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1. Popular boyband stars to reunite for new Netflix series

2. Taylor Swift live: Pop star to release 12th album The Life of a Showgirl

   Album release will follow Swift’s engagement to Travis Kelce, as well as the news that she had bought back the rights to her master recordings

3. Chris Dreja death: Yardbirds co-founder and guitarist dies aged 79

   Rock and Roll Hall of Famer died ‘after years of health problems,’ his sister-in-law said

4. Manchester synagogue latest: Police name terrorist attack suspect as 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie

   Police have confirmed two members of the Jewish community have died following car and knife attack on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar

5. Diddy is a convicted felon — but is there anything else he can be tried for?

   With the mogul having now been convicted on prostitution charges,The Independent spoke to several attorneys about what, if anything, Combs can be tried for – and whether the charges could be federal or state, criminal or civil.

6. Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner sue Ray J for defamation over racketeering claims

   Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner are suing Ray J for defamation

7. Fundraiser for family of Michigan church gunman raises more than $275,000

   A fundraiser for the family members of the man who opened fire in a Michigan church and set it ablaze has raised over $275,000

8. Americans’ trust in media hits an all-time low, with Republican confidence now in single digits

   In its annual measurement of American adults’ confidence in mass media, Gallup found only 28 percent of respondents said they had at least a fair amount of trust in the press.

9. First responder to deadly house fire discovers her 4-year-old daughter is one of the victims: ‘Our worst nightmare’

   ‘When you take an employee, a first responder, that has to respond to their own child, words can’t describe the nightmare scenario this truly is,’ an EMT told local news.

10. Putin says Charlie Kirk’s ‘disgusting’ murder is proof of a ‘deep rift’ in America

    ‘This is a sign of what happens — a deep rift in society,’ Putin said, adding: ‘I think the US is going this way.’