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Republican lawmaker issues ominous pronouncement on Mitch McConnell’s fate as hospitalization hits 25th day
US Senator Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old former Republican leader, has now been absent from Capitol Hill for 25 days since being hospitalised on 14 June 2026, and has not been seen in public since. His prolonged disappearance has begun to unsettle members of his own party, fuelling speculation about the seriousness of his condition and…
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Meaningful Stone – “1+1= 0” (Feat. Jay Som)
South Korean indie-pop artist Kim Jimin, who records as Meaningful Stone, has released a new single called “1+1=0”, a collaboration with the acclaimed American musician and producer Melina Duterte, known as Jay Som. The track was made after Kim travelled to Los Angeles earlier in the year to work with Duterte, and it marks a…
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The ChatGPT browser is already dead
OpenAI is shutting down ChatGPT Atlas, its AI-powered web browser capable of carrying out tasks on a user’s behalf, less than a year after its launch. Announced in October, the browser will be “sunsetted” with deprecation targeted for 9 August, a decision confirmed as part of OpenAI’s broader “ChatGPT Work” announcements. The move matters because…
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Cop who was California’s best paid public sector worker in 2025 earned $1.2m for doing NOTHING
Records released on 30 June by California’s State Controller’s Office show that Travis Martinez, a former Deputy Chief at the Redlands Police Department, was the state’s highest-paid public sector worker in 2025, receiving more than $1.2 million despite being on paid administrative leave and not working a single day that year. The case matters because…
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Toy Story 5 Crosses $800M Global Milestone, Ranks Among Pixar’s Top 10 Grossers
Disney and Pixar’s latest sequel has achieved a significant commercial milestone, accumulating $808.6 million in worldwide box office revenue within its first three weeks of theatrical release. The film’s performance spl
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Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar Mocks Film Industry in Campaign Spot, Vows to Defund Anti-Israel Movies
Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has escalated his confrontation with the country’s film industry through a new campaign video, released ahead of his Likud party’s primaries, that mocks Israeli filmmakers as anti-Israel profiteers and pledges to redirect public funding away from films he says “blacken” Israeli soldiers. The move matters because it signals a potential…
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James Beard Award Winner Kwame Onwuachi Signs With CAA
James Beard Award-winning chef, restaurateur and author Kwame Onwuachi has signed with the talent agency CAA. The move matters because it signals the growing crossover of celebrity chefs into wider entertainment, branding and media ventures, with CAA already securing him high-profile partnerships across food, travel and luxury sectors. Through CAA, Onwuachi has joined American Express…
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As the Great American State Fair winds down, what’s your favorite fair food? Have your say in the DC Insider poll
The Daily Mail’s DC Insider newsletter has launched a light-hearted reader poll asking people to name their favourite fair food, timed to coincide with the winding-down of the Great American State Fair. The piece matters mainly as a piece of political-culture engagement, tapping into the tradition of US state fairs as venues where politicians mingle…