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Intense Israeli military shelling and strikes reported east of Deir el-Balah and in Gaza City.

Boston Red Sox’ Roman Anthony, right, reacts with teammate Masataka Yoshida, left, after scoring during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Roman Anthony officially entered the world of the Red Sox with fans at Fenway Park holding up signs “Roman Empire” on June 9. The Red Sox were a middling team at that point even after scoring 19 runs in two wins at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox also were less than a week from trading Rafael…

It’s been less than a decade since Netflix first became available in Thailand and only six years since it made its Thai-based production debut with the drama series “The Stranded” but, as it revealed in its first-ever Impact Report on Wednesday, the streamer is clearly just getting started in the country. The report, “Netflix in Thailand: Supporting the Future of Local Storytelling,” was unveiled at a press event at the 515 Victory event space in Bangkok with Thai government officials, filmmakers, press members and Netflix executives in attendance. Netflix invested $200 million in Thai-based productions, which resulted in 20 films…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Lead is highly regulated today, but that wasn’t always the case for the toxic heavy metal. In fact, the industrial ingredient was at once so pervasive that experts estimate around 90 percent of Americans born between 1951 and 1980 amassed problematically high levels of the element in their bloodstreams during childhood. While lead pollution remains a major public health and environmental hazard across much of the world, at least one species is stunning researchers with its unexpected resilience. The Cuban brown anole lizards (Anolis sagrei) of…

If you’ve road-tripped through the Southeast, particularly through the Carolinas, you’ve probably seen the billboards advertising this fast food chain. Cook Out locations are usually located near highway exits, making the experience convenient for travelers who want a quick food fix. The chain prides itself on low prices, greasy, nostalgic food, and just the basics; most locations are drive-through only. If your dream cheat day meal is a burger, a corndog, and a quesadilla on one platter, meet your Nirvana.Cook Out’s main concept is something called “the tray.” Choose your main from a selection of listed items – think burgers,…

The reality TV star Matt Wright’s home was bugged with listening devices and phone taps for three months as police sought evidence of a cover-up following a fatal helicopter crash, a jury has heard.Covert recordings of Wright’s conversations have played a key part in his trial at the Supreme Court in Darwin.The star of Outback Wrangler and helicopter operator has pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice.The charges follow a 22 February 2022 chopper crash that killed Wright’s friend and co-star Chris “Willow” Wilson on a crocodile-egg collecting mission in the Northern Territory’s…

Alan: Let’s get going. We’ve all had a chance to think of some fresh names for our new value-added membership service. The last time we met we talked about calling it Gold or Platinum: if it works for the likes of American Express and Virgin Atlantic, it can work for us. But some of you felt that we could be more original. So let’s write our favourite ideas on the whiteboards, and then we’ll review them. We want a shortlist of three for Peter to choose from.

Chris VallanceSenior technology reporterGetty ImagesA lawyer representing the online message board 4chan says it won’t pay a proposed fine by the UK’s media regulator as it enforces the Online Safety Act.According to Preston Byrne, managing partner of law firm Byrne & Storm, Ofcom has provisionally decided to impose a £20,000 fine “with daily penalties thereafter” for as long as the site fails to comply with its request.”Ofcom’s notices create no legal obligations in the United States,” he told the BBC, adding he believed the regulator’s investigation was part of an “illegal campaign of harassment” against US tech firms.Ofcom has declined…

Catrin Nye and Adam EleyBBC NewsGetty ImagesBaby food manufacturers must cut levels of salt and sugar in their products and stop promoting snacks for babies under the age of one, the government has said.The new guidance would also restrict the use of marketing claims that suggest health benefits without scientific evidence.Firms that do not make their products healthier within 18 months may face action.It comes four months after a BBC Panorama investigation found top-brand baby food pouches lacked key nutrients and parents were often being misled by marketing.Manufacturers told the BBC they were committed to providing high quality and nutritious…

Brent Hinds, the former lead guitarist of the acclaimed heavy metal group Mastodon, was killed in Atlanta overnight.Police said Hinds, 51, died late on Wednesday after his Harley-Davidson collided with a BMW SUV whose driver did not yield while making a turn. The crash occurred at about 11.35pm.The Fulton county medical examiner’s office later confirmed his death.Hinds co-founded Mastodon in 2000 alongside bassist Troy Sanders, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer Brann Dailor, and went on to gain recognition for his role in the Atlanta-based band.In a statement posted to Instagram, Mastodon said they were in a “state of unfathomable sadness…