‘Light language cannot be tolerated for PM, Rahul Gandhi should rise above the party and opposition’ – CM Mohan lashed out at Congress.

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‘Light language cannot be tolerated for PM, Rahul Gandhi should rise above the party and opposition’ – CM Mohan lashed out at Congress.

CM Mohan on Rahul Gandhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has strongly condemned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s statement on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has said that amid the situation of war at the global level, Rahul Gandhi should understand the truth. Rahul Gandhi should not use mild language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The public is understanding everything. Because of these activities, Congress continues to remain away from power.

I condemn Rahul’s language for PM – CM Mohan

Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that the global situation remains serious due to the Iran-America-Israel war. I condemn the way Rahul Gandhi uses mild language towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who holds the highest post in the world’s largest democratic country, amidst the events happening near us in Asia. When the whole world is struggling with these situations, the Government of India and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi Better management of gas cylinders and oil. Amidst the challenge of war, the Indian government has brought out oil ships and established order.

We should rise above the sentiments of party and opposition – CM Mohan

Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav said that the public knows the way Congress and Congress leaders are conspiring. For this reason he is constantly away from power. I condemn these and hope that the Leader of the Opposition will understand the reality of the present. In this environment, Congress should rise above the sentiments of party and opposition and unite the people and eliminate the feeling of fear from within them. Congress is behaving irresponsibly in the state as well as the country. I once again strongly condemn Rahul Gandhi’s statements.

Australian soldiers’ bodies ‘very likely’ disturbed by Israeli bulldozing at Gaza cemetery, senator says | Australian military

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The bodies of Australian soldiers buried in Gaza have “very likely” been disturbed, the independent senator David Pocock says, as new photos tendered to parliament show widespread damage of graves by Israeli bulldozers.

About 146 of the 263 graves of Australian soldiers buried in Gaza have been damaged, Senate estimates heard last week.

New pictures tendered to Senate estimates show damage to headstones, as well as tonnes of earth displaced and pushed into high berms.

The director of the Office of Australian War Graves, Maj Gen Wade Stothart, also told estimates that it was “quite possible” that the bodies of soldiers had been disturbed, moved or damaged.

Pocock told the Guardian: “Department of Veterans Affairs officials have now confirmed that it’s quite possible the bodies of our fallen soldiers have been disturbed.

“But looking at the pictures that have now emerged, I’d say it looks very likely.”

Most of the 263 Australian graves in Gaza cemetery are those of light horsemen who served in the first world war. But the worst damage has been sustained to the southern corner of the cemetery, which houses the graves of Australians who died during the second world war.

Aerial view of Gaza cemetery, showing damage

The Tuffah area of Gaza City, in which the cemetery sits, has been shelled throughout the current conflict. But more systematic and extensive damage caused by Israel Defense Forces bulldozers occurred in April and May of last year to the southern corner of the cemetery. Hundreds of graves have been desecrated and earthen berms built up across the cemetery.

A report tendered to Senate estimates shows Australian war graves that have been bulldozed in Gaza. Composite: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The revelations, published in the Guardian, caused widespread outrage, including from Australian families who spoke of their shock at learning their relatives’ graves had been bulldozed and that their remains were unaccounted for.

Stothart was asked about the damage last week, telling Senate estimates: “The photographs and the satellite imagery that have been reported in the media are very evident of severe damage.”

“A detailed survey and assessment of every grave, the remains and the amount of damage that has occurred are difficult to assess at this stage,” Stothart said. “We have not received direct reports that human remains have been exposed or damaged directly.

“However, from looking at the imagery and the overhead satellite imagery, it’s quite possible that Australian servicemen in war graves have been affected by the damage that’s occurred.”

Asked whether he would expect that the bodies of Australian soldiers had been disturbed, Stothart said: “It’s quite possible, but, again, the direct hard evidence will require on-the-ground assessment and survey of the burial plots and the graves that have been affected.”

