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Georgia running back suffers ‘serious injuries’ from ATV ‘accident,’ coach Kirby Smart says
Georgia Bulldogs running back Dante Dowdell is being treated for serious injuries following an ATV accident, head coach Kirby Smart has confirmed. The incident marks a significant setback for Dowdell ahead of the upcoming college football season, raising questions about his availability for the Bulldogs. Smart told ESPN that the accident took place off-campus earlier…
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Bucking EV slowdown, Sila raises $300M to expand battery materials factory
Battery materials startup Sila has raised $300 million to expand its factory in Washington State, aiming to produce enough silicon-carbon anode material to power more than 100,000 electric vehicles annually. The funding comes despite a slowdown in US EV demand, which has weakened following Trump administration policies seen as hostile to the technology and the…
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Andy Burnham’s first day as PM raises fresh doubts
Andy Burnham has spent his first full day as Prime Minister chairing his inaugural Cabinet meeting in Downing Street, though the day did little to dispel concerns about his readiness for the role, with critics highlighting apparent contradictions in his early approach to governing. Rather than committing fully to a permanent northern presence, he split…
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Universal Music Group has spent over $500M on its share buyback – with stage one of the process nearly complete
Universal Music Group (UMG) has spent more than $500 million (around €487.7 million) on its first-ever share buyback programme, with the initiative now roughly 97.5% complete. The company began repurchasing its own shares in April as a way to return value to shareholders amid what its chief financial officer described as a “meaningful dislocation” between…
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SNP’s latest bid to break up Britain is derailed by new Prime Minister
The Scottish National Party’s renewed push for a second independence referendum has stalled following the appointment of Andy Burnham as the new Prime Minister, who has shown little appetite for reopening the constitutional debate. This marks another setback for the SNP’s long-running campaign to break up the United Kingdom, coming as Westminster undergoes significant leadership…
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‘In the City’ Concludes With Two-Part Reunion: Where to Watch ‘Summer House’ Spinoff’s Cast Sit-Down Online
The Bravo reality series *In the City*, a spin-off of *Summer House*, will conclude its first season with a two-part reunion special following last week’s finale. The reunion airs live on Bravo before becoming available to stream, giving fans of the franchise several ways to watch the cast’s sit-down conversation about the season. The first…
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Cher Spent $1M in Legal Bills Fighting Sonny Bono’s Widow. A Judge Says She Must Pay It Herself
A federal judge has denied Cher’s request to force Mary Bono, the widow of her former husband Sonny Bono, to repay over $1 million in legal fees Cher incurred while fighting Mary’s attempt to halt royalty payments from their 1978 divorce settlement. Although Cher ultimately won the underlying dispute, Judge John A. Kronstadt ruled that…
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Einride bets $38M on EV charging as it scales electric trucking
Swedish electric and autonomous trucking firm Einride has agreed to acquire EV charging startup Flipturn in an all-stock deal worth $38 million, marking the company’s first acquisition since going public. The move is aimed at building out Einride’s charging ecosystem as it expands its electric trucking operations in the US, allowing it to offer customers…
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We tested dozens of free CarPlay apps, here are the best ones
Engadget has published a roundup of the best free CarPlay apps, drawing on the reviewer’s five years of using CarPlay and testing dozens of apps for the piece. The article notes that CarPlay has shifted from a nice-to-have to a genuine purchasing consideration for car buyers, projecting simplified, driver-friendly versions of iPhone apps onto a…
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‘The explosion is what I remember’: man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane recounts ordeal
Ljubisa Karović, a 61-year-old Serbian entrepreneur, has described the terrifying moment he was nearly sucked out of a Ryanair aircraft window mid-flight after the window shattered, leaving his head and right arm outside the plane as it travelled at more than 600km/h at 15,000ft. The incident, which happened on flight FR1879 from Greece to Germany,…