- Kimberly Greenwood, wife of singer Lee Greenwood, was nominated to be U.S. ambassador to Barbados and seven Eastern Caribbean nations.
- She and her husband both posted on Instagram thanking President Trump for the nomination.
- Kimberly previously directed state Miss Universe pageants and worked with Trump for about 18 years — and Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” is one of Trump’s signature walk-on songs.
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- "Children Untold" — a postwar drama about a 12‑year‑old girl who disguises herself as a boy and the teacher who searches for her — opened TIFF's Platform section, the first Japanese film to do so.
- Director Miwa Nishikawa focuses on the largely untold stories of war‑orphaned girls and the lasting personal costs of World War II.
- Nishikawa, from Hiroshima, says the film’s themes feel freshly relevant amid current global conflicts and rising debate over Japan’s pacifist legacy.
- Jonathan Meléndez, keyboardist for Mexican indie band Camilo Séptimo, and several family members — including his pregnant wife and their young daughter — were found dead; a 6-year-old boy survived.
- Authorities arrested two men in connection with the killings; one suspect is reported to have been an associate of Meléndez and is under investigation.
- Camilo Séptimo and others have paid tribute to Meléndez, remembering him fondly as the investigation continues.
- Hundreds of tents were still visible across the Reading site despite organisers' pleas — about 100,000 people attended the festival.
- Organisers say fewer tents are being abandoned than in past years, with around two-thirds reportedly taken home, and offered a Co‑Op voucher to those who showed they were removing tents.
- Festival Republic has pledged to return the site to its natural state within a fortnight and says it has seen “meaningful change” on tent waste at Reading and sister festival Leeds.
- Reading Festival returns to Richfield Avenue, Berkshire (27–30 Aug) with about 100,000 people—headliners include Charli XCX, Raye, Florence + The Machine, Fontaines D.C., Dave and Chase & Status.
- Campsites open from 18:00 Wed for early/weekend ticket holders (08:00 Thu for weekend); weekend tickets allow re-entry to arena/campsites but day tickets cannot re-enter once they leave.
- The event is fully cashless (cards/Apple/Google Pay) and has strict safety rules because of hot, dry conditions—no disposable BBQs or campfires, drug-detection dogs onsite and a long banned-items list.
- Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, was reportedly with her when she died in South Carolina.
- A Los Angeles neighbor has now come forward with disturbing claims about things she says she witnessed in the years before Hayden's death.
- Hickerson's attorney says the death is still under investigation and declined further comment after the neighbor's allegations.
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