Tesco alerts police as supermarket becomes latest victim of scam ‘endorsement’ ads

Tesco has alerted City of London police after it became the latest in a string of companies and sports stars, including Barclays bank and Lewis Hamilton, to have its image hijacked in a “scam” by unlicensed casinos advertising via Facebook and Instagram.

First H5 bird flu death of endangered Australian sea lion recorded amid fears for small population

South Australia has recorded the first death of an endangered Australian sea lion from H5 bird flu.

Experts say about 12,000 Australian sea lions remain – though a more recent estimate put the figure at less than 10,000. Most of the population are found in South Australia, with the remainder in Western Australia.

1,400 Yemenis flee to Djibouti within 24 hours

Yemeni refugees arrive in Obock, Djibouti, within 24 hours as Houthis tighten their grip on the Bab al-Mandeb strait.

About 1,400 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in a 24-hour period, Djibouti’s economy and finance minister says, as Houthi fighters tighten their grip on the Bab al-Mandeb strait.

35 Years Later, the Greatest Detective Thriller Series of All Time Is Officially Free on Streaming

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The show began in the '90s and officially ended in 2017

The best detective show (and best fall show) is free on Pluto TV

Laura Palmer walks down the hallway of her high school in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. Image: New Line Home Entertainment

Fall makes for a great setting. There’s something special about the thick foliage and heavy clouds as the backdrop for a mercurial town, especially when a story is set within the framework of genre. There’s a reason why so many TV shows – Widow’s Bay, Stranger Things, The X-Files, the list goes on – follow a cast of characters facing all manner of strange situations amidst their small-town daily lives.

Albanese hits back at Pauline Hanson’s ‘nastiness’ after criticism of his mother’s use of public housing

Anthony Albanese has labelled Pauline Hanson nasty and spiteful over resurfaced comments from the One Nation leader criticising his mother for living in public housing for decades.

Hanson also faced further a political threat from Liberal MP Andrew Hastie – who vowed to go “all the way” in his fight with her – as he suggested One Nation MPs Barnaby Joyce and David Farley were likely feeling buyers’ remorse for joining the party.

‘Misty Green’ Review: Rosalind Eleazar Is a Revelation in Chris Rock’s Sharply Observed Love-Hate Portrait of the Hollywood Hustle

The title characer in Chris Rock’s sure-footed fourth feature as director, Misty Green, is having a rough week. An actress still best known for a TV series that ended years back, she’s about to be evicted, her bipolar brother is fresh out of a psych ward and in need of both emotional and financial support, a pimpy former colleague dangles a lucrative sex-work gig, and while her undeniable gifts might very well help her book an acting job, the many axes she has to grind in the entertainment industry keep getting in the way.

Iraq seizes drone-launching platform used for targeting Saudi oil pipeline

Saudi authorities trace the launch site to Maysan province in southeastern Iraq, near the Iranian border.

Iraqi authorities have said their security forces have located and seized a drone-launching platform allegedly used in an attack that struck Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline.

Scientists discover a hidden switch that shuts down inflammation

Researchers at University College London (UCL) have identified a biological mechanism that helps the body bring inflammation to an end, a finding that could eventually lead to new treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases affecting millions of people.

Why Fleet Orders Can Send Car Sales Soaring But Still Hurt Automakers - Jalopnik

A lineup of fleet vehicles from Jeep and Dodge, parked in a row on a dealer lot

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I live in Los Angeles, a popular city for tourism, and a very popular city for rental cars, so I know how to clock a rental car's perennial plates from a mile away. There are some rental car usual suspects, including a sea of Mustang EcoBoost convertibles, most Chevrolet Traverses on LA roads, or, if you're in Hawaii, it's Jeep Wranglers. Recently I've noticed an increase in entry level German luxury cars, too, like new BMW X2s and 2 Series Gran Coupes that let me know fleet sales are alive and well. 

‘I Play Rocky’ Premieres at TIFF: A Movie About a Best Picture Winner That’s a Best Picture Contender?

Yo Adrian, Rocky did it … again!

Only this time, the famed character is at TIFF in biopic form, thanks to director Peter Farrelly, screenwriter Peter Gamble and a star-making turn from Anthony Ippolito, who portrays actor Sylvester Stallone in the story of his relentless determination to bring “Rocky” to the big screen. This has the DNA of a TIFF Audience winner through and through.