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Popular navigation apps unlikely to ditch Mercator maps despite UN resolution
The UN General Assembly has passed a non-binding resolution encouraging the use of more accurate “equal-area” world maps, such as the Equal Earth projection, instead of the widely used Mercator map, which distorts the relative size of continents. However, the resolution is unlikely to affect the navigation apps millions of people use daily, since Google…
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Nintendo Direct Bolsters Switch 2 Library With Metroid Ravenous, Persona Games, and Mario Kart Update
Nintendo’s September Direct broadcast leaned heavily on ports and remasters of previously released third-party games rather than fresh first-party surprises, prompting commentators to describe the 45-minute showcase as feeling more like a “Partner Direct” than a traditional Nintendo-led event. The stream opened with Monster Hunter Wilds rather than an exclusive reveal, and continued with titles…
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Disgraced attorney tries to SHOOT his ex-wife at dinner table in front of horrified guests before being tackled to the ground by waiter
A disgraced Ohio attorney has been found guilty of attempted murder after trying to shoot his ex-wife in front of terrified diners at a restaurant in Toledo, only to be tackled to the ground by a waiter. Matthew Exton, 43, pulled a gun on Kayda Valone as she dined with her parents, but the weapon…
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Apple reveals first foldable iPhone at new CEO’s debut keynote
Apple has unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable handset, at a keynote that also marked John Ternus’s debut as chief executive following Tim Cook’s departure on 1 September. The launch sees Apple enter a foldable smartphone market pioneered by Samsung’s Galaxy Fold in 2019 and since joined by Honor, Google, Motorola and Oppo. Alongside…
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Ellen Burstyn Wipes Away Tears, Hugs Taika Waititi and Pamela Anderson as Heartfelt Drama ‘Place to Be’ Earns 6-Minute Venice Ovation
Ellen Burstyn received a six-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday for her role in Kornél Mundruczó’s drama “Place to Be,” embracing co-stars Taika Waititi, Pamela Anderson and Murray Bartlett as she wept during the reception. The 93-year-old actress arrived using a walker after a recent fall but did not let it…
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‘Jeopardy’ Gets a Horror Twist in the New 6-Part Trivia Series Officially Dropping This Month [Exclusive]
A new six-part game show called Better Luck Than Chuck is set to premiere on YouTube on 24 September, giving the classic trivia format a horror-comedy makeover. Created by Meredith Tummillo and Tony Wash, the series tests contestants’ knowledge of horror films, characters and iconic moments, blending genre fandom with the familiar quiz-show structure and…
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Apple unveils folding iPhone as UK travel chaos and fuel prices bite
Cupertino’s autumn showcase tips the first folding iPhone under new chief John Ternus, while UK flight cancellations top 1,300 and pump prices surge; also: scrutiny of the fatal Miami cargo crash, a Queensland farmer convicted of triple murder, Borthwick’s England extension and Tom Jones’s Voice UK row.
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Ocarina of Time remake physical preorders are $10 off at Walmart
Walmart is offering physical preorders of the remastered The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 at a discount, pricing the game at $59.88, which is $10 cheaper than the physical edition elsewhere and matches the digital price. The remake, announced during Nintendo’s September livestream, has generated significant buzz and represents a…
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‘People don’t speak Welsh’: Seaside village ‘taken over by outsiders’ amid heated holiday let row
A councillor in Llanfaelog, a village near Rhosneigr on Anglesey, has claimed the area has been “taken over by outsiders” and that Welsh is no longer heard in local shops and cafes, amid a contentious planning row over a holiday let. Robert Llewelyn-Jones raised the concerns during a council meeting considering a retrospective application to…