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Monday February 19th, 2024 night edition

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NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit filed Saturday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel deceived him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule the disgraced New York Republican on the show.

The lawsuit filed in U.S. district court for the southern district of New York names Kimmel, ABC and Walt Disney Co. as defendants.

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Kimmel misrepresented himself to induce Santos to create personalized videos “capitalizing on and ridiculing” his “gregarious personality,” the lawsuit alleges.

Unbeknownst to Santos, Kimmel submitted at least 14 requests that used phony names and narratives, according to the complaint.

FILE - Host Jimmy Kimmel speaks at the Oscars, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit in New York, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, that late-night host Kimmel deceived him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule the disgraced lawmaker on the show. »

Israel incensed after Brazil’s Lula likens Gaza war to Holocaust

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Israel accused Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of trivialising the Holocaust and causing offence to the Jewish people on Sunday after he likened the Israeli war against Hamas militants in Gaza to the Nazi genocide during World War Two.

“This is a trivialisation of the Holocaust and an attempt to attack the Jewish people and the right of Israel to self-defence.

“It’s not a war between soldiers and soldiers, it’s a war between a highly prepared army and women and children,” he said. »

Prince William to build homes for the homeless on his Cornish estate

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The Prince of Wales has announced plans to build homes on his Cornish estate in a bid to tackle homelessness in the South West of England.

Alongside Cornish homelessness charity, St Petrocs, the project will provide 24 homes in Nansledan, Newquay, with "wrap around support" for local people experiencing homelessness.

© Getty Images Prince William inherited the Duchy of Cornwall estate. »