There was no current plan or timeline to repair the graves because of the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Pocock told the estimates hearing he had been contacted by a number of constituents “very concerned” about potential damage to the graves of family members.

He later told the Guardian: “Amid other breaches of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, it is appalling that Australian war graves in Gaza have been bulldozed by the Israeli Defence Force.”

The independent senator said the latest revelations “will be distressing for the descendants of those of soldiers and many Australians”. He said the Australian government should press Israel to restore the graves.

Graphic showing the layout of the Gaza war cemetery, and where graves have been bulldozed

After being shown satellite images of the damage to Gaza cemetery, the IDF said it had been forced to take defensive measures during military operations.

“During IDF operations in the area, terrorists attempted to attack IDF troops and took cover in structures close to the cemetery. In response, to ensure the safety of IDF troops operating on the ground, operational measures were taken in the area to neutralise identified threats.”

Last month the Canadian broadcaster CBC reported that the IDF had confirmed it had excavated below the graves up to a depth of 30 metres, but could not say whether it had taken any steps to preserve human remains. It said it excavated the cemetery to destroy a Hamas tunnel.

Australian families have demanded an apology from the state of Israel, as well as promises it would pay for reparations.

The office of the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, last month said he had told the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, he had “committed to checking the issue with the relevant officials and authorities upon his return to Israel”.

Further questions to Herzog’s office have received no response.



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Paige Spiranac praises social media follower for crass comment

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Golf influencer Paige Spiranac has taken the brunt of the negativity social media has to offer as she’s grown her following to more than a million on multiple platforms.

Spiranac wrote on X on Thursday there was at least one social media user who was a shining light for her even through all the criticism she receives.

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Paige Spiranac attends Netflix’s “Happy Gilmore 2” New York Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on July 21, 2025 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

“There is this guy who comments ‘great cans’ on everything I post,” she wrote. “In a world full of hate and despair I know he will always be there for me to lift my spirits

“He’s never missed a post for years.”

Spiranac has sparingly returned to social media and explained last month she had been in a “funk.”

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Paige Spiranac watches her teammates putt on the No. 6 green during the 2023 Kaulig Companies Championship Pro-Am at Firestone Country Club, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in Akron, Ohio. (Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK)

“… And its not like a one or two day thing,” Spiranac wrote on her Instagram Stories in February, via the New York Post. “This has been going on for a little bit. I feel like I’ve just been so in my head about everything and I’m just trying to work through it. I think that’s why I haven’t been posting as much because I am just overthinking everything and I just feel like my anxiety has taken control.

“I’m trying to push myself outside of that and post more and get back to what I was doing before. I feel like I haven’t been active because I’ve just been in my own head, in this kind of funky rut and we’re working through it.”

Spiranac lamented how her audience and others haven’t seen her correctly and said she believed she was “actually really misunderstood.”

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Paige Spiranac attends the 2025 US Open with Maestro Dobel Tequila, the “Official Tequila” of the US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Aug. 28, 2025 in New York City. (Anna Webber/Getty Images for Maestro Dobel Tequila)

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While she admitted that her “rut” has caused her to stay away from golf for a bit, she said she hoped to create more of a fun-focused golf series in the near future.

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Treasure hunter freed after decade in prison for not revealing location of gold | US news

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A US treasure hunter who was imprisoned for 10 years after refusing to reveal the location of missing gold coins has been released from prison, without officials apparently ever learning where that gold is.

Tommy Thompson – a renowned salvager who in 1998 found the long-lost, so-called Ship of Gold near South Carolina – was freed from federal prison on 4 March, records and reports recently indicated.

The ship sailed under the name SS Central America before Thompson, now 73, found it with tons of “sunken treasure” inside, CBS News said.

The SS Central America was transporting more than 400 passengers and crew as well as 30,000lb of federally minted gold when it sank in 1857. Thompson and his team found the ship about 7,000ft below the surface, at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, as CBS News reported.

Investors who funded Thompson’s search for the ship later claimed that he bilked them out of their cut of the treasure, and they sued him in 2005.

