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Graham Platner urged by Maine Democrats to quit over rape allegation
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner faced mounting pressure to abandon his campaign in Maine after a rape allegation was made against him. Fellow Maine Democrats, including rival candidates within his own party, broke ranks to publicly urge his withdrawal, exposing widening divisions among his supporters and casting serious doubt over the future of his candidacy.…
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Flavio Cobolli appeals to Wimbledon crowd for accommodation after reaching quarter-finals
Italian ninth seed Flavio Cobolli reached the biggest milestone of his career by advancing to the Wimbledon quarter-finals, but afterwards told fans he had been left without anywhere to stay. Having beaten Australia’s Alex de Minaur 7-5, 7-6, 6-3 on No.1 Court, he used his on-court interview to appeal to the crowd for help finding…
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Prince Harry defeated in privacy case against Mail publisher at High Court
The Duke of Sussex lost his latest legal battle over phone hacking allegations at London’s High Court as part of a civil case that includes Elton John and husband David Furnish, actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost.
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Firm insiders who should be barred from Democratic campaigns for good
With the Platner disaster, it’s the Democratic Party’s turn to confront how easily it was manipulated by ideologues.
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Bidbus raises $15m to let dealers bid on private used cars
A Los Angeles-based startup called Bidbus has raised a $15 million Series A funding round led by mobility fund Ibex Investors, as it seeks to expand beyond its initial markets of California and Texas. The company runs a digital marketplace where multiple car dealerships bid against one another to buy a private seller’s used car,…
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Jason Isaacs to star in NHS maternity deaths drama by Cuba Pictures
Actor Jason Isaacs has been cast to lead a new scripted television series about the UK’s maternity deaths scandal, produced by Cuba Pictures, part of Vice Studios. The drama is based on the award-winning documentary “Maternity: Broken Trust” and will be directed by Jim Loach. It matters because it dramatises one of the most damning…
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Dolly Parton to open original Broadway musical on her 81st birthday
Dolly: A True Original Musical will officially open in January 2027, the same day Parton turns 81
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Xbox layoffs hit Doom studio id Software as Romero urges preservation
Xbox’s recently announced, division-wide layoffs are a disaster, and Doom studio id Software has been hit particularly hard right as it’s launching The Dark Ages’ expansion-sized DLC. Now, Doom co-creator and id Software co-founder John Romero has weighed in. Read more
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Sony to end PlayStation disc production, prompting a 170,000-strong petition
You may scoff at how little real-world change petitions typically produce, but you can’t deny that this particular campaign has a lot of user support behind it. The Don’t Kill the Disc Change.org petition, which was launched in the wake of Sony’s bombshell decision to end physical disc manufacturing in January 2028, has amassed over…
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Elderly Sydney owner still displaced after two-year strata fight over mushrooms
A 75-year-old Sydney woman, Nicky Sinclair, has spent two years fighting her building’s strata manager to repair serious water damage in her Drummoyne apartment, which became so damp that mushrooms sprouted from the floorboards. The case highlights the plight of owners left in limbo over unresolved building defects, with Ms Sinclair forced out of what…