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Morrissey cancels four Las Vegas residency dates at Encore
Morrissey has cancelled all four dates of his planned Las Vegas residency at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, citing “unforeseen logistical challenges”. The concerts were due to begin on 14 August, and the cancellation is likely to hit fans hardest who had already booked travel and accommodation for the shows. The cancelled dates…
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The Melbourne party boy who became an addiction coach… and is now accused of running an Amazon-style drug operation
Adam Avignone-Green, a Melbourne fitness personality who marketed himself as an “addiction recovery coach”, has appeared in Melbourne County Court charged with drug trafficking after an alleged operation that prosecutors compared to an Amazon-style delivery service, with drugs advertised on a website and dispatched from a St Kilda warehouse. The 75 Hard challenge enthusiast and…
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My brothers ignored our dying mum for years. When she entered palliative care, they started asking about her money
An Australian woman, writing anonymously as “Rose” to money educator Vanessa Stoykov, describes how she has spent two years as her cancer-stricken mother’s primary carer, handling appointments, medication, groceries and finances, while her two brothers remained largely uninvolved. Since their mother entered palliative care three weeks ago, both brothers have suddenly reappeared and begun questioning…
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What time does Mastery Monday start in Fortnite?
Fortnite’s Mastery Monday is a weekly 24-hour event intended to help players complete their sprite collections before Chapter 7 Season 3 ends. It increases opportunities to find rare sprites and speeds up progression, making it particularly useful for players still seeking difficult unlocks such as Ironmouse. The event begins every Monday at 2 p.m. BST…
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Bar fight: Hugo cocktail takes aim at Aperol in UK summer of spritz
The Hugo, an elderflower-based spritz, is rapidly gaining popularity in Britain and is challenging Aperol’s dominance during the summer cocktail season. Its rise reflects a broader shift towards lighter, longer drinks consumed in the late afternoon, particularly among younger drinkers, and has expanded the market for colourful, social-media-friendly spritzes. Orders for Hugo spritzes in bars…
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Doom developer slams Xbox after layoffs hit id Software: “They fundamentally don’t understand art. They don’t understand games”
A Doom developer has criticised Xbox’s approach to game development after layoffs reportedly affected id Software, accusing the company of failing to understand games as an art form. The remarks add to wider concern over job cuts within Microsoft’s games business and the potential impact on creative studios it owns. The criticism followed Xbox’s recent…
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The 10 Most Ambitious Video Games Ever Made
Polygon’s ranking examines video games whose developers pursued unusually bold ideas, even when technical limits, delays or commercial pressures prevented their full ambitions being realised. – Shenmue (1999): sought a detailed world of independently living NPCs and a multi-game story. – Fable (2004): promised a deeply reactive life simulation but delivered a more limited action-RPG.…
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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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The “beautiful” 1977 song that kickstarted Peter Gabriel’s solo career in the nick of tim
The article highlights Peter Gabriel’s 1977 single ‘Solsbury Hill’ as the song that launched his solo career after leaving Genesis. It mattered because it gave Gabriel an immediate artistic identity beyond the band and reassured audiences that he could succeed independently. Released as his debut solo single, ‘Solsbury Hill’ drew on Gabriel’s decision to leave…
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Moment raging British Airways passenger is restrained by brave female flight attendant after trying to attack other travellers – before being escorted off plane by armed police
A British Airways flight from Heathrow to Las Vegas was forced to return to the terminal after a male passenger became aggressive and repeatedly tried to confront other travellers before take-off. A female flight attendant physically restrained him after he ignored repeated instructions to remain seated, and he was later removed from the aircraft in…