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Dem governor booed at Virginia Old Fiddlers’ Convention
Virginia’s Democratic Governor, Abigail Spanberger, was booed by the crowd during a brief appearance on stage at the annual Old Fiddlers’ Convention in Galax, Virginia, at the weekend. The incident comes as she faces declining approval ratings and continuing backlash over Democrats’ unsuccessful attempt to redraw the state’s congressional district map. The Old Fiddlers’ Convention…
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RioFilme to Announce New Incentives for International Co-Productions, Unveiling Them at Brazil’s Gramado Fest (EXCLUSIVE)
RioFilme, Rio de Janeiro’s official film and TV agency, is set to launch a R$15 million (roughly $3 million) fund to support up to four international co-production projects involving companies based in the city. Agency president Leonardo Edde will unveil full details of the initiative at his panel during the Gramado Film Market at Brazil’s…
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Crockett calls Republicans ‘very performative’: ‘A lot of them don’t like Donald Trump’
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Monday called Republicans “very performative,” saying that many GOP lawmakers have distaste for President Trump. “We have, like, our own little back rooms, right? So every once in a while, they will be like, ‘Hey, you can come to our, like, back room?’ You know?’” Crockett said on ABC’s “Jimmy…
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Watch: Was Trump smuggled out of Air Force One in a catering truck?
US media has reported that Donald Trump secretly switched planes while returning from a Nato summit last month, reportedly to avoid a threat to his life from Iran. According to the Washington Post, the move happened as he travelled back from Ankara, Turkey, on 8 July, with a catering truck used to help transfer him…
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Peter Ho-Sun Chan’s Toronto Title ‘The Road Not Taken’ Picked Up By Moebius For Sales
Hong Kong-based Moebius Entertainment has acquired international sales rights to Peter Ho-sun Chan’s new film The Road Not Taken, which will have its world premiere in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival this year. The deal keeps alive Chan and Moebius’s working relationship, which began with She Has No Name, giving…
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Biden-era Air Force secretary says he’ll sue over security clearance revocation
Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is “gonna sue” the Trump administration after the Pentagon revoked his security clearance last week over accusations he disclosed classified information to the media. The Defense Department on Friday pulled Kendall’s eligibility for access to classified information as well as his “ability to hold any sensitive position,” accusing him…
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Iran-backed Houthi rebels renew attacks on key port city
Iran-backed Houthi rebels have renewed their attacks on the Yemeni government-held city of Mokha, a key port city along the Red Sea, amid their blockade on Saudi exports in response to the Iran war. The attack was preceded by a deadly strike on a vessel off Mokha’s coast in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, killing three…
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‘Keep local government focused on local priorities and ensure decisions are made openly’ – reader’s letter
Wendy Davis on why councils be cautious about being drawn into international political disputes
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Zuckerberg yacht did not hear call for assistance, spokesperson says
A yacht owned by Mark Zuckerberg is gaining controversy for not responding to a call for assistance made by a boat that ran out of fuel, but a spokesperson for the Meta CEO said that the crew did not hear the call. The spokesperson added that by the time the crew aboard the ship did…
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Fox News’s Tomi Lahren: GOP an ‘utter embarrassment’
Fox News host Tomi Lahren ripped the Republican Party on Monday, arguing the GOP has failed working Americans so badly that socialism has become increasingly appealing to those struggling with the cost of living. “Let’s be frank about it, some Americans are turning to socialism because Republicans have failed us so dismally that even the…