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Al Carns defends SAS veterans against renewed Troubles investigations
Former Armed Forces minister Al Carns, a decorated ex-Special Forces officer, has defended SAS soldiers who served in Northern Ireland, arguing they should not be treated as “villains” or repeatedly investigated decades after the Troubles as part of efforts to rewrite history. He made the comments in a foreword to a Policy Exchange think-tank paper,…
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4 Forgotten Dolly Parton Songs That Deserve More Recognition
American Songwriter has highlighted four lesser-known Dolly Parton songs that it argues deserve wider recognition, beyond her best-known hits such as “9 To 5” and “I Will Always Love You”. The feature draws attention to deeper cuts across Parton’s catalogue that showcase different sides of her songwriting, from tragedy to nostalgia to comedy. The selections…
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Trump Calls for Passage of Federal Film and TV Tax Incentive: “Let‘s Get This Done!”
US President Donald Trump has voiced support for a federal film and television tax incentive, urging Congress to pass bipartisan legislation “immediately” to revive American production. The move follows sustained lobbying from the film industry, which has watched production increasingly shift overseas and to other countries offering more generous incentives, and comes after Republican lawmakers…
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Bernie Sanders claims some Democrats may want their own Senate nominee to lose
Senator Bernie Sanders has accused senior Democratic Party figures and donors of being lukewarm about, or even wanting to see the defeat of, Abdul El-Sayed, the party’s progressive Senate nominee in Michigan. Speaking to “Politico Playbook”, Sanders argued that some establishment Democrats view El-Sayed and similar left-wing candidates as a threat both to wealthy donor…
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HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ Stars Break Down John Stewart’s Unforgettable Origin Story in Episode 3
HBO’s DC series Lanterns delved into John Stewart’s backstory in its third episode, “OutKast,” revealing that his father, John Stewart Sr., was originally approached by the Guardians to become a Green Lantern decades before his son but failed the test, leaving him traumatised. The episode reframes the show’s focus, moving away from Hal Jordan and…
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HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ Just Made a Major Departure From DC Comics With This Character’s Backstory
HBO’s “Lanterns” series has significantly rewritten John Stewart’s origin story in its third episode, departing sharply from decades of established DC Comics canon. In the show, Stewart’s path to becoming a Green Lantern begins with his father failing a test of courage set by the Guardians of the Universe, after which the boy is deliberately…
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Trump Endorses U.S. Tax Incentive to Keep Hollywood Production: ‘Let’s Get This Done!’
US President Donald Trump has publicly backed a federal tax incentive for film and television production, a step Hollywood studios and unions have long campaigned for. In a Truth Social post, Trump called on Republicans and Democrats to work together to draft legislation “immediately”, saying it would create entertainment jobs and revive an industry he…
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Pokémon World Championships 2026 Was Absolute Chaos
Pokémon World Championships 2026, held over three days at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, descended into chaos amid overcrowding, safety concerns and complaints of poor accessibility provision. The event, which drew an estimated 50,000 attendees, saw the San Francisco Fire Department intervene after crowds spilled onto the streets, prompting organisers to shut down one…
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The Tower of Beggars: Stormfell Academy Book One Review
IGN has reviewed The Tower of Beggars: Stormfell Academy Book One, a new fantasy novel by Torsten Weitze released in the US and UK on 1 September 2026. Rather than following a conventional Harry Potter-style magical school template, the book centres on inequality and social hierarchy, told largely from the perspective of a beggar rather…
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Dolly Parton Returns to Billboard 200 Top 5, Notching Second-Highest-Charting Album Ever
Dolly Parton’s compilation Ultimate Dolly Parton has re-entered the Billboard 200 albums chart at number five, becoming the late singer’s second-highest-charting album and her fourth top 10 entry. The surge follows Parton’s death on 25 August at the age of 80 after a short illness with cancer, with fans driving a wave of streaming and…