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Farage says Binface by-election is deadly serious: ‘Labour and the Tories are both showing contempt for the electorate – this is an election with real people’
Nigel Farage has insisted that the forthcoming by-election in Clacton is a “real election” and should be taken seriously, despite his main rival being a joke candidate dressed as a wheelie bin. The contest was triggered by Farage’s own sudden resignation as MP amid sleaze accusations, and matters because all the main parties — Labour,…
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Apple TV leads 2026 Emmys with 87 nominations as streaming records tumble
The 2026 Emmy nominations were announced, with Apple TV emerging as the clear frontrunner, securing 87 nominations from just 15 programmes in a result that highlighted the platform’s selective, quality-focused approach. The announcement matters because it saw several long-standing streaming and industry records broken, signalling a shift in how recognition is distributed across an increasingly…
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Bernie-backed socialist who allied with Platner could supplant him on ballot
Longtime Maine Democrat Troy Jackson has filed federal paperwork positioning himself to enter the state’s US Senate race, should the party’s nomination become available after rape allegations against current candidate Graham Platner surfaced on Monday. The move matters because Platner, a progressive backed by Senator Bernie Sanders, is under mounting pressure to quit, with senior…
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Judge approves $1.5 million SEC-Musk settlement over Twitter investment
A US federal judge has approved a $1.5 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Elon Musk, formally ending a case first brought in 2022 over his acquisition of Twitter. The matter matters because it closes a long-running regulatory dispute over whether Musk broke disclosure rules while building his stake in the…
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Patrick Dempsey rules out running for Senate seat in Maine
Actor Patrick Dempsey has ruled out running for the U.S. Senate in Maine, removing his name from the list of potential Democratic candidates being considered. In an op-ed published in the Portland Press Herald, the Maine native said he had given “real thought” to a bid but concluded that he could contribute more effectively through…
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DoorDash Is Offering the Chance to Win Tickets to the World Cup Final Through Its Summer of Dashpass Campaign
DoorDash, an Official Tournament Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026, is running an eight-week “Summer of DashPass” campaign that began in June and coincides with the tournament and the wider summer season. The headline perk is a sweepstakes giving DashPass members the chance to win a trip for two to the World Cup Final,…
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The Pitt earns 25 Emmy nominations, nearly doubling its debut haul
HBO Max’s medical drama “The Pitt” secured 25 Emmy nominations for its second season, nearly doubling the 13 it earned for its debut. The haul establishes the series as one of the year’s most recognised dramas and places it narrowly ahead of “Hacks”, which set a comedy-series record with 24 nods. The scale of the…
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Far-left candidate’s past anti-meat activism clashes with campaign pivot in cattle country
Fox News reports that Manny Rutinel, a Democratic state legislator running for Congress in Colorado’s 8th District, faces scrutiny over a long history of activism against ranching and animal-related businesses, even though the district he hopes to represent depends heavily on the cattle and dairy sector. The tension matters because he is challenging Republican Rep.…
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Emmy Nominations Analysis: ‘The Pitt’ And ‘Hacks’ Dominance Proves It Helps To Be On A Show Voters Actually Watch
Deadline awards columnist Pete Hammond analyses the 2026 Emmy nominations, announced on Wednesday, in which the medical drama The Pitt led with 25 nominations and the comedy Hacks set a new comedy-series record of 24 in its final season, beating the previous record held by The Studio and The Bear. Hammond argues the results confirm…