Author: Tess Muthaka

With a career spanning more than six decades and over 170 credits, Skerritt was a ubiquitous presence who never quite fit the mold of a traditional leading man, yet commanded the screen with a quiet, unshakable authority.

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President Donald Trump on Monday escalated his push to reshape the American map, demanding that New Mexico “immediately” change its name to “New America,” arguing the current name is a liability for the state’s prestige and property values. The proposal was swiftly rejected by New Mexico’s Democratic leadership, who accused the president of manufacturing a distraction from pressing national issues. “New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America. We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Monday morning. “The name would add great value and prestige…

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Australian federal independent lawmaker Helen Haines is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle outside her electorate office on Monday afternoon, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described as a deliberate act. The 65-year-old member for the Victorian seat of Indi was hit by a white Toyota LandCruiser at approximately 3:35 pm local time on Murphy Street in Wangaratta, a regional city about 200 kilometers northeast of Melbourne. She was initially taken to a local hospital before being airlifted to Melbourne for further treatment. Victoria Police confirmed that a 43-year-old man from the nearby town of Tarrawingee…

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Federal agents searched the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Monday morning as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into her immigration paperwork, according to the Justice Department and multiple reports. Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a “judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice” in the Washington, D.C., area, a DOJ spokesperson said in a statement. “This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation”. The search occurred around 6 a.m. local time, with multiple HSI agents in marked jackets seen outside Omar’s residence. Video obtained by Fox News showed law enforcement…

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The family of a 54-year-old man who died during a confrontation with NYPD officers that began over an open can of beer has filed a federal lawsuit, claiming police used excessive deadly force during what should have been a routine enforcement action. Shelton Ennis died on June 26, 2025, after a probationary NYPD officer tackled him from behind near Riverside Park in Upper Manhattan, according to court documents and the state Attorney General’s Office. The lawsuit, filed Sept. 22 on behalf of Ennis’s brother, Aaron Ennis, alleges civil rights violations including excessive force, negligence, and unlawful stop. “He lived in…

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A BBC Africa Eye investigation has found that three mourners killed by police gunfire at the national farewell for former Prime Minister Raila Odinga were far from any violent confrontation, and that an elite police unit responsible for presidential protection may have fired the fatal shots. The findings, published Friday, challenge the official narrative that the victims were part of a rowdy group attempting to breach security barricades at Nairobi’s Kasarani Stadium on October 16, 2025. The investigation analyzed more than 1,500 photographs and videos to reconstruct the events of that day, establishing the precise locations of the three men…

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Universities across the United Kingdom have withdrawn admission offers and suspended recruitment from Nigeria, Pakistan and Bangladesh amid fears that soaring student visa refusal rates could cost them their licences to sponsor international students. The moves follow the Home Office’s decision in June 2026 to halve the maximum student visa refusal rate under its Basic Compliance Assessment from 10 per cent to below 5 per cent. Universities must also now ensure at least 95 per cent of sponsored students enrol and maintain an 85 per cent course completion rate. Repeated breaches can result in a “red” rating and, ultimately, the…

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