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Travis Barker gets in a major workout every time he’s behind the drum kit with Blink-182, but he’s just as committed to staying fit off the stage as well.

After surviving a 2008 plane crash that left most of his body covered in burns, the musician, who turns 50 later this month, recommitted himself to health and wellness. Now he’s the proud proprietor of Run Travis Run, which hosts 5K races across the U.S. (the next one is set for Sunday, November 9, in Santa Monica). “We’ve had mariachi bands, we’ve had marching bands, drum lines, all sorts of things, to keep you motivated throughout the run,” he tells Us of the events, which draw “runners, athletes, punk rockers, cool artists” and more.

Barker tells Us more about why he loves running (and why he sometimes leaves wife Kourtney Kardashian at the starting line).

Are you a solo runner, or do you like to exercise with other people?
If my wife’s there, I’ll ask her, “Hey, do you want me to run with you?” And if I run with her, then I stay at her pace. But some mornings, I’m like, “Babe, I’m feeling kind of like I want to challenge myself,” and I’ll go for my personal record. There are times where I’m feeling great and I’m trying to break my own records, and then there’s times where I’m just there running with the family or Kourtney and just cruising. I want to get [our 2-year-old son] Rocky one of those runner [strollers] that you can push him in.

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Will he be into that?
As long as he has his guitar in his hand, he’s fine. He’s obsessed with music, specifically guitars, and he doesn’t go anywhere without a guitar. He walks through airports holding a guitar.

Are you at all offended that he’s taking up the guitar over the drums?
Well, he plays drums a little bit too. But what it’s done is it’s challenged me to learn the guitar with him so I can teach him, so I play guitar every day right now. And my oldest son, Landon, plays guitar, so it’s something we can all do together.

You took up running when you were recovering from the plane crash. What about running specifically was so healing for you?
I was told after my accident that I wouldn’t run again. I was told I possibly wouldn’t play drums again, and this list — I just kept checking everything off one by one. I just believe the bigger the sacrifice, the bigger the reward, and I live my life like that.

What do you love most about the support you get from the running community?
It’s meeting people that have never run before or walked before, been a part of a 5K, and them telling me how much it did for them. On every event that I’ve hosted, I’ve met someone that’s pushed me or or ran alongside me, and we motivated each other and we pushed each other. And the places it’s taken me, whether it’s beaches in South Carolina preparing for a race that I had a few days later, or running through Chicago or running through New York, those are just experiences I wouldn’t have without running.

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Are most of the people that come fans of your music and Blink-182, or is it a mix of everybody?
If I focus runs around a show that I’m playing, a lot of fans show up. But there’s people there in black metal makeup, there’s people in banana suits, there’s people in wheelchairs. It’s not a race. There’s Olympians there at the same time, right? So there’s people that are professional athletes — it’s really all over the place in the best way. And it was really important that my 5K’s and my races didn’t feel discouraging for anyone. Yes, you can go there and race. Yes, you can go there if you’re an athlete, but you can also go if you’re a normal person with kids and you just want to go walk and you want to be around people. It’s about bringing communities together too.

You’re turning 50 on November 14. How do you feel about that milestone?
I’m so proud of where I’m at at 50. It’s incredible. I’m healthier now than I’ve ever been, I’m in better shape now than I’ve ever been. I’m happier now than I’ve ever been. So it’s just, I just see it as a blessing. I love being 50. I love to say that I’m here. And I figured out so much that I didn’t know even five years ago.

When do you feel the strongest in your life?
Maybe after a cold plunge — cold plunge makes me feel so good. But I really don’t have bad days. I’ve been sober on and off for years, and I feel like I have no regrets with making my health and my wellness my No. 1 priority. It adds years to my life for me and my children, me and my family. To grow old with my kids and my wife, making good decisions and enjoying the benefits, it’s priceless.

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How does touring look different for you now than it did back when Blink-182 was first starting out?
Oh, so much has changed. I mean, with me personally, I always had a hard time flying. So, I would self-medicate for years just to be able to get on airplanes, and that led to a really, really unhealthy lifestyle. Led to an addiction. It never affected my drumming, and I was still able to play drums the way I wanted. But wow, overcoming that and taking care of myself, and getting to the point where anything I think of in my head I could play — and I’m in shape to play. Anything I want to do, as far as exercise or anything I can imagine, I pretty much can pull off because I’m taking care of myself, and it’s a different lifestyle. I tour with my kids. I also got to live that part of my life, so I’m never, [like], “Oh, I missed out on this. I missed out on that.” I’m so thankful for the way things are now. And I thought everything was easy then, but it’s so much easier the way I live now, with a healthy lifestyle and taking care of myself and being sober and eating right and training a lot.

