Author: Justin M. Larson

The 2025 MTV VMAs featured some of music’s biggest stars taking home a coveted Moon Person trophy.LL Cool J hosted the event, which took place this year on Sunday, Sept. 7, at the UBS Arena in New York.Going into the show, Lady Gaga led with most nominations, scoring 12 nominations total. Other leading nominees included Kendrick Lamar with 10 nods; ROSÉ and Sabrina Carpenter with eight each; Ariana Grande and The Weeknd with seven apiece; Billie Eilish with six; and Charli XCX with five.From Gaga to Ricky Martin, Mariah Carey, Alex Warren and more, here are all the night’s winners.Video…

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A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao Port, Shandong Province, China on June 9, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesChina’s exports growth missed expectations in August as businesses’ front-loading activity aimed at avoiding higher U.S. tariffs lost momentum, while imports also grew less than expected as domestic demand stays weak.Exports climbed 4.4% in August in U.S. dollar terms from a year earlier, customs data showed Monday, marking the lowest level since February while missing Reuters-polled economists’ estimates for a 5.0% rise.That growth slowed from the prior two months, in part reflecting…

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The public is being asked to prepare for the risk of flooding with above-average rain and wind likely this autumn.The Met Office is picking up higher chances of a strong jet stream and westerly winds in the long-range forecast, raising the risk of a wet, windy, and potentially stormy season. Get your local weather forecastAlthough the heavy rain and wind aren’t guaranteed, if they do hit, western and northern parts of the UK are expected to bear the brunt.Meanwhile eastern and southern areas may experience drier conditions than the national average. And the unsettled weather is unlikely to eliminate the…

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CHICAGO — The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on Chicago’s West Side to carry identification, stay connected to family and protest as the city readied for an expected federal intervention.“You need to start telling people about your whereabouts, so you don’t disappear,” Hatch said during Sunday services at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church. “We’re not going to despair. We’re not going to feel threatened. We’re not going to give up and give in to fascism and authoritarianism.”As Chicago braced for an immigration enforcement crackdown and a possible National Guard deployment, churches across the city…

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Tom Fletcher’s statement amid what he described as “a massive military offensive” by Israeli forces against Palestinians in Gaza City, and the failure of ceasefire negotiations with Hamas militants. By the end of September famine will likely have spread into Deir al Balah and Khan Younis, he said, unless there is a huge influx of humanitarian aid: “Death, destruction, starvation and displacement of Palestinian civilians are the result of choices that defy international law and ignore the international community.”The horror can be stopped, he continued, if aid is allowed in at scale.Mr. Fletcher called again for an immediate ceasefire, the…

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Rhea Chakraborty’s Instagram Diaries: Simple Joys That Make Her GlowRhea Chakraborty gave her fans a peek into her simple joys by posting a list of her current favorite things on Instagram. The actress revealed that she savored her first cup of coffee in five years, alongside indulging in modaks. Her post featured a mix of candid moments, enjoying coffee on her balcony, working out at the gym, chilling with friends, and dancing behind the stage just before a performance. 15 views | 5 days ago Source link

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Rhea Chakraborty’s Instagram Diaries: Simple Joys That Make Her GlowRhea Chakraborty gave her fans a peek into her simple joys by posting a list of her current favorite things on Instagram. The actress revealed that she savored her first cup of coffee in five years, alongside indulging in modaks. Her post featured a mix of candid moments, enjoying coffee on her balcony, working out at the gym, chilling with friends, and dancing behind the stage just before a performance. 15 views | 5 days ago Source link

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Sarah RainsfordEastern Europe Correspondent in Kyiv andRachel Hagan & Jaroslav LukivBBC News, in LondonWatch: The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford at the scene of Ukrainian government building strikeUkraine’s main government building in Kyiv has been hit for the first time in the war during Russian attacks, the Ukrainian prime minister has said.Yulia Svyrydenko said the building’s roof and upper floors were damaged and a fire ignited “due to an enemy attack”.At least four people were killed in strikes across the country, including a baby and a young woman who died after a nine-storey residential building was hit in Kyiv’s Svyatoshynsky district, officials…

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Ukraine midfielder Georgiy Sudakov says his apartment in Kyiv has been left severely damaged after it was struck by a Russian drone while his wife and child were at home.Sudakov, 23, is currently away on international duty with Ukraine but posted pictures and videos of the aftermath of the attack on his Instagram account.It was not clear whether Sudokov’s family were hurt in the attack.”This is what my house looks like after tonight. Arrival of the shaheed [sic]. The wife, child and mother were at home at the time,” Sudakov said in the accompanying post.A wave of 805 drones and…

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