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Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe are ninth cousins, once removed, according to a study of their family trees by MyHeritage. The connection links the two American actresses through a shared ancestor from the 17th century, adding a genealogical detail to long-running comparisons between their appearances and old Hollywood image. Their family trees meet through Ezra Perry, an early settler in Sandwich, Massachusetts, who died in 1689. Sweeney’s father, Steven Sweeney, and Monroe’s father, Charles Stanley Gifford, are both descendants of Perry. The finding comes after Sweeney has been compared with Monroe because of her blonde appearance, styling associated with classic…

Gilberto Mora’s agent has declined to comment on reports that Liverpool are preparing a substantial offer for the 17-year-old Club Tijuana midfielder. Rafaela Pimenta was asked about claims that the Premier League club had made, or was preparing, a record-breaking bid worth around $50 million (£40m) for the Mexican prospect. “Please understand that I don’t comment on transfer rumours,” Pimenta said. “I won’t say anything at all about the transfer of any player. Thank you very much for your understanding.” Liverpool linked with Gilberto Mora move Pimenta, who also represents Manchester City forward Erling Haaland, has therefore offered no indication…

Two-thirds of Americans now support a government-run health insurance system commonly known as Medicare-for-all, according to a new poll that recorded the highest level of backing for the proposal since KFF began tracking it. The September survey found 66% of US adults favoured a national health plan under which everyone would receive cover from a single government scheme. Support has risen from 53% when KFF last asked the question in October 2020. However, the findings also showed a sharp political divide. Support reached 84% among Democrats and 72% among independents, while 66% of Republicans opposed the idea, including 48% who…

The hit musical Operation Mincemeat will make its Australian premiere at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre in September 2027, bringing the extraordinary Second World War deception plot to audiences outside the UK and US for the first time. Further Australian cities are expected to be announced, with a waitlist now open for the production. The musical takes its name from the 1943 intelligence operation in which British agents used the body of a dead man, disguised as a Royal Marine, to carry forged documents suggesting the Allies planned to invade Greece and Sardinia. The body was released off the coast of Spain…

An 87-year-old woman whose eviction triggered a snap election in Spain after weeks of housing protests has died. The death relates to a case that had drawn attention because the eviction was described as a catalyst for the snap election in Spain. Details about the woman’s identity or the circumstances of her death have not been disclosed in the available material.

Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish pensioner whose eviction from her Madrid home became a symbol of the country’s housing crisis, has died, the Madrid Tenants’ Union has said. Abascal was removed from the flat where she had lived for more than 70 years after a dispute over a proposed 275 per cent rent increase. She was taken to hospital following the court-ordered eviction on 23 September. “We regret to announce that Maricarmen passed away today,” the tenants’ union said, describing her case as “a turning point in the history of this country”. The union said an agreement had been reached…

Four Native American tribes have launched prediction apps in partnership with Kalshi, exposing a growing split between tribes seeking new digital income and those who say prediction markets threaten traditional casino revenues. The Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town in Oklahoma has introduced PokkeTrades, while three California tribes have launched separate platforms. Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation’s economic arm, KEDA, introduced Sovereign Edge; Greenville Rancheria launched Greenville; and Alturas Indian Rancheria launched AIR Markets. The announcements follow the launch last month of SaltTrade Derivatives by Louisiana’s Tunica-Biloxi Tribe, described as the first prediction market app created by a Native American tribe. Each tribe owns…

Elizabeth Holmes has not watched the documentary about her life, its film-makers have revealed at a screening in Los Angeles. The Theranos founder is the subject of You Can See Everything, made by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. Neither Holmes nor her longtime partner, Billy Evans, has seen the finished film, the directors said during a question-and-answer session on Tuesday evening. “Neither of them have seen the film,” Oppenheim said. “Elizabeth is still incarcerated; Billy hasn’t seen it.” Fielder said the filmmakers’ relationship with Evans became difficult after he “started trying to exert a level of control over the process”.…

Rafa Benitez has named Steven Gerrard as the best player he coached, placing the former Liverpool captain ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Samuel Eto’o. Benitez made the judgement in an excerpt from the newly released book Liverpool’s Greatest: A Celebration of 100 Reds Stars, despite having worked with several Ballon d’Or winners and some of the leading forwards of their generation. Rafa Benitez picks Steven Gerrard as his best player Explaining his choice, the former Liverpool manager highlighted Gerrard’s ability to influence almost every aspect of a match. “When I was in Real Madrid, they were asking me…

Kashmir “Kash” McReynolds, a former violence-prevention worker in Minneapolis, has been acquitted over a shooting during a community barbecue in north Minneapolis in March 2025. A federal jury reached its verdict on Tuesday, October 6, after deliberating for about five hours. McReynolds was found not guilty of a firearms charge and was released from custody. North Minneapolis shooting The case centred on an incident on March 10, 2025, near the junction of 36th Street and Penn Avenue North. McReynolds and other members of the 21 Days of Peace group had been attending a cookout when gunfire broke out at about…