Thompson insisted that he didn’t know where 500 coins made from the ship’s gold were in particular. He “went into seclusion” in Florida and was deemed a fugitive when an Ohio federal judge issued a warrant to arrest him for skipping a court date, CBS News reported.

Authorities found Thompson three years later, living in a Florida hotel under an assumed name. The judge reportedly held Thompson in contempt and sent him to prison after he refused to answer questions about the coins’ whereabouts.

Thompson repeatedly claimed that the $2.5m in coins had been given to a Belize-based trust – and that $50m from selling an initial set of gold largely paid for bank loans and legal fees.

Although federal laws typically limit prison for contempt to 18 months, US appellate judges decided in 2019 that Thompson’s case was an exception. They found that Thompson’s refusal was in violation of a plea agreement.

During another plea for release in 2020, Thompson reportedly told a judge: “Your honor, I don’t know if we’ve gone over this road before or not, but I don’t know the whereabouts of the gold.” He also said: “I feel like I don’t have the keys to my freedom.”

The investors’ lawsuit against Thompson was dismissed in 2018. More recently, a judge decided to end Thompson’s contempt sentence more than a year before his release, finding that he no longer believed keeping him behind bars would yield information about the gold’s whereabouts, as CBS News noted.

Thompson was then ordered to begin serving a two-year sentence for missing the 2012 court proceeding, and he was released after completing that punishment.



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AI revolution threatens major electricity rate hikes for Americans

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For the past two years, Americans have been told the artificial intelligence revolution will change everything, including how we work, how we invest, how we learn and how businesses operate.

But there’s one place where AI could quietly show up that almost nobody is talking about.

Your electric bill.

And if the current trajectory continues, the AI boom could become one of the biggest hidden drivers of higher energy costs for American households in 100 years.

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Nuclear power plant with the sun setting. Power is essential for the new AI world.  (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)

The dirty secret of AI: It eats lots of electricity

Artificial intelligence doesn’t live in the cloud.

It lives in massive data centers that are football-field-sized buildings filled with servers running nonstop calculations.

Training a single large AI model can consume millions of kilowatt hours of electricity. Once deployed, those models still require enormous computing power every time someone asks a question, generates an image or runs automation.

According to the International Energy Agency, global data center electricity consumption could more than double by 2030 as AI adoption explodes.

In the United States alone, some projections suggest data centers could consume up to 9-10% of the country’s electricity within the next decade. Just five years ago, that number was closer to 2-3%.

That’s a staggering shift in the power grid which you may not have even realized today.

Why this matters to your wallet

Electricity isn’t like streaming services. When demand rises dramatically, utilities must build new infrastructure.

That means:

  • New power plants
  • New transmission lines
  • New grid upgrades

Artificial intelligence doesn’t live in the cloud. It lives in massive data centers that are football-field-sized buildings filled with servers running nonstop calculations.

And guess who typically pays for those investments?

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Ratepayers. In simple words: you.

The Electric Power Research Institute has warned that AI-driven data center growth could add tens of gigawatts of new electricity demand across the United States. To put that into perspective, a single large AI data center campus can consume as much power as a medium-sized city.

The tech gold rush for electricity

Major tech companies are now scrambling to lock down power.

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The PM01 robot stands on display at EngineAI’s robot retail flagship store in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China.. Newly released footage shows the PM01 humanoid absorbing a push and recalculating its center of mass within seconds. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Google are investing billions in data center expansion.

Some are even exploring small nuclear reactors and dedicated power plants just to fuel AI infrastructure.

TRUMP SAYS EVERY AI PLANT BEING BUILT IN US WILL BE SELF-SUSTAINING WITH THEIR OWN ELECTRICITY

That should tell you something.

When trillion-dollar companies start worrying about electricity supply, it means the demand surge is very real.

The hidden grid stress

America’s power grid wasn’t designed for an AI arms race.

Utilities are already dealing with rising demand from:

  • Electric vehicles
  • Electrified homes and appliances
  • Population growth
  • Manufacturing reshoring

Now add AI supercomputers running 24 hours a day.

