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Aug 21, 2025, 01:04 PM ETNEW YORK — An Ohio man has been arrested for throwing a sex toy at a WNBA game in New York, police said Thursday.It’s the latest development in a string of disturbances in which similar toys were tossed at WNBA games across the country, resulting in at least three arrests.Charles Burgess, 32, from Dayton, Ohio, was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of assault for allegedly throwing an object at the Dallas Wings vs. New York Liberty game on Aug. 5, hitting a 12-year-old girl.Burgess pleaded not guilty after driving from Ohio and voluntarily…

ReutersIsrael’s military says it has warned medical officials and international organisations to prepare for the planned evacuation of Gaza City’s one million residents ahead of an offensive to occupy it.The officials were told that “adjustments” were being made to hospitals in southern Gaza to receive patients, a statement said.Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry rejected “any step that would undermine what remains of the health system”. The UN and aid groups have also vowed to stay to help those who cannot or choose not to move.Meanwhile, Palestinians said there had been heavy bombardment in eastern areas of the city, a day after…

Margaret Qualley’s Chandler-esque private eye Honey O’Donahue is actually not that good at her job. That’s one of the many running jokes in Ethan Coen’s comic sun-blasted noirish caper Honey Don’t!, in which the titular gumshoe even tries to talk a potential client (Billy Eichner, a hoot) out of hiring her. Having Honey expose his cheating partner would just be wasting his money, she insists. Turns out, she’s right.It’s not that Honey is incapable. She’s got all the right instincts, and can typically sniff out the scoundrels in her midst. Her brow almost always stays furrowed, especially when she’s in…

Wycliffe Muia & Barbara Plett UsherBBC NewsAFP via Getty ImagesThe conflict in Sudan has caused a massive humanitarian crisis (archive shot)Sudan’s army has denied bombing a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy taking aid to a famine-hit area in the country’s Darfur region. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had blamed the army for Wednesday’s air strike in the town of Mellit, which is under RSF control.A UN agency said a drone hit the convoy, and three lorries in the 16-vehicle convoy caught fire and were destroyed. All staff travelling in the convoy were safe, it added. Sudan plunged into a…

PM’s office says the weapons transfer to the Lebanese army marks the start of a wider disarmament campaign.Lebanon has launched a plan to disarm Palestinian groups in its refugee camps, beginning with the handover of weapons from Burj al-Barajneh camp in Beirut.The prime minister’s office announced on Thursday that the weapons transfer to the Lebanese army marks the start of a wider disarmament campaign. More handovers are expected in the coming weeks across Burj al-Barajneh and other camps nationwide.A Fatah official told the Reuters news agency the arms handed over so far were only illegal weapons that had entered the…

Dejan Kulusevski is expected to be out until around the turn of the year, the Guardian understands. The Tottenham attacking midfielder underwent knee surgery in mid-May and, although the injury was serious, the extent of the lay-off he faces has until now been unclear.Losing the Sweden international, who scored 10 goals and provided 11 assists in 50 appearances for Spurs last season, is another headache for Thomas Frank, who is digesting the club being gazumped by Arsenal for the £67.5m signature of Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze. The manager’s other key attacking midfielder, James Maddison, is a long-term casualty after rupturing…

The US government is aiming to take an equity stake in Intel in exchange for grants the company was already committed to receive under the Biden era CHIPS Act, according to comments US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick made in an interview with CNBC. The move is part of the government’s efforts to boost US chip manufacturing.“We should get an equity stake for our money, so we’ll deliver the money which was already committed under the Biden administration,” Lutnick said. “We’ll get equity in return for it.” Previously, the government was discussing taking a 10 percent stake in Intel, according to…

new video loaded: Anxiety Mounts in Gaza City as Israel Threatens a New OffensiveBy Saher Alghorra For The New York Times and Nader Ibrahim•August 21, 2025The Israeli military announced that it’s preparing to take control of Gaza City, where many displaced Palestinians have taken refuge.Recent episodes in Middle East CrisisShow more videos from Middle East Crisis

Dobson, who advised Trump and four other US presidents, was a fierce opponent of abortion and LGBTQ rights.James Dobson, a controversial and deeply influential Christian activist who advised several presidents, including US President Donald Trump and campaigned against abortion and LGBTQ rights has died.Dobson died on Thursday at the age of 89, according to the Dr James Dobson Family Institute, which highlighted his role in “creating one of the largest faith-based organizations in the world”. No cause was given for his death.Born in 1936 in Shreveport, Louisiana, Dobson, who was a child psychologist, started a radio show counselling Christians on…

Apple is raising the monthly price of its Apple TV+ streaming service to $12.99, marking a 30% increase from the previous $9.99 subscription price. The updated price takes effect for new customers starting Thursday and will impact current subscribers 30 days after their next renewal date. It’s worth noting that the yearly subscription rate remains unchanged at $99.99. Apple also isn’t changing the price for the Apple One bundle of services, which starts at $19.95 per month. Apple TV+, like other streaming services, has been steadily increasing its subscription prices. In 2023, Apple raised the price of the Apple TV+…