You’re sober, you work really hard to eat healthily, but what’s your biggest indulgence?
Coffee and matcha. I love caffeine. It’s my only vice. And overtraining — like, not running three half-marathons before [another] half-marathon. You don’t need to do that. It’s just an ongoing process. I feel like you never stop learning or figuring things out.

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Millie Bobby Brown and husband Jake Bongiovi have become one of Hollywood’s cutest couples with their sweet social media exchanges to red carpet moments.

Three years after Brown called it quits with singer Jacob Sartorius, Bongiovi sparked dating speculation by sharing a snap of himself and the Stranger Things actress in June 2021. “Bff

Bongiovi later celebrated Brown’s 18th birthday with an Instagram message in February 2022. “Happy birthday barbie ily

One month later, the duo made their red carpet debut in matching black looks at the 2022 BAFTA Film Awards, where she presented an award. Brown shared photos of the couple’s red carpet date night via her Instagram at the time, captioning it with a series of red heart emojis.

Scroll below for Brown and Bongiovi’s complete relationship timeline:

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The crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to worsen amid ongoing fighting that has driven tens of thousands of people from their homes and created acute hunger, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.

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Millie Bobby Brown stole the show with her stunning red carpet gown at the world premiere of Stranger Things season 5.

The British actress, 21, rocked an off-the-shoulder sheer lace dress with feathered detailing around the neckline and the hips for the special occasion on Thursday, November 6, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Brown paired the look with dangling Chopard earrings and her hair up in a bun.

The star posed on the red carpet with her husband, Jake Bongiovi, as well as her Stranger Things castmates David Harbour, Sadie Sink, Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin and more.

Bongiovi — the 23-year-old son of rock star Jon Bon Jovi — also looked fashionable on the red carpet in a red velvet suit as he supported his wife. The couple wed in May 2024 and adopted a baby daughter earlier this year.

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Thursday’s red carpet marks the beginning of the end for Stranger Things, which launched Brown to fame when it debuted in 2016. The final season premieres with its first batch of episodes on November 26, followed by further episodes on December 25 and the finale on December 31.

In an October 2023 with Glamour, Brown said she was ready for the show to end after playing telepathic Eleven for nearly 10 years.

“When you’re ready, you’re like, ‘All right, let’s do this. Let’s tackle this last senior year. Let’s get out of here,’” she said of shooting season 5.

“Stranger Things takes up a lot of time to film and it’s preventing me from creating stories that I’m passionate about. So I’m ready to say, ‘Thank you, and goodbye,’” she added.

As well as promoting Stranger Things season 5, Brown has been settling into her new life as a mom.

“It’s been a beautiful, amazing journey — she’s taught us so much already,” the actress told British Vogue in an interview published on Wednesday, November 5. “Perspective is a huge thing. The smaller things in life are so much more precious. Our days are filled with lots of cuddles and laughter and love. It’s just endless joy.”

“We are 50-50 on everything,” she added of splitting parenting duties with Bongiovi. “That’s why I’m so grateful to have partnered with him in this life — he is just the most amazing dad.”

In the same interview, Brown talked about protecting her daughter’s privacy, revealing that she won’t share the baby’s name publicly until “she’s ready to decide for herself.”

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“For me, it’s really important to protect her and her story until she’s old enough to potentially one day share it herself,” Brown told the outlet. “It’s not my place to purposefully put her in the spotlight unwillingly. If she chooses to share her personality one day with the world, like I did when I was young, that’s something we’d support. But right now, as she’s so little. As her parents, it’s our job to protect her from that.”

The young parents announced they had adopted a baby in a joint Instagram post in August.

“This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption,” the couple wrote at the time. “We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy.”

They concluded the message: “And then there were 3. Love, Millie and Jake Bongiovi.”

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Kelsea Ballerini’s latest era has arrived.

The country star, 32, released her new song, “I Sit in Parks,” on Friday, November 7, after announcing a surprise EP that’s dropping next week.

The track features Ballerini ruminating over what her life could have been like if she had a traditional family life instead of being a famous musician.

