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Jason Aldean Ranked Number One as Dallas Observer Releases Controversial Country Music Jerks List

Jason Aldean tops a new Dallas Observer ranking of 'country music's biggest jerks,' beating Morgan Wallen and Kid Rock in a sharply argued list that has set fans arguing across social media.

International Business Times UK

Gillian Anderson shares emotional message about The Salt Path 'betrayal'

Anderson opens up about playing the lead role of Raynor Winn in the film, which has been plagued with controversy

Evening Standard

Gillian Anderson felt ‘betrayed’ over The Salt Path scandal

Actor Gillian Anderson has spoken about the sense of “betrayal” she feels over the scandal connected to her 2025 film The Salt Path . Anderson played Raynor Winn in the film, an adaptation of Winn’s 2018 memoir, which chronicles her and her husband Moth’s journey along the South West Coast…

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Gillian Anderson reveals she felt ‘betrayal over Sony ditching her movie

The X-Files star says plans for The Salt Path’s American distribution collapsed when allegations raised questions about the supposedly true story behind the acclaimed drama.

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Texas Maternal Mortality Committee’s Next Report Will Skip Post-‘Roe’ Deaths. Lawmakers Suspect Political Influence.

And one Texan says the body’s decision “retriggered” the pain of losing his wife, who counts among the preventable deaths that soon followed the state’s abortion bans.

Texas Observer

Indigenous Group Sues to Stop Big Bend Border Wall on Religious Grounds

The lawsuit seeks an immediate injunction, arguing that CBP construction and surveying activities in Big Bend violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Texas Observer

The Takeover Tab: State-Imposed Superintendent Buyouts Cost School Districts Big Bucks

And, critics of TEA takeovers say, those costs are just the beginning of expenses that come with state intervention but without state recompense.

Texas Observer

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The Salt Path stars break silence over source material controversy

An adaptation of Raynor Winn’s 2018 memoir, the film was released in the United Kingdom last year.

Evening Standard

Chris Smith obituary

Sports photographer for the Observer and the Sunday Times who sought to capture human drama and emotion

The Guardian - UK

Cuba’s Government Is in Trump’s Crosshairs, but Political Dissidents Find No Refuge Here

As the president has mulled invading the island and imposed harsh sanctions, old legal pathways have closed while asylum denial rates for Cubans are near 80 percent.

Texas Observer

ICE Never Stopped Chasing People in Cars in the Rio Grande Valley

Immigration agents sped after a vehicle through a residential neighborhood on the same day of the agency’s traffic stop pause, reportedly endangering a mother and son—before pulling a gun on and briefly handcuffing a U.S. citizen.

Texas Observer

As AI reshapes newsrooms, leading media outlets are charting different paths for its use

A labor dispute erupted at The Guardian’s London headquarters in December 2024, with nearly 500 journalists going on strike to protest the proposed sale of the Guardian-owned Observer.

The Conversation

Houston Is Testing Whether Trump’s ICE Is Above Texas Law

After the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, local authorities have struggled to stake their claim on an investigation into a killing within the most populous Texas city’s limits.

Texas Observer

Trump says he will dismantle the ICC ‘brick by brick’. It could be his most chilling move of all

The US is aligning itself with dictators and autocrats to prevent those accused of genocide, ethnic cleansing and war crimes from ever facing justice, says Steve Bloomfield, former international editor of the Observer

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Texas Observer

In Texas Schools, a Crisis of Arrests of Kids as Young as 10

A groundbreaking data analysis shows how districts across the state are arresting and citing children for common misbehavior, leaving lasting trauma as the Legislature rejects bills to raise the age of criminal responsibility and floods schools with even more police.

Texas Observer

Worker’s Death at SpaceX Factory Followed Hundreds of Injuries in Recent Years

A 25-year-old died last month of “blunt force trauma due to a fall.” An Observer analysis found that the injury rate at "Starbase" was well above an industry national average.

France 24

Pressure mounts on UK Prime Minister Starmer amid reports he could resign within days

Embattled UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was reflecting on the “political realities” facing his leadership, a senior minister said Sunday, as media reports suggested he could resign within days. The speculation follows rival Andy Burnham’s decisive by-election victory, which has strengthened expectations that the Labour heavyweight will challenge Starmer for…

The Economic Times

UK business minister says he has no reason to think PM Starmer will resign on Monday

British Business Minister Peter Kyle stated Sunday he has no reason to believe Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to resign Monday, despite reports from The Observer newspaper. Kyle described a "frank" conversation with Starmer on Friday, emphasizing the Prime Minister's focus on the country's needs rather than self-interest. The speculation…

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Starmer expected to announce departure on Monday as growing numbers of MPs back Burnham for PM – as it happened

PM said to be reflecting on ‘political realities’, as president Trump joins in criticism of his leadership saying he has ‘failed badly’

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer is considering resigning, Cabinet minister Peter Kyle says

Business Secretary Mr Kyle did not repeat the No10 line that Sir Keir would fight any leadership contest against him

The Economic Times

UK PM Starmer ready to quit as per report, but source says he is still focused on the job

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly preparing to resign Monday, facing mounting pressure after a significant election win in 2024. His leadership has been weakened by scandals and policy shifts, leading to widespread unpopularity. Rival Andy Burnham's recent parliamentary victory positions him as a likely successor, with allies urging Starmer…

Evening Standard

Starmer under sustained pressure amid reports he could quit next week

More than 100 Labour MPs have called for the Prime Minister to step down after Andy Burnham’s victory in the Makerfield by-election.

Texas Observer

As World Cup Unfolds, Immigrant Rights Organizers Seek a Reckoning over Dallas’ Relationship with ICE

Activists are tracking and trying to pressure the city over the use of its municipal airport for deportation flights, as visitors from around the world flood in.

Texas Observer

The Troubling Disappearance of ‘El Gallito’

A Rio Grande Valley murder case was botched and evidence lost by local police and by Texas Rangers. Will anyone ever be held responsible?

Texas Observer

Last Year, a Corpus Christi Cryptomine Guzzled over 11 Million Gallons. Now, Its Water Usage Is Being Kept Secret.

Amid its water crisis, the city declined to supply public records on the Bitcoin mine's usage, citing a state law that allows nondisclosure of an individual customer’s account.

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