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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce marry at Madison Square Garden
New source coverage has been added to this developing story, though the fresh reporting largely reinforces earlier details rather than altering the central account: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding celebration took place at Madison Square Garden, with live performances from Paul McCartney and Stevie Nicks turning the New York arena into an exclusive entertainment…
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Video shows off-duty Florida sheriff’s sergeant allegedly assaulting elderly couple at bar
Surveillance video shows an off-duty Florida sheriff's sergeant shoving a 77-year-old man before a bystander takes him down with a chokehold, police say.
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Meta launches Pocket, an app for making games with generative AI
Meta has released Pocket, a Google Play Store app that lets users create and share small interactive games and mini-programs using generative AI, simply by describing what they want in a prompt. The launch matters because it signals a strategic pivot at Meta towards AI-generated content and away from the traditional, human-made virtual reality games…
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Rocket test flight could be attempted from Shetland in August
SaxaVord Spaceport has announced a five-week “window” for possible attempts.
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Astonishing downfall of Obama-backed Democratic golden boy as he’s arrested on disturbing charges
Andrew Gillum, the 46-year-old former Tallahassee mayor once seen as a rising star of the Democratic Party, has been arrested in Alabama after police say they found methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia in his car. Gillum was a nationally prominent figure who won Barack Obama’s endorsement and came remarkably close to winning the Florida governorship…
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Italian village to impose fines of up to €200 on tourists with bare chests or in swimwear
Varenna’s authorities say wandering around the village shirtless or in swimwear is now bannedA fishing village by Lake Como has imposed fines of up to €200 (£171) for those who wander around with bare chests or in swimwear, in the latest attempt by an Italian holiday destination to crack down on uncouth tourists.Varenna has been…
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Taylor Swift’s Wedding Doubles as a Once-in-a-Lifetime Concert From Paul McCartney & Stevie Nicks
Music legends Paul McCartney and Stevie Nicks reportedly performed at the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, held on 3 July at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The event is notable both for the star power involved and for how tightly its details were guarded, with no photographs of the bride and groom emerging…
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U2 – “Street Of Dreams”
Lately we’ve been revisiting U2’s Pop era in our Alternative Number Ones column, taking stock of the hits “Discothèque” and “Staring At The Sun.” U2 themselves have spent a lot of time looking back in recent years. There was a How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb “shadow album” How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb, an…
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Appa is a gorgeous, surreal card game about grieving siblings where every move your opponent makes can be reacted to
I love a digital card game as much as the next person, but honestly, most of the time I feel that they’re a bit of a letdown in the visuals department. There’s never been one I’ve played where I’ve been satisfied in how it plays and how it looks. But! I am hopeful about the…
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Bombardier raped woman on morning of her birthday, court martial hears
A court martial at Bulford Military Court in Wiltshire has heard that Bombardier Michael Murley raped a fellow soldier on the morning of her birthday after she repeatedly told him “no”. Prosecutors allege that Murley pinned the woman down and told her “I would have finished by now if you just let me do it”,…