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Russell Brand has once again been charged with sexual crimes.

On Tuesday, Metropolitan Police confirmed that Brand is now charged with two new counts, one of rape and one of sexual assault.

These new charges come on the heels of previous charges filed against the actor in April 2025. The five previous charges involve four women and span "more than two decades," per Reuters.

Brand has denied any criminal sexual misconduct previously.

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Former Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska announced his terminal diagnosis on Tuesday.

"This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I'll cut to the chase: Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die," Sasse wrote. "

He is only fifty three. I liked him as a senator.