler?

TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and adopt new restrictions for teenage users, including a two-hour daily limit, overnight access restrictions, stronger age verification, a ban on beauty filters, and an option for a non-personalized feed. The settlement could grow to as much as $300 million if enough other state attorneys general join similar agreements. The Guardian reports: A trial had been set to begin on Monday in the southern US state over claims by Alabama that TikTok misled parents about tools meant to shield children from harmful content. [...] Attorney general Steve Marshall hailed Friday's settlement as "a great day for Alabama parents." He said: "Tonight, they can rest easier knowing real protections are in place to shield their children from the dangers of social media addiction." Under the settlement, TikTok will send $100m to Alabama and could possibly pay up to $300m in total if 40 other attorneys general sign similar agreements with the company within a specified timeframe. In addition, the Alabama deal includes a conditional restriction that Meta also agreed to: expanding the night-time shutdown period to 10pm to 7am if other platforms also commit to do the same. "TikTok's priority has always been fostering a safe and positive space where people can be creative, discover what they love, and connect with their community," a company spokesperson told AFP. "This builds on our commitment and core objective to continually enhance our robust safety tools to protect teens," the spokesperson added. More than a dozen other states, including California and New York, still have suits against TikTok.

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