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Infantino’s World Cup plan is part of a desire for expansion that was clear from the start | Paul MacInnes

  • Fifa's World Cup rights sale fits Infantino's long pattern of expansion.
  • Since 2016 he has repeatedly grown tournaments and Fifa's revenues.
  • Critics say growth secures political support via redistributed funds.

Fifa's plan to sell a share of the World Cup's commercial rights to outside investors is not an isolated move but the latest step in a long-running drive by president Gianni Infantino to expand football's competitions and grow the revenue they generate. Since his surprise election in 2016,…

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Heart-stopping moment mother uses GAS PUMP to defend her child from stranger intent on abducting him from gas station in dead of night

  • Mother used a petrol pump to fight off would-be child abductor
  • Incident happened at night at an Atlanta, Georgia, petrol station
  • Suspect identified as Jerahn Tucker; police investigating

A mother in Atlanta, Georgia, was caught on camera fighting off a man who tried to abduct her young son from a petrol station forecourt late at night, using a fuel pump handle as a weapon to drive him away. The footage has drawn widespread attention as a…

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Elanor Moss – “Fixer”

  • Elanor Moss releases new single "Fixer" ahead of her album
  • Song explores vulnerability, with knife/needle imagery giving album its title
  • The Knife, The Needle out 21 August 2026 on Merge Records

London-based singer-songwriter Elanor Moss has released a new single, "Fixer," from her forthcoming album The Knife, The Needle. The track explores the theme of vulnerability in relationships, comparing it to an animal exposing itself to potential harm from a loved one, and it also lends its imagery to…

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Reform MSP reports Scottish human rights lawyer to police over ‘hate speech’ at immigration protest

  • Reform MSP Thomas Kerr reported lawyer Aamer Anwar to police over protest speech
  • Anwar accused Kerr of wasting police time, called him a "wannabe tartan Tommy Robinson"
  • Row follows violent Glasgow protests involving roughly 1,700 people on Saturday

Reform UK's deputy leader in Scotland, Thomas Kerr, has reported prominent human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar to Police Scotland over a speech Anwar made at a counter-protest against anti-immigration demonstrators in Glasgow. Kerr claims Anwar's remarks amounted to hate speech that could stoke hostility towards Scots based on…

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Rocket From The Crypt unearth early ‘Scream Dracula Scream’ tapes for new release, announce shows (BV presale for NYC)

  • Rocket From The Crypt are releasing early Scream, Dracula, Scream! recordings.
  • The band have announced new live shows.
  • BrooklynVegan is offering a NYC presale.

Rocket From The Crypt have uncovered early recordings connected to their 1995 album Scream, Dracula, Scream! and are releasing them as a new archival project. The announcement is significant for fans because it offers a look at the band’s material before the record that became one of its…

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This Revelation Should Terrify All Console Fans, Particularly Those Looking Forward to PS6

  • Microsoft loses ~$150 per Xbox Series X|S sold despite price rises
  • AI-driven memory chip shortage is pushing up console prices industry-wide
  • Crisis could delay or inflate the cost of Sony's future PS6

A Windows Central report has revealed that Microsoft is currently losing around $150 on every Xbox Series X|S console sold, a shortfall that will persist even after prices rise again in August. From 2 August, a 1TB Xbox Series X will cost $800, a steep price for hardware…

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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s new cel-shaded suit is a lot cooler in theory than it is in action as fans tear it apart for looking like cheap CGI: “It reminds me of Spy Kids”

  • Marvel's Spider-Man 2 added a cel-shaded costume inspired by the Marvel Tokon fighting game
  • The bright, cartoon-style suit clashes visually with the game's realistic graphics and character models
  • Fans are criticizing the outfit online for appearing visually jarring and unintentionally humorous

Insomniac Games has added a new cel-shaded suit to Marvel's Spider-Man 2, aiming to give players a comic-book-style visual option, but the reception from fans has been largely negative. Rather than praising the stylised look, many players have criticised the way it renders in motion, saying it comes…

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Major labels call for AI slop songs to be banned from entering charts around the world

  • Major record labels calling for AI-generated songs to be banned from global music charts
  • Driven by copyright infringement concerns and the scale of AI music flooding streaming platforms
  • Industry proposing transparency labeling measures alongside regulatory framework

A coalition of major record labels, including Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music, is calling for AI-generated "slop" tracks to be barred from entering global music charts. The move comes after synthetic songs began climbing rankings such as Billboard's and Spotify's top songs lists, prompting concern…

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Early Data Suggests Unspectacular Start for Halo on PS5

  • Halo: Campaign Evolved ranked 29th in PS5 daily active users (1% of players) on launch day, versus 4th on Xbox (8%) and 14th on Steam (2%)
  • Early sales metrics suggest modest uptake, particularly outside North America; Microsoft may need stronger PlayStation performance to justify continued multi-platform expansion

Halo: Campaign Evolved has launched on PS5 alongside its existing Xbox and PC versions, and early data suggests its debut on Sony's console has been fairly modest rather than spectacular. Although the game currently ranks second on the US PS Store best-sellers chart, it sits lower (sixth) in…

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Mills declines to endorse Jackson in Maine Senate race

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  • Headline concerns a Maine Senate endorsement.
  • More text is needed for accuracy.

The article text was unavailable because access to the page was denied, so its claims cannot be summarised reliably. From the headline alone, it appears to concern Maine Governor Janet Mills declining to endorse Jackson in a Senate race. No further details, context or evidence were provided in…

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