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Novak Djokovic is claiming that he was never an anti-vaxer in spite of his previous controversies involving his refusal to get the COVID vaccine.

Addie Morfoot Contributor In Polish actor-turned-filmmaker Kasia Smutniak’s documentary “Walls,” she undertakes an uncertain and risky journey into the red zone — a dangerous strip of land in Poland that runs parallel to the Belarus border. Crossing the long border is a 115-mile steel barricade built to repel migrants from entering the European Union in search of refuge. Inside the red zone is Poland’s dense Białowieża Forest, known for its swamps, wolf packs, and desperate migrants trapped in political limbo.

Thania Garcia Megan Thee Stallion will no longer be performing at the 2023 Global Citizen Festival due to “unforeseen scheduling conflicts.” Megan was set to appear at the festival on Sept. 23 alongside headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms. Lauryn Hill, along with Conan Gray, Stray Kids, Jung Kook and many more.

During the 1960s most LGBTQ nightlife in San Francisco was centered in the northern neighborhoods of the city. Gay bars could be found along Polk Street, in the Tenderloin, and the South of Market neighborhood.

The Scottish Government has published new plans which would allow people in receipt of Carer’s Allowance to continue receiving payments of £76.75 each week for providing care for someone claiming devolved disability benefits while living abroad. This would include Child and Adult Disability Payments.

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “No More Bets,” the smash hit Chinese crime thriller that has earned more than half a billion dollars in its home market, is hurriedly adding new territories to release. It will release in the U.K. and Ireland from Friday through distributor Trinity Cine Asia.

In an unprecedented move, the libraries and foundations of 13 former U.S. Presidents have banded together to issue what they’re calling “an urgent call to action for all Americans.” The signatories include institutions representing virtually the entire spectrum presidential politics – from Barack Obama to Ronald Reagan, to Bill Clinton to Richard Nixon to John F. Kennedy – stretching back to Herbert Hoover.

State Pension is a contributions-based benefit that provides essential financial support for 12.6million older people across Great Britain, including more than one million living in Scotland. Of that overall total, more than 1.4million people are also receiving additional support through Attendance Allowance.

A Nebraska man is having to face the music after calling the cops on a reckless driver — who turned out to be himself??

Jung Kook of BTS will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup, making one of his first live solo appearances at the Sept. 23 concert in New York’s Central Park.

Jung Kook of BTS will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup, making one of his first live solo appearances at the Sept. 23 concert in New York’s Central Park. The record-setting K-Pop singer, whose debut solo single "Seven" hit No.

Thania Garcia Jung Kook of BTS will make his solo debut on the Global Citizen Festival stage for the 2023 iteration, joining a lineup that also includes previously announced headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lauryn Hill, Anitta, Megan Thee Stallion, Stray Kids, Conan Gray and more. Taking place in New York City’s Central Park on Sept. 23, the Global Citizen Festival is a free, ticketed event that will be broadcast live and is driving urgent action to end extreme poverty by calling on world leaders to address the issue along with climate crisis and equity for women and girls.

Ethan Shanfeld Alejandro Monteverde, the director of 2023’s surprise box office hit “Sound of Freedom,” has set his next film, “Cabrini,” for a theatrical release on March 8, 2024. From “Sound of Freedom” indie distributor Angel Studios, “Cabrini” tells the story of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian American religious sister who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and became the first U.S.

The latest figures show that during the 2022/23 financial year, some 5,300 people successfully challenged the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over its initial decision not to award them Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Of that total, some 1,500 claimants have also been awarded at least one enhanced payment rate of either the daily living or mobility component of the disability benefit through the Mandatory Reconsideration process.

New details are coming out about Erica Mena‘s arrest.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor A federal judge threw out the conviction of Hernan Lopez, former head of Fox International Channels, who had been found guilty of bribing FIFA soccer officials in exchange for a broadcasting-rights deal. “We are obviously pleased with Judge Chen’s thorough and correct decision,” David Sarratt, a lawyer for Lopez, said in a statement to the AP. “We have never stopped believing in our client’s innocence.” Lopez, who after leaving Fox founded podcast network Wondery, was convicted in March 2023 by a jury on charges that he participated in a scheme to bribe South American soccer officials in order to secure exclusive broadcasting rights for 21st Century Fox.

corporate look involves knee highs and an LPD (a little pinstripe dress) with spaghetti straps and hip-baring cut-outs.iPhone in hand and Saddle bag wedged beneath her armpit, perhaps Emily Ratajkowski made it a state-wide mandate to . “All citizens will hereby get a stimulus cheque to spend at Nina Gabbana Vintage." All this is to say: this is likely the closest we’ll get to seeing the model in anything resembling office attire.Too long have business people and politicians been held captive by “take me seriously, please!” suits.

