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The battle for Congress gets a Wall Street-style scoreboard powered by real-money bets
Kalshi, the prediction market platform, has launched a “Midterms Hub” offering live, real-money betting odds alongside polling data to track the battle for control of Congress ahead of the November midterm elections. The move highlights the growing role of prediction markets as a complement to traditional opinion polling, giving campaigns, journalists and voters a continuously…
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Harry Styles cancels Brazil show at last minute due to “health issue”
Harry Styles cancelled a concert in São Paulo, Brazil, at short notice on Tuesday 21 July due to an undisclosed “health issue”, just hours before he was due on stage as part of his ‘Together, Together’ world tour. The show was the third of four planned dates at the Estádio do Morumbi, following his record-breaking…
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Zendaya’s Best Press Tour Looks, From ‘Dune’ to ‘Challengers’ to ‘The Odyssey’
The actress and her longtime stylist, Law Roach, have become modern pioneers of “method dressing,” in which they match fashion to her film and television roles during their respective press tours.
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Sony Music Files Another Lawsuit Against Udio, Alleges AI Music Generator Copied 30,000 Songs to Train Models
Sony Music Entertainment has filed a fresh lawsuit against AI music generator Udio, accusing it of unlawfully copying more than 30,000 songs by artists including Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Elvis Presley to train its models. The new complaint, lodged on 20 July 2026 in New York, follows a judge’s refusal to let Sony add the…
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Angels fans’ ‘tarps off’ cheer helps team break 106-game streak against Cardinals
The Los Angeles Angels ended a 106-game losing streak in games where they trailed in the ninth inning, securing a walk-off victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. The win was notable not just for breaking such a long run of late-game losses, but also for the role fans played, with a fan-driven…
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4 Rock Songs That Define the Classic Sound of the Mid-1970s
This is a light entertainment listicle rather than a news story, highlighting four rock songs that its author considers emblematic of the mid-1970s sound. The piece frames the era as one in which rock bands abandoned subtlety in favour of bold, direct musical statements, and selects tracks from four very different corners of the genre…
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Scarlet Deer Inn, out today, is a Slavic folk tale platformer with a dark underbelly where every sprite is physically embroidered
Scarlet Deer Inn, a Slavic folklore-inspired platformer in which every character sprite is created through physical embroidery, has been released today on Steam. The game’s distinctive approach involved roughly five years of development, combining hand-painted backgrounds with embroidered character and animal sprites, digitally enhanced with details such as facial animation, and it stands out for…
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‘Summer Tour’ Review: A Documentary About Deadheads That’s as Blissed-Out and Navel-Gazing as Its Subjects
Variety critic Owen Gleiberman reviews “Summer Tour”, a documentary directed by Mischa Richter (and produced in part by Chloë Sevigny) that follows Deadheads on Dead & Company’s 2023 tour, billed at the time as the band’s final outing. The film focuses on a young couple, Jeremiah “Jerry” Pierce and Annabelle “Annie” Dunne, who travel the…
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MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls – Official Magik Character Gameplay Guide
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Sheffield gearing up for city centre summer of fun, as work underway for big children’s ‘seaside event’
Sheffield city centre was preparing for a summer programme of family activities, led by the return of Sheffield by the Seaside. The temporary attraction was intended to give children a free, accessible holiday activity in the city while helping to draw visitors and footfall into the centre. The event was planned for the Peace Gardens…