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The NBA has suspended Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for a year and imposed a $30 million fine and the loss of five first-round draft picks after finding the team breached salary-cap circumvention rules in its dealings with star player Kawhi Leonard. The sanctions, announced on Wednesday, 2 September 2026, follow an independent investigation by the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz into endorsement arrangements involving Leonard and four companies linked to the Clippers. Ballmer was found to have “knowingly” sought to help Leonard secure off-court income worth millions of dollars. The NBA also said he approved a…

MTV reality star Davis Mallory has publicly introduced Rachel Vaughan as his girlfriend, nearly a year after saying he no longer identified as gay. Mallory, 43, shared photographs of the couple on Instagram over the weekend, showing them kissing, embracing and travelling together. In one post, he wrote: “It’s crazy what love can do. I love you @rachelevaughanaa.” A second video montage was captioned: “Thankful for new memories that someday turn to old photographs.” Vaughan also posted pictures of the pair, offering her own account of how they first met. “First day I met Davis in the middle of the…

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will introduce a new Real World AI Stage, examining how artificial intelligence is moving beyond software and into robots, autonomous vehicles, defence systems, industrial machinery and biology. The additional programme will run alongside the event’s existing AI Stage at San Francisco’s Moscone West from October 13 to 15. Speakers will include senior figures from Nvidia, Shield AI, Colossal Biosciences, FieldAI, Foxglove and other technology companies. Real World AI Stage to examine robotics and autonomous systems One of the central sessions will explore what is needed to give robots a breakthrough comparable to the rapid advances seen in…

Liverpool had identified Lamine Camara as their preferred replacement for Alexis Mac Allister this summer, had the Argentina international pushed to leave Anfield, according to reports. The Monaco midfielder was considered a serious option if Mac Allister had actively sought a transfer and a suitable offer had arrived for the World Cup winner. Liverpool ultimately decided against making a formal approach after Mac Allister remained at the club. David Ornstein, speaking on The Athletic FC Podcast, said Camara was Liverpool’s “top choice” in the event of Mac Allister’s departure. The Senegal international was viewed as a player capable of adding…

A Largo community theatre is bringing the story of Gander’s extraordinary response to the September 11 attacks to the stage, with Eight O’Clock Theatre’s production of Come From Away opening on Friday. The musical, performed at the Central Park Performing Arts Center from September 4 to 13, recounts how a small Newfoundland town welcomed thousands of airline passengers stranded after US airspace was closed in the wake of the attacks. Come From Away tells story of Gander’s community spirit Thirty-eight transatlantic aircraft were diverted to Gander International Airport on September 11, 2001. The planes carried 6,579 passengers and crew –…

A US federal judge has blocked Donald Trump’s latest attempt to restrict birthright citizenship, in another legal setback for the president’s immigration agenda. US District Judge Deborah Boardman issued a preliminary injunction in Maryland on Wednesday, preventing the administration from enforcing an executive order signed by Mr Trump on August 6. The order sought to narrow the groups eligible for automatic citizenship, including children whose parents were involved in so-called birth tourism, worked for foreign governments, committed fraud or were designated “alien enemies”. It followed the Supreme Court’s decision on June 30 to reject Mr Trump’s earlier effort to deny…

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Maya Jama made her film debut at the London premiere of The Gentlemen season two on Wednesday, joining Theo James, Kaya Scodelario and Guy Ritchie at the Guildhall Art Gallery. The television presenter and Love Island host commanded attention in a custom leather gown created by her stylist Rhea Francois. The daring design marked Jama’s first appearance at a film premiere and her acting debut as Aisha, the wife of a criminal associate of James’s character, Eddie Horniman. James embraced the evening’s crime-world theme in a sharply tailored bespoke suit, echoing Eddie’s transformation from aristocratic heir to criminal power broker.…

Iran launched missile and drone attacks against US allies in the Gulf on Wednesday after overnight American strikes that Tehran said hit a house hosting a wedding in the coastal town of Kuhestak, killing four people and injuring at least 68. The exchange marked the sharpest escalation in a month and raised fresh fears that the six-month conflict could develop into a wider regional war. Targets and reported incidents included Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and the Iraqi Kurdish city of Irbil. Iranian state media said the dead in Kuhestak, in Hormozgan province, included two women and two children aged four and…

Channel 5’s psychological thriller The Game has returned for a second series, bringing Jason Watkins’s troubled former detective Huw Miller back into the orbit of Robson Green’s imprisoned serial killer, Patrick Harbottle. The four-part drama began its new run on Tuesday 1 September 2026, with further episodes scheduled across the week. ([viacomcbs-mediahub.co.uk](https://www.viacomcbs-mediahub.co.uk/press-releases/5-commission-second-series-of-hit-thriller-the-game-led-by-clapperboard-?utm_source=openai)) The first series ended with Huw badly wounded after Patrick’s attack, leaving viewers to wonder whether Watkins would return. Instead, it is Huw’s wife Alice, played by Sunetra Sarker, who is removed from the story almost immediately. Alice makes the fatal error of walking alone along a quiet…