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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2, Part 2 of “Wednesday,” now streaming on Netflix. Last Halloween, Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood was accepting Variety’s creative impact award at SCAD Savannah Fest. Immediately after, she had to head to Los Angeles for a mysterious VIP fitting for “Wednesday.” That VIP fitting turned out to be for Lady Gaga’s cameo in episode 6, “Woe Thyself.” In the series, Gaga plays a deceased ghostly teacher, Rosaline Rotwood. Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday encounters Rosaline one night after following the advice of her Grandmama Hester Frump (Joanna Lumley). In her efforts to strengthen her…

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BBCSarah and Jack Hawkins, who lost their baby daughter, said there should be disciplinary action over the commentsStaff working for a scandal-hit NHS trust allegedly made “heartless” criticisms about families involved in the largest-ever maternity review and claimed relatives are taking part so they can seek compensation.Families also said they have been accused of grooming other affected families to join senior midwife Donna Ockenden’s independent review of maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH).The review began three years ago after allegations of harm to babies and mothers, and now involves nearly 2,500 families.Trust chief executive Anthony May described…

Gabon boosted their hopes of a first appearance at the Fifa World Cup by moving top of their qualifying group for the 2026 finals with a 4-0 away win over Seychelles.Denis Bouanga scored a first-half hat-trick as the Panthers ran riot in neutral St Pierre, Mauritius.The LA FC forward needed less than four minutes to open the scoring after being left unmarked seven yards out to convert Teddy Averlant’s cross from the right.The West Africans doubled their lead in the 34th minute when Bouanga swept home a cutback, and Bouanga completed his treble seven minutes before the break by firing…

Inspired by his grandparents, who were apple farmers in China, Charlie Wu got the idea to apply technology to agriculture while studying computer science at Cornell University, a top agriculture school. “I got to meet fruit professors who are the best in the world at what they do,” Wu told TechCrunch. “Through talking to them, I realized even the largest farms in the nation basically have no idea what is actually growing out in their fields.” He dropped out of Cornell, became a Thiel fellow, and in 2022 began building Orchard Robotics, a startup that uses cameras and AI to…

At its military parade on Wednesday, China showcased hypersonic missiles to sink ships, drones that serve as wingmen and nuclear-capable ballistic missiles that can strike the continental United States.The jets that screamed across the sky and the columns of missiles and armored vehicles that rolled past Tiananmen Square in Beijing provided a rare look at China’s new weapons. All military hardware paraded Note: Only equipment paraded on the ground is shown, excluding three support and logistics formations. The massive military parade, presided over by China’s leader Xi Jinping, was a warning to his country’s prospective foes.The anti-ship missiles seemed tailor-made…

There are times on The Long Wave desk when a conversation sparks a sort of group therapy session. A few weeks ago, Jason came back from a reporting trip to Barbados and made a comment about how some Bajans thought he was from the Caribbean, because his accent changed when he was there. This was fascinating to me. The ensuing discussion made me realise that all of us had shifted our accents at various times, which got me thinking about all the unconscious ways in which we “code switch”, alternating between different identities.Linguistic shapeshifting across the diasporaChanging dials and dialects…

17 The government of Cameroon has launched a major free healthcare campaign targeting more than 500,000 residents in the South Region, as part of efforts to expand access to medical services and push forward its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme. The campaign, called Promotion Santé 2025, runs from September 2 to September 6, 2025, with activities taking place in the localities of Meyomessala and Zoétélé. Minister of Public Health, Dr. Malachie Manaouda, announced the initiative, describing it as a bold step to reduce the financial burden of healthcare on families, especially vulnerable groups who often cannot afford the cost of…

Fast-fashion giant Shein has launched an investigation after an image of Luigi Mangione – accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last year – was used to model a shirt.An image with his likeness, which appeared to show him wearing a white, short-sleeved shirt, appeared on the fast-fashion website until its removal.It is thought the product he appeared to be modelling was on sale for just under $10 (£7.50).A spokesperson from Shein told BBC News: “The image in question was provided by a third-party vendor and was removed immediately upon discovery.”We have stringent standards for all listings…

President Tinubu directed the recall of Salihu Dembos after he was controversially ousted as director-general of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). Facts have emerged on why President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday reversed the leadership changes he approved late last month at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the state-owned national broadcaster. On Tuesday, the president cancelled the appointment of Rotimi Pedro as the new director-general of the NTA and reinstated Salihu Dembos, who had earlier been removed from the position. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines PREMIUM TIMES had reported that the appointments of Mr Pedro and…