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Donald Trump’s ambassador to Belgium has called for an American academic who was suspended by a university for sharing plagiarism allegations about Jason Arday to be reinstated in the name of free speech. Nathan Cofnas, an academic specialising in the philosophy of biology, was stood down from his position at Ghent University on Thursday. Arday, who was hired as the youngest black professor at the University of Cambridge at the age of 37 in 2023, was found dead at his London home last Friday. The 41-year-old resigned from his position as a sociology of education professor following intense scrutiny over claims of academic plagiarism…

This is the moment a humanoid robot smashed Usain Bolt’s 100m world record, right before it was stretchered off the track at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China. After beating the fastest man in the world, the two speedy robots failed to decelerate in time as they hurtled toward a safety mattress and both collapsed. Akin to an injured athlete, the robots were lifted onto stretchers and carried away to be fixed. One of the humanoid robots ran 100m in 9.39 seconds, beating the human world record set by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt who ran it in 9.58 seconds.  More than 2,000 robots gathered…

Ridley Scott has shared a rare insight into his family life as he told how he kept ‘absolute communication’ with his children during their childhood despite his very busy schedule.The film director, 88, got his first major international film breakthrough with 1979s Alien, going on to make several other huge blockbuster movies including Blade Runner and Gladiator.And while his work behind the camera is a major part of his life, Ridley’s most important job is fatherhood, with Ridley noting he made sure he remained a present dad despite his work often taking him away from home.The star shares sons Jake,…

Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, has died, her son Bill Kassebaum told CBS News on Saturday. She was 94.Kassebaum Baker died Friday, he said.Bill Kassebaum told CBS News that his mother was “an independent voice that was willing to do what was right for Kansas and the country,” which he said sometimes meant going against her party.”She was also willing to talk to her constituents, even when they didn’t agree, and openly discuss her votes and stances,” he said, adding that while…

Michael Wright, who starred in The Five Heartbeats, Streamers and Oz, has died. He was 70.The actor passed away Wednesday in Los Angeles from heart failure combined with complications from a rare neurological disorder called Marchiafava-Bignami, his family told TMZ in a statement.His wife, Susan Wright, announced the death of her husband on Friday evening in an emotional post on Instagram that was accompanied by a carousel of photos including one from their wedding and behind-the-scenes stills.’It is with profound sadness and an unimaginable heaviness in my heart that I share the passing of my beloved husband, Michael Wright,’ she wrote.Wright,…

President Donald Trump has turned against his former ally, Tucker Carlson, as he accuses the journalist of being in cahoots with politicians to take him down. Trump, 80, took shots at Carlson late Friday night as he turned into bed, calling the former Fox personality a ‘loser’ with a ‘very low IQ.’ ‘Tucker’s “Views” have fallen through the floor, and will only get worse. Nobody cares about him any longer in that he has become totally irrelevant, and happens to be, surprisingly, a very Low-IQ individual,’ he wrote on Truth Social. ‘Tucker wants to run for political office, but he should be required…

From mopping up spills to wiping down plates, a tea towel or dishcloth is an essential in any kitchen.But just how often should you be changing your tea towels?The debate has raged online, with some claiming you should clean them every day while others wait until they start to smell.Now, a microbiologist has finally settled the debate once and for all – and it’s bad news if you don’t enjoy doing laundry.According to Dr Primrose Freestone, a microbiologist from the University of Leicester, you should change out your tea towels every single day.While they might be useful for drying dishes…

As Nick Reiner inches closer to trial for allegedly killing his Hollywood icon parents, he is desperately fighting to tap into his $1.63 million trust fund to bankroll his defense, a move his siblings ‘won’t allow,’ the Daily Mail has learned.Jake and Romy are united in keeping Nick from turning his inheritance into a legal war chest. ‘It’s not an issue of love or not, it’s an issue of how much do you allow someone to take from you,’ a long-time family friend of the Reiners told the Daily Mail.’Knowing that he’s using their inheritance for his defense is just too…

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh’s children do not use their royal titles – but an expert has claimed they could still be the Royal Family’s future ‘secret weapons’.Lady Louise Windsor, 22, and James, Earl of Wessex, 18, appear to quietly but earnestly support the King with their dedication to studies – according to author Phil Dampier, speaking to the Daily Mail.James seems to be following in green-fingered Charles’s footsteps and is off to study at the Royal Agricultural University.Meanwhile, Louise has recently graduated from St Andrews. She also enjoyed a double date with her boyfriend Felix and parents Edward and…

Britain needs to make itself much less appealing to asylum seekers if it wants to control soaring numbers coming here illegally.That’s the verdict of the Danish politician whose hardline policies drove a significant reduction in the number of migrants coming to the Scandinavian country to try to gain residency status as a refugee.Denmark is governed by the centre-left Social Democratic party – whose values are similar to those of new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Labour – which has been following a tough policy aimed at ‘zero asylum seekers’ for several years.When measured in relation to per capita population, Denmark and…