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Love Island USA star breaks silence on Cierra Ortega's shock exit following racist slur scandal
Daily Mail
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July 8, 2025
A beloved Love Island USA castmember has broken their silence regarding Cierra Ortega's racist slur scandal which led to her removal from the show. Jeremiah Brown - who was one of the most loved stars of the reality show before he was voted off by...
Love Island USA's Jeremiah Addresses Cierra's Racism Scandal
Us Weekly
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July 8, 2025
Love Island USA’s Jeremiah Brown spoke out after Cierra Ortega was removed from the villa after it was revealed that previously using a racial slur. During a TikTok Live on Monday, July 7, which was shared by fans on social media, Jeremiah was...
Pacific Mini Games: Heleina Young and Naibili Vatunisolo secure gold medals for Team Fiji
Fijivillage
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Pacific Mini Games: Heleina Young and Naibili Vatunisolo secure gold medals for Team Fiji Sprint sensation Heleina Young has secured another gold for Team Fiji after clocking 24.01 seconds in the Women’s 200 metres final at the Pacific Mini Games...
Hosts Fiji Beat Tonga To Collect Consecutive Wins In Group B
Pacific Scoop
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July 8, 2025
Press Release – OFC Tonga provided stubborn resistance for the tournament hosts, but Fiji’s pressure inevitably proved too much, scoring two late goals to seal victory. Fiji have recorded two wins from two in Group B at the OFC Women’s Nations Cup...
King Tupou VI honoured with state welcome in Fiji
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 8, 2025
King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u were formally welcomed at Fiji’s State House yesterday, marking the start of a significant State visit. The King was accorded a 100-man Guard of Honour and conferred the title of Honorary Companion of the Order...
Minister for Health refers cleaning contract issue to PS Health
Fijivillage
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Minister for Health, Doctor Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu has referred our questions to the Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor JeMesa Tudravu after the President of International Women's Association Fiji, Judy Compain raised serious concern with the...
'Fiji will be a different challenge,' warns Josh Bayliss after Scots open tour with hard-fought victory
Daily Mail
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July 6, 2025
Scotland back-rower Josh Bayliss has warned they will take nothing for granted next weekend when they continue their summer tour against Fiji in Suva. The Scots began their tour with a hard-fought 29-26 victory over the Maori All Blacks in...
'Love Island USA' Controversies: Season 7 Plagued by Drama
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
Love Island USA Season 7 has been marred by controversy since its premiere in June, with two of the show's contestants, Cierra Ortega and Yulissa Escobar, already leaving the series. Newsweek reached out to a spokesperson for Love Island USA via...
Travel + Leisure Readers' Favorite Cities and Islands in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific of 2025
AOL
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In what other part of the world do global cities and remote island nations have such strong ties? The vast, diverse area of Oceania encompasses large islands like Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea, but it’s also home to more than 10,000...
These Are the Best Islands in the World—and No. 1 Has Postcard-worthy Blue and White Villages
AOL
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Thomas Gravanis The Greek island of Paros.Travel + Leisure readers’ favorite islands for 2025 represent many continents, cultures, and climates—including colorful reefs, tropical beaches with sea-weathered rocks, temperate forests, and scrubby,...
Love Island USA’s Nic Calls Cierra Romance ‘Not Meant to Be’ After Exit
Recently Heard
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July 8, 2025
Love Island USA‘s Nic Vansteenberghe made a uncommon remark about Cierra Ortega after she was faraway from the villa. Throughout the Monday, July 7, episode of the hit Peacock collection, Nic spoke to Ace Greene about his future with Olandria...
‘Love Island USA’ removes contestant after use of anti-Asian language
Northwest Asian Weekly - Washington State
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July 8, 2025
By ITZEL LUNA This image released by Peacock shows Cierra Ortega in an episode of “Love Island USA.” (Ben Symons/Peacock via AP) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cierra Ortega, a contestant of this summer’s “Love Island USA” left the villa just a week before...
Love Island USA Season 7 Episode 32 – Release Date, Schedule, How To Watch
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Love Island USA borrowed a challenge from its UK counterpart in last night's episode, bringing the baby challenge to the US villa. Each couple was given a robotic baby to take...
Serena Page ‘Couldn’t Care Less’ About the New Love Island USA Boys
Teen Vogue
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July 8, 2025
“It makes me cry because I feel like it's something that was not accepted as much,” Page says. “As someone who watched Love Island so much, I watched my sisters come on there with wigs, and the thing is, I never bashed them because at the end of...
Tiny European island named the best in the world – and people say it’s a ‘smaller Mykonos’
The Sun
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July 8, 2025
THE Greek island of Paros has been declared the best island in the world. Travel + Leisure's annual World's Best Islands reveals some of the finest across the globe based on thousands of reader responses. 4 Paros is the best island in the world,...
Cierra Ortega exits ‘Love Island USA’ villa following backlash over resurfaced racist slur posts
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cierra Ortega, a contestant of this summer’s “Love Island USA” left the villa just a week before the finale of the hit reality series is set to air on Peacock. Her departure, announced Sunday, followed weeks of uproar from...
The Cook Islands’ Dilemma: To Mine or Not to Mine
Triple Pundit
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This article is part of our series on responsible mining solutions. The push for clean energy is fueled by a growing demand for minerals, but conventional mining has a track record of harmful social and environmental impacts. Deep-sea mining is...
Heartbreak for Wallabies Test hopeful Noah Lolesio as he suffers agonising news prior to British and Irish Lions clash
Daily Mail
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July 8, 2025
Wallabies fly-half Noah Lolesio is agonisingly expected to miss the entirety of the British and Irish Lions tour after undergoing surgery on an injury he sustained during Australia's narrow victory against Fiji. Lolesio was removed from the field...
National Sports Australia fly-half Noah Lolesio ruled out of all British and Irish Lions Tests The 25-year-old has undergone an unspecified operation. 27 minutes ago RSS, Syndicated Content
Meath Chronicle
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By Duncan Bech, PA Rugby Union Correspondent, Canberra Australia’s prospects of toppling the British and Irish Lions in their upcoming series have been hit by the loss of first-choice fly-half Noah Lolesio for all three Tests. Lolesio suffered...
King Tupou VI feels ‘right at home’ in Fiji
FBC News
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July 8, 2025
[Source: Fiji Government] King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga says he hopes that history will continue to bind us. King Tupou VI, with his wife, Queen Nanasipau’u, is in the country on a state visit and was welcomed by President Ratu Naiqama...