US elections 2024Trump wins big in Iowa as Republican contest kicks off 2024 presidential raceFormer president a step closer to Joe Biden rematch, as Ron DeSantis edges out Nikki Haley for distant second place finish Iowa caucus 2024 – full results Donald Trump has won an overwhelming victory in the US’s first election contest of 2024, easily fending off a winnowed field of Republicans in the Iowa caucuses. The Associated Press called the race for Trump rapidly, while caucus-goers in much of the state were still casting ballots, a sign of the wide lead the former president had in the race.

Perhaps it's apt that to watch the new Apple TV comedy Shrinking is to reckon inevitably with its extended family. That family includes Ted Lasso, with which Shrinking shares two of its creators, TV comedy veteran Bill Lawrence (who created Ted with Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly) and Brett Goldstein (who writes for Ted and plays Roy Kent). But there's also the past work of Jason Segel, the star and the other creator.

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The ObserverLife and style This article is more than 14 years oldFemale 'cougars' are on the prowl. Or are they just a male fantasy?This article is more than 14 years oldThey're over 40 and on the hunt for a younger man. Now they're starring in a series of popular TV shows – causing fury among commentators. By Paul Harris and Anushka AsthanaTo some, they are objects of empowering modern feminism. To others they are an example of misogynistic male fantasy.

An insipid family fantasy that barely serves as a 'Mermaid' placeholder until one of the mooted studio versions comes along. “There are no cheap parlor tricks here!” growls Locke (Armando Gutierrez), the cloak-swirling, goatee-twitching villain of Blake Harris and Chris Bouchard‘s “The Little Mermaid,” providing such an easy way in for the disgruntled reviewer (and few will be gruntled) that it almost feels like a trap.