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Are money and soft power draining World Cup football of its magic? | Richard Partington
As the 2026 World Cup draws to a close, this comment piece by Richard Partington questions whether the tournament’s vast commercial and geopolitical machinery is overshadowing the sport itself. It argues that the World Cup has become far more than a football competition, functioning instead as a geopolitically charged economic juggernaut driven by sponsorship, advertising…
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Supreme Court showdown looms over St Michael statue blocked from public safety building
A legal dispute in Quincy, Massachusetts, over plans to install statues of St Michael and St Florian outside a public safety building appears to be heading towards the US Supreme Court. The statues, intended to honour police officers and firefighters, have been blocked amid objections that as religious figures they are inappropriate for placement on…
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Lindsay Clancy’s husband could testify for her at trial over deaths of their three children
Lindsay Clancy’s husband, Patrick Clancy, is expected to testify on her behalf at her upcoming trial over the deaths of their three young children. Lindsay Clancy, 35, from Massachusetts, is accused of killing her children, and the case has drawn wide attention due to claims about her mental health at the time of the deaths.…
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After fixing its engine problems, Rolls-Royce is turning to its next big challenge
Rolls-Royce has resolved the durability problems that plagued its Trent aircraft engines and is now pursuing government backing to re-enter the huge narrowbody jet engine market. Chief executive Tufan Erginbilgiç, who called the company a “burning platform” on arriving in 2023, invested £1bn in improving Trent reliability and expanding maintenance capacity after cracking turbine blades…
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Could AI be conscious?
The article, an opinion piece, argues that AI consciousness is no longer a purely speculative question and that society urgently needs a framework for addressing its ethical implications. It notes that Anthropic’s own updated “constitution” for its Claude model, along with comments from CEO Dario Amodei and philosopher David Chalmers, suggest experts increasingly view the…
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‘Back to the Future’ Meets James Bond in the Sci-Fi Blockbuster Leaving Streaming
Men in Black 3, the 2012 sci-fi comedy blending time-travel plotting with secret-agent spectacle, is due to leave Peacock in the US, giving viewers a limited window to catch it before it disappears from the service. The film stands out for balancing a complex, mind-bending time-travel narrative with mainstream, crowd-pleasing appeal, a combination rarely achieved…
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The grueling, 630-mile road race where the only fuel is sunlight
On 19 July, dozens of teams of American high school students set off on a five-day, 630-mile road race from Fort Worth to Fort Stockton, Texas, driving cars they built themselves that run solely on solar power. The Solar Car Challenge, marking its 30th anniversary this year, tasks students with designing and constructing their own…
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I worry less about screens than about the challenges today’s teens never face
An opinion piece for Fox News argues that concern over teenagers’ screen time is overblown compared with a bigger issue: the decline of formative experiences such as summer jobs. The author highlights that the share of 16-19-year-olds holding summer jobs has fallen to near the lowest levels recorded since tracking began after the Second World…
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England’s World Cup heroics overshadowed by political turmoil and Tate arrests
Andy Burnham’s rocky start as PM and a secret “designated survivor” minister dominate politics, while England’s dramatic third-place World Cup finish and the arrest of Andrew and Tristan Tate in Miami headline a busy news day.
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Supergirl streaming release date window: When will it be on HBO Max, Blu-ray, and DVD?
When will the latest DC Universe film be coming to streaming (HBO Max), Blu-ray, and DVD? Here’s what we know.