FBI: International is coming back!

Attendance Allowance is a benefit delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for people of State Pension age who need help with personal care or supervision due to an illness, disability or mental health condition. A successful claim for the benefit is worth either £68.10 or £101.75 each week, depending on the level of support someone needs.

Due to its strict laws and ridiculous secrecy, not many people have seen what life is like in North Korea. Not many people are able to travel freely to and from the country.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Fathom Events and Roadside Attractions are teaming up to release Madeleine Gavin’s Sundance award-winning documentary “Beyond Utopia.” The film takes viewers on a harrowing journey as one family risks everything to escape from North Korea. The pact comes after the film made its world premiere in the U.S. documentary competition section at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it won the doc audience award.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent New York-based sales company Visit Films has boarded “Achilles,” the Iran-set feature debut of Farhad Delaram, a promising filmmaker whose short “Tattoo” won the Crystal Bear in the Generation 14plus at Berlin in 2019. “Achilles” is set to world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, followed by a European premiere at San Sebastian. The film follows Farid –nicknamed Achilles– a former filmmaker turned orthotic doctor, who works nights in Iran’s capital.

Danny Trejo has reached a big milestone.

Scots face a "winter of worry" when it comes to paying fuel bills despite a slight drop in wholesale prices.

Tony Hawk was fired as David Spade’s stunt double in 1987’s Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol.

Global’s fall 2023 primetime premiere lineup is guaranteed to keep viewers entertained with its supersized reality TV slate and hotly anticipated new Canadian drama.

Thania Garcia Brazilian singer Anitta, DJ D-Nice and singer-actor Sofia Carson have been added to the lineup for this year’s Global Citizen Festival, set to take place on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York City on Sept. 23. The trio of talent joins festival headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms.

Cherokee Nation Businesses announced a new company name with four distinct branches and logos, as well as new social media accounts and website, aimed at better representing the tribe’s continued efforts in becoming a film and media production hub and creating important changes within the film and media industries.

Coronation Street fans think they may have rumbled the identity of Tyrone Dobbs' biological father, and it's someone who's been living in Wetherfield since 1983. Viewers of the soap will have recently seen Tyrone reunite with his mother Cassandra 'Cassie' Plummer, whom he believed to be dead - and fans think there's already be hints dropped at the identity of his father.

Nurse Lucy Letby will die behind bars after being found guilty of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others. The judge told the nurse she acted "in a way that was completely contrary to the normal human instincts of nurturing and caring for babies", as he handed down his sentence at Manchester Crown Court this afternoon.

Earthquakes aren’t exactly rare in southern California, but the most recent one wasn’t what anyone was expecting.

State Pension currently provides essential financial support for 12.6 million older people across the country, including more than one million retirees living in Scotland. This regular payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is now 66 for both men and women, and have paid at least 10 years of National Insurance contributions.

Bruce Springsteen has announced that he has been forced to postpone two of his US tour dates after being “taken ill”.The cancelled tour dates affect both of his upcoming shows in Philadelphia, set to be held at Citizens Bank Park.The announcement arrived on his social media accounts last night (August 16), just hours before he was set to take to the stage for the first of the Pennsylvania headline gigs. It also announced that the second of the two scheduled shows, set to take place tomorrow (August 18), would also be postponed.“Due to Bruce Springsteen having been taken ill, his concerts with The E Street Band at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on August 16 and 18 have been postponed,” the update read.“We are working on rescheduling the dates so please hold on to your tickets as they will be valid for the rescheduled shows.”Due to Bruce Springsteen having been taken ill, his concerts with The E Street Band at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on August 16 and 18 have been postponed.We are working on rescheduling the dates so please hold on to your tickets as they will be valid for the rescheduled…— Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) August 16, 2023At time of writing, no updates have been shared on any rescheduled dates or possible changes to the venue.

Sad news for fans hoping to see Bruce Springsteen in concert this weekend.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Bruce Springsteen may be haunting the pharmacies of Philadelphia, as his being under the weather has been cited as the reason for the postponement of two shows that were supposed to take place in the city. An announcement on his X/Twitter page said that concerts on Wednesday and Friday night would need to be rebooked. “Due to Bruce Springsteen having been taken ill, his concerts with the E Street Band at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on August 16 and 18 have been postponed,” said the social media account.