Author: Olivia Carter

In April of this year, Daisy Yelichek was scrolling TikTok when something unusual appeared in her feed: a video of her 84-year-old father, George Tsaftarides, who runs an account sharing sewing videos from his small tailoring business in Ohio. But the video Yelichek was seeing was not from Tsaftarides’ actual page, which has nearly 41,000 followers – but instead originated from a profile of someone claiming to be a “sad old man” whose cat sanctuary was at risk of shutting down.“Please stay 8 seconds so I don’t have to shut down my cat shelter I poured my love into,” the…

Diego Luna, who stepped in for Jimmy Kimmel as guest host of Monday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, took some time out of his opening monologue to slam Trump and his aggressive Immigration policies. “Tonight, I want to address an important issue that is happening here in Los Angeles and all around the United States,” he began, speaking passionately about the matter. “With everything going on in this country around immigration and authoritarian policies of Donald Trump, it is no small thing that a Mexican is hosting such an important show. It’s a big deal and I really hope…

Inter Miami earned a 2-2 draw against visiting Palmeiras on Monday to qualify for the Club World Cup round of 16, emerging from Group A in second place with an unbeaten record.Miami, which features Lionel Messi, is the sole MLS representative to advance to the knockout phase, where it will face European champions Paris Saint-Germain, the club where the Argentina star spent two seasons (2021-2023).Miami left back Jordi Alba labeled PSG the “current best in the entire world.”Editor’s Picks2 Related”I’m proud of the team, and now we’re competing against a top team like PSG,” Alba said. “It’s great. For me,…

Ever since Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet in 2006, astronomers have been wondering whether Neptune really is the most distant planet from the sun. Now, a new telescope could uncover what lies in the farthest reaches of the solar system. The Vera C Rubin Observatory released its first images this week, and soon the world’s most powerful digital camera will be pointing across the whole of the night sky. Scientists are hopeful that if planet nine exists, the telescope will find it within its first year of operation. Ian Sample is joined by Dr Scott Sheppard, an…

In response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the US Department of State has issued a security alert advising US citizens to exercise increased caution while traveling abroad. Several countries in the Middle East temporarily closed their airspace on Monday, June 23 amid recent developments in the region.In Dubai and across the United Arab Emirates, however, daily life continues uninterrupted. That said, several foreign governments have recently updated their travel advice to the UAE to acknowledge heightened regional risks and potential for flight disruptions. Here’s what travelers need to know right now.This is a developing news story and…

After one of the most brutal wars of this century, a new flag flies across Syria: the emblem of the rebels who toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad. Ben Hubbard, The New York Times’s Istanbul bureau chief, describes what our journalists learned as they drove across Syria, meeting people in towns and cities along the way as they strove to rise from the wreckage and build new lives.

Mark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, said it was “not a difficult thing” to get members to agree to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP because of the rising threat from Russia – and stressed that Trump remained “absolutely” committed to supporting the alliance.In an interview on the eve of the western alliance’s summit, Rutte told the Guardian that all 32 members had agreed to increase defence spending because “there is so much at stake” after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.Under the planned agreement, Nato members would commit to raising defence spending to 3.5% of GDP, with an additional 1.5% allocated…

Brad Pitt could’ve lost his way in the Hollywood machine if it wasn’t for the work of David Fincher. During a recent appearance on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, Pitt said that “the most unhealthy time” in his life came in the summer of 1994 after a string of negative experiences working on blockbusters. Confused about what to do next in his booming yet unfulfilling career, Pitt explained he needed some time to “check out” from Hollywood. “I would wake up, I would get a bong load, I would have four Coca-Colas on ice, no food,” Pitt said. “This particular…

Though he’s built an empire on glamorous eveningwear, with this resort collection Elie Saab sought to prove that he’s just as serious about daywear. The lineup included trans-seasonal staples such as flared jeans; wide, high-waisted trousers; a double-breasted jacket in gabardine; and a roomy blouson in chocolate-colored leather, shown here with the designer’s latest takes on the safari skirt, in twill or buttery black leather. A trench coat played it classic or feminine thanks to side zippers designed to reveal or conceal a splay of accordion pleats.With an eye to easy layering, Saab put his own spin on hero pieces…

A public health advertisement that campaigned to make New Zealand “the best place in the world to have herpes” has won a top prize at the Cannes Lions – one of world’s most prestigious advertising awards.The campaign, launched by the New Zealand Herpes Foundation in October last year, attempts to challenge decades of entrenched stigma around genital herpes – a condition that affects up to 80% of New Zealanders at some point in their lives, the foundation said.The cheeky take on a retro-style tourism video features former All Blacks coach Sir Graham Henry lamenting the loss of New Zealand’s clout…