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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…
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Putin warns Russians they must be ‘prepared for anything’ as he hints at escalation of his war
President Vladimir Putin has warned Russians they must be “prepared for anything,” hinting at a further escalation of the war in Ukraine, as he addressed the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. Speaking after nearly four years of conflict, he offered no prospect of an imminent end to the war, ruled out peace talks, and accused…
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Gloria Steinem, who shaped women’s equality, dies at 92
Gloria Steinem, the pioneering American feminist campaigner, journalist and activist, has died at her home in New York City at the age of 92, prompting tributes from leading figures across politics, entertainment and wider society. Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state and first lady, led the praise, calling Steinem “one of the architects…
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Rod Dreher defends JD Vance’s Antichrist remarks as mainstream Christianity
US Vice-President JD Vance has faced attention after musing about the Antichrist and “the end times” during an appearance on a Christian podcast, prompting his friend, conservative writer Rod Dreher, to defend the comments as reflecting mainstream Christian belief rather than anything unusual. Dreher told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that such views are widely…
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Hollywood Veterans Launch aTwist Microdrama Platform With Horror, Comedy and Animated Series
Hollywood veterans Jana Winograde, Susan Rovner and Lloyd Braun have launched aTwist, a new “microdrama” streaming platform aiming to bring polished, Hollywood-calibre storytelling to the fast-growing vertical-video format. The platform debuted on