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Say Anything and Wavves unite for collaborative mall-emo album Cherry Soda
Say Anything and Wavves, two acts that emerged in the 2000s with contrasting approaches to pop-punk, have announced a collaborative album titled Cherry Soda. The record unites their respective frontmen, Max Bemis and Nathan Williams, who wrote the songs together with the aim of crafting an “early 2000s Wavves emo record” — described in the…
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Man killed burglar who tried to steal his drugs
Adrian Frost, a 61-year-old man running a cannabis farm at his home in Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, has been found guilty of murdering an intruder who broke in to steal his drugs. Frost used an illegally held sawn-off shotgun to shoot dead 26-year-old Connor Batty during a burglary at his property on Barnsley Road in September,…
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Top Dem admits Trump ‘wisely’ made critical demand to NATO allies: ‘Love and hate relationship’
Democratic Senator Dick Durbin has publicly credited President Donald Trump with “wisely” pressing NATO members to increase their own defence spending, a notable concession from a senior figure in the opposition party. Speaking to CBS News while in Ankara, Turkey, for the 2026 NATO Summit, Durbin characterised Trump’s dealings with the alliance as a “back-and-forth,…
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Two teens learn the hard way not to do toy gun drive-bys from a Waymo
Two California teenagers were detained after using a Waymo robotaxi to carry out mock drive-by shootings with a gel-bead toy gun while drinking alcohol. The self-driving car’s systems detected the misbehaviour, prompting Waymo to stop the vehicle and alert San Mateo Police, who removed and detained the pair. The incident highlights that Waymo’s robotaxis actively…
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Zendaya Wraps ‘Euphoria’ Run With Third Emmy Nomination & Continues To Chase Awards History
Zendaya has received her third consecutive Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, recognising her performance as Rue in the third and final season of HBO’s Euphoria. The nomination, announced on the morning of 8 July 2026, completes a 3-for-3 run for the actress across the show’s three seasons and positions her…
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Treasury yet to do due diligence on finding extra money for UK’s Nato spend
The Treasury has not yet carried out any analysis of the trade-offs required for the UK to meet its Nato pledge to spend 3.5% of GDP on defence by 2035, its chief secretary Lucy Rigby has admitted. Under questioning from a joint session of the Treasury and defence committees, Rigby repeatedly insisted that funding decisions…
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Deadly illegal immigrant truck crash exposed failures on the road and at the border: key senator
A crash on Interstate 81 that killed Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira Jr. has become a focal point for arguments about both road safety and immigration enforcement, according to State Senator Doug Mastriano. The driver of the truck, Michael Bon, a 33-year-old Haitian national, is alleged to have caused the fatal collision and was arrested…
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GOP senator accuses NYT of sitting on bombshell allegation to protect Schumer, Dems
National Republican Senatorial Committee chair Tim Scott has accused The New York Times and senior Senate Democrats, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, of colluding to delay publishing damaging allegations against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner. Scott claims the newspaper sat on a story in June — a month before the latest allegation emerged —…