Some regions are already feeling the pressure. Utilities in states like Virginia, Texas and Georgia with major data center hubs have warned that new projects could significantly increase electricity demand over the next decade.

And guess who typically pays for those investments? Ratepayers. In simple words: you.

Could your electric bill really double?

Let’s be clear: AI alone probably won’t double your electric bill overnight.

But the risk isn’t imaginary. Someone is going to have to pay for the energy.  

If utilities must rapidly expand capacity and upgrade infrastructure, those costs historically get passed along to customers through higher rates and new surcharges.

IN 2026, ENERGY WAR’S NEW FRONT IS AI, AND US MUST WIN THAT BATTLE, API CHIEF SAYS

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The Microsoft campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026.  (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

And energy inflation has already been a problem.

Over the past five years, residential electricity prices in the U.S. have risen significantly according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Add the AI electricity surge, and the upward pressure could continue where in the next 10 years, you could have double the electric bill you have today.

The next silent inflation nobody is talking about

Washington debates inflation constantly about the big three of groceries, gas and housing.

But electricity is quietly becoming one of the most important cost pressures in the modern economy.

Almost everything in the digital economy runs on electricity:

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  • AI
  • Cloud computing
  • Crypto mining
  • Electric vehicles
  • Data centers

Electricity is becoming the new oil of the digital age.

Companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Google are investing billions in data center expansion. Some are even exploring small nuclear reactors and dedicated power plants just to fuel AI infrastructure.

What Americans should be watching

As the AI boom accelerates, keep an eye on three things:

1. Utility rate increases Many states allow utilities to raise rates when infrastructure costs rise.

2. Data center construction Communities across America are competing for massive AI server farms.

3. Energy policy How the country expands energy generation including nuclear, natural gas, and renewables could determine whether supply keeps up with demand.

Will benefits to all Americans outweigh the cost of AI?

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Artificial intelligence will transform the economy in ways we’re only beginning to understand. But like every technological revolution, it comes with real-world costs.

The question isn’t whether AI will reshape industries.

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It’s whether Americans are prepared for the possibility that the next tech boom could show up not just on their phones or computers but as a huge added expense on their monthly power bill.

And that’s a reality policymakers, utilities and consumers need to start thinking when the price could double down the road.

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What do the first two weeks of the war on Iran portend for the future? | US-Israel war on Iran

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What do the first two weeks of the war on Iran portend for the future? | US-Israel war on Iran

The first two weeks of the Israeli-American assault on Iran have generated enormous amounts of news, propaganda and speculation. Politicians and pundits on all sides have offered contradictory information and analyses that have obscured realities on the ground and overloaded the global public.

As the conflict enters its third week, careful observation can still identify new and critical dynamics that could shape its outcome, the future of the Middle East, and perhaps global confrontations and conditions. They are all new realities that feed into each other to create this destructive moment.

First, the scope of this war has expanded military clashes to more than a dozen states in the region while also entangling countries around the world who assist either side. The global array of states involved in this war is unprecedented. It shatters the assumption that countries can be safe if they stay out of the fighting. That was made clear when Iran decided to attack Gulf states, Iraq and Jordan for hosting US military bases and Cyprus and Turkiye for hosting US and British forces.

Second, the direct impact of the war has rattled most of the world through oil and gas shortages, shipping constraints, higher prices and the prospect of an economic recession. No country can insulate itself from the impacts of the war, whether at the level of the economy or basic family security in foodstuffs, medicines and household energy needs.

Third, the duration of the Israeli-US war on Iran will determine its long-term impacts regionally and globally. The aggressors from Washington and Tel Aviv hoped for a quick and decisive victory. They assumed they could kill and topple the Iranian leadership within a few days but have failed to achieve that after 14 days of unrelenting attacks. Iran and its allies seek a lengthy war that bleeds the attackers’ military capabilities and political endurance and compels them to cease fire and stop trying to turn the entire Middle East into a flaccid collection of supplicants and vassals.

