News from Friday 22 August 2025
217 Verilumia stories published on Friday 22 August 2025.
- Ian Sams closed-door House interview on autopen and cognitive decline
- Loni Anderson dies at 79 from metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma
- Chiefs start Mahomes, top unit in unusual third preseason for Brazil
- Rikishi backs Jade Cargill, urges patient WWE development
- Signos OTC system pairs Dexcom CGM with AI app for weight management
- Luke Hemmings and Sierra Deaton Welcome First Daughter, Seek Privacy
- Cody Rhodes: untold life chapter shaping his WWE title run
- Zach Tom ejected as Packers-Seahawks joint practice erupts into melee
- Ashlee Simpson revisits 2004 SNL moment as backlash evolves
- Large review links prenatal acetaminophen to autism and ADHD risk
- Jake Paul vs Gervonta Davis in Netflix bout from Atlanta this fall
- General Hospital star Tristan Rogers dies at 79 from lung cancer
- Knives Out 3: Wake Up Dead Man to Stream on Netflix Dec 12, 2025
- Trump nominates Gor as India ambassador and South-Central Asia envoy
- UFC releases Bryan Battle after weight-cutting issues
- Meghan and Harry share affectionate post as Netflix deal expands
- The Summer I Turned Pretty Ep 7 deepens Belly-Conrad love triangle
- Katee Sackhoff: Bo-Katan role shattered confidence, paused acting
- Deadpool cameo in Avengers Doomsday remains uncertain
- Giraffes split into four species, IUCN reshaping conservation
- FluMist Home offers self-administered nasal flu vaccine in 34 states
- Dutch foreign minister resigns amid Gaza sanctions dispute
- Ex-royal butler says 2005 Camilla wedding era warmth, not animosity
- US Open 2025 Embraces Tenniscore Fashion on Court
- Patti Smith marks 50th Horses with deluxe reissue, tour, memoir
- Ron Turcotte, Secretariat Jockey, Dies at 84 from natural causes
- Waymo granted permit to test self-driving cars on NYC streets
- OnlyFans posts record $701M dividend as sale talks continue
- Putin gifts Alaskan resident a new Ural motorcycle after summit
- Chiesa's late winner fuels Liverpool future debate
- Turner and Harington reunite in The Dreadful, awkward on-screen kiss
- SNL to Shake Up Cast for Season 51; Johnson to Play Trump
- Coen Brothers on hiatus since 2018; solo runs, horror reunion hinted
- Victoria to adopt 22 recommendations, establish ECEC regulator
- Leaked Meta AI policy on sexual content with minors triggers probe
- WWE says AAA tie-up will boost global exposure, not a takeover
- Lesnar-Cormier Super Fight Falls Through as Lesnar Returns to WWE
- WWE splits ATown Down Under as Grayson Waller teams with The New Day
- DIA chief fired over Iran nuclear assessment, Bordine named head
- Spectator identified after racist abuse of Semenyo at Anfield
- Balaton Park hosts first Hungarian Grand Prix since 1992
- Blackhawks sign Frank Nazar to seven-year, $46 million extension
- Regina King on grief and memory of her son; unveils MianU orange wine
- BigXthaPlug Arrested in Dallas on Marijuana and Firearm Charges
- Chelsea's Palmer Withdrawn Before West Ham; Willian to Start
- Matlock Season 2 Centers on Julian’s Reckoning and Tracker Crossover
- Former coder sentenced for insider sabotage with kill switch in Ohio
- Klobuchar pushes No Fakes Act to curb deepfakes
- 9-1-1 Season 9 deals with Bobby Nash's death and 118's leadership gap
- TikTok site briefly appears in India as app remains blocked
- New Jersey recall over false USDA inspection mark on pork and chorizo
- 2025 Horror Redefines the Year With Original Voices and Franchises
- Belkin unveils UltraCharge 25W Qi2 trio for iPhone and Pixel
