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Pelosi staffer pumps the brakes when pressed on husband’s hit-and-run: ‘That’s enough’
Nancy Pelosi refused to answer questions about husband Paul Pelosi's hit-and-run case in Napa County before a staffer shut down the exchange.
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Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky says his 30-day warranty is all about trust
Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky has defended the company’s short 30-day warranty on its new e-paper smartwatches, arguing that customer trust matters more than formal guarantees. Speaking to The Verge, he said buyers should understand what they are signing up for, noting that Pebble has been upfront from the outset that its relaunched watches, revived after…
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BRIAN JOHNSON On Performing Live With AC/DC At Age 78: ‘It’s Just More Fun Because We Don’t Care Anymore’
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson, 78, has spoken about how performing live has changed at this stage of his career, saying the band now enjoys itself more because “we don’t care anymore.” Speaking alongside guitarist Angus Young, 71, to USA Today during the 2026 North American leg of the band’s “Power Up” world tour, Johnson said…
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Democratic strategist James Carville says the late Lindsey Graham’s career was ‘defined by duplicity’
Democratic strategist James Carville has said the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham’s political career was “defined by duplicity,” even as he acknowledged Graham was personable on a personal level. His comments came shortly after Graham’s death, as tributes and reflections on the South Carolina senator’s decades-long career poured in from across the political spectrum. Carville,…
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Top Gun Officially Returns With Shock New Release Next Month
Top Gun: Maverick is crossing over into the video game Battlefield 6, with a new seasonal event bringing the film’s characters and story into the war shooter from 18th August. The tie-in gives fans a fresh dose of Top Gun content while they wait for Paramount’s still-undated sequel to Maverick, which is officially in development…
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Lawmakers Call For “Impartial” DOJ Probe of Fox’s $22 Billion Roku Deal
A group of Democratic US lawmakers, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Becca Balint, have written to the Department of Justice demanding an “impartial” antitrust review of Fox Corporation’s proposed $22 billion (£17bn) acquisition of streaming platform Roku. The lawmakers fear the deal will not receive proper scrutiny and warn it could let the…
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Ariana Grande Brings Out Ty Dolla $ign to Perform Their ‘Positions’ Collaboration ‘Safety Net’
Ariana Grande brought out Ty Dolla $ign as a surprise guest during her Eternal Sunshine Tour show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday 16 July 2026, marking the first time he has joined her on stage to perform their 2020 collaboration “Safety Net”. The appearance delighted fans and added a fresh highlight to a…
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Suspected Somali fraudster is arrested in his home country and flown back to Minnesota to face $300m taxpayer scam charges
A man suspected of orchestrating a fraud scheme worth some $300 million in US taxpayer funds has been arrested in Somalia, his home country, and flown back to Minnesota to face charges. The case is linked to the “Feeding Our Future” scandal, one of the largest pandemic-era fraud schemes uncovered in the United States, in…
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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…