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Southern mayor inflames thousands by saying his town’s flag should NOT be lowered to commemorate Dolly Parton
Ken Adams, the mayor of Olive Branch, Mississippi, has provoked widespread anger after publicly opposing plans to lower the town’s flags in honour of Dolly Parton following her death. Writing on social media, Adams argued that half-staff flag lowering should be reserved for military heroes, fallen first responders, presidents and events of major national significance,…
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From watches to passwords on paper, everything that’s old is new again
This week’s episode of The Register’s Kettle podcast takes a break from AI coverage to explore a nostalgic theme: how older, simpler technology is regaining appeal as modern systems grow more resource-hungry and complex. Host Brandon Vigliarolo is joined by reporters Liam Proven and Richard Speed to discuss Windows XP’s 25th anniversary, Casio’s revival of…
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Sony schedules State of Play and Japan broadcast for 3 September
Sony has officially confirmed its next State of Play showcase for 3rd September 2026, with a dedicated State of Play Japan broadcast airing immediately afterwards. The main stream will feature “updates and announcements from PlayStation Studios and our third-party partners” and will close with an extended look at Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, while…
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Court ruling closes £1bn empty-property rates loophole
A court of appeal ruling last month has effectively ended “box shifting”, a legal loophole exploited by property owners for almost two decades to avoid paying business rates on empty commercial buildings, a scheme estimated to have cost local authorities in England more than £1bn. The case centred on 2 America Square, an office block…
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Nevada casino on brink of closure reopens to lure tourists fed up with Las Vegas prices
Primm Valley Resort & Casino in Nevada has expanded its comeback a month after narrowly avoiding permanent closure, betting that lower prices and fee-free stays can attract tourists frustrated by rising costs in nearby Las Vegas. The property reopened on 22 July, 17 days after Las Vegas-based operator Terrible’s took over management following a last-minute…
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The Ultimate Party Playlist: 3 Classic Songs We All Know by Heart
Kool & The Gang’s “Celebration”, ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” and Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” are highlighted as enduring party anthems that remain fixtures at celebrations decades after their release. The article, published by American Songwriter, frames these tracks less as ordinary hits and more as cultural institutions that reliably fill…
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Francesco Carrozzini on His Venice AI Doc ‘Be Brave’ and Why ‘The Human Has to Come First’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Italian director Francesco Carrozzini is bringing “Be Brave,” an 85-minute AI-generated documentary about Diesel founder Renzo Rosso, to the Venice Film Festival. The film is notable for not featuring a single traditionally shot frame of its subject; instead, Carrozzini used artificial intelligence to recreate Rosso at various stages of his life, making it one of…
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Travellers who ripped up wildlife haven are forced to stop building work: Police arrive and diggers move out after hundreds of residents protested overnight over Bank Holiday land grab
A bank holiday “land grab” on greenbelt in Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire, in which bulldozers cleared a wildlife-rich field, has been halted after hundreds of local residents staged an overnight protest. Diggers and vans left the site on Sheering Mill Lane on Monday morning after Hertfordshire Police enforced a High Court injunction, with officers set to…
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Elversberg and ‘miracle village’ prove that Bundesliga fairytales still exist | Andy Brassell
SV Elversberg, first-time Bundesliga participants from a Saarland town of just 13,000 people, stunned holders Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 on their top-flight debut. The result underlined that German football’s top division can still produce genuine upsets, even amid growing dominance from wealthier clubs such as Bayern Munich, and offered a heart-warming counterpoint to a weekend otherwise…