- Sean Kingston sentenced to 42 months for wire fraud scheme
- Bus rollover on I-90 near Pembroke triggers mass-casualty response
- Compact Windows PCs upend budget and performance tiers
- The Institute Renewed for an Eight-Episode Season 2 Ahead of Finale
- Texas and Ohio State Week 1 showdown tests title ambitions
- Dodgers, Padres in High-Stakes NL West Three-Game Series at Petco
- Apple tests hybrid Siri upgrade with Google's Gemini
- Packers adjust practice to ease Love back from left-thumb surgery
- Jaguars acquire Khalen Saunders from Saints for Luke Fortner
- Gears of War Reloaded launches Aug 26 on PS5, Xbox, and PC
- Bubsy 4D Unveiled as New 3D Platformer
- Tsarukyan pushes for title eliminator against Topuria
- World Cup 2026 Draw Set for Dec. 5 at Kennedy Center
- Bryson Tiller explains why he skipped OVO, chose RCA for stability
- Honey Dont! opens in U.S. theaters as Coen-Cooke's second neo-noir
- DFL revokes Fateh's Minneapolis mayoral endorsement after flawed vote
- Union and Wade describe a measured path to blending families
- Sneaker Market 2025 Sees Comfort, Sustainability, and Timeless Style
- Jurassic World Rebirth debuts new cast amid strong global box office
- Johnny Flynn Cast as Lucius Malfoy in HBO Max's Harry Potter Reboot
- Ceres may have hosted ancient microbial life in subsurface ocean
- Chipotle and Zipline test Zipotle drone delivery in Rowlett
- Pokémon TCG Pocket to Add Mega EX Cards in Fall Update
- Gruters unanimously elected RNC chair, Trump-backed Florida figure
- Brevis shines on Australia tour, tops T20I runs and marks ODI debut
- Konsa sent off as Villa draw 0-0 with Newcastle in season opener
- Spotify adds audio previews to Instagram Stories and live Notes
- OpenAI bets on big infra, launches India Go plan after GPT-5 hiccup
- MIT study: 95% of AI pilots yield no ROI, signaling a value shift
- TMNT 35th Anniversary: Rereleases, Merch, and 2027 Animated Sequel
- YouTube Music marks 10th anniversary with social listening features
- Google reports full-stack per-prompt footprint for Gemini
- Derby seek defensive stability as Bristol City visit Pride Park
- Midseason discounts on RTX 50-series gaming laptops
- Canada removes most retaliatory tariffs on USMCA-compliant goods
- Napoli defend title as Serie A reshapes with De Bruyne and Lang
- Mya Lesnar: rising shot put star and body-positivity advocate
- US immigrant population falls 1.4 million amid policy actions
- OpenAI seeks Meta docs on Musk's bid to take OpenAI private
- Penguin nearly became Birds of Prey villain, Robbie and Farrell say
- Orioles promote Basallo to majors amid eight-year extension
- NCAA imposes four-year probation, fines on Michigan football
- Aaron Pico Knocked Out by Lerone Murphy With Spinning Back Elbow
- Salesforce-hosted Google database breach exposes Gmail user data
- Google Drive adds in-browser video editing with Google Vids
- European Post Services Pause US-Bound Shipments as De Minimis Ends
- Chelsea aim high in 2025-26 but face UEFA registration hurdles
- Vrabel steers Patriots through rebuilding with accountability
- Gerry Turner Dated Christina Kempton After Divorce, Alums Reveal
- Metroid Prime 4 Beyond Receives Teen Rating, Signals 2025 Launch
- New Isle of Wight iguanodontian Istiorachis macarthurae with a sail
- Roman Anthony's ninth-inning homer lifts Red Sox past Yankees
- Dua Lipa Celebrates 30th Birthday Across Ibiza and Jamaica
- Chiefs install bulletproof glass after gunfire hits Reid's office
- ETH ETFs See Inflows; BTC ETFs See Outflows Ahead of Powell Speech
