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WATCH: Democrats blast Trump Saudi nuclear deal as GOP touts regional alliance
Members of Congress reacted sharply along party lines to the White House’s newly announced nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, with Democrats warning it risks fuelling a nuclear arms race in the Middle East while Republicans defended it as a necessary reinforcement of regional alliances. The disagreement highlights broader tensions over how far the Trump…
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Henry Cavill’s New Detective Movie Keeps Plummeting on the Netflix Charts
Netflix’s Enola Holmes 3, starring Millie Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill, has seen its viewership fall sharply after a strong debut, according to the streamer’s own charts. The decline matters because the franchise, alongside the Extraction series, had been regarded as one of Netflix’s strongest homegrown film properties, and a weaker third instalment could dent…
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Shania Twain’s honest playlist: ‘If Dancing Queen comes on, you rush out’
In a Guardian “honest playlist” feature, country-pop star Shania Twain shares candid musical picks, from the tracks that shaped her to the ones she keeps as guilty pleasures. She reveals that Ennio Morricone’s “Gabriel’s Oboe” once moved her to tears while driving at 22, showing her the emotional power of music, while Janis Ian’s “At…
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‘Weekday games were amazing’: pubs toast extra £150m in World Cup sales
Pubs across England enjoyed their best football-related sales boost in recent years thanks to England’s run to the semi-final of an expanded World Cup, combined with extended late-night opening hours. The uplift, confirmed by multiple industry sources, outstripped that seen during previous tournaments including England’s run to the Euro 2024 final, offering rare relief to…
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PBS SoCal, KMEX Lead L.A. Local Emmy Wins; KVEA, KABC Land Top Newscast Prizes
PBS SoCal (KOCE and KCET) was the big winner Saturday night at the L.A. Area Emmy Awards, landing eight — including for live events-programming, entertainment, crime/social issues and arts. Univision’s KMEX was next, with seven, followed by Telemundo’s KVEA with six. KVEA once again won the newscast Emmys for daily daytime (11 a.m. to 7…
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A wine tasting evening with her new lover, dancing… then stabbed eight times in cold blood on the doorstep of her French holiday home: Minute-by-minute, murdered retiree Karen Carter’s final moments revealed
British retiree Karen Carter was murdered at her holiday home in France, stabbed eight times on her doorstep in what has been described as a cold-blooded attack. According to reports, her final evening had included a wine tasting event with a new romantic partner and dancing before she returned home, where she was then attacked.…
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Am I a chicken-shop lefty? Here’s what a French fast food row taught me about politics | Coco Khan
In a comment piece, journalist Coco Khan reflects on a row in France over Master Poulet, a halal rotisserie chicken chain, after it opened its first UK branch. The controversy began when Karim Bouamrane, the Socialist mayor of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine near Paris, tried to block a Master Poulet branch near the town hall, initially using concrete…
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“We had this idea to promote Glasgow by genetically modifying a sea-creature and somehow making it into a rollercoaster.” Here’s 10 Mogwai songs every metal fan should listen to right now
This feature from Louder is a guide aimed at metal fans who might otherwise overlook Mogwai, the veteran Glasgow post-rock band known for shifting between quiet, fragile passages and walls of distorted feedback. The piece argues that despite being pigeonholed as background music for coffee-shop indie fans, Mogwai’s heavier tracks and evocative song titles have…
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Gomez injury overshadows winning start for Iraola
Liverpool won 4-2 against Sunderland in a pre-season friendly in Nashville, marking Andoni Iraola’s first game in charge, but the occasion was overshadowed by an injury to centre-back and captain Joe Gomez, who was substituted after just eight minutes. Iraola said the injury was the “worst news” from an otherwise positive training camp, and the…
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Round Up: Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold Extended Teaser Revealed, New Job And Crossover Raid Series Announced
Square Enix used the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Berlin to unveil an extended teaser and fresh details for the game’s sixth expansion, Evercold, alongside confirmation of the title’s Switch 2 release date. The reveal matters for fans of the long-running MMO, as it sets the stage for a new story arc and brings…