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Emmys to Move Five Categories Out of NBC Telecast In a Bid to Revamp the Ceremony (EXCLUSIVE)
The US Television Academy has voted to remove five categories from the primetime Emmy telecast, airing on NBC on 14 September, as part of an effort to leave more room for entertainment segments during the show. The Board of Governors decided on 17 July 2026 to shift writing for a variety series, supporting actor and…
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What Cities From Chicago to Washington, DC, Look Like Under a Blanket of Wildfire Smoke
Thick wildfire smoke has blanketed large parts of the US Midwest and Northeast, as well as parts of Canada, turning skies orange and prompting widespread air quality alerts. The smoke stems mainly from Canadian wildfires, along with fires in Minnesota, and highlights how global warming is making such smoke events an increasingly common summer occurrence.…
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Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson to appeal child sex abuse convictions, says lawyer
Former Democratic Unionist Party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is to appeal against his convictions for child sex abuse offences, his lawyer has confirmed. The move follows his conviction and comes as Donaldson, once one of Northern Ireland’s most prominent politicians, faces the fallout from a case that has drawn significant public attention given his previous…
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Gabito Ballesteros & La Joaqui’s ‘Báilame’ & More: Vote for the Best New Latin Music Release This Week
Billboard’s weekly New Music Latin poll invites readers to vote for the best new Latin release, with Mexican singer Gabito Ballesteros and Argentine artist La Joaqui’s track “Báilame” among the featured songs. The playful reggaetón-tinged cumbia villera marks the pair’s second collaboration this year, following their earlier romantic corrido “Nada Personal”, and blends La Joaqui’s…
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John Swinney to push for another ‘divisive’ vote to split the UK when he meets Andy Burnham
Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney is set to press for a fresh referendum on Scottish independence when he holds talks with Andy Burnham, who has recently taken over as Labour leader and Prime Minister. The renewed push for a vote to separate Scotland from the rest of the UK is likely to prove contentious, reopening…
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DOUG SCHOEN: Trump put 2026 election officials on notice. Now he needs a clear agenda
In a Fox News opinion piece, Doug Schoen argues that President Donald Trump’s Thursday White House address on election security struck an important note of vigilance, warning of potential foreign interference in US elections from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. Schoen, who describes himself as broadly sympathetic to the concern, contends that Trump should…
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White House dishes out new election security jab over Olive Garden’s pasta pass ID policy
The White House has seized on an online exchange between Olive Garden and a customer over its new unlimited pasta pass to reinforce its push for stricter voter identification laws. After the Italian restaurant chain said on social media that photo identification would be required to redeem the pasta pass, politically engaged commentators, including figures…
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WATCH: Minnesota fraud scandal takes absurd new twist as veteran blows whistle
A Navy veteran and Republican Senate candidate for Minnesota, Adam Schwarze, has publicly alleged that state voting records falsely show him casting an in-person ballot in the 2012 presidential election, despite his insistence that this was physically impossible. He says the claim matters because it feeds into a wider, ongoing controversy over the integrity of…
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Tony Dokoupil clashes with Mark Warner after the senator ripped CBS for airing Trump speech ‘as news’
CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil pushed back on air after Senator Mark Warner criticised the network for broadcasting President Donald Trump’s election-related address without sufficient fact-checking or context, accusing CBS of airing the speech “as news”. The exchange highlights ongoing tensions between broadcasters and lawmakers over how presidential addresses are covered, particularly around the balance…