“Sullivan’s Crossing ”showrunner reveals star Scott Patterson left show ahead of season 4, but his character could be 'included in future seasons'

Sully has officially leftSullivan's Crossingfor greener pastures in Ireland.

The CW drama's star Scott Patterson will not return for season 4, showrunner and executive producer Roma Roth confirmed to EW.

Last season ended with Maggie's fatherleaving for Irelandwith his girlfriend Helen, as she attempts to adapt her novel for television. Although he promised his daughter (played by Morgan Kohan) he would return to Sullivan's Crossing, it seems he's since changed his mind.

"Season 3 ofSullivan's Crossingended with Sully leaving for Ireland, beginning a new chapter in his life. Season 4 picks up the next day, with Sully still overseas," Roth explained in a statement provided by The CW. "While he isn't physically present in this season, the character remains an important part of the world with the potential to be included in future seasons should that align with the ongoing creative."

Patterson's character, Harry "Sully" Sullivan, had been the owner of the show's titular campground, Sullivan's Crossing, located in Timberlake, Nova Scotia. As viewers learned in the March 2023 premiere, he and Maggie had not spoken in 15 years until the neurosurgeon returned to her Canadian hometown amid legal trouble involving her boss and billing fraud back in Boston.

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Based on the novel series by Robyn Carr,Sullivan's Crossingreunited Patterson with hisGilmore GirlscostarChad Michael Murray, who plays Maggie's love interest Cal Jones. Working with Patterson again was "one of the things I was very much looking forward to when I came on board," Murray toldTVLinein 2023.

Their characters enjoyed a similar bond.

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"Cal looks at Sully, and I think he admires Sully in such a way because he sees a little bit of himself in Sully," Murray added. "He sees that Sully's created this very homey vibe with Sullivan's, and I think Cal wants a lot of that, and he admires Sully for how he's done it."

Season 4 ofSullivan's Crossingpremieres April 20 on the The CW.

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Stefon Diggs’ Mom Supports Cardi B at Concert Amid Split News

When high-profile celebrity couples split, the fallout usually gets messy. But a new public appearance hints that the drama betweenCardi BandStefon Diggsmight have a surprisingly civilized twist. Fresh off the news that the New England Patriots are releasing her son, NFL star Stefon Diggs,Stephanie Diggsmade a very public statement. This week, she attended Cardi B's highly anticipated "Little Miss Drama Tour." It was a bold move, sending a powerful message about family loyalty.

Stefon Diggs' mom shares photos from Cardi B's concert amid split news

The media has been buzzing about Cardi B andStefon Diggsfor weeks. The rumors of their breakup started when eagle-eyed fans noticed they unfollowed each other on Instagram.

Cardi herself added fuel to the fire during a recent concert. She made pointed remarks about finding inner peace. These comments were widely interpreted as being about her recent split from the wide receiver. To make things more complicated, this relationship trouble coincided with Stefon's professional setback.

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Adding to the buzz, Stephanie took to her Instagram story, "diggthis," to document her pre-concert preparations. She posted a "Layout" of two distinct outfit options spread across a bed, featuring leopard and zebra print pillows. Engaging directly with her followers, she included a poll asking, "Heels or sneakers for @iamcardib tonight?" The image showcased a mix of high-fashion and streetwear, including Chanel boots, a red cap, leather skirts, and Los Angeles-themed apparel, highlighting her excitement for the event.

The choice to share her "get ready with me" process reveals a mother-in-law who is genuinely thrilled to be there. The mix of items, from edgy leather and bold red socks to classic Chanel, mirrors Cardi B's own eclectic style. By letting her audience vote on her footwear for the concert, Stephanie transformed a private moment into a public declaration of support. This isn't just an attendee; it is someone intentionally aligning themselves with Cardi's brand during a personal crossroads.

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War Child UK looks to 'Help' again with a new benefit album, 30 years after its first success

War Child UK's first benefit compilation album was a stunning success when it debuted in 1995. Reaching No. 1 on the British charts, "Help" raised more than 1.25 million pounds (about $1.938 million) for the nonprofit's support to children and their families in war-torn Bosnia.

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Packed with unreleased songs from Britpop's elite artists — includingOasis, Blur and Radiohead — as well as a supergroup that includedPaul McCartneyand Paul Weller, it's no wonder that Rich Clarke, War Child UK's head of music, says the charity has been looking to recreate ever since.

