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Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly on Sunday leaned into his experience as an astronaut to call for climate crisis action amid a blistering heatwave across the United States, including his home state of Arizona.

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie sharpened his attacks on former President Donald Trump on Sunday, calling his rival for the 2024 GOP nomination a "liar" and a "coward."

The US will allow European countries to train Ukrainian soldiers on F-16 fighter jets, a top Biden administration official confirmed Sunday, a potential boon for Ukraine's efforts to counter Russia's air superiority.

British actor Tom Holland, best known for his role of Spider-Man in the MCU, is facing homophobic backlash after a scene from his Apple TV+ series, The Crowded Room, went viral. The scene from Episode 8 “Reunion” depicts Holland receiving anal sex from another man that he meets up with in a gay nightclub bathroom. As the scene gained attention on Twitter, many viewers decided to air their homophobia on social media: Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Many said they either Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield were now their favourite Spider-Man actors, however fans were quick to point out that both actors have portrayed gay characters in the past, and both are supporters of the LGBTQ+ community. Holland has made efforts to diversify his acting credits and move away from his superhero character, and The Crowded Room is no exception to this. Holland also acted in graphically violent scenes in The Devil All The Time in 2020. Speaking of his experience filming The Crowded Room, Holland stated that it had been a “tough” and “emotional” experience, and as a result he would be taking a hiatus from acting. Despite the Apple TV+ series only have a critics score of 30 per cent of Rotten Tomatoes, the audience score is drastically different with a positive 90 per cent. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

A US appeals court denied a Federal Trade Commission bid to pause Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Breathtaking views of the Alps and the Theodul glacier can be seen onboard a new cable car passing through the border between Switzerland and Italy. The cable car can be seen moving through the beautiful Theodul glacier, offering stunning views of the surrounding mountains. Now open to the public, the Matterhorn Glacier Ride II begins at Switzerland’s Klein Matterhorn and ends at Testa Grigia in Italy. This service is the highest-altitude border crossing in the Alps, according to the operators of the car. This link uses ten cable cars that can accommodate up to 28 passengers each, with the entire journey consisting of several cable car changes. Read More Moment 12ft snake hiding in wall of family’s home pulled through plaster Tornado looms near Chicago airport during supercell storm New eruptive activity in Alaska volcano raises alert level

A former star of US sitcoms, Fran Drescher is the union chief leading actors into battle with streamers.

Microsoft Corp. and Activision Blizzard Inc. are considering giving up some control of their cloud-gaming business in the

Liverpool's Darwin Núñez will wear the No. 9 shirt for the club during the 2023-24 season. The Uruguayan striker opted for the iconic number that was left vacant after the departure of Roberto Firmino, who left the Premier League club after his contract expired earlier this summer. The club has announced that fans who have already purchased new 2023-24 home and away jerseys printed with the striker's name and his previous number - 27 - will be personally reimbursed by Núñez with a like-for-like exchange for a shirt with his new number.

Vandals set fire to and destroyed a seminal artwork by one of Italy’s most famous living artists on Wednesday 12 July. By the time flames were doused, all that was left of the installation by Michelangelo Pistoletto was a charred frame. Mr Pistoletto’s artwork, titled “Venus of the Rags” had been on display outside Naples’ City Hall since 28 June. It featured a large plaster neoclassical nude Venus, inspired by Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen’s 19th century “Venus with Apple,” picking through a mountain of rags. Pistoletto told the Corriere della Sera daily newspaper that there could be many reasons for the attack. Read More Towering plumes of black smoke pour out of huge east London fire Fire breaks out after explosion rips through building in Tokyo Washington Tunnel Five fire continues to spread now burning over 300 acres

Volodymyr Zelensky has responded to Ben Wallace after he said Ukraine should show more “gratitude” for Western support. Speaking at the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, the Ukrainian president said that Kyiv has always been “grateful” to the United Kingdom, its prime ministers and the British public. “The people in the United Kingdom have always supported Ukraine, we are grateful for this,” Mr Zelensky said. “I don’t know how else we should be grateful... how else should I express my words of gratitude?” Mr Zelensky also said that the UK and Ukraine have “wonderful relations”. Read More The Body in the Woods | An Independent TV Original Documentary The harrowing discovery at centre of The Independent’s new documentary

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday he has reached the number of individual donors that the Republican National Committee is requiring candidates to have in order to make the GOP debate stage in August.