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“My Rock Star Fever Dream”: Carrie Underwood Shares Sneak Peek at Epic New ‘Sunday Night Football’ Intro
Carrie Underwood will return to perform the Sunday Night Football opening theme for the 2026 NFL season, unveiling a new version with a stronger rock influence. The change matters because it refreshes an established television sports anthem after 13 years of Underwood fronting the programme’s opening. A teaser shows Underwood in a glittering outfit, while…
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Claude Vs ChatGPT: How These AI Assistants Differ
Claude and ChatGPT offer many of the same core capabilities, including coding help, document summaries, file organisation and workspace tools, but the article argues that their differences become clearer for more specialised uses. Claude is presented as more suited to work-oriented, knowledge-management and shareable interactive content, while ChatGPT has broader consumer use and stronger results…
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RFK Jr. visits CDC Atlanta office one year after fatal shooting
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the CDC’s Atlanta headquarters a year after a gunman attacked the campus and killed DeKalb County police officer David Rose. The visit marked the anniversary of an attack that highlighted safety concerns for public-health workers and the lasting impact on the agency’s staff and facilities. Kennedy attended…
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Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan’s Okinawa before bearing down on China
Typhoon Dolphin has struck Japan’s Okinawa and Amami islands, causing widespread disruption before moving towards China’s eastern coast. The storm has cut electricity to at least 44,000 buildings, injured five elderly people and forced the closure of Okinawa’s main airport, highlighting the risks posed by powerful seasonal storms in the western Pacific. Dolphin reached maximum…
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The “absolutely gaga” 1960s James Bond movie Roger Ebert called “the most indulgent film ever made”
Roger Ebert strongly criticised the 1967 spoof James Bond film ‘Casino Royale’, reportedly calling it “the most indulgent film ever made” and describing it as “absolutely gaga”. The film matters within the Bond franchise because it was an unofficial, star-studded parody made outside the main Eon Productions series, rather than a conventional 007 adventure. Released…
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Revealed: Weakest Link presenter Anne Robinson calls time on country life – and sells £4million seven-bedroom Cotswolds mansion to fund return to London
Anne Robinson, the former Weakest Link and Countdown presenter, is selling her seven-bedroom Cotswolds mansion for £4.25million as she prepares to move back to London to be closer to her daughter, broadcaster Emma Wilson, and her two grandchildren. The 81-year-old joins a growing list of celebrities, including Stella McCartney, Elizabeth Hurley and Joe Wicks, who…
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Protect College Sports Act stalls in overnight Senate showdown, vote pushed to September after chaotic evening
The Protect College Sports Act failed to secure a Senate vote during a late-night push that continued into the early hours of Saturday, despite public support from President Donald Trump. The setback delays action on legislation intended to address issues in college sport and shows that supporters were unable to overcome procedural and political resistance…
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STANLEY SIMMONS, Featuring Sons Of KISS’s PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS, Shares Sixth Single ‘Lilith’
STANLEY SIMMONS, the project formed by Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, has released “Lilith” as the sixth single from its forthcoming debut album, accompanied by a video directed by Greg Furman. The release continues the build-up to *Dancing While The World Is Ending*, due on 28 August, and marks another step for the duo as…
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BROADCAST BIAS: Networks cover for radical Hasan Piker despite ties to Senate nominee
This Fox News opinion piece accuses major US broadcasters of downplaying Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s ties to left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, who has made controversial remarks including that America “deserved” the 9/11 attacks and praised Mao Zedong. The article argues that networks such as NBC, ABC, PBS, NPR, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) and CNN…
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Is this $450 laptop from an unknown brand too good to be true?
The Chuwi UniBook is a $449 Windows laptop intended to undercut Apple’s MacBook Neo, but The Verge concludes that its low price comes with major compromises. While it offers an aluminium chassis, generous port selection and respectable battery life, its poor display, trackpad, speakers and webcam make it difficult to recommend, particularly given concerns about…