12 hours ago

Bobby J Brown, US actor known for The Wire, dies in barn fire ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Feb › 27 (Fri) @ 23:28 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Brown, 62, third member of hit HBO series to die since December, was trying to jumpstart car at home at time of blaze

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5 days ago

US north-east braces for heavy snow and ferocious winds amid blizzard warnings ⊖

found 2026 › Feb › 22 (Sun) @ 17:48 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

East coast scrambles to prepare for storm forecast to bring major disruption to more than 35 million people

Blizzard conditions were forecast to bring major disruption across the north-eastern United …

7 days ago

Whistles are a symbol of resistance amid Trump’s ICE crackdown. Some say they hurt more than they help ⊖

found 2026 › Feb › 20 (Fri) @ 12:39 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The instrument has strengthened community ties, but some organizers say whistles can create panic or confusion

Over the past year, whistles have become a symbol of the collective resistance of ordinar…

9 days ago

‘His friendship changed my life’: 25 years of camaraderie with Robert Duvall ⊖

found 2026 › Feb › 18 (Wed) @ 14:58 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Film-maker Scott Cooper describes how his small role in a civil war drama starring Duvall led to a happy, lifelong friendship with the great actor, who died earlier this week

I first met Robert Duvall…

11 days ago

ICE holds people in disgusting conditions. Now it’s turning warehouses into camps | Moira Donegan ⊖

found 2026 › Feb › 17 (Tue) @ 11:42 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The Trump administration has bought warehouses across the US that could hold thousands. But resistance is growing

There is a vast building, reportedly the size of seven football fields, in Surprise, A…

17 days ago

Humans fart TWICE as much as we thought: Study using smart underwear confirms the average person passes wind 32 times a day ⊕

found 2026 › Feb › 11 (Wed) @ 10:36 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Scientists from the University of Maryland have developed a 'smart underwear' device that records exactly how often someone passes wind.

26 days ago

Bomb cyclone brings freezing temperatures and snow to millions in US ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Feb › 02 (Mon) @ 00:35 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

About 150m faced cold weather advisories along eastern US, and two in North Carolina died in storm-related conditions

A bomb cyclone produced freezing temperatures across a large portion of the US fro…

32 days ago

Hairstylist, 19, is jailed for dragging girl, 15, back into salon by her WEAVE 'after she tried to skip out without paying for it' ⊖

found 2026 › Jan › 27 (Tue) @ 04:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Jayla Cunningham, the Maryland hairstylist who was seen dragging her 15-year-old client across the floor after she claimed the teen was trying to skip out on paying, has learned her fate.

38 days ago

Air Force One makes sharp U-turn while heading to Davos as Trump's flight heads back to Maryland ○

found 2026 › Jan › 21 (Wed) @ 04:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Air Force One had to turn around back to Joint Base Andrews following what the crew called 'a minor electrical issue' on President Donald Trump's trip to Davos for the World Economic Forum.

51 days ago

Isiah Whitlock Jr obituary ⊖

found 2026 › Jan › 07 (Wed) @ 18:30 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Actor who played the venal Maryland state governor Clay Davis in the US crime drama The Wire

Many fictional characters are known by their catchphrases. Few are identifiable by a single exclamation alo…