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Dem Senate hopeful racked up hundreds of missed votes during stops at multiple taxpayer serving jobs
Former Alaska representative Mary Peltola, the Democratic Senate nominee, is reported to have missed substantial numbers of votes and meetings while holding several publicly funded roles. The report argues that this attendance record could become a point of scrutiny in her campaign, particularly because it concerns responsibilities to Alaska voters and local residents. Fox News…
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‘Penchant for bling’: can Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley take a bigger slice of luxury retail?
Frasers Group founder Mike Ashley has bought Harvey Nichols out of administration and raised his stake in Hugo Boss to 48%, extending a luxury retail portfolio that already includes Flannels, House of Fraser and stakes in Mulberry and Burberry. The moves matter because they test whether Ashley’s bargain-led acquisition strategy can succeed in a high-end…
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3 Times Legendary Artists Almost Joined the Lineup for Your Favorite Rock Bands
American Songwriter highlights three occasions when major guitarists were considered for places in already famous rock bands, illustrating how small personnel changes might have altered the course of popular music. The article argues that the eventual line-ups were well suited to their bands, while the near-misses reveal contrasting musical styles and career paths. Eric Clapton…
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Trump official calls for academic who was suspended by his university over plagiarism allegations against Jason Arday to be reinstated
A senior official in the Trump administration has called for a University of Cambridge academic, Dr Nathan Cofnas, to be reinstated after he was suspended over allegations of plagiarism made against fellow academic Professor Jason Arday. The intervention places a US political figure directly into a British university’s internal disciplinary process, drawing attention to a…
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Pokémon ETBs are Surprisingly Easy to Get Hold of Right Now on Amazon
Amazon has restocked a range of Pokémon Trading Card Game Elite Trainer Boxes (ETBs), including recent Mega Evolution releases and harder-to-find Pokémon Center exclusives, at prices the article describes as relatively competitive. This matters because sealed ETBs have been difficult to buy at retail amid strong demand, anniversary-driven nostalgia and secondary-market speculation. An ETB typically…
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Paramount accuses Mark Ruffalo of antisemitism after actor criticises studio’s Israel links
Paramount has publicly accused actor Mark Ruffalo of invoking “antisemitic tropes” after he criticised the studio’s financial links to Israel via Oracle, the tech firm backing Paramount Skydance’s proposed $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery. Ruffalo, a longstanding pro-Palestinian advocate who pledged last October not to work with Israeli film institutions during the Gaza…
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Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses
Researchers induced a hibernation-like state in mice and found that it eliminated more than half of their synapses, yet the animals retained learned memories. The result challenges the simple idea that memories are stored solely in the strength or physical size of individual synaptic connections, and may help explain how long-term memories survive despite continual…
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Is this the end of the GTA 6 leaks? Take-Two’s legal crusade appears to shut down the hubs behind them
Take-Two’s campaign against GTA 6 leaks appears to have forced the CyberLeek website offline, while a related Telegram channel now cites copyright infringement. The development matters because CyberLeek had become a prominent source of substantial alleged material from the unreleased game, although it remains unclear whether the closures will permanently stop further leaks. The apparent…