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Andie MacDowell is dropping some pearls of wisdom about aging on The Drew Barrymore Show.  During Tuesday’s episode, the 67-year-old Four Weddings and a Funeral actress joined host Drew Barrymore’s “50 F— Its” panel via video message to call out the unfair societal expectation that women must always “look young” even as they get older.  “Our dear friend of the show who comes here all the time — and someone I worked with when I was 16 years old — the great Andie MacDowell, she sent us in a video,” Barrymore explained before the clip, referencing their 1994 Western Bad Girls. “And…

In one of the bigger surprises of the first month of the college football season, Colorado is pivoting to Ryan Staub as the starting quarterback at Houston on Friday night, sources told ESPN.Staub began the season as Colorado’s third-string quarterback, an afterthought behind veteran Kaidon Salter and decorated freshman Julian Lewis.But after shining against Delaware on Saturday by completing 7 of 10 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns, the staff has indicated that Staub will be the starter this week, sources said. He was spotted working with the first team in practice on Monday in the open media period.Editor’s…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The sticky, slimy tongues of chameleons and salamanders may not sound like a great inspiration for engineering projects or medical innovations. But according to researchers at the University of South Florida, the same biological mechanics used to capture and devour bugs could accomplish similar feats inside your bloodstream—and even in outer space. Chameleons and salamanders don’t encounter one another in the wild. Chameleons prefer to stick to warmer climates amid branchy trees and bushes, while salamanders mostly keep to moist, shaded environments such as decaying leaf…

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned amid Nepal’s worst unrest in decades, as public anger mounts over the deaths of 19 anti-corruption protesters in clashes with police on Monday.On Tuesday, crowds set fire to parliament in the capital Kathmandu, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky. Government buildings and the houses of political leaders were attacked around the country.Three more deaths were reported on Tuesday. Amid the chaos, jail officials said 900 inmates managed to escape from two prisons in Nepal’s western districts. The demonstrations were triggered by a ban on social media platforms. It was lifted on…

EPANearly all London Underground services are suspended during the industrial actionIndustrial relations on London Underground have “totally collapsed”, a union leader has warned, amid a strike by Tube workers that virtually shut down the network.It means travellers in London will continue to face disruption as thousands of members of the union take strike action over pay and working hours.Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union leader Eddie Dempsey said the negotiations became fruitless after the union uncovered Transport for London (TfL) plans to shut Elizabeth line ticket offices – something TfL denies. Mr Dempsey said further disputes loomed over those alleged…

A federal judge on Monday ordered the court to slow-roll a proposed $1.5 billion settlement to authors whose copyrighted works Anthropic pirated to train its Claude AI models. Judge William Alsup, of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, said the deal is “nowhere close to complete,” and he will hold off on approving it until more questions are answered. Alsup’s concerns seem to be around making sure authors have enough notice to join the suit, according to Bloomberg. In class action settlements, members can “get the shaft” once the terms are announced, Alsup said, which is why…

Faarea Masud & Connie BowkerBBC NewsMitchumMitchum has apologised after customers were left with “burning armpits”A well-known deodorant brand has apologised after some of its roll-on products reportedly left customers with itchy, burning armpits.Consumers of Mitchum’s 48-hour roll-on anti-perspirant and deodorant complained on social media of having “agonising weeping spots”, redness and irritation after using the product.Posting on TikTok, one customer claimed she wanted to “rip my armpits out”, while another said her underarms felt like they were “on fire”.The company said it was “truly sorry” and explained how a change in the manufacturing process had affected 100ml batches sold in…

Emma SaundersCulture reporter, Elstree StudiosPA MediaSkinner is known for signing off social media posts with “Bosh!”Strictly Come Dancing contestant Thomas Skinner has walked out of a press conference early ahead of the show’s launch later this month.The former Apprentice star and social media personality left the Elstree Studios event after talking to a group of journalists who were interviewing him alongside fellow 2025 contestant, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbank. Remaining journalists waiting to interview Skinner, including BBC News, did not get a chance to speak to the entrepreneur.Skinner has become a somewhat divisive figure – his motivational videos have attracted hundreds of…

“It’s no secret that Trump and the Republicans are on the side of the fossil fuel industry and very much vice versa,” says Rees. “The fossil fuel industry spent hundreds of millions of dollars getting Republicans and Trump elected. They then presented their wish lists. Nearly everything on those wish lists was fulfilled, and in fact, they got a bunch of additional goodies that weren’t even in those wish lists.”The new research builds on past work from Oil Change International, which last did the math on national fossil fuel subsidies in 2017, finding then that $20 billion was going out…

When it comes to travel-bragging, Scotland has it all: outstanding castles, clan history, and just-caught crustaceans; misty mountains, moorland, and an almost make-believe atlas of islands; brain-hurting whiskey, bronze beaches, and stylish kilts.Before traveling though, the hardest part is finding answers to the most commonly asked questions: What are the best places to visit in Scotland? Where are the most beautiful places in Scotland? What extraordinary sights shouldn’t be missed? And where are the most memorable places to stay? To help you get to grips with the spirit of this wild, wonderful, and, often, wet country, here’s our pick of the best…