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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…
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John Fetterman torches Bernie Sanders on Fox for pushing ‘predator … communists’
Senator Bernie Sanders has withdrawn his endorsement of Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, after a further alleged victim came forward with sexual assault allegations against him. The reversal is a notable one for the veteran progressive, and it followed a day of mounting pressure as a growing number of Democrats distanced themselves…
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Belgium manager praises classy gesture by Folarin Balogun after red card controversy: ‘I really liked that’
Belgium manager Rudi Garcia has praised United States forward Folarin Balogun for approaching him after Belgium’s 4-1 Round of 16 victory over the U.S. at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Seattle. Balogun had been at the centre of a refereeing controversy: he was originally due to miss the match after a red card in…
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This race car is made from plant fibers, volcanoes, … and seawater?
Lola Cars, the storied British constructor rebuilding itself after a 2022 bankruptcy, is producing a fresh run of 16 continuation examples of its 1965 T70S sports racer, and what makes them notable is not the retro styling but the sustainable materials used to build them. Executive innovation director Matt Faulks told Ars Technica that the…
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6 Perfect Movies That Are 80 Minutes Long or Less
The Passion of Joan of Arc, Before Sunset, and The Nightmare Before Christmas are among the best movie masterpieces that run about 80 minutes.
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The Mound: Omens of Cthulhu revives Left 4 Dead formula from Zeno Clash creators
Rock Paper Shotgun previews The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, a Lovecraftian extraction game from Chilean studio Ace Team, the developers behind Zeno Clash, The Eternal Cylinder and Clash: Artefacts of Chaos. Set in the 17th century, it casts four crucifix-wielding, musket-armed Spanish explorers who venture into a monster-filled jungle in search of loot, with the…
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Marine Le Pen convicted but may still contest presidency wearing electronic tag
The Paris appeal court has upheld Marine Le Pen’s conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her sentence in a way that clears the path for her to stand in the April 2027 French presidential election. A five-year ban on holding public office was reduced and backdated to March 2025, with the court deeming that…
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Balogun ruling risks turning football into a cesspit
Uefa vice-president Laura McAllister has warned that football risks becoming “an absolute cesspit” of political interference after Fifa suspended a one-game ban for USA striker Folarin Balogun at the 2026 World Cup. Balogun had been due to miss the last-16 tie against Belgium following his red card against Bosnia-Herzegovina, but was allowed to play after…
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Extra public transport services will run in Sheffield this summer as excitement builds for Tramlines Festival
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John Lewis to shut in-store services, putting hundreds of jobs at risk
John Lewis has begun a redundancy consultation that puts around 200 jobs at risk as it plans to close in-store desks providing gift wrapping and foreign exchange services. The move matters because it touches the kind of hands-on customer service the retailer has long been known for, and it comes just as the chain was…