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Authorities in the southern US state have called the blast ‘devastating’, with many of the missing presumed dead.Published On 11 Oct 202511 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAn explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant has left 19 people missing and feared dead, authorities said.The blast occurred on Friday at Accurate Energetic Systems, a manufacturer in rural Tennessee, a state in the southern United States. People reported hearing and feeling the explosion miles away.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listHumphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said it was one of the most devastating scenes he’s ever seen. He…

Peter Thiel, the billionaire political svengali and tech investor, is worried about the antichrist. It could be the US. It could be Greta Thunberg.Over the past month, Thiel has hosted a series of four lectures on the downtown waterfront of San Francisco philosophizing about who the antichrist could be and warning that Armageddon is coming. Thiel, who describes himself as a “small-o orthodox Christian”, believes the harbinger of the end of the world could already be in our midst and that things such as international agencies, environmentalism and guardrails on technology could quicken its rise. It is a remarkable discursion…

United States President Donald Trump has unveiled a second deal with a major pharmaceutical company to offer lower-cost prescription drugs direct to American consumers.This time, the agreement concerned AstraZeneca, a multinational based in the United Kingdom.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listTrump hosted the company’s chief executive, Pascal Soriot, in the Oval Office on Friday to publicly cement the deal, which he described as “another historic achievement in our quest to lower drug prices for all Americans”.“Americans can expect discounts, and as I said, it could be, in many cases, way over a hundred percent,” Trump said.As in previous…

“There’s a certain part of me that’s weirdly more comfortable on tour than when I’m back home,” singer Conan Gray says. The 26-year-old is in a hotel room in Reno, Nevada when he Zooms with The Hollywood Reporter, weeks into his latest tour, The Wishbone Pajama Show. Gray has been touring since he was a teenager, and the singer says he finds being on the road “oddly comfortable.” With the American leg of the tour now wrapped, he’s preparing to head to Mexico next month. Fresh off the release of his fourth studio album Wishbone back in August, Gray’s been…

Noor NanjiCulture reporterGetty ImagesVictoria Beckham pictured at the world premiere for her new Netflix documentary in Mayfair, London on Wednesday”It’s not about him, it’s about me,” declares Victoria Beckham (“him” being her husband Sir David Beckham).And that’s exactly what we get in a new three-part documentary, which drops on Netflix on Thursday.The former Spice Girl and fashion entrepreneur, 51, is determined to tell her own story – two years after former England captain Sir David, 50, released his own, hugely successful TV series.In the episodes, Victoria is strikingly open about her eating disorder, and how it made her “good at…

Eric WoodyardOct 10, 2025, 06:00 AM ETCloseEric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored three books: “Wasted,” “Ethan’s Talent Search” and “All In: The Kelvin Torbert Story”. He is a proud parent of one son, Ethan.DETROIT — At the 12:50 mark in the fourth quarter of the Lions’ Week 2 game against the Chicago Bears, Aidan Hutchinson took five gleeful steps toward…

A video editor and producer for Chicago’s WGN television station was arrested by masked federal agents on Friday morning during an Ice raid in the city’s North Side, as shown in videos shared widely on social media.Videos show Debbie Brockman being violently forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. A local resident filming the incident asks her name while she is face-down on the street being handcuffed.“Debbie Brockman,” she replies. “I work for WGN. Please let them know.”In another video, onlookers shout at the agents and call them “fascists”, telling them…

The first two movies directed by Bradley Cooper revealed a couple of key things about him. The most essential is that he’s a born filmmaker — not just a good one but a great one. The other thing they revealed is that Bradley Cooper, for all his searching intelligence and humanity, is a consummate creature of showbiz. His entrancing 2018 remake of “A Star Is Born” was steeped in the entertainment industry (arena rock, dance-pop videos, the Grammys), and part of the film’s power lay in the granular authenticity with which it portrayed those worlds. As for “Maestro,” Cooper’s haunting…

The slow-motion pitter-patter of tiny giant tortoise feet has been worryingly rare in recent years, but that looks set to change thanks to the first successful hatching of the species with artificial incubation.One week after the intervention, the 13 babies are building up their strength on a diet of banana slices and leafy greens in Seychelles, which is home to one of the last remaining populations of the tortoise.As new members of one of the biggest and longest-lived reptile species in the world, the Aldabra giant tortoise, they could eventually reach a weight of about 250kg (39st) and live more…

Trai Hume’s first Northern Ireland goal helped them to a 2-0 win over Slovakia to keep their World Cup qualifying campaign on track. Patrik Hrosovsky’s 18th-minute own goal rewarded Northern Ireland for a strong start but, after wasting two outstanding chances to double their lead either side of the break, they endured some nervy moments before Hume lifted the ball over the stranded Martin Dubravka with 10 minutes to go.“The keeper has come to clear it, and I just had to guide it towards the goal and thankfully I did,” Hume told BBC Northern Ireland. “It was a great night,…