“Dad brought the picnic / Mom brought the sunscreen / Two kids are laughing and crying on red swings / We look about the same age / But we don’t have same Saturdays,” Ballerini sings, comparing herself to a mom of two within her age range.

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“Did I miss it? / By now is it / A lucid dream? Is it my fault / For chasing things a body clock / Doesn’t wait for? / I did the damn tour / It’s what I wanted, what I got / I spun around and then I stopped / And wonder if I missed the mark,” Ballerini continues.

Later, the singer adds, “I wonder if she wants my freedom / Like I want to be a mother.”

Ballerini announced that a six-track EP titled Mount Pleasant will drop Friday, November 14. Before the release of “I Sit in Parks,” some of the CMA Award winner’s famous friends weighed in to share their excitement about the new music.

“AHHHHHHH… it’s soooo good,” Reese Witherspoon wrote in the comments section of Ballerini’s Instagram post about the song. “YES🌳 v exciting,” added Keleigh Teller.

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In an Instagram Story post on Thursday, Ballerini revealed that “I Sit in Parks” is the first track on Mount Pleasant. The other five are as follows: “People Pleaser,” “Emerald City,” “587,” “The Revisionist” and “Check on Your Friends.”

Ballerini has released plenty of new music this year, starting in March with the deluxe edition of her fifth studio album, Patterns. Last month, she dropped Patterns (Stripped Sessions), which included acoustic versions of seven Patterns songs, including new takes on “Baggage” and “Sorry Mom.”

“I Sit in Parks” is Ballerini’s first brand-new song since her split from Chase Stokes after two years of dating. A rep for the “Peter Pan” singer confirmed the breakup to Us Weekly in September.

Neither Ballerini nor Stokes, 33, has publicly discussed the end of their relationship, but Ballerini joked last month that she’s been leaning on antidepressants to get her through the days.

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“Brought to you by hot dogs, porch painting, bed by 9pm, friendship, parks, Kenny Chesney and lexapro ❤️,” she captioned an Instagram carousel that included a snap of her dog, Dibs, photos of pumpkins being painted on a porch and Ballerini hugging Chesney, 57, at a concert. (Lexapro is a prescription selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor used to treat major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.)

Last month, Ballerini admitted in an Elle interview that she was disappointed when she left this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards empty-handed. She had been nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and Music Event of the Year.

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“I wish I had a good answer for this, or I’d probably sleep a little better at night,” she replied when asked why she thought the loss happened. “I had seven [No. 1 hits], and then one day, I just didn’t anymore. I still put in the work, and I still show up and put out songs that are undeniably country to the radio, and it’s just different now, and that’s OK. If this was what success looks like for those first seven songs, and now that’s shifted for whatever reason, where else can we go?”

Ballerini noted that she’s “not gonna stop making music,” so she’ll instead adapt her sound — and her attitude.

“Where else can I fit? So, I think it’s just about shifting where I find success, and I think it’s the same with award shows — like, I’ve never really been an award show girlie,” she explained. “I love going and I love performing, and I really let it affect me for a long time. And now I just go, ‘You know what? I’m happy to be in the conversation. I know that I have value here, and this is not where I find my success.’”

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LUSAKA-(MaraviPost)-Legal and economic experts are urging the Malawi government to pursue an out-of-court settlement in the controversial helicopter deal with Zambia’s AYA Technologies, warning that dragging the matter through international arbitration could cost taxpayers billions more in damages, interest, and legal fees.

The Malawi government has been advised to consider an out-of-court settlement in the ongoing $9.2 million helicopter dispute with Zambian firm AYA Technologies Ltd, amid fears that continued litigation before the International Court of Arbitration (ICC) in Paris could lead to escalating financial losses for the country.

The dispute stems from the government’s July 2024 decision to cancel a deal for two Bell 412 helicopters, which were later condemned as unfit to fly. The government had already paid $500,000 (about K867 million) as a deposit to AYA Technologies before pulling out of the contract.

The company has since sued for $4.6 million (about K8 billion), arguing that Malawi breached the agreement.

While Malawi’s former Attorney General (AG) Thabo Nyirenda, insists the contract was invalid and wants the advance payment refunded, some analysts warn that the government’s position could be legally and financially untenable.

