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Katy PerryGetty Images for Katy PerryKaty Perry released her album 143 a little over a year ago, and while most pop stars spend a few years working on new music, Perry has gone through quite a bit over the past year that would ostensibly inspire the creation of an entirely new project. In April, she famously went into space as part of Blue Origin’s suborbital flight program; she embarked on her Lifetimes Tour, in support of 143, that same month. Two months later, she parted ways with actor Orlando Bloom after nearly a decade together, and shortly thereafter she struck…

This episode of Sliced Bread looks at the myths behind cough and cold treatments.

Ever since the mad scientist Frankenstein cried, “It’s alive!” in the 1931 classic film directed by James Whale, pop culture has never been the same.Few works of fiction have inspired more adaptations, re-imaginings, parodies and riffs than Mary Shelley’s tragic 1818 Gothic novel, “Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus,” the tale of Victor Frankenstein, who, in his crazed quest to create life, builds a grotesque creature that he rejects immediately.The story was first borrowed for the screen in 1910 — in a single-reel silent — and has directly or indirectly spawned hundreds of movies and TV shows in many genres. Each…

Getty Images The No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs have lost a starter on the defensive side of the ball, as CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz reports defensive lineman Jordan Hall is expected to miss the remainder of the season due to a knee injury suffered in the 24-20 victory against the Florida Gators. Hall went down in the first quarter of Saturday’s SEC showdown, and was eventually ruled out.Hall has started in each of Georgia’s first eight games, and recorded 12 tackles and two tackles for loss. The Jacksonville native was a five-star recruit who came to Athens as a member of…

Climate scientists are warning that global warming could trigger a cascade of “tipping points” that threaten to plunge our planet into chaos. But what exactly are tipping points, what happens if we cross them, and how can we avoid them?What are tipping points?Tipping points are thresholds within key Earth systems beyond which lasting changes to the environment occur. Breaching a tipping point kicks off a feedback loop that sends systems into a different state and, as such, these thresholds are often considered irreversible “points of no return.”Scientists have identified many potential tipping points, but some of the big ones include…

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California voters this week made the biggest Democratic move yet against President Trump’s effort to reshape voting maps in favor of Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. They overwhelmingly approved a map for congressional districts that could help Democrats win five more seats in the U.S. House. The ballot language itself referred to Texas, where Trump convinced Republican leaders to draw new lines this summer aimed at turning five seats for his party. States usually redistrict at the start of the decade following the decennial census. But Trump has set off a redistricting race across the country, saying that keeping…

The government should not “cave” to the gambling industry’s “scaremongering” over a potential tax rise on online betting games, a committee of MPs has said.Chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested taxes on betting firms could be raised in the Budget later this month.Online gambling and gaming now accounts for nearly half of the industry’s takings. Bookmakers argued that increasing taxes could lead to the closure of hundreds of betting shops and the loss of thousands of jobs.But a Treasury committe report said the government should tax online betting games at a rate that reflects their harm.The report said that while some gambling…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he has sued Roblox over “flagrantly ignoring” safety laws and “deceiving parents” about the dangers the online video gaming platform poses to young people.In a social media post he said Roblox is a “breeding ground for predators”, accusing Roblox of putting “pixel paedophiles and corporate profit” over the safety of Texas children.The lawsuit adds to the legal challenges related to online safety and internet predators faced by the gaming giant, which has tens of millions of daily active users.Roblox told the BBC it is “disappointed” that it is being sued based on “misrepresentations and…

The Shirley Valentine actor Pauline Collins has died aged 85, her family has announced.She died peacefully, surrounded by her family, in her care home in Highgate, north London, having had Parkinson’s disease for several years, they said.Collins starred in the first series of the BBC sitcom The Liver Birds but did not become a household name until landing a regular role in Upstairs, Downstairs in 1971. She married her fellow actor John Alderton in 1969. Her role in the 1989 film Shirley Valentine earned her an Oscar nomination and a Bafta for best actress.Her family said on Thursday: “Pauline was…