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GOP lawmaker demands answers after Smithsonian chief urged moving beyond ‘America First mentality’

  • GOP lawmaker challenges Smithsonian over revised museum mission statement
  • Change removed explicit reference to “American history”
  • Dispute centres on national identity and historical presentation

Republican Representative Mike Carey questioned Smithsonian leaders at a House hearing over the National Museum of American History’s removal of the phrase “American history” from its mission statement. The dispute matters because it reflects a wider political argument over how publicly funded cultural institutions should present US history…

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A Quarter-Million People Flee Their Homes In France And Spain As Wildfires Burn

  • Wildfires displaced over 250,000 people across France and Spain.
  • Bordeaux faces risk as France deploys aircraft, soldiers and masks.
  • Spain’s burned area has exceeded its recent annual average.

Wildfires in France and Spain have forced more than a quarter of a million people from their homes, with authorities warning that the crisis could worsen around Bordeaux. The fires’ speed and intensity, driven by extreme heat, dry vegetation and shifting winds, have overwhelmed normal firefighting efforts and…

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COMIC: Temps are predicted to hit 106 in Egypt this week. How do people stay cool?

  • Cairo faces forecast temperatures of up to 41°C.
  • The comic explores everyday ways Egyptians cope with heat.
  • Air conditioning is more common than in the 1990s.

NPR’s comic examines how people in Cairo cope with punishing summer heat as forecasts indicate temperatures could reach 106°F (41°C). It matters because the piece frames extreme heat as an increasingly everyday challenge in Egypt, where access to air conditioning has expanded but is not universal. The author,…

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10 Dark Fantasy Video Games That Are Perfect From Start to Finish

  • Collider selects ten standout dark fantasy games.
  • ‘Fear & Hunger’ is praised for uncompromising horror.
  • ‘Diablo II’ remains valued for replayability.

Collider ranks ten dark fantasy games it considers exceptional from beginning to end, highlighting the genre’s bleak worlds, moral ambiguity and survival-focused stories. The article argues that the strongest examples pair oppressive atmosphere with memorable gameplay and storytelling. - ‘Fear & Hunger’ (2018): an uncompromising, independently made survival-horror…

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Far-left victories rip mask off Democrats as top conservative sounds alarm party is ‘way beyond socialism’

  • Andy Harris says Democrats are being pulled further left.
  • He argues this could aid Republicans in the midterms.
  • The claims are presented as partisan political criticism.

House Freedom Caucus chair Andy Harris has argued that supporters of the Democratic Socialists of America are exerting growing influence over the Democratic Party, claiming this could help Republicans retain their narrow House majority at the midterm elections. His remarks, made to Fox News Digital, frame recent left-wing…

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‘Baywatch: Hawaii’ star Brandy Ledford says she ‘wanted to truly check out’ before rehab saved her life

  • Brandy Ledford says rehab saved her life.
  • She described a period of profound despair before treatment.
  • Faith and sober support networks aided her recovery.

Brandy Ledford, known for playing lifeguard Dawn Masterton in ‘Baywatch: Hawaii’, has described reaching a point where she “wanted to truly check out” before entering rehabilitation. She says treatment saved her life, and her account highlights the severity of addiction and the potential importance of seeking professional support.…

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Pamela Smart claims jurors were misled in case over teen lover’s killing of husband, argues for new trial

  • Pamela Smart seeks permission to pursue a new trial.
  • She says jurors were misled in her murder case.
  • The case concerns her husband’s 1990 killing.

Pamela Smart has asked a New Hampshire judge to allow her latest attempt to secure a new trial in the 1990 murder of her husband, arguing that jurors were misled during the original case. Smart was convicted of manipulating her teenage lover, William Flynn, into killing Gregg Smart,…

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Sextortion: That’s the threat for women who are simply trying to buy clean water

  • Water scarcity is enabling sexual exploitation in Nairobi.
  • Women may be pressured into sex for water access.
  • Campaigners call for reliable, safe public water supplies.

Women and girls in Nairobi’s informal settlements are reportedly being pressured into sex in exchange for water or preferential access to it, a practice known as sextortion. The article highlights how unreliable, costly water supplies can turn a basic necessity into a means of exploitation, leaving those affected…

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‘This is not great’ – McCarthy’s big batting blunder

  • McCarthy was run out after grounding her bat too slowly.
  • Lizelle Lee hit the stumps for Southern Brave.
  • The dismissal compounded Leeds’ struggles.

Cassidy McCarthy was run out in SunRisers Leeds’ women’s Hundred match against Southern Brave after failing to ground her bat quickly enough. The error allowed Southern Brave wicketkeeper Lizelle Lee to hit the stumps, adding to Leeds’ difficulties in the match. The incident occurred during the current Hundred…

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Colin Farrell’s Chilling 5-Part Miniseries Is the Perfect Weekend Binge for Fans of ‘The Terror’

  • Arctic whaling drama follows a crew facing danger and personal demons.
  • Colin Farrell plays a criminal seeking escape and possible redemption.
  • Andrew Haigh’s five-part series is based on a 2016 novel.

The North Water is a five-part historical drama about a whaling expedition into the Arctic in 1859, presented as a bleak and dangerous alternative to conventional swashbuckling sea adventures. Created and directed by Andrew Haigh and based on Ian McGuire’s 2016 novel, it follows a crew whose confinement,…

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