Fourth, the ideological underpinnings of the conflict are just as important as geopolitical realities. Israel and the US are the torchbearers of the last Western settler-colonial campaign in the region, which enabled Zionism to dispossess the indigenous Palestinians and now attempt to assert hegemonic military and economic dominance over everyone else in the region. The Iranians and their allies want instead to check and reverse the colonial onslaught that has plagued virtually every Middle Eastern country since the 19th century and that remains militarily active today.

Fifth, the nature of this war demonstrates we have entered a new age of warfare. The US and Israeli militaries use their superior air and satellite assets to destroy military, industrial and civilian facilities in a brutal aerial campaign. With vastly more limited resources and firepower, Iran and its allies have developed technological and logistical innovations that severely limit the impact of the air assault against them and allow them to continue fighting.

Iran’s use of sophisticated but relatively cheap technology has helped it penetrate US-built air defences worth millions of dollars. Its evasive drones and hypersonic missiles have allowed it to overload and weaken defence systems, such as the Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, and hit many targets. There has been extensive damage even in Israel, which boasts the most advanced “Iron Dome” technology and is forced to heavily censor its own media and citizens to hide its weaknesses.

Sixth, Iran has learned important lessons from the last century of Western-Zionist assaults on any party that has tried to resist them. Tehran survived the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of other leaders in the first days of the war, transitioned its top leadership, and continues to resist and fire back against foes. It has clearly recognised the importance of a decentralised system of warfare: planned leadership successions, durable command and control systems, dispersed weapons manufacturing and storage facilities, and hidden launch platforms for missiles, drones, maritime weapons and other critical assets.

Seventh, the full consequences of the war to date cannot be accurately assessed because complete damage information is not available in most cases. That will come later. But we can see that the attacks by all sides since the US-Israeli opening assault have continued to ignore provisions of international law that should protect civilian areas, essential infrastructure and cultural sites in times of war. The sheer indiscriminate savagery of many of the attacks, especially against civilians, has been shocking. This should come as no surprise, given the horrors of the ongoing US-Israeli genocide in Gaza and Israel’s threats to turn parts of Iran and Lebanon into Gaza-like wastelands.

Finally, the war has demonstrated that Arab states’ reliance on the US for protection has failed to keep them safe. Having spent trillions of dollars in the past half-century buying sophisticated weapons systems and hosting US bases, many Arab capitals now see little or no return on this investment. They will all have to assess how they can overcome this big void in their capability and sovereignty and how they can recalibrate their defence strategies and diplomatic focus.

All of these dynamics are interlinked, and they all point in the same direction: Palestine. The war in Iran is yet another manifestation of the inherent regional and global instability that the unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict has produced for more than 75 years.

Stability and peace will not be achieved until a just solution to the conflict is reached. Until then, Arabs, Iranians and Israelis will continue to live in conflict and fear while people across the world will suffer the rippling effects of the century-old battle between Zionism, Arabism and anticolonial resistance across the Global South – in the many realms that have been clarified in the past two weeks.

The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera’s editorial stance.



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‘The Madison’ star Michelle Pfeiffer shares secret behind ageless beauty

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Hollywood legend Michelle Pfeiffer is proving that aging gracefully and staying radiant isn’t about complicated routines — it comes down to one simple daily habit she refuses to skip.

The Oscar-nominated actress, 67, revealed her beauty secret in an interview with Fox News Digital for her new Paramount+ series, “The Madison,” explaining that the real formula is a mix of good genetics, healthy habits and happiness.

“Oh gosh,” Pfeiffer laughed when asked about her wellness regimen. “I got really good genetics. My mother, my sisters … look, I take care of myself. I eat really well. I quit smoking early enough.”

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Michelle Pfeiffer standing on a hillside overlooking a wide valley with winding rivers and mountains in the distance.

