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Jessica Chastain has shared a playful text exchange with Jeremy Strong after her film Other Mommy opened significantly ahead of his film The Social Reckoning at the global box office. The actors, who have been friends for decades and previously appeared together in Zero Dark Thirty and Molly’s Game, exchanged jokes about the contrasting performances of their films. Other Mommy took $45.2 million worldwide in its opening weekend, while The Social Reckoning made $9 million globally. Strong sent Chastain an article with the headline, “Other Mommy Spanks The Social Reckoning at the Box Office”. The accompanying image featured both actors…

Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with a move for Benfica right-back Daniel Banjaqui, with the 18-year-old attracting interest from a number of leading European clubs. Banjaqui has emerged as one of Portuguese football’s promising young defenders after progressing through Benfica’s academy and joining the senior squad this season. He also gained first-team experience during the previous campaign. Tottenham are understood to be monitoring his development alongside Premier League rivals Brighton. Juventus, Roma, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad are also reportedly keeping track of the teenager. Tottenham face competition for Daniel Banjaqui The Portugal Under-21 international is…

A bright “space jellyfish” appeared over North Georgia and metro Atlanta early on Tuesday after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The glowing plume was visible before sunrise as the rocket climbed into the upper atmosphere, where sunlight caught the exhaust and turned it into a large, luminous shape above the region. The launch took place at 6.33am local time from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It carried a Dragon spacecraft on SpaceX’s CRS-35 mission, delivering more than 6,300lb of supplies, equipment and scientific experiments to the International Space…

Australia have beaten South Africa by 214 runs in the first Test, with Matt Renshaw’s towering century and follow-up innings dominating the match. The result secured victory for Australia in a Test that was shaped by Renshaw’s major contribution with the bat.

France is facing mounting opposition to a proposed police firearms law that would presume officers acted in self-defence when they used their weapons, after a series of controversial incidents involving protesters and people stopped by police. The bill, approved by the National Assembly in July, is due to face a vote in the Senate. Critics say it would shift the burden of proof on to complainants and entrench impunity among police officers and gendarmes. Issam El Khalfaoui, whose son Souhail was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Marseille in 2021, has led a petition…

US taxpayers have continued to fund advertising promoting Donald Trump despite the president’s pledge that his MAGA Inc super PAC would take over the campaign’s costs, with almost 22 million dollars (£16.5 million) spent since the operation began in late September. A federal judge ordered the adverts to be removed, but they remained on air. Almost 10 million dollars of the total was spent after Mr Trump said in a Truth Social post on October 5 that the campaign would be funded privately. The White House has described the broadcasts as public service announcements. However, Common Cause and other groups…

JPMorgan’s profit has risen, supported by strength in investment banking and trading, but the bank’s shares slipped as momentum in its investment banking business slowed. The contrasting performance places focus on the pace of growth in one of the bank’s key divisions, despite the stronger overall result.

Testimony is due to resume on Tuesday, October 13, in the trial of Naresh Bhatt, a Virginia man accused of murdering and dismembering his wife, paediatric nurse Mamta Kafle Bhatt. The first week of proceedings in Prince William County Circuit Court heard from members of Mamta’s family and friends, who described difficulties in the couple’s relationship before she disappeared from their Manassas Park home. Bhatt, who has been held without bail since his arrest in August 2024, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, concealing a dead body and physically defiling a dead body. Mamta’s remains have never been found.…

A Perth police officer who shook his crying newborn baby while trying to settle her has avoided jail and been given a community-based order. The officer was sentenced over the incident involving his newborn daughter. The punishment means he will serve a community-based order rather than a prison term.

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