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Former North Texas police officer given three life sentences for child pornography, solicitation of minor
A former Texas police officer, Daniel Joseph Bates, has been sentenced to three consecutive life terms after being convicted of possessing child sexual abuse material and attempting to solicit a minor online. The former Itasca Police Department reservist was caught after a civilian anti-predator content creator alerted authorities to his messages with someone Bates believed…
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TED NUGENT Shares Full Video Of His ‘Michigan Outdoor Hall Of Fame’ Induction Speech
Ted Nugent has been inducted into the 2026 Michigan Outdoor Hall of Fame by the Michigan Outdoor Writers Association, which recognised him for decades of promoting hunting, gun ownership and the outdoor lifestyle. The rock musician has shared a full video of his induction speech, in which he paid tribute to his father and bowhunting…
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CAA’s Young Hollywood Party Brings Assistants Together for a Good Cause
CAA hosted its 22nd annual Young Hollywood party on Thursday, an “Old Hollywood”-themed benefit for Communities in School of Los Angeles held at Avalon Hollywood. The event, organised entirely by assistants on the CAA Task Force, has become a long-running fundraising tradition that also serves as a celebration of assistants across the entertainment industry, with…
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4 Top 40 Hits From 1974 That Every Baby Boomer Can Still Sing by Heart
This is a light retrospective piece looking back at 1974’s Billboard Hot 100, highlighting four songs from that year still fondly remembered and sung along to by baby boomers. The article celebrates these tracks for their catchy, memorable qualities—simple melodies, sing-along choruses and instantly recognisable hooks—that have kept them lodged in listeners’ memories for decades.…
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‘Band of Brothers’ Meets ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ in Apple TV’s 9-Part WWII Sleeper Hit
Apple TV’s 2024 World War II drama Masters of the Air, produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, has re-emerged as a streaming success two years after its finale, currently sitting in the global top 10 in more than five countries. The nine-part series is part of a strong run for Apple TV in 2026,…
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“The heart and soul”: the 1984 tour Eddie Van Halen called “the best times of my life”
The article revisits comments made by the late Eddie Van Halen about Malcolm Young, the AC/DC rhythm guitarist and co-founder, following Young’s death. Van Halen described Young as “the heart and soul of AC/DC” and recalled the pair sharing some of the best times of his life while touring Europe together in 1984, underlining the…
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KISS Just Landed Their Highest-Charting Album in More Than a Decade—and It Was Recorded in 1976
KISS has scored its highest-charting album in over a decade with “KISS Destroys Anaheim ’76,” a live recording marking the 50th anniversary of the band’s landmark concert at Anaheim Stadium. The show, part of the 1976 Spirit of ’76 Tour, drew more than 42,000 fans and was the largest audience KISS had played to at…
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Roland is getting into generative AI music with Melody Flip
Roland has entered the generative AI music space with Melody Flip, a plug-in for digital audio workstations that generates short musical loops rather than complete songs. Unlike tools such as Suno or Udio, which produce fully polished tracks with vocals and arrangements, Melody Flip is designed to spark creativity by offering raw melodic, chordal, bass…
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Your chance to own a pub on one of the country’s most picturesque coastlines – but you’ll need to stump up £1.25m!
Judith Fish, the 70-year-old owner of the Applecross Inn in Wester Ross, has put the popular Highland pub up for sale as she retires after nearly four decades at the helm. The Inn, a well-known stop on the North Coast 500 route that has hosted Princess Anne, is being sold for offers in the region…
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Game of Thrones: The Mad King Confirms New 2027 Release
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s stage production Game of Thrones: The Mad King is transferring to London in 2027, following a sold-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon. The move was announced by Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin on his blog, just a day before the original production closed, confirming strong audience demand for the theatrical prequel…