Joan Plowright, Acclaimed Star of ‘Enchanted April’ and ‘Stalin,’ Passes Away at 95

Joan Plowright, the English actor whose decadeslong career included an Oscar-nominated turn in “Enchanted April” and films “The Entertainer” and “Stalin,” has died. The actor died Thursday at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England, her family said Friday in a statement to the Associated Press. She was 95. “She enjoyed a long and…

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Military Humvee Sighted Parked Outside Ben Affleck’s Home During Wildfires

After having to evacuate his Pacific Palisades home amid the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, Ben Affleck returned to find a massive military vehicle outside the home Thursday. Photos published by TMZ show a man dressed in military fatigues and a khaki-colored Humvee parked right outside the 52-year-old Oscar winner’s Brentwood estate. The “Gone Girl” star was seen…

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QuickRead: Dalung’s Allegations Regarding Tinubu’s Government Cabal – Plus Four Other Key Stories and Their Significance

A former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, recently claimed that the cabal in President Bola Tinubu’s administration is more powerful, and deadlier than the one that operated under his predecessor. The same week, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) promised to abide by the Court of Appeal judgment which affirmed Sunday Udeh-Okoye as its National Secretary….

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Amex Settles for $230 Million Due to Deceptive Sales Practices

American Express Co. will pay about $230 million to resolve a long-running investigation into some of the firm’s prior sales practices which regulators said misled small-business owners. Amex reached agreements with federal prosecutors and the Federal Reserve to settle the allegations, according to statements from the parties involved. The misconduct stems from a practice where Amex workers offered…

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Army and Police Investigate Fort Carson Soldier Recorded in Online Sting Operation by Pedophile Hunter Groups

A Fort Carson soldier is under investigation after he was caught by a civilian group of pedophile hunters. Fort Carson Spc. Brandon Storey states in the first few minutes of a video on YouTube taken by Colorado Ped Patrol he was planning on meeting children, a 12-year-old and an 11-year-old, for sex. The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation…

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