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Marine Le Pen to Run for President Amid Embezzlement Conviction
Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Rally, announced her candidacy for the 2027 presidential election shortly after a court upheld her embezzlement conviction. She was found guilty of misusing European Parliament
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Comcast Split, Paramount-WBD Deal, AI Among Hot Topics As Media & Tech Moguls Hit Sun Valley Confab
The pine trees, hiking trails and white water in Sun Valley, ID look about the same as they did last summer. The media landscape does not. Boutique investment bank Allen & Co. has hosted the conference long referred to as summer camp for billionaires every year since 1983, but few editions have unfolded at a…
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Marine Le Pen announces she WILL run for President next year – just hours after being ordered to wear an electronic tag as her embezzlement conviction is upheld
Marine Le Pen has announced that she will still stand in France’s presidential election next year, despite a Paris appeal court upholding her conviction for embezzlement just hours earlier. The National Rally (RN) veteran had been considered a strong favourite to succeed Emmanuel Macron, so the ruling — and her defiant response to it —…
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NHL team’s rough offseason gets worse as franchise legend leaves to coach for arch-rival
The Ottawa Senators’ difficult offseason has deepened, with club legend Daniel Alfredsson leaving his assistant coaching role to join the rival Toronto Maple Leafs. Alfredsson, a Hall of Famer widely regarded as the greatest player in Senators history, will become an associate head coach for the cross-province rivals. His departure to Toronto — rather than…
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Marine Le Pen to run for French presidency and appeal conviction in top court
French hard-right leader Marine Le Pen has announced she will stand in the 2027 presidential election and appeal against an embezzlement conviction that requires her to wear an electronic tag for a year. Speaking in a primetime television interview, the National Rally leader insisted on her innocence and vowed to pursue every legal avenue, ending…
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Trump looms large as Nato grapples with challenge of rearming Europe
At a Nato summit in Ankara hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, US President Donald Trump dominated proceedings and disrupted the alliance’s projected unity even as members focused on the urgent task of rearming Europe. Given a ceremonial welcome by Erdogan, Trump reiterated his well-known scepticism towards Nato and made provocative remarks, including repeating…
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Salt shines in the sun at Trent Bridge to help England reach 200
England posted a competitive total of 201-7 from their 20 overs against India in the third T20 international at Trent Bridge, with opener Phil Salt providing the standout contribution. His attacking innings gave the home side the platform to pass 200, an imposing score in the format. Salt made 70 from 44 balls, an innings…
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Figma acquires team behind a vibe-coding app
The Y Combinator-backed company started a vibe-coding platform and later built an agent-creation product.
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Who’s at the Sun Valley Moguls Retreat This Year
An updating tally of attendees jetting in to the annual Allen & Co. conference in Idaho.
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Buyer Beware: Why Sun Valley Has Been a Disaster for the Media Business
As the annual Sun Valley conference — the exclusive, off-the-record gathering of media and technology moguls hosted by investment bank Allen & Co. in Idaho — opens this week, Variety executive editor Brent Lang argues that the event has been a driving force behind the decline of the media business. The gathering has spawned some…