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Rapper Young Bleed has passed away following complications from a brain aneurysm. His son, Ty’Gee Ramon, took to Instagram Monday to announce the “unreal” news that his father “gained his angels wings” on Saturday … and remember his father and…
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Voters in New York, Virginia and New Jersey choose new leaders today, and a redistricting vote in California could reshape the balance of power in Congress. The Trump administration says it will restart SNAP benefits, but only partially, leaving millions of families uncertain about how they’ll eat this month. And aid groups warn of a deepening crisis in Sudan after a paramilitary force accused of genocide seized the last major city in Darfur, killing thousands of people and trapping many more without food or water.
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Season 2 of St. Denis Medical threw fans for a loop by hitting pause on Matt and Serena‘s growing romance.
During the Monday, November 3, premiere, a brief time jump revealed that Matt (Mekki Leeper) and Serena (Kahyun Kim) were working in different parts of the hospital. Serena requested the change to help Matt get over his feelings for her — until she realized Matt asked for the same thing.
Matt then told Serena he was able to move on from her, which did not leave her thrilled. The twist hinted that now Serena was more aware of her feelings for Matt than the other way around — a shift from their season 1 dynamic.
“Like a real relationship, you got to get to know each other,” Leeper, 31, exclusively told Us Weekly. “There’s some stop and start there.”
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Leeper teased Matt’s state of mind. “He doesn’t want to be too desperate and wants to kind of play it cool. Sometimes that means you have to step back for a season,” he explained. “I like that they’re not a classic sitcom-like romance.”
He continued: “They’re both really weird in their own right. If they weren’t dating, it would be just two interesting characters. I think it’s cool that we get to be weirdos together.”
Kim, 36, meanwhile, hinted that there would be more surprises as the season plays out.
“A lot of things happen in season 2,” she added. “A lot of ups and downs so it definitely continues to grow and mold into something. It’s very exciting.”
While speaking to Us, Wendi McLendon-Covey recalled being shocked at the outcome. “Every table read we were like, ‘Well, what happens now?” she shared. “We all want it to go a certain way but it is sure to take some twists and turns that none of us ever expected.”
St. Denis Medical follows overworked doctors and nurses trying their best to care for patients at an underfunded Oregon hospital. In addition to Leeper, Kim and McLendon-Covey, the mockumentary stars David Alan Grier, Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson and Kaliko Kauahi.
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When the series premiered on NBC in 2024, viewers couldn’t help but notice that Matt and Serena’s romance could make them the next fan-favorite sitcom couple. Creator Eric Ledgin didn’t rule out a potential romance between Matt and Serena.
“There’s definitely at least a one-sided will-they-or-won’t-they happening,” he previously teased to Us. “So I can tell you it’ll definitely be a slow burn of something that we will track over time.”
Ahead of season 2, Tolman, 43, defended the decision not to rush into the onscreen romance.
“We’ve been taught — especially by relationships in the media — that with shipping these are the handfuls of things that can go wrong. But in relationships, sometimes someone is gone for a month for work and when they come back the vibes are weird,” she told Us. “It’s just a little weird. Relationships are work all the time. Every single step along the way — even when they’re good. There’s lots of places where we could take a romance.”
St. Denis Medical airs on NBC Mondays at 8 p.m. ET before streaming the next day on Peacock.
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Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell are proudly raising two daughters who “talk back” — even if that doesn’t sit well with everyone.
During the Monday, November 3, episode of his “Armchair Expert” podcast, Shepard, 50, recalled a conversation he had recently with a friend while out in Nashville where they “very kindly” brought up the fact that his and Bell’s daughters, Lincoln, 12, and Delta, 10, aren’t afraid to speak their minds.
“They’re kind of shook with how our daughters will talk back to us or to anybody because it’s very un-Southern, right?” Shepard explained, noting, “Down there, everyone’s like, ‘Hi, Ms. Kristen. Hi, Mr. Dax.’”
Shepard revealed that his friend proceeded to call him out for how vocal his kids are toward him in public, including while eating out.
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“She’s like, ‘Yeah, your kids will let it rip,’” he explained. “‘They seem to have no kind of respect’ is what she was saying. And feeling a little entitled.”
While Shepard acknowledged that “there’s value” to having manners, like the ones that are evident throughout the south, he was proud that his girls will stick up for themselves against anyone.
“I said, ‘You’re dead right. They do talk back and they are not respectful,’” Shepard said of his response.
The Parenthood alum said he told the friend, “I can understand where that seems completely unruly, but I want you to know what I’m prioritizing, which is when they’re 19 and their boss is a f***ing creep, I want them to talk back. I want them to be disrespectful. I want them to always advocate for themselves, whether I think they’re right or wrong.”
Shepard added that he is “willing to deal” with what others consider “embarrassing” behavior from his young children to promote empowerment for when they’re adults.
“I can handle that,” Shepard concluded. “Because I want this other thing for them as women.”
