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Zosia Mamet gets candid about the tense confrontation very early in her career that made her quit “one of the biggest shows on television” in her essay collection, Does This Make Me Funny? Mamet recalls how the experience of playing a recurring character on an unnamed TV phenomenon evolved into a nightmare in an excerpt published by The Hollywood Reporter. “The show’s creator and showrunner was an intense human,” wrote Mamet. “The showrunner wasn’t always around, but when he was, the entire vibe of the set would change, as if a cold front had swept the soundstage. I never entirely…

Jockey Tom Marquand said he and wife Hollie Doyle, also a leading rider, could be forced to move abroad if the funding of British racing is hit.”It seems pretty sad we might have to think about emigrating somewhere else to make a living out of the sport that we so enjoy,” he told BBC Sport.”It’s an important day for racing and hopefully a step in the right direction. It’s a huge industry employing 85,000 people. The effect would be enormous.”When the BBC filmed at Windsor races on Monday, many punters were supportive of the action.”It’s a wonderful day out and…

September 9, 20253 min readA ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report Goes Easy on the Food Industry A childhood health report led by RFK, Jr., links poor diet, chemicals, inactivity and “overmedicalization” to worsening U.S. pediatric healthBy Dan Vergano edited by Jeanna Bryner Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesCriticisms of the food industry have gone mute in a second White House report on improving childhood health—where they have been replaced by a lengthy list of research questions on the problem and calls for deregulating small farms. Widely anticipated since the May publication of an initial “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) report on the subject,…

Alila Ventana Big Sur’s 54 guest rooms now feature locally crafted furnishings, a nature-inspired color palette, spa-like bathrooms, and private terraces.The hotel has teamed up with Sony to offer a complimentary camera rental program so guests can capture the area’s scenic beauty during their stay.The revamped dining program combines Mediterranean influences with California’s seasonal and local ingredients. Half a century after opening as one of Big Sur, California’s finest retreats, Alila Ventana Big Sur is celebrating its 50th anniversary with renovated guest rooms and new dining offerings. The 160-acre property has long drawn travelers to California’s dramatic Central Coast, which…

An Israeli-Russian researcher has been released after “being tortured for many months” by her Iraqi militia abductors, US President Donald Trump has announced.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said: “I am pleased to report that Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton student, whose sister is an American citizen, was just released by Kataib Hezbollah, and is now safely in the American embassy in Iraq”.Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani confirmed Ms Tsurkov’s release shortly afterwards.She had gone missing in Iraq during a research trip in March 2023 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said several months later that she was being…

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent, BBC NewsGetty ImagesContactless card payments are set to exceed £100 and potentially become unlimited under new proposals to allow banks and other providers to set limits.The proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) mean entering a four-digit PIN to make a card payment could become even more of a rarity for shoppers.If approved, purchases which can cost more than £100 – such as a big supermarket shop, or large family meal in a restaurant – could be made with a tap of a card.The move would bring cards in line with payments made through digital…

Anthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement has been put on pause after the federal judge overseeing the class action case raised concerns about the terms of the agreement. During a hearing this week, Judge William Alsup rejected the settlement over concerns that class action lawyers will create a deal behind closed doors that they will force “down the throats of authors,” according to reports from Bloomberg Law and the Associated Press.Anthropic agreed to pay the landmark settlement last week, putting to rest a class action lawsuit from US authors that accused the AI company of training its models on hundreds…

Former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace is launching legal action against the BBC over a data protection claim, according to court documents.The case has been filed at the High Court, but no further details have yet been made public.Wallace was sacked in July after a report upheld more than 40 allegations about his conduct on MasterChef.A BBC spokesperson said: “We have not been formally notified of any legal proceedings so at this stage we are unable to comment.”Wallace’s representatives have been approached for a comment.BBC News is editorially independent from the wider corporation.Wallace had hosted MasterChef for 20 years, but stepped…

Graham HunterSep 9, 2025, 04:00 AM ETCloseGraham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team.While the majority of the world’s great national teams were doubting, pouting or ‘what-abouting?’ over the last few days of the September international break, Spain got on with routing Turkey in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Sunday. It was a recital of football which underlined that, on their day, the European champions remain the most exciting, devastating and irresistible team in the world.If you didn’t see their 6-0 thrashing of Vincenzo Montella’s team which…

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more than 7 million people across the world, to date, including over 1 million people in the U.S., according to the World Health Organization. In addition to this staggering death toll, the disease has unleashed a wave of chronic illness, and at the peak of the pandemic, it triggered widespread disruptions in supply chains and health care services that ultimately threatened or ended people’s lives.Since its emergence in 2019, the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has had a tremendous impact on society. And yet, the next pandemic could potentially be even worse.That’s the argument of a…