For a variety of reasons, an all-star follow-up to "Help" never materialized — until now. On Friday, "Help(2)" will hit stores and streaming platforms, powered by unreleased songs from Arctic Monkeys,Olivia Rodrigo, Wet Leg and others, to raise funds and awareness forchildren suffering in numerous war zones, including Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan.

"I think it's a situation now where musicians feel not that they want to do something, but that they need to do something," Clarke said. "That's a powerful driver. And sometimes, things happen when they're meant to happen."

Jarvis Cocker found inspiration in kids

Jarvis Cocker's connection to War Child UK stretches back to 1996, when his band Pulp donated the financial windfall from winning the prestigious Mercury Prize to the charity.

So when James Ford — who producedPulp's first new album in 24 years,"More," last year — approached Cocker about contributing a song to a War Child UK compilation, he jumped at the chance.

"When the last one happened, it was something like 10% of the world's kids were living in poor areas, and now it's more like 20%," Cocker told The Associated Press. "And it's a strange thing, you know, childhood sets you up for the rest of your life or it doesn't."

Pulp's contribution ended up being "Begging for Change," a song Cocker said he started 14 years ago, but had trouble finishing. "Somehow, with it having the focus of trying to help some people and change their situation, I did manage to finish it," he said. "And I'm quite pleased with the result."

Part of that success on the energetic track came from the unusual recording process at Abbey Road Studios in London, Cocker said.

"I've never allowed people to film me singing in the studio because that's the time when I try and become unselfconscious," he said, adding he soon learned the session would be filmed by numerous children working on a documentary of the process with director Jonathan Glazer.

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"I thought it was a good idea," Cocker said. "I mean, if you're going to do a thing for a charity that is supposed to help children in war zones, then it makes sense to capture it from a child's point of view."

Cocker even had some of the children form a choir that appears on the song. Having the children as part of the process served as a good reminder of what Pulp and War Child UK were trying to accomplish.

"Charity shouldn't have to exist if governments did what they were supposed to, if they looked after people and looked after the world," Cocker said. "But they do need to exist. They need to exist even more now."

Benefit compilations attract new generations

Benefit compilations are part of a long tradition in indie music and a natural way for artists to get involved with charities and issues they want to support, said John Nolan, guitarist and singer in the rock bands Taking Back Sunday and Straylight Run.

"It's something that we can be a lot more hands-on with," said Nolan, who released the compilation "Music for Everyone, Vol. 2" in November as a fundraiser for the American Civil Liberties Union. "I think that's also why a lot of more underground bands take on compilations for causes too, because it's something you can be kind of DIY with."

The British band Black Country, New Road said it's important for artists to lend their creativity to causes and charities they believe in. Contributing their song "Strangers" to the War Child UK compilation is simply a continuation of their work, which includes fundraisers for Palestinian children.

"With what was going on in the world a couple of years ago, I think it became important to us that we became more aware and started questioning things and how we wanted to move as artists," said violinist Georgia Ellery of Black Country, New Road.

Graham Hastings of the Scottish band Young Fathers said it was a "no-brainer" to get involved with the "Help(2)" compilation.

"When you see children in these refugee camps, for me it's a sign of humanity failing for that to even occur," he said. "For us, the important thing is for people just to feel a general awareness about what's happening and why it's happening, and get active and get involved in the community."

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Iran launches wave of missiles at Israel; US Republicans block measure to halt US air campaign

By Parisa Hafezi, Pesha Magid and Tuvan Gumrukcu

Israelis take cover in a tunnel following alerts of incoming projectiles, in Shoresh

DUBAI/JERUSALEM/ANKARA, March 5 (Reuters) - Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel early on Thursday, sending millions of residents into bomb shelters as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran entered its sixth day and just hours after moves to halt the U.S. air assault were blocked in Washington.

Republican senators in ‌Washington voted against a motion aimed at stopping the air campaign and requiring that military action be authorized by Congress, leaving President Donald Trump's power to direct the war ‌largely unbound, as the conflict continues to widen across the Middle East and beyond.

The U.S. Senate voted 53 to 47 not to advance the resolution, largely along party lines, with all but one Republican voting against the procedural motion and all but ​one Democrat supporting it.

The U.S.–Iran war has widened sharply, with a U.S. submarine sinking an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing at least 80 people, and NATO air defences destroying an Iranian ballistic missile fired towards Turkey.

The escalation came as the powerful son of Iran's slain supreme leader emerged as a frontrunner to succeed him, suggesting Tehran was not about to buckle to pressure from the United States and Israel's military campaign that has killed hundreds and convulsed global markets.

