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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…
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8 Action Thrillers Better Than ‘John Wick’
Entertainment site Collider has published an opinion piece by writer Marcel Ardivan arguing that, despite John Wick being widely regarded as one of the best modern action franchises, several other action thrillers surpass it. The article celebrates John Wick for reviving Keanu Reeves’ action career and popularising stylised “gun-fu” choreography, while contending that certain films…
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Celebrity Docs Dominate Emmy Nonfiction Nominations: Marty Short, Mel Brooks, John Candy, Scorsese, Jayne Mansfield/Mariska Hargitay & More
At the 2026 Emmy nominations announced on 8 July, celebrity documentaries dominated the nonfiction categories, with films and series about John Candy, Martin Short, Mel Brooks, Martin Scorsese, and Jayne Mansfield all earning major recognition. The trend matters because it shows Emmy voters rewarding star-focused factual programming as heavily as scripted acting performances, marking a…
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SNP’s shameful jail break must be stopped… with ‘terrified’ victims put first, say Tories
The Scottish Conservatives have launched a public campaign urging the SNP Scottish Government to abandon plans that would allow long-term prisoners to be released after serving only two-thirds of their sentence. The Tories argue the proposals are dangerous, would put public safety “at grave risk”, and leave victims of crime “terrified” at the prospect of…
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Bridget Phillipson’s final trans guidance will embolden ‘activist parents’ who want their children to transition, campaigners fear
The UK Government has confirmed that its final statutory guidance for schools on handling gender identity, issued by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, will retain a provision allowing children as young as five to “socially transition” to the opposite gender at school. The guidance was left unchanged from the draft published in February, prompting campaigners to…