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The widow of a van driver killed when an Amazon cargo plane overran the runway at Miami International Airport has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Amazon, the aircraft’s operator and its two pilots. Yaraisi Santiso Morejon is seeking damages of more than $50,000 over the death of her husband, Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53, who was driving a cleaning-company van struck by Amazon Air Flight 7598 on September 6. The Boeing 767, operated by North Carolina-based 21 Air, had arrived from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it ran beyond the end of Runway 30, crashed through a fence and hit vehicles…

Trust in information from the US federal government has fallen sharply across a range of major issues, with about six in 10 Americans expressing little or no confidence in official guidance on subjects including elections, foreign affairs and the environment, a new poll has found. The survey by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts suggests public scepticism is higher than it was at the end of Donald Trump’s first term and has deepened since 2024. The findings come as Mr Trump’s administration has moved to dismantle parts of the federal bureaucracy, with thousands of employees dismissed…

Brandon Thomas Lee, the eldest son of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, is engaged to model and influencer Katarina Demetriades after proposing during a trip to Indonesia. The 30-year-old Emmy-nominated producer asked Demetriades, 22, to marry him on August 29, according to People. The couple are understood to be planning a wedding for late 2027. Lee and Demetriades both grew up in Los Angeles and had been friends for several years before beginning a relationship in 2025. They now live together in New York. Demetriades, who uses the name Katarina Deme online, has almost 900,000 followers on Instagram and is…

Apple’s first foldable iPhone has arrived with IP68 protection, addressing one of the biggest durability concerns surrounding devices with moving hinges and flexible screens. However, the company warns that the dust and water resistance of the iPhone Duo may weaken over time. The warning appears in a footnote on Apple’s product listing. It says the device was tested in controlled laboratory conditions to the IP68 standard, including submersion at a depth of up to six metres for 30 minutes. Apple also states that the phone is resistant to splashes, water and dust, but adds that these protections are “not permanent…

Alexis Mac Allister could leave Liverpool next summer after Ben Jacobs revealed that the club are not currently planning to offer the Argentina international a new contract. Speaking on The Redmen TV, the transfer journalist said Liverpool were taking a data-led approach to the midfielder’s future and would assess his performances during the 2026-27 campaign before deciding whether to change their position. “My read from Liverpool sources is as it stands, he’s not going to get a new Liverpool contract,” Jacobs said. “My expectation is once Alexis Mac Allister leaves, and that will likely be summer 2027, a new midfielder…

A reunion at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport has brought together the former pilot of Air Force One, members of the president’s security detail and the teacher whose classroom became the setting for one of the defining moments of 11 September 2001. Retired Colonel Mark Tillman, former Air Force One security chief Will Chandler and Emma E. Booker Elementary School teacher Kay Daniels spoke at the gathering, recalling how President George W. Bush’s planned visit to Sarasota changed within minutes after the terrorist attacks began. Bush had been visiting the school to mark pupils’ reading achievements when he was told that…

Apple has unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, in a major product launch led by new chief executive John Ternus at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. The device opens into a 7.6in display, which Apple says is 80 per cent larger than that of the latest iPhone 18 Pro, while still being designed to fit into a pocket. It will also support the Apple Pencil, a feature previously associated with the iPad range. Introducing the phone at the Steve Jobs Theatre, Mr Ternus ended the presentation with the words “actually there is one more thing”, echoing the…

Donald Trump’s departure for the Republican midterm convention in Dallas was delayed at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday after an emergency slide deployed from the new Air Force One. The president remained aboard Marine One after the helicopter landed, while engineers carried out checks on the inflatable slide at the aircraft’s front right-hand door. “They were doing a check on the slide. I think it takes 15 minutes,” Mr Trump told reporters after leaving the helicopter. He added that the system had been inspected before the flight because officials wanted to ensure “everything works perfectly”. As Marine One came to…

Summer 2026 has become the highest-grossing season in US cinema history, with ticket sales reaching $4.76 billion between May 1 and September 7. The result narrowly surpassed the previous record, set in 2013, when films including Iron Man 3, Despicable Me 2, Man of Steel, Monsters University and Fast & Furious 6 generated around $4.75 billion. Sony’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Universal’s The Odyssey were the leading contributors this year, accounting for more than $1.5 billion between them — over 30 per cent of the summer total. Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 also helped sustain audiences through the…

Céline Dion was given a discreet helping hand by a member of her team as she greeted fans in Paris while wearing a pair of towering heels. The 58-year-old Canadian singer appeared at the door of her car in the French capital, smiling and raising a gloved hand to admirers. However, a member of her security team could be seen crouching behind her with a hand against her back to help keep her steady. Dion was dressed in a charcoal wool midi dress by Bottega Veneta, priced at £2,590, with dramatic draping gathered at the waist by a brown leather…