The missile incident is the first time that Turkey – which borders Iran and has NATO's second-largest military – has been drawn into the conflict, but U.S. Defense Secretary ‌Pete Hegseth said there was no sense that it would trigger the ⁠Atlantic alliance's collective-defence clause.

The war continued to paralyse shipping through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, choking off vital Middle East oil and gas flows. Trump has pledged to provide insurance and naval escorts for ships to contain soaring costs, with oil prices rising on Thursday. At least 200 vessels remain anchored ⁠off the coast, according to Reuters estimates.

The U.S. Navy will escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz "as soon as it can" but is focused on the conflict for now, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Fox News on Wednesday.

"No, not yet ... We'll do that as soon as we can. Right now, our Navy, and of course, our military, is focused on other things, which is disarming this Iranian regime," Wright said, when asked ​if ​any commercial vessels had requested U.S. Navy assistance in the Gulf.

Asian shares rallied on Thursday after days of sharp ​losses, while U.S. stocks closed up on Wednesday on hopes that the war might end ‌soon. Some traders said the improved sentiment followed a New York Times report that Iranian intelligence had reached out to the CIA early in the war about a path towards ending it.

A source from the Iranian intelligence ministry rejected the article as "absolute lies and psychological warfare in the midst of war", Iran's semi-official news agency Tasnim reported.

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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the conflict was testing "global economic resilience".

"This conflict, if proven to be prolonged, has obvious potential to affect global energy prices, market sentiments, growth and inflation. And it would place new demands on shoulders of policy-makers everywhere," she said at an event in Bangkok on Thursday.

Repatriation flights departed the Middle East on Wednesday as governments rushed to bring home tens of thousands of citizens stranded by the war. A British flight to repatriate UK nationals ‌did not take off as scheduled from Oman and was rescheduled for later on Thursday, Sky News reported.

Commercial air ​traffic remained largely absent across much of the region, with major Gulf hubs including Dubai, the world's busiest airport for ​international passengers, affected.

KHAMENEI'S FUNERAL POSTPONED

Plans were in doubt for a funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, ​killed by Israeli forces on Saturday in the first assassination of a nation's top ruler by an air strike.

The body had been expected to lie in state ‌in a vast Tehran mosque from Wednesday evening, but Iran announced that three ​days of farewell ceremonies had been indefinitely postponed and ​no funeral date had been announced.

Two Iranian sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's slain supreme leader, was not in Tehran when his father was killed.

Iran said the Assembly of Experts that will select the new leader would announce its decision soon, only the second time it has done so since the Islamic Republic's founding in ​1979.

Assembly member Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami told state TV the candidates had already ‌been identified but did not name them.

Israel said it would hunt down whoever was chosen. Other candidates for supreme leader include Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the Islamic Republic's founder ​and a champion of the reformist faction sidelined in recent decades.

(Reporting by Reuters bureaus, Writing by Peter Graff, Timothy Heritage, Crispian Balmer, Jonathan Allen and Brad Brooks, Editing ​by Aidan Lewis, Gareth Jones, Diane Craft and Michael Perry; Editing by Stephen Coates and Raju Gopalakrishnan)

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US charter flight repatriating Americans from Middle East, State Department says

March 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. government charter flight was bringing Americans to the United States from ‌the Middle East, and additional flights were being ‌arranged for locations across the region, the U.S. State Department said ​on Wednesday.

The agency provided no details on the number of passengers aboard the flight, the countries they were leaving or the departure and arrival times of the flight.

Since ‌February 28, when U.S. ⁠and Israeli forces launched initial strikes on Iran, more than 17,500 Americans have safely ⁠returned to the U.S. from the Middle East, including approximately 8,500 on Tuesday alone, the State Department said.

Many more ​U.S. citizens ​have left the Middle ​East to other countries ‌in Europe and Asia since the start of the conflict, the department said.

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On Monday, the State Department urged Americans across 14 countries in the Middle East to immediately depart the region using "available commercial transportation." However, many U.S. ‌citizens face challenges due to ​global air travel disruptions caused by ​the war.

The situation ​prompted sharp criticism from some U.S. lawmakers ‌who accused the State Department ​of inadequate planning ​and late warnings.

The department responded by saying it was "facilitating charter flights" from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi ​Arabia, and ‌Jordan for U.S. citizens in need of such ​assistance.

(Reporting by Christian Martinez, Ismail Shakil and Steve ​Gorman; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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