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The rise and fall of Tony Romo: what comes next for CBS’s $180m NFL analyst?The rise and fall of Tony Romo: what comes next for CBS’s $180m NFL analyst?

The former Dallas Cowboys star is on indefinite leave after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. His future in a competitive business is now in doubt After Tony Romo’s arrest last month, TMZ published a 31-minute “extended cut” of the body-camera footage from the Wisconsin police officer who arrested ...

I’m prone to spills. The Owala SmoothSip Slider is the only travel coffee mug I trustI’m prone to spills. The Owala SmoothSip Slider is the only travel coffee mug I trust

Owala’s SmoothSip coffee mug keeps drinks as hot (or as cold) as I like, without making a mess Yeti Rambler v Owala FreeSip: which trendy water bottle actually deserves the hype? Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things I refuse to drink ...

I was abused as a child – and thought I had healed. Then I began drinking in lockdownI was abused as a child – and thought I had healed. Then I began drinking in lockdown

Decades after being sexually abused, the author and doctor Frank Spinelli believed he had moved on emotionally. But alcohol destroyed his sense of security. He describes how he confronted his shame Not so long ago, Frank Spinelli seemed to have sorted out his life. He was happily married, working as ...

Iraq’s ghost villages: Islamic State drove people away – now a new enemy is preventing their returnIraq’s ghost villages: Islamic State drove people away – now a new enemy is preventing their return

Nearly a decade after fighting ended in northern Iraq, the climate crisis has brought extreme heat and a water shortage, making life almost impossible The first thing that strikes visitors arriving in Faka, a small village in Sinjar district, northern Iraq, is the silence. No children play in the streets. ...

Democracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignoredDemocracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignored

Many hoped that the march of technology would usher in an egalitarian utopia – but some foresaw the threat it would pose to liberal society. Why did nobody listen? One of the stranger things about this dizzying, headlong moment in time is that it doesn’t have much of a past. ...

Bondi library removes book How to Sell a Genocide from shelves after complaintBondi library removes book How to Sell a Genocide from shelves after complaint

Author Adam Johnson criticises Waverley council saying ‘reality is often upsetting’ while Palestinian group says libraries should hold ‘challenging’ books Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A Sydney library has removed a book critical of Israel ...

‘I was carrying a lot of shame’: why people are sharing breakdowns of their debt online‘I was carrying a lot of shame’: why people are sharing breakdowns of their debt online

In an era of transparency, people are more willing to talk about money struggles on the internet, breaking one of the last social taboos Discussions regarding personal finances have traditionally been taboo. But gen Z and millennials in the US are finally normalizing conversations about money, openly sharing about salaries, ...

Hollywood continues to fail child stars and Hayden Panettiere is the latest casualty | Jesse HassengerHollywood continues to fail child stars and Hayden Panettiere is the latest casualty | Jesse Hassenger

The untimely death of the Heroes and Scream star was a tragic ending to a life filled with darkness in an industry that still lets its younger stars down Hayden Panettiere: an actor so magnetic that entire shows were rewritten for her Hayden Panettiere – a life in pictures Hayden ...