- Tentative Settlement Reached in Twitter Severance Class Action
- Foldable phones 2025 widen access with longer software updates
- Navy sailor convicted on six counts of espionage in China-linked case
- Ace Austin signs multiyear deal with AEW after leaving TNA
- Beasley No Longer Target in Gambling Probe, Free Agency Resumes
- Punjabi cinema icon Jaswinder Bhalla dies at 65 in Mohali
- Dengue risk grows in Europe as Aedes albopictus spreads northward
- Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest limited theaters before Apple TV+
- Roborock Q7 M5 Plus discounted to $279.99 with self-emptying dock
- Omega-3 lipid decline observed in women with Alzheimer's, not in men
- Costco Uses Rotating Aisles and Membership to Drive Discovery
- UN warns 2.4B workers face daily heat risk, urges action
- Strange New Worlds Explores Kirk's Rise and Starfleet's Role
- Harlequins sign Wenger and Delgado to bolster Argentinian front row
- Samsung S26 to replace standard with Pro; Edge replaces Plus in 2026
- Happy Gilmore 2 Sets New Jersey Budget Record, Streams on Netflix
- SC orders transparency in Bihar SIR; EC lists 65 lakh excluded voters
- Kings Of Leon, Zach Bryan preview Were Onto Something in SF
- Interpol Serengeti 2.0 crackdown nets 1,209 arrests in Africa
- Doak signs for Bournemouth from Liverpool for up to £25m with buyback
- Samsung TriFold Preview: Split Trio Three-Window Multitasking
- Bournemouth sign Amine Adli on five-year deal from Bayer Leverkusen
- NASCAR unveils 2026 Cup schedule with street race, Wilkesboro return
- Alba and Warren dating new partners while co-parenting amicably
- Dustin Rhodes underwent double knee replacement, vows return to AEW
- With Love, Meghan Season 2 premieres on Netflix
- Coldplay to launch landmark 10-night Wembley residency, 10% to MVT
- Perth newborn found dead in drain; homicide inquiry; mother charged
- FBI Raids Bolton's Maryland Home in Classified Documents Probe
- Colorado inspectors uncover 20 decomposing bodies at Davis Mortuary
- The Thursday Murder Club film opens in cinemas ahead of Netflix debut
- Letby seeks third appeal as CCRC reviews new evidence
- PAM deaths in Kerala and Missouri from warm freshwater
- TikTok Restructures Trust and Safety to lean on AI, UK roles at risk
- Sri Lanka ex-president Wickremesinghe arrested over London trip funds
- Meta signs six-year Google Cloud deal worth over $10B
- Mets ride McLean debut to 3-1 win over Mariners
- Netflix's Long Story Short: a time-hopping Jewish American family
- EPA proposes rescinding 2009 endangerment finding on greenhouse gases
- WhatsApp tests Android voicemail-style feature for missed calls
- SA20 Season 4 Final in Newlands; Durban to host first SA20 playoff
- Chelsea to sign Enciso from Brighton, to be loaned to Strasbourg
- Lebanon at crossroads as Hezbollah rejects disarmament and UNIFIL debate
- Fabian Edwards wins PFL middleweight title, eyes van Steenis
- Google Messages adds delete-for-everyone via RCS
- Vibe coding enables AI to turn plain language into production code
- Djokovic Aims for 25th Grand Slam at US Open Amid Aging Body
- Guardian wins Noel Clarke libel case; reporting substantially true
- Melbourne trainee surgeon granted bail amid hospital recordings case
- iiNet data breach exposes 280k emails and 20k landline numbers
- Australia to Shift Early Supports From NDIS to Mainstream
- Guardamar beaches closed after blue dragon sightings on Costa Blanca
- Duffer Brothers sign exclusive four-year pact with Paramount
- Beijing hosts first World Humanoid Robot Games, showcases progress.
