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Haley Kalil, known online as Haley Baylee, will host Netflix competition series Win the Mall, in which contestants will live and compete inside a real shopping mall. The eight-episode programme will combine shopping challenges with social strategy, as players attempt to outshop and outmanoeuvre their rivals while competing for the ultimate prize. Win the Mall contestants and guests Ten teams of two will take part in the challenges. The contestants’ names have not been detailed. Joining Kalil throughout the series will be Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness, along with online creators Keith Lee, Salish Matter and Lilly Singh. Win…

Investigations into the deaths of dozens of sloths linked to the failed Sloth World attraction in Orlando have concluded without criminal charges, as US lawmakers call for tighter protections against the commercial importation of the animals. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office found no evidence of intentional harm, abuse or criminal neglect in a three-month inquiry into the animals’ deaths. Investigators said the cases were consistent with a complex health incident involving disease and multiple stress factors linked to capture, transport, acclimatisation and care. ([wusf.org](https://www.wusf.org/environment/2026-08-20/orange-county-sheriffs-office-finds-no-evidence-criminal-act-caused-dozens-of-sloth-deaths)) At least 57 sloths have been linked to the planned attraction, which was due to open…

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly told a friend “I’ve done something … I’ve killed people” before mimicking gunfire with his hand, a jury has heard in his murder trial in the NSW Supreme Court. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to killing his former partner Jesse Baird and Mr Baird’s new boyfriend Luke Davies in February 2024. The men’s bodies were later found at a rural property inside surfboard bags. The friend, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told the court on Friday that Lamarre-Condon asked him to leave his workplace and meet him in an unfamiliar car…

Concerns are growing that ICE agents could intimidate voters or suppress turnout during the US midterm elections, after the Trump administration declined to rule out using immigration officers in election-related operations. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has expanded sharply since Donald Trump returned to the White House for a second term, with the agency now employing 22,000 officers and agents — a 120 per cent increase since January. It has also become the best-funded federal law enforcement agency in the United States following recent spending packages, while facing mounting scrutiny over its tactics and accelerated recruitment. What role could ICE agents…

Asian shares wobbled as a technology sell-off drove demand for bonds and reduced expectations of further interest-rate rises. The retreat in technology stocks helped lift bond prices, while investors scaled back bets on higher rates.

Joan Smalls and Candice Swanepoel are at the centre of speculation over an alleged falling-out after fans noticed the long-time friends were not pictured together at the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and no longer appeared to be following one another on social media. Both models took part in the show, but their apparent lack of interaction prompted questions about the state of their friendship. Smalls is also understood to have seen comments from followers asking whether the pair were still close. Screengrabs circulating online appear to show replies allegedly written by Smalls about Swanepoel. However, the comments were reportedly…

A woman was attacked by pit bulls at a homeless encampment in East Los Angeles, prompting renewed concern among residents living nearby. People in the neighbourhood have described the encampment as a “noisy nightmare”, saying disturbances from the site are affecting homes close to it. The dog attack has added to wider worries about safety around the encampment, which residents say has become an increasingly disruptive presence in the community. Neighbours have called for action to address conditions at the site and improve safety for both local residents and people living at the encampment.

Former Home and Away star Sarah Roberts has undergone surgery to remove a golf-ball-sized uterine fibroid after severe pain repeatedly sent her to hospital. Roberts, who played Willow Harris in the Australian television drama until 2021, revealed that she had a myomectomy last week. The 41-year-old actress, DJ and podcast host has previously spoken about fertility struggles and her diagnosis with endometriosis. Explaining the procedure in an Instagram post, Roberts said she had nicknamed the fibroid “Felicia” and joked that she could now say: “Bye Felicia!” She said the growth had “grown to the size of a golf ball”, sending…

Thousands of people have joined abortion protests in Poland, gathering in more than 20 towns and cities to demand free and legal access to abortion services. The demonstrations were held six years after Poland’s highest court imposed a near-total abortion ban. In Warsaw, about 1,000 people protested outside parliament despite heavy rain. Abortion is currently legal only when a pregnancy results from rape or incest, or when it threatens the life or health of the woman. Two bills passed by parliament in the days before the protests would ease the restrictions, but they are expected to be vetoed by Poland’s…

Donald Trump has said Google chief executive Sundar Pichai rejected his idea of renaming the Atlantic Ocean, while the US president also floated calling the Pacific the “American Ocean”. Speaking at a rally in Pendleton, South Carolina, Mr Trump said he had discussed the proposal with Google after the company adopted recent US government name changes for other bodies of water. “We seriously looked at the Atlantic Ocean, and I called Google Maps, who were really great with the lake,” he said on Wednesday. Mr Trump recalled Mr Pichai responding: “No, no, no. This time, I’m not doing it.” He…