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A Trove of Cars Fit for the Racetrack, a Beauty Pageant, or a Date with 007
The article’s contents were not available because the supplied page displayed a JavaScript-and-cookie verification screen rather than the text. Its title suggests a feature about a varied collection of notable cars, including vehicles suited to racing, concours-style display and James Bond associations. Without the article itself, its specific claims, provenance, prices, models and significance cannot…
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The End of ‘El Mayo’ Is Only the Beginning
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, has been sentenced in the United States to life imprisonment without parole after decades of drug trafficking. The article argues that his case may have wider consequences because his capture, treatment and possible cooperation with US prosecutors could expose alleged links between Mexican politicians and…
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Comcast Q2 Boosted by World Cup, Profits at Peacock
Comcast’s second-quarter results were lifted by World Cup coverage on its Telemundo network and by its Peacock streaming service, which turned a profit for the first time since launching in 2020. Despite these gains, the media and broadband giant reported a decline in overall profit compared with the same period last year, largely because the…
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From lucrative brand deals with Walker’s Shortbread and Albert Bartlett potatoes to TV adverts and a luxury hotel… how Andy Murray has continued building his £110million fortune even after hanging up his racket
Andy Murray retired from professional tennis in 2024 but has continued to build his estimated £110 million fortune through an expanding portfolio of commercial ventures. Rather than stepping away from public life, the former world number one and three-time Grand Slam champion has leaned into brand partnerships, media work and business investments, cementing his status…
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15 Stupid Comedy Shows That Are Actually Ingenious
Collider has published a listicle arguing that several television comedies dismissed as silly or lowbrow actually contain surprising depth, emotional intelligence or social commentary beneath their crude or absurd surfaces. The piece, by senior writer Ryan Heffernan, ranks 15 shows spanning workplace mockumentaries, vulgar adult animation and outrageous ensemble comedies, making the case that their…
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EU fines Google €890m for competition breaches over search and apps
Google has been fined €890m (£760m) by the European Commission for breaching the Digital Markets Act, the EU’s landmark competition law targeting large tech “gatekeepers”. The commission found that Google unfairly prioritised its own services, such as shopping and hotel deals, in search results over rival offerings, and separately blocked app developers from directing users…
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AOC roasted over defense bill claim as GOP lawmaker tells her to ‘stop stoking Jew hatred’
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic congresswoman for New York, has faced strong criticism after claiming that the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would “merge parts of our military with the Israel Defense Forces”. Republican lawmakers and commentators reacted angrily to the remark, with one GOP representative telling her to “stop stoking Jew hatred”, amid a…
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Remember When the Original Members of The Byrds Reunited for a Half-Hearted LP in 1973?
In 1972, the four principal original members of The Byrds—Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby and Chris Hillman—set aside their solo careers to reunite for a self-titled comeback album, encouraged by a lucrative deal from David Geffen’s Asylum label. The reunion mattered because The Byrds had been hugely influential in shaping folk rock and psychedelia…
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Stalker 2 studio founder’s claims that Xbox paid more for exclusivity than the game cost to make “do not reflect the actual facts”, according to GSC Game World
GSC Game World, developer of Stalker 2, has publicly rejected claims made by the studio’s original founder Sergiy Grygorovych that Xbox paid more for a console exclusivity deal than the game cost to produce. The dispute matters because it touches on the finances and ownership history of one of the biggest Ukrainian-developed games in recent…