Michelle Pfeiffer is seen as Stacy Clyburn in the Paramount+ series “The Madison.” (Emerson Miller/Paramount+)

“And I exercise. Exercise is really important, and I’m happy — I think that shows … healthy.”

Pfeiffer’s co-star Kurt Russell, 74, laughed and chimed in, “It can be done, I live with Goldie Hawn, I can promise you it can be done.”

When Fox News Digital asked Pfeiffer about her non-negotiable beauty rule, she said it’s simply keeping the momentum going — a small but powerful habit that fuels her glow.

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“I think exercise, honestly, is the best thing for your skin. The best for your brain, it’s the best thing for everything,” she said.

“If you could only do one thing that’s going to make you look better — exercise. Sweat … Sanjay Gupta says everybody should sweat just a tiny bit every day. I sweat a lot … It’s really good for the noggin.”

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Michelle Pfeiffer attends Paramount+’s “The Madison” New York premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

The candid comment comes as Pfeiffer returns to television in “The Madison,” an intimate new family drama from director Taylor Sheridan that explores love, resilience and the ties that bind families together.

“If you could only do one thing that’s going to make you look better — exercise.”

— Michelle Pfeiffer

The story unfolds between the rugged beauty of Montana and the high-energy pace of Manhattan.

Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell sitting together in tall dry grass facing each other during a quiet outdoor moment.

Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell co-star in the Paramount+ series “The Madison.” (Chris Saunders/Paramount+)

For Pfeiffer, the series also marked a long-awaited on-screen reunion with Russell.

“Well, because I always want to be with Kurt,” she joked when asked why this project felt like the right moment to work together again.

WATCH: MICHELLE PFEIFFER CALLS KURT RUSSELL TEAM-UP LONG OVERDUE IN ‘THE MADISON’

“I had such a good time working with him on ‘Tequila Sunrise,’ and we didn’t have a lot of scenes together, honestly. I would have liked more because I so enjoyed working with him. And there just wasn’t an opportunity until now.”

The pair’s reunion didn’t go unnoticed by their other co-stars, who admitted sharing scenes with two Hollywood legends was a pinch-me moment.

Patrick J. Adams as Russell McIntosh, Elle Chapman as Paige McIntosh, Beau Garrett as Abigail Reese, Alaina Pollack as Macy Reese, and Amiah Miller as Brigitte Reese standing in tall grass in front of a rustic wooden cabin on a sunny day.

L-R: Patrick J. Adams as Russell McIntosh, Elle Chapman as Paige McIntosh, Beau Garrett as Abigail Reese, Alaina Pollack as Macy Reese, and Amiah Miller as Brigitte Reese are seen in the first episode of the Paramount+ series “The Madison.” (Emerson Miller/Paramount+)

“We’re just trying to find our feet. It’s very surreal working with Michelle and Kurt,” Elle Chapman said. “I mean, they’re both icons, but they’re both so down-to-earth and amazing people — so welcoming. But it’s hard to get used to.”

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Patrick J. Adams, known for his work on “Suits,” praised the duo’s effortless presence on set.

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“I’m still not used to it. They’re the best. I mean, they’re the best of the best,” Adams said. “These are, yeah, like you said, icons, but they are also completely disinterested in you approaching them with that attitude. They are so committed to their craft. They love acting, they love the community of acting.”

“They want to run lines, and that’s special,” Amiah Miller added.

Cast members said watching Pfeiffer and Russell work offered a masterclass in acting.

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“The thing that unites them is just the sense of ease,” Adams explained. “There’s no pushing. There’s no like, ‘I have to make this … I’m not doing a lot of big acting.’ I’m like present; I’m in the moment. I’m reacting to the people around me. And it’s amazing how simple they make it look, like any true craftsman.”

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“The Madison” features Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn, Kurt Russell as Preston Clyburn and Matthew Fox as Paul Clyburn. (Paramount+)

Pfeiffer serves as an executive producer on the show, and she also plays Stacy, the strong matriarch of the Clyburn family and mother to Paige (Chapman) and Abigail (Beau Garrett).

