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Mikayla Matthews has announced she is quitting The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, saying no pay cheque is worth compromising her morals. The Hulu reality star said on Monday that she had recently learned news which made her feel unable to continue filming. She did not specify what that news was. Matthews referred to her own experience of “multiple forms of abuse” and said continuing to profit from certain behaviour would feel “wrong and unethical”. She also said doing so would be a disservice to the children involved. “No paycheck” was worth going against her principles, she said, bringing her…

Crystal Palace are standing by Pierre Sage despite a difficult start to the Premier League season, with the club not currently considering a change in manager. The Eagles have conceded 11 goals in their opening four league matches, raising questions about their defensive organisation. However, Palace are understood to remain willing to give Sage time to implement his ideas. The latest setback came at home to Ipswich Town, where Palace were beaten 3-2 after conceding a late goal. The result added to concerns over a defence that has struggled to provide sufficient protection. Crystal Palace backing Pierre Sage despite defensive…

Three juveniles have been charged after a knife was produced during a fight at Dawson County Junior High School in Georgia on Tuesday, September 8. School resource officers responded to the Dawsonville campus after an altercation involving male pupils, according to the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office. One boy suffered minor injuries and was treated by the school nurse before being released into the care of a guardian. Authorities have not said whether the injuries were caused by the knife. One of the juveniles was initially held by the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, but has since been released. The sheriff’s…

Leapmotor could expand its Australian dealership network by working with independent dealer groups, as the brand looks to improve coverage beyond its current 24 locations. The move would allow Leapmotor to extend its presence across Australia beyond its existing network, although no specific independent dealers or locations have been identified.

Donald Trump has rejected calls for tighter artificial intelligence regulation, insisting that existing criminal and regulatory powers are sufficient and that the industry needs a “STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT”. The US president made the comments in a series of posts on Truth Social, dismissing warnings that increasingly capable AI systems could pose grave risks. He described claims that AI could take over or destroy humanity as a “HOAX”. Mr Trump also criticised Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive of Anthropic, whose Claude system is one of the major AI models. He said his administration had stopped people in…

Houthi territorial gains along Yemen’s Red Sea coast are increasing the group’s military leverage, but may not deliver a comparable expansion of its finances, analysts say. The group already controls major stretches of the coast, including the port city of Hodeidah, and remains constrained by international sanctions and its status as an unrecognised governing authority. The latest advance has extended Houthi control towards the Mocha coast and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. But Ahmed al-Shalafi, a Yemeni affairs editor, described the development as a “geographical and military gain” rather than an economic one.…

Recent revelations about Senator John Fetterman’s work performance are being examined in a discussion involving his former chief of staff, Adam Jentleson. Jentleson spoke with Juana Summers about what may come next for the Pennsylvania Democrat following the revelations. The conversation focuses on Fetterman’s performance in his role and the implications of the latest disclosures.

Donald Trump has said AI needs only a “STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT” as its safeguard, while accusing Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei of backing a “SICK conspiracy” against artificial intelligence and data centres. In a post on Truth Social, Mr Trump argued that slowing the development of AI would benefit China. “WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS!” he wrote, as he urged Americans not to “kill the Golden Goose” – his description of the data centres being built to support the technology. Mr Trump has warned that communities resisting data centres risk becoming “backwards and poor”, while the wider country…

Ashley Earle, formerly known as Ashley Dupre, has spoken publicly about her time as an escort, including the encounter with former New York governor Eliot Spitzer that preceded his resignation. Earle, who is Alix Earle’s stepmother, described her experiences in a piece for Elle, saying she was approached at 19 while working as a cocktail waitress and told she could earn 1,000 dollars an hour by going on dates with high-profile men. “My first answer was no, but I kept his card,” she wrote. She later contacted the man, saying she wanted financial independence. Earle said she spent two years…

A 58-year-old man has been arrested after Sarasota police seized more than 100 grams of cocaine during a search of a home prompted by an anonymous tip. Lashay A. Smith was detained on 2 September when detectives executed a search warrant at a property in the 3100 block of Old Bradenton Road, police said. Officers reported finding 45.5 grams of crack cocaine and 56.1 grams of powder cocaine inside the home, along with materials they said were associated with preparing and selling drugs. Police also found 10 morphine sulphate pills, 18 buprenorphine-naloxone tablets, $793 in cash, clear sandwich bags, scales…