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Live updates: Senate departs for August recess; Blanche confirmed as AG
The article’s full text was unavailable because access to the webpage was denied, so its live updates cannot be independently summarised. Based on the headline alone, it appears to cover the Senate beginning its August recess and the confirmation of Blanche as attorney general. No further details, voting figures, timing or context were provided in…
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Disney’s Genius 11-Part Crime Thriller Saga So Good, You’ll Finish It in One Weekend
Fargo’s fourth season is presented as an underrated 11-episode crime drama worth binge-watching, despite often being ranked last by fans of the anthology series. Its slower pace, 1950 setting and move from rural Minnesota to Kansas City make it markedly different from other seasons, but the article argues that its performances and thoughtful treatment of…
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MARTY FRIEDMAN Spent A Year Writing A NETFLIX Anime Theme Song
Former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman said writing the theme song for Netflix’s anime series “B: The Beginning” took nearly a year because he was closely involved with the production as its story and characters evolved. The experience illustrates how anime music commissions can range from a simple performance request to a detailed creative collaboration shaped…
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Super-rich complain but experts welcome Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax
New York City has introduced a pied-à-terre tax on high-value homes that are not owners’ main residences, prompting criticism from wealthy property owners and supporters of mayor Zohran Mamdani’s opponents. Advocates argue it is a fair way to raise revenue, reduce inequality and potentially improve housing affordability in a city facing severe living-cost pressures. The…
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America’s cult-favorite grocery store cake has fans declaring it’s ‘worth the hype’
Whole Foods Market’s Berry Chantilly Cake has developed a strong following, with customers serving it at birthdays and weddings and some saying they buy it weekly. The cake’s popularity matters because it has become a recognisable grocery-store dessert with fans describing it as living up to its considerable hype. The cake consists of vanilla sponge…
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Socialist wave ‘ripping America apart’ will hit a wall with Michigan voters: Rising star House candidate
Republican congressional candidate Mike Bouchard Jr. said Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow Democratic Senate primary victory does not indicate that Michigan voters broadly support socialism. Speaking to Fox News Digital after his own primary win, Bouchard argued that El-Sayed’s progressive message is divisive and said he expected it to face resistance among Michigan voters. Bouchard, the GOP…
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Is this $450 laptop from an unknown brand too good to be true?
The Chuwi UniBook is a $449 Windows laptop intended to undercut Apple’s MacBook Neo, but The Verge concludes that its low price comes with major compromises. While it offers an aluminium chassis, generous port selection and respectable battery life, its poor display, trackpad, speakers and webcam make it difficult to recommend, particularly given concerns about…
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‘Yellowstone’ Meets ‘Virgin River’ in Netflix’s 2-Part Neo-Western Series
Netflix’s Ransom Canyon is presented as a neo-Western that combines the ranching conflicts associated with Yellowstone with the romantic drama of Virgin River. Adapted from Jodi Thomas’s bestselling books, it follows Staten Kirkland as he tries to protect his family ranch while grieving the deaths of his wife and teenage son, and developing a relationship…
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The three greatest Rolling Stones songs, according to Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney has named his three favourite Rolling Stones songs in an interview with Esquire, offering a rare glimpse of the mutual respect that persisted despite decades of the two bands being cast as 1960s rivals. Though The Beatles and The Stones were marketed very differently – the Fab Four’s clean-cut image against the Stones’…
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Todd Blanche is CONFIRMED as Trump’s new attorney general in a big win for the president despite Republican ‘no’ votes
Todd Blanche has been confirmed by the US Senate as the country’s next attorney general, securing exactly the 50 votes needed after two Republicans, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, broke ranks to vote against him. The narrow win is a significant victory for President Donald Trump, who has said he wants…