- Stable brain map of the missing arm persists years after amputation
- Trump tightens clean-energy tax credits, curbs farmland solar/wind
- Pence urges swift secondary sanctions on Russia to back peace talks
- Nottingham Forest in tense start as owner-manager rift grows
- Google launches standalone Password Manager app on Play Store
- Kerala harassment allegations widen as Congress youth leader resigns
- Strandings rise in Scotland hitting common dolphins and baleen whales
- SoCal Week 0 opens with results and marquee matchups
- Rachel Reilly HOH, Zach Evicted, Showmance Controversy in BB27 Week 6
- Netflix doc revisits The Biggest Loser and its cost to contestants
- NHTSA Opens Audit into Tesla Autopilot and FSD Crash Reports
- Earl Sweatshirt Drops Sixth Album Live Laugh Love Arriving Aug 22
- Former WWE PC recruit accuses Cora Jade of bullying; Jade denies
- Netflix teases Devil May Cry Season 2 as a new continuity for 2026
- Switch 2 Elden Ring Tarnished Edition frame-rate issues at Gamescom
- Undertaker rules out in-ring return to protect legacy
- Metal Gear Solid Delta Snake Eater launches Aug 28, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
- Doja Cat to release Vie Sept 26 with pop-led direction and world tour
- NVIDIA DLSS 4 brings path-traced lighting to Resident Evil Requiem
- Zoom posts solid Q2, lifts FY26 outlook on AI expansion
- Louis Rees-Zammit signs one-year Bristol Bears deal after NFL bid
- AU backs Equal Earth to replace Mercator globally
- London Underground and DLR hit by seven-day RMT strikes
- Arsenal captain Williamson to miss season start after knee cleanup
- Netflix Announces Splinter Cell Deathwatch Premiere Oct 14, 2025
- British councils remove unauthorised national flags amid debate
- Kim Jong Un Praises NK Troops Deployed With Russia in Ukraine War
- Dubois splits with Don Charles after Usyk loss, hires Tony Sims
- Ambient AI scribes reduce clinician burnout in two major U.S. systems
- Netflix Announces Death by Lightning, Garfield Drama, Nov 6, 2025
- Broncos overhaul run game under Payton with Dobbins and RJ Harvey
- Sensex, Nifty rise on GST reforms, credit upgrade
- Dexter Resurrection: Batista closes in as New York Ripper looms
- Townshend plans solo shows and new album after The Who farewell
- Prithvi Shaw's century on Maharashtra debut signals comeback bid
- Paetongtarn testifies as Thai court weighs ouster over ethics leak
- Teyana Taylor Unveils Escape Room as Multimedia Album and Film
- Centre proposes two-slab GST at 5% and 18% with 40% top rate
- Colombia Attacks in Amalfi and Cali Kill 18
- Gia Manek and Varunn Jain wed in Bhuta Shuddhi Vivaha ceremony
- Supreme Court weighs relocation of Delhi-NCR stray dogs to shelters
- Tarkov targets late-2025 1.0 release after patch 0.16.9.0
- Astros sign Craig Kimbrel to major-league contract to bolster bullpen
- Milton leads Cowboys' backup QB race into preseason finale
- AJLT ends with Carrie choosing independence over love
- And Just Like That ends as Parker moves on to Hocus Pocus 3
- And Just Like That ends revival with Carrie embracing independence
- Cordless hair tools face new TSA/FAA rules for carry-ons
- Artemis and Zoë Nightshade Cast for Percy Jackson Season 3
- Suleyman warns AI that seems conscious could spark rights debates
- Blue Eye Samurai Season 2 announced with first look at Anime NYC
- Central Harlem outbreak: 6 dead, 111 cases; towers remediated
- Nicolas Cage in talks to lead True Detective Season 5 in Jamaica Bay
- Lebanon began disarming Palestinian factions in refugee camps
- Stardew Valley weighs rival marriages, teases Infinity Nikki crossover