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After years of caution, journalists can now exchange the word “alleged” for “convicted” when describing Russell Brand as a sexual predator. Following a four-week trial, where six women testified in detail, the former comedian was jailed for ten years and six months for one count of rape and three counts…

An influencer posts a photograph of two designer handbags and asks her followers which one she should buy. Another wants recommendations for restaurants in a new city she is visiting. Someone else asks which beauty dupes are actually worth trying.

The rapper, 37, reacted swiftly to Brand’s sentencing for rape and sexual assault

Forbes estimates Paul McCartney's fortune at $1.4 billion, placing him third among the world's richest musicians, with publishing rights and Beatles-related income forming major assets

For almost 100 years, the U.S. government employed tea tasters to guarantee the excellence of imported tea, a practice rooted in the Tea Importation Act of 1897. This hands-on evaluation was preferred over laboratory tests. However, by the late 1990s, scrutiny arose regarding the program's relevance, leading to its dissolution…

Bananas are usually headed for the breakfast table, a smoothie, or the compost bin. But a growing number of gardening videos show people doing something much stranger: burying entire bananas directly beside their plants. The explanation sounds appealing. Bananas contain potassium and other nutrients, so burying one in the soil…