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Stephen A Smith explains why he regrets voting for Harris, says her loyalty to Biden ‘usurped everything else’
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith faced repeated pushback from podcast hosts Cari Champion and Jemele Hill after he said he regretted voting for Kamala Harris in the 2024 US presidential election. Smith argued that Harris, despite her experience as a former state attorney general, senator and vice president, deliberately avoided distancing herself from Joe Biden’s…
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Yasuhisa Hara’s ‘Kingdom’ Vol. 80 Holds Atop Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 for Second Week
Yasuhisa Hara’s manga series “Kingdom” held the top spot on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 for a second consecutive week with its 80th volume, according to the chart released on 3 September. The chart, which combines physical sales, e-books, library loans, subscriptions and social media activity, offers a broad measure of the most popular…
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Trump praises Hegseth as US extends Mideast deployments; UN warns of “supersized” El Niño danger zone
America eyes welfare funding cuts over illegal-immigrant reporting and troop deployments into 2027; Australia softens its trust tax; the UN flags a supersized El Niño; Michael Sheen takes on Glyndŵr; and Rangers make it back-to-back wins.
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Dem Senate nominee changes tune on ICE after vowing not ‘one more dime’ for agency
Arkansas Senate Democratic nominee Hallie Shoffner has softened her stance on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after earlier saying she would deny the agency “one more dime”. The shift has become a flashpoint in her campaign to unseat Republican Senator Tom Cotton in November, with Cotton’s team using her earlier remarks in attack adverts and…
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Carlson backs Democrat over Republican in tightly contested Michigan Senate race
Right-wing podcaster Tucker Carlson has publicly rejected Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers in Michigan’s closely watched Senate race, instead praising Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign style as “Trumpian”. Speaking on his podcast alongside Saagar Enjeti, Carlson said he wouldn’t vote for Rogers “at gun point” and branded him a “tool of Israel and the intel…
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Machado challenges Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela’s unelected interim regime
The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has publicly questioned Donald Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela’s interim government, arguing that the country’s natural resources do not belong to what she called “an illegitimate regime”. Speaking for the first time since Trump announced the agreement last Friday, the Nobel peace prize winner tried to balance her…
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Aspiring California lawmaker, 68, killed in freak accident while out and about canvassing for his upcoming election
Bruce Giudici, a 68-year-old candidate for Calaveras County’s District 5 Supervisor seat in California, died on Sunday after falling and hitting his head while canvassing door-to-door. He suffered a “massive” brain bleed and was rushed to hospital but could not be saved. His death comes weeks before the November election, in which he had been…
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aTwist launches vertical microseries platform in eight markets
aTwist, a new vertical-video microseries platform founded by television veterans Jana Winograde, Susan Rovner and Lloyd Braun, has launched in eight markets with an initial slate of scripted, unscripted and animated original series. The venture positions itself as a distinct entrant in the fast-growing mobile-first streaming space, betting that tightly paced, cliffhanger-driven storytelling can hook…
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PRESIDENT, ‘Blood Of Your Empire’ | The Album Story
Metalcore artist PRESIDENT has previewed their debut album, ‘Blood Of Your Empire’, ahead of a cover feature in Issue 320 of Rock Sound, discussing how the rapid growth of their fanbase and the weight of expectation shaped the record’s creation. The masked musician explores themes of religion, its historical manipulation for power and greed, and…