“We’ve already admitted liability by paying,” says lawyer
Blantyre-based commercial lawyer Chifundo Soko said Malawi’s initial deposit is legally significant because it shows that the government had acknowledged and entered into a binding contract with AYA Technologies.

“Once the government paid that $500,000, it created a contractual relationship. Whether or not the helicopters were airworthy, that payment demonstrates consent and intent to transact. Unilaterally cancelling now exposes the state to litigation risk,” Soko said.

“In arbitration, the ICC will not only look at the technical side of the aircraft but also at the conduct of the parties. Malawi could easily be found in breach and ordered to pay both damages and interest,” he added.

Soko said an out-of-court mediation settlement could be a less expensive and reputationally safer option, especially given that international arbitration often involves high legal costs and currency penalties.

Economists warn of ballooning costs
Economic governance analyst Michael Cipo said the government’s refusal to engage in mediation could see costs spiral far beyond the K8 billion currently being demanded.

“International arbitration is extremely expensive. By the time the case concludes, Malawi could be paying upwards of K12 or even K15 billion, once you add interest, lawyer fees, and arbitration costs in Paris,” Chipo warned.

“It is in the country’s best financial interest to negotiate a settlement—perhaps by compensating AYA for its expenses and withdrawing cleanly—rather than waiting for a costly judgment.”

He added that a protracted legal fight could also affect Malawi’s credit reputation and relations with regional partners, especially given AYA’s Zambian origin.

Middlemen at the centre of the storm
Public procurement specialist Dr. Anthony Kamwana argued that the deal’s problems partly stemmed from the use of middlemen in defence procurement, a recurring issue in Malawi’s military acquisitions.

“If the government already made a deposit, that means the intermediary was engaged and fulfilled certain contractual conditions. Those intermediaries need to be properly compensated to avoid more penalties,” Kamwana said.

“Government should settle with AYA, clean up the process, and move on. Otherwise, this will become another long-running legal mess like the cement and fertilizer procurement cases that drained millions.”

Lessons from previous arbitration cases
Malawi has a poor record in managing international contract disputes.

In 2020, the government lost $8 million in a similar arbitration case involving a European supplier over a cancelled procurement deal.

Legal experts warn that history could repeat itself if Lilongwe insists on defending the AYA case through full arbitration.

Former Solicitor General Janet Banda, now an international law consultant, said Malawi’s defence—based on claims of the helicopters being “unfit to fly”—may not be strong enough to avoid liability.

“Arbitration tribunals often prioritize procedural fairness over technical assessments. If Malawi did not follow proper termination procedures or failed to give adequate notice, the tribunal may rule in AYA’s favour regardless of the aircraft condition,” Banda said.
“A negotiated settlement is the most practical and least damaging option right now.”

The case for settlement
Experts agree that Malawi can still limit its exposure by engaging in structured mediation, paying off the Zambian supplier a portion of the claimed amount, and formally ending the contract to avoid ongoing penalties
“If government pays even half of the K8 billion claim as a negotiated settlement, that’s far cheaper than the billions more it might lose after arbitration,” Chipo emphasized.

The Attorney General’s office maintains it will defend the case vigorously, but insiders within the Ministry of Finance admit privately that arbitration in Paris could “cripple the budget.”

As one Treasury official who asked not to be named put it: “The truth is, we paid something. That payment binds us legally. Unless we resolve this quickly, it will cost the taxpayer far more than anyone is admitting.”

In summary

Malawi’s attempt to walk away from the controversial helicopter deal could soon backfire.

With AYA Technologies pursuing damages before an international tribunal, experts say the government should swallow its pride, negotiate a settlement, and spare the nation a costly and humiliating legal defeat.

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Bianca Censori never takes a break from showing off her body in public, even when she’s dealing with air travel. Check out these photos of Kanye West’s wife at an airport in Melbourne … she’s wearing an all-black look comprised of a thong…

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LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-High Court Judge Redson Kapindu has sustained the case involving Joseph Manguluti against Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) declaring Simplex Chithyola Banda as a winner for Kasungu South Constituency during the September 16 General Elections.

Judge Kapindu therefore has ordered the continual of the case for further hearing.

Chithyola who won the ticket as Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and MEC are the first and second respondent respectively in the case.

Sikwese is the lawyer representing Manguluti while Wapona Kita leads Chithyola legal team.

This means the case will go into full trial after the court found that reasons for dismissal were not enough.

Chithyola is now opposition leader in Parliament.

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