Russell also has an executive producer credit and stars as Preston Clyburn, the family’s charismatic patriarch and Stacy’s husband, bringing both presence and charm to the series’ central couple.

“The Madison” is available to stream on Paramount+. The final three episodes premiere March 21.

Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.



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Rohit Pawar became emotional remembering Ajit Dada on Baramati by-election, said- never thought even in dreams

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Rohit Pawar became emotional remembering Ajit Dada on Baramati by-election, said- never thought even in dreams

Dates have been announced for the by-election on Baramati seat of Maharashtra. This seat became vacant due to the death of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar. After the Election Commission’s announcement, Sharad faction leader Rohit Pawar Ajit Pawar Remembering this, he has made an emotional post on social media. He said that no one had ever dreamed that there would be a need to hold by-elections here.

NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar wrote on social media platform Sometimes reality is more frightening than imagination.

When is voting on Baramati seat?

The Election Commission of India on Sunday (March 15) has announced the dates for by-elections on two seats of Maharashtra, Rahuri and Baramati Assembly seat. Among these, Rahuri seat became vacant due to the death of former BJP MLA Shivaji Kardile and Baramati seat became vacant due to the death of Ajit Pawar. Voting for the by-elections on both the seats here will be held on April 23 and the results will be declared on May 4.

Program regarding Rahuri and Baramati by-elections

  • Notification will be issued on 30 March 2026
  • Last date for filing nomination is 6th April
  • 7 April, last date for scrutiny of nomination papers
  • Candidates can withdraw their names till 9 April 2026
  • Voting will take place on 23 April 2026
  • By-election results will come on 4 May 2026

Rohit Pawar had met Rahul Gandhi

Sharad Pawar faction leader Rohit Pawar had met Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on March 12. During this, serious concern was expressed over the investigation of Baramati plane crash. Rohit Pawar had told that a detailed dossier of evidence collected diligently from different sources was handed over to him. Also urged Rahul Gandhi to raise this issue in the Lok Sabha and demand an impartial investigation.

Rohit Pawar has raised questions on the investigation of the accident several times.

After the Baramati accident, Rohit Pawar has raised questions several times regarding its investigation. He does not consider this accident as a mere accident. He has repeatedly alleged conspiracy regarding this accident. The leader of Sharad Pawar faction has also claimed to be trying to save the company VSR Ventures and DGCA officials. Let us tell you that Ajit Pawar, his PSO Vidip Jadhav, two pilots and a cabin crew member died in the plane crash on January 28, 2026. After which his wife Sunetra Pawar was made the Deputy CM of Maharashtra.

Captain of Iran’s women’s team withdraws Australia asylum bid: State media | Football News

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The captain of the Iranian women’s football team has withdrawn her bid for asylum in Australia, Iran’s state media says, making her the fifth member of the delegation to change her mind after her team’s participation in the Asian Cup.

Zahra Ghanbari will fly from Malaysia and travel to Iran within the next few hours, the IRNA news agency said on Sunday.

Three players and one backroom staff member had already withdrawn their bids for asylum and travelled to Malaysia from Australia, where the team participated in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said his country had offered asylum to all players and support staff members prior to their departure over fears they might be punished upon their return home after the team refused to sing Iran’s national anthem at the tournament.

Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported on Saturday that the three had “given up on their asylum application in Australia and are currently heading to Malaysia”, posting a picture of the women allegedly boarding a plane.

The news was confirmed by Burke a few hours later.

“Overnight, three members of the Iranian women’s football team made the decision to join the rest of the team on their journey back to Iran,” Burke said.

“After telling Australian officials they had made this decision, the players were given repeated chances to talk about their options.”

Five players took up the offer and signed immigration papers last week, with one more player and a member of staff joining them a day later. It leaves two Iranian players in Australia, where they have been promised asylum and an opportunity to settle.

Iran played their three group games of the Asian Cup at the Gold Coast Stadium in Queensland on March 2, 5 and 8, after the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran on February 28.

