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SpaceX is on track for record-setting Starlink deployments
SpaceX is deploying Starlink satellites faster than ever, running ahead of the record-setting pace it set the previous year. In the first half of 2026 the company launched 1,589 satellites into low-Earth orbit, according to launch data compiled by Jonathan McDowell’s satellite tracker, roughly 100 more than the 1,489 it had deployed by the same…
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A Hezbollah veteran is hunting Jews in US courts — we just named him to the DOJ
In an opinion piece for Fox News, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner of the Shurat HaDin Law Center writes that her NGO has filed a complaint with the US Attorney General urging an investigation into the Belgium-based Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), which she characterises as a “hunting operation” targeting Jews rather than a human-rights body. The author argues…
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Fighter jet crash lands at Greek holiday island airport after mysteriously bursting into flames in mid-air
The article’s headline reports that a fighter jet made an emergency crash landing at an airport on a Greek holiday island after apparently catching fire in mid-air. However, the supplied text does not contain the body of the story, so the specific circumstances of the incident cannot be confirmed from what is provided. The material…
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Despite rumor that Patrick Stewart will retire after Avengers: Doomsday, the X-Men star says he’ll “always and forever be an actor”
Patrick Stewart has pushed back against speculation that he intends to retire from acting following his anticipated return as Professor X in Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday. The veteran actor, who first played the X-Men character in 2000 and reprised the role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, insisted that acting remains central to his…
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Watch The Vaccines air new song ‘Ten Years Too Far’ at Mad Cool 2026
The Vaccines debuted a new song, ‘Ten Years Too Far’, during their set on the opening night of Mad Cool Festival 2026 in Madrid on 8 July, with footage of the performance circulating online. The airing of the anthemic, previously unheard track marks fresh material from the indie band, who are also marking the 15th…
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Venezuela earthquake relief fundraising compilation released, ‘PULSO I’
A new charity compilation, ‘PULSO I (An Electronic Music Benefit Compilation for Venezuela Earthquake Relief)’, has been released to raise funds following two earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela in late June. The 36-track album gathers contributions from electronic artists including DJ Babatr, Rainmaker, Bclip, Pablo Mayorga and AMANTRA, with 100% of net proceeds going to…
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The Queen Song That Proved Freddie Mercury Trusted Brian May More Than Anyone Else
This Collider article, written by music editor Corinne Johnson, spotlights “You Take My Breath Away”, an often-overlooked track from Queen’s 1976 album A Day at the Races. The piece argues that the song is significant because it demonstrates the unusual degree of trust Freddie Mercury placed in guitarist Brian May, and it is presented as…
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“In our first interview with NME we uttered the word ‘Genesis’ and I thought, ‘What did we say that for?!’” They tried to hide it at times, but Simple Minds had a heart of pure prog underneath the 80s arena rock
This is an archival feature from Prog magazine (originally published in 2012), republished by Louder, arguing that Simple Minds — a band widely remembered for glossy 80s arena rock and their hit from The Breakfast Club — in fact harboured strong progressive-rock leanings beneath the surface. Emerging alongside synthpop and the New Romantics, the Scottish…
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Swiss-Korean Director Hae-Sup Sin Awarded the Allwyn Residency Fellowship in Los Angeles
Swiss-Korean director Hae-Sup Sin has been named the recipient of the Allwyn Residency Fellowship at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, a prize awarded through Future Frames, a programme supporting young European filmmakers. The fellowship gives one participant a tailor-made professional programme in Los Angeles designed to advance the next stage of their career, marking a…
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Brian Potter, British songwriter behind hits for Glen Campbell, Take That and more, dies aged 87
Brian Potter, the Essex-born songwriter and producer regarded as one of the most versatile British hitmakers of his generation, has died aged 87, having lived with Alzheimer’s disease in recent years. Working chiefly with his American partner Dennis Lambert, Potter shaped an extraordinary run of 1970s hits across pop, soul, soft rock, country and disco,…