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Prosecutors Call Russell Brand a 'Ruthless, Calculated' Predator as Rape Trial Opens in London

Opening statements in the comedian's long-awaited criminal trial detailed alleged assaults spanning a decade, as a jury of eight men and four women begins weighing seven charges involving six women.

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War at Sea: Iran Sinks Another Cargo Ship in Hormuz as Houthis Pound Riyadh

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US · WASHINGTON, D.C.

'You Did Your Absolute Worst': Furious Judge Halts Trump's Tree-Clearing Spree at DC Golf Course

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US · WASHINGTON

Judge Rules Trump White House Illegally Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico Reporters

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US · SAN FRANCISCO

Saudi OpenAI Engineer Busted for Bugging Exec Conference Room With Device Hidden in Toilet Paper

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US · LAS VEGAS

Tupac's Killer Gets 40 Years to Life — Three Decades After the Murder That Shook Hip-Hop

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Ukrainian Ex-Commando Goes on Trial in Germany Over Nord Stream Pipeline Bombings

Prosecutors say Serhii Kuznietsov led a team that chartered a sailing yacht and planted explosives on the Baltic Sea pipelines in 2022 — a case Germany is treating as a war crime, with hearings set to run into December.

WORLD · HORN OF AFRICA

Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti — Death Toll Tops 139, Dozens Still Missing

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WORLD · VATICAN

Pope Leo XIV Has Lung Cancer, Vatican Says After Successful Surgery

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WORLD · UK-IRAN TENSIONS

UK Blames Iran's Revolutionary Guard for Foiled Terror Plot at Bomber Airbase

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The WeeklyObserver

Prosecutors Call Russell Brand a 'Ruthless, Calculated' Predator as Rape Trial Opens in London

War at Sea: Iran Sinks Another Cargo Ship in Hormuz as Houthis Pound Riyadh

'You Did Your Absolute Worst': Furious Judge Halts Trump's Tree-Clearing Spree at DC Golf Course

US News

Judge Rules Trump White House Illegally Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico Reporters

Saudi OpenAI Engineer Busted for Bugging Exec Conference Room With Device Hidden in Toilet Paper

Tupac's Killer Gets 40 Years to Life — Three Decades After the Murder That Shook Hip-Hop

World

Ukrainian Ex-Commando Goes on Trial in Germany Over Nord Stream Pipeline Bombings

Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti — Death Toll Tops 139, Dozens Still Missing

Pope Leo XIV Has Lung Cancer, Vatican Says After Successful Surgery

UK Blames Iran's Revolutionary Guard for Foiled Terror Plot at Bomber Airbase

Celebrity & Entertainment

Kaley Cuoco Welcomes Baby No. 2 With Tom Pelphrey — Meet Little Philomena

Dionne Warwick, 85, Forced Off Stage by Sudden Leg Pain, Says She's 'Feeling Much Better'

Kelly Clarkson's Toy-Shop Feud Spirals Into Death Threats Against Brooklyn Staff, Owner Says

Tom Cruise's 'Digger' Box-Office Bomb Balloons to a $245 Million Disaster

GOP Senators Revolt as Trump's Russian Diesel Deal Threatens to Blow Up the Midterms

Video Shows Senate Hopeful Ken Paxton Partying in Dubai With Donor Facing Fraud Charges

Trump Pardons Two Mechanics Onstage at Alaska Rally as He Fights to Save a Senate Seat

Morgan Stanley Smashes Earnings Forecasts — Wall Street Sells the Stock Anyway

BlackRock's Money Pile Hits a Record $15.5 Trillion After Best Inflow Quarter in Years

ASML Smashes Its Own Forecast as AI Chip Frenzy Hits Fever Pitch

Johnson & Johnson's Profit Craters 96% on Talc Settlement Charge — But Wall Street Doesn't Care

Sports

Photo Finish Heartbreak: Briscoe Edges Teammate Bell by 0.029 Seconds at the Charlotte Roval

Rays Even the ALCS at 1-1, Riding Trade-Deadline Arm Freddy Peralta Past Guardians

Blackhawks' Frank Nazar Suspended, Docked $68,000 for Blindside Hit to Islanders Captain's Head