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Aimee Lou Wood hits out at ‘mean and unfunny’ SNL joke

The White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood says an SNL gag making fun of her “big gap teeth” was “cheap” and “punching down”.
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Pic: HBO

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Pic: HBO

New York helicopter crash tour company to close immediately, says FAA

The move came hours after fresh calls for the federal authorities to revoke the operating permits of New York Helicopter Tours after last Thursday's crash.
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Agustin Escobar and Merce Camprubi Montal. Pic: Facebook

Private plane crash in New York kills ex-college football star Karenna Groff and family

All six people on board the aircraft died after it went down in a muddy field near the Massachusetts border.
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Former college football player Karenna Groff. File pic: AP

Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro forced to flee with family as home ‘set ablaze’

Mr Shapiro said he, his wife, their four children, two dogs and another family were evacuated as the fire service tackled the flames.
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Pic: Commonwealth Media Services

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Pic: Commonwealth Media Services

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Charred wood and brick are visible at the Pennsylvania governor's official residence. Pic: AP

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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro. Pic: Reuters

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Day 85: Has Trump changed since his first term?

Brother pays tribute to relatives killed in Hudson River helicopter crash – as cause remains unclear

Merce Camprubi Montal, her husband Agustin Escobar and their three children were killed when the aircraft broke apart and plunged into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday. Pilot Sean Johnson also died in the crash.
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New York Mayor Eric Adams accompanied Joan Camprubi to speak to reporters next to the Hudson River. Pic: AP

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New York Police scuba teams have been searching for debris from the crash. Pic: AP

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Agustin Escobar and Merce Camprubi Montal. Pic: Facebook

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From AI Barbie to ‘Ghiblification’ – how ChatGPT’s image generator put ‘insane’ pressure on OpenAI

The rollout of ChatGPT4-o's image generator tool has seen images in the style of Studio Ghibli and Mattel's Barbie doll flood the internet. But the trend hasn't been without its teething problems – or controversy.
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How the AI Barbie doll images are created – this one was done using a iStock image of a man waving

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The original iStock image before it was put into ChatGPT

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The 'Ghibli-fied' image created by ChatGPT

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Studio Ghibli co-founder and animator Hayao Miyazaki. Pic: Reuters

Erin Brockovich: ‘My chiropractor saw mud on my stiletto – I said, I’ve been collecting dead frogs’

Erin Brockovich, the climate activist whose film made Julia Roberts an Oscar winner, talks to Sky News about muddy stilettos, dyslexia and fighting the current climate storm.
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Julia Roberts and Russell Crowe win best actress and actor at
the 2001 Oscars. Pic: AP/Richard Drew

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Pic. Made By Dyslexia

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Day 83: Who will pay the price for Trump’s tariffs?

Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing can go ahead next week, says judge

The Menendez brothers were sentenced to life after being convicted of murdering their parents, Jose and Kitty, at their Beverly Hills home in 1989. A Netflix drama series and documentary thrust them back into the spotlight last year, leading to renewed calls for their release.
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Anamaria Baralt, cousin of Erik and Lyle Menendez, hugs attorney Mark Geragos. Pic: AP

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The brothers were convicted in 1996 of first-degree murder. Pic: AP