The initial attacks killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other leaders.

Overall, an estimated 1,444 Iranians have been killed since the war began, including more than 170 people, mostly schoolgirls, who were inside a primary school in the city of Minab.

After refusing to sing the Iranian national anthem at their first match, players on the Iranian women’s football team were branded “traitors” by an IRIB presenter.

When Iran played their second game of the tournament against Australia three days later, not only did the players sing the national anthem, but they also saluted it, prompting fears that they may have been forced to change their stance after receiving backlash in Iranian media.

While neither the players nor the team management explained why they refrained from singing before the first match, fans and rights activists speculated that it may have been an act of defiance against the Iranian government.

On the day of the team’s departure from Australia, Burke announced his government had offered all players and staff members the chance to stay back in the country.

On Tuesday, Burke told reporters that five Iranian players had decided to seek asylum in Australia and would be assisted by the government.

“They are welcome to stay in Australia, they are safe here, and they should feel at home here,” he said.

A day later, Burke confirmed that an additional player and a member of the team’s support staff had received humanitarian visas in the hours before their departure.

However, one player, who previously chose to stay behind, changed her mind and decided to return to Iran.

The player, who was later identified as Mohadese Zolfigol, changed her decision on the advice of her teammates, Burke told the Parliament of Australia.

“She had been advised by her teammates and encouraged to contact the Iranian embassy,” he said.

The players who managed to escape with the help of Iranian rights activists were taken away by Australian police officials to a safe house, where they met immigration officials and signed the paperwork.

“Our understanding is that every single member of the squad was interviewed independently by the Australian Federal Police,” Beau Busch, the Asia/Oceania president of players’ welfare body FIFPRO told Al Jazeera last week.

“[The players] were made aware of their rights and the support available to them. They certainly weren’t rushed through that process.”



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Ben Shapiro praised President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran as a historic turning point in U.S. foreign policy on Saturday, calling the operation “the single bravest foreign policy move of my lifetime” while arguing the Iranian regime is now in its “death throes.”

“What you’re watching him [Trump] do in Iran is not only unprecedented in terms of its political courage. I think that it is and has the potential to be a true game changer for America’s role in the world, not only for the next 10 or 20 years, but for the coming century,” Shapiro told Lara Trump on “My View.”

EXILED IRANIAN WARNS REGIME WAS ‘AGGRESSIVELY PATIENT THREAT WAITING TO POUNCE’ ON AMERICA

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Ben Shapiro, Daily Wire co-founder and host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” takes part in the panel “Future of News: How Creators and Influencers Are Reshaping Journalism” at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York City on Dec. 3, 2025. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)

“What he is doing is he’s reasserting American authority in the world… He’s reinvigorating a vision of America [that’s] strong on the world stage, and he understands that on an innate, gut level,” Shapiro said.

Shapiro said the president’s foreign policy approach has always been rooted in the “peace through strength” principle he espouses, adding that the “best way” to achieve peace is to make U.S. adversaries realize an iron fist rests inside the velvet glove.

“You actually have to throw your enemies off their game,” Shapiro said.

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President Donald Trump sits at a table monitoring military operations during Operation Epic Fury against Iran at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 2. (The White House via X Account/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“You actually have to make the hard decisions that make your opponents understand that they cannot cross us.”

The Daily Wire co-founder added that Trump’s real estate background is translating well to navigating international tensions.

“And guess what? The rules of New York real estate actually apply incredibly well to the politics of the Middle East,” he continued.

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Shapiro also touted Trump’s action in Iran as potentially “the single most transformational foreign policy move since the fall of the Soviet Union,” since the Iranian regime has waged terror on American citizens for nearly 50 years. 

“They’re responsible for the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands, of Americans. They were developing a nuclear program, and they were moving more and more quickly toward a nuclear weapon that would have made it virtually impossible to stop them from spreading their terror tentacles around the region and then beyond that,” he added.

Taylor Penley is an associate editor with Fox News.



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