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DOWN Announces New Album ‘Volume V’, Shares ‘Blood Oath’ Single
American heavy metal icons DOWN will unleash their long-awaited new studio album, “Volume V”, on November 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. DOWN was never just a band. It’s a brotherhood rooted in childhood friendships that have endured for decades. It’s an homage to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana….
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Ted Cruz takes victory lap as iconic American brand’s stock plunges to 12-year low
Ted Cruz revived his Nike boycott on social media, saying the Betsy Ross shoe cancellation proved the brand's “marketing plan was America-hate.”
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Prediction markets shut out of Trump’s meeting with tech executives
Predication market officials will not attend a White House event Wednesday that will feature cryptocurrency and other tech leaders. President Trump “will host an event with tech leaders tomorrow to strengthen America’s innovative and technological dominance,” a White House official told Politico. A White House official told The Hill the prediction market executives were not…
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OpenAI pausing some model work over safety concerns
OpenAI said Tuesday it is pausing some frontier model training over safety concerns about its most advanced AI systems. The ChatGPT maker said in a blog post that it “temporarily slowed the pace of scaling” after its models independently gained access to the internet during testing and hacked into the tech company Hugging Face. It…
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’s “excellent storytelling” praised by Red Dead Redemption 2 lead actor Roger Clark as he finally sits down to play Warhorse’s RPG
Likely due to it being added to PS Plus
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Jackbox Games Sets ‘Party Pack 12,’ ‘Trivia Murder Party 3’ Releases as CEO Teases New Streaming Service (EXCLUSIVE)
Jackbox Games has unveiled the release dates and trailers for its upcoming “Trivia Murder Party 3″ and “Party Pack 12.” “Party Pack 12″ (unveiled in the trailer above) will be available Oct. 15. “Trivia Murder Party 3″ (featured in the announcement video below) will launch Sept. 17. The launches come as Jackbox is experiencing a…
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Reform says we need to choose between climate and economy. It’s wrong | Larry Elliott
Larry Elliott criticises Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice for dismissing concerns about the UK’s record summer temperatures, arguing that Tice’s suggestion to simply “enjoy” the heat rather than act on climate change is both callous and economically illiterate. The piece argues against the framing, pushed by Reform and echoed to some extent by the…
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Zurich Summit: Kane Parsons, Kevin Maher, Efe Cakarel & AI Actor Tilly Norwood Among Speakers
The Zurich Summit, the industry conference held alongside the Zurich Film Festival and often dubbed the “Davos of the film industry”, has announced a high-profile speaker lineup for its 2026 edition. Headline names include Backrooms director Kane Parsons, Academy CEO Bill Kramer, Candle Media’s Kevin Mayer, MUBI founder Efe Cakarel, Mediawan Pictures’ Elisabeth d’Arvieu, and…
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New York grandmother vanishes in Las Vegas as family gets mysterious texts from her phone asking for Bitcoin
Alisa Goods vanished after leaving a friend's Las Vegas apartment for CVS, and her family says mysterious texts demanding Bitcoin and gas money followed.
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US treasury doubles debt buyback to steady bond market amid inflation fears
The US Treasury has doubled the amount of government debt it buys back, aiming to stabilise the bond market after long-term yields surged to multi-decade highs amid mounting inflation concerns. The move matters because treasury yields underpin borrowing costs across the economy, including mortgages, so a rapid rise threatens to squeeze households and businesses even…