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Shepard and Bell, 45, have been honest about their parenting style — and the sometimes controversial approaches they have — throughout their marriage.
Earlier this year, Shepard told his podcast listeners that cursing is OK in their house, depending on the situation.
“I fully swear in front of my kids. They are allowed to swear, not with impunity, but when it’s called for, and they land it, and it’s in the house and not out at a restaurant, it’s OK,” Shepard said during the July 28 episode.
He revealed, “My defense of it is, I just told the girls, like, ‘Hey, these are noises that come out of your mouth, and you assign what they mean to you.’”
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Rissa G. and Shaquan Roberts — better known as Riss & Quan — are breaking their silence on the backlash over their newborn’s unique name … telling TMZ they’re standing by it and happy to see more couples following suit. We caught up with…
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Kim Kardashian gets her results back from her bar exam this week, and if she doesn’t pass, we’ll know who to blame … ChatGPT. While taking Vanity Fair’s infamous lie detector test, dictated by her “All’s Fair” costar Teyana Taylor, Kim admitted…
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LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda has emphatically dismissed Luthando Holdings Limited, Hedrix Laner’s application against Director of Public Prosecution (DPP)’s March 2024 decision to discharge criminals’ changes on Paramount Holdings Limited and its directors.
Luthando Holdings owner Hedrix Laner sought high court review against DPP decision to discharge Paramount Holdings and Directors on case number 37 of 2025.
The Malawi Law Society (MLS) joined the case as Amicus Curia Corum while Luthando Limited and Laner and DPP are claimants and defendant respectively.
Despite a number of applications in the courts pursued privately, Judge Nyirenda is still amused with Luthando’s defiance on the matter.
Judge Nyirenda initial observation in the ruling, “Based on the wording of the Certificate of Discontinuance and the Order of Discontinuance, the challenged decision was effectively made on 3rd April 2024. There is nothing ongoing about the challenged decision. According to Order 19, rule 23(3), of the CPR, the Claimants had up to 4th July 2024 to commence judicial review proceedings challenging the Defendant’s decision to discontinue the case against the accused persons”.
In the 18 page ruling, Judge Nyirenda observes that, “I am completely baffled by the desperate attempt being made by the Claimants to muddy the waters by asserting that the court process in the Magistrate’s Court for discharge of the accused persons was on going.
“What the Claimants seek to be judicially reviewed is not the court process but the decision by the Defendant to discharge the Claimants: see paragraph 3 of this Ruling. By its very nature, a decision to discharge the Claimants cannot be ongoing. The material part of the Certificate of Discontnuance states as follows: “IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED in exercise of the powers conferred by section 77 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code that the State enters discontinuance of the aforementioned charges against the named accused persons”.
Reads the ruling in part. “It is not uninteresting to note that the Claimants have not addressed the point made by the Defendant that the law does not allow the Republic to recommence a matter outside the stipulated time limits. That the Claimants have not done so does not come to me with a sense of surprise. The arguments advanced by the Defendant are so formidable that they cannot be assailed. The Court has no option but to fully endorse the submissions set out in paragraphs 3.21 to 3.28 of the Defendant’s .
“It is commonplace that the application for judicial review was filed with this Court on 17th June 2025. This means that the Claimants delayed by more than eleven months. Needless to say, the Claimants made no application that they be allowed to bring these proceedings outside the period of three months prescribed by Order 19, rule 20(5), of the CPR. In the same vein, and perhaps more importantly, no reasons have been given for the inordinate delay in commencing the present proceedings. In view of the foregoing, I fully agree with the submissions by the Defendant that the application by the Claimants for judicial review of the challenged decision is time barred and this constitutes a valid ground for discharging the permission that was granted herein”.
Nyirenda adds, “Whether or not the remedies being sought by the Claimants are moot? It is the case of the Defendant that the remedies being sought by the Claimants are moot and thus the proceedings are an exercise in futility. Paragraphs 3.21 to 3.28 of the Defendant’s Skeleton Arguments are relevant and they will be reproduced. It is also to be noted that the submissions of both the Claimants and the Amicus Curiae proceed on the assumption that the Supreme Court of Appeal only has appellant jurisdiction and not original jurisdiction. With due respect, the assumption lacks merit.
“The Supreme Court of Appeal is a creature of section 104 of the Constitution which provides, in subsection (1), among other things, that the Supreme Court of Appeal shall have such jurisdiction and powers as may be conferred on it by the Constitution or by “any other law”. Order 1, rule 18, of the Supreme Court of Appeal Rules falls within the category of “any other law” envisaged by section 104 of the Constitution: see also Order II of the Supreme Court of Appeal Rules which makes provision for the procedure to be followed by the Supreme Court of Appeal when exercising its original jurisdiction”.
Judge Kenyatta rules with costs, “The long and short of it is that the accused persons were acquitted and cannot be tried again over the same case or facts. The law is the law: see the case of The State (On application of Lin Xiaoxiao & Others) v. The Director General –Immigration and Citizenship Services and the Attorney General, HC/LDR Judicial Review Cause No. 19 of 2020. In this regard, the remedies being sought by the Claimants are moot and the proceedings are clearly an exercise in futility.
“All in all, the application has failed the litmus test on two grounds, that is, the application is time-barred and the proceedings are an exercise in futility. Accordingly, the Application to Discharge Permission is granted. The general rule is that costs follow the event. An instructive authority is Order 31, rule 3(2), of the CPR. Having succeeded in his application, the Defendant must be awarded costs of this action. I so order Pronounced in Chambers this 17th day of October 2025 at Lilongwe in the Republic of Malawi”.
Meanwhile, embattled Luthando Holdings Limited Director Laner has appealed against the ruling in the Supreme Court against the ruling.
In a landmark ruling delivered on Friday, June 27, 2025, the court cleared Paramount Holdings directors—Prakash Virji Ghedia, Arvindkumar Atit Patel, and Suresh Khimji Jagatiya—alongside the company, of three criminal charges, including conspiracy to commit a felony and the alleged use of false documents to obtain a government tender.
Significantly, the court issued an order prohibiting the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) from pursuing any further charges related to the matter against the individuals or the company.
“The accused persons are hereby acquitted from criminal charges,” reads the court’s ruling in Criminal Case No. 868 of 2023. “The court hereby bars the state from bringing any charges against the accused persons on the same grounds.”
The charges, initially filed in July 2021, were based on a complaint by Hendrix Laher, director of Luthando Holdings Limited—a business competitor. Laher alleged that Paramount Holdings had submitted a forged Yamaha dealership certificate to win a motorcycle supply tender issued by JHPIEGO, an international health NGO.
Court documents reveal that both Paramount and Luthando Holdings had submitted bids to supply Yamaha motorcycles to several entities, including the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Local Government, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, and JHPIEGO.
The tender was awarded to Paramount Holdings on July 7, 2020. Laher subsequently lodged a complaint with the Fiscal and Fraud Section of the Malawi Police Service.
However, the case unraveled when the complainant failed to appear in court on at least three occasions.
This lack of cooperation, coupled with an absence of credible evidence, led the Office of the DPP—first under Dr. Steven Kayuni, then under Masauko Edwin Chamkakala—to discontinue the matter.
A formal certificate of discontinuance was issued on March 19, 2024, under Section 77 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code.
After the statutory six-month period passed, the court officially acquitted the accused and barred the state from reopening the case.
The ruling provides Paramount Holdings and its directors with full legal vindication, enabling them to continue participating in public and donor-funded tenders without restriction or blemish on their record.
In 2022, Yamaha Motor Corporation Japan formally appointed Paramount Holdings as the sole authorized distributor of Yamaha motorcycles and related products in Malawi.
The company has reportedly advertised Yamaha-branded products across Malawi—despite lacking any formal authorization from Yamaha Japan.
However, legal experts have criticized these actions as misleading and potentially fraudulent.
In a related civil case, Luthando Holdings and other companies are challenging Yamaha Japan’s exclusive dealership agreement with Paramount Holdings.
These firms are alleged to have bid for government tenders using documentation from Yamaha agents based in South Africa—raising questions about the legitimacy of such practices under Malawi’s procurement laws.
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BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-A preliminary report by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission has concluded that Tanzania’s recent general election failed to meet democratic standards.
Led by former Malawian Speaker Richard Msowoya, the mission cited numerous irregularities, intimidation, and an uneven playing field that compromised the electoral process.
The report highlights several concerns, including the disqualification of opposition leaders, abductions, and restrictions on electoral justice and transparency.
The mission also criticized President Samia Suluhu’s role in appointing election commissioners, questioning their independence.
Additionally, the report notes the government’s decision to shut down the internet and impose media censorship, as well as the harassment of observers, further undermined the credibility of the election.
Despite these findings, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for another term, with nearly 98% of the vote.
The opposition has rejected the results, citing fabrication and manipulation.
The SADC report’s conclusions are likely to add fuel to the controversy surrounding the election, raising questions about the legitimacy of President Hassan’s mandate.
The international community has expressed concern over the election, with the African Union urging the government to uphold fundamental rights and freedoms.
The United Nations has also called for an investigation into reports of violence and excessive use of force.
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Jake Paul vs. Tank Davis is no more — Most Valuable Promotions just announced the Nov. 15 boxing match has been canceled … just days after Gervonta was accused of assaulting a woman at a strip club. MVP — which launched an investigation last…
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Jerry O’Connell didn’t give up a game-winning home run or make the final out, but he’s taking the blame for the Toronto Blue Jays’ heartbreaking World Series loss … and it’s all because of an outfit change. The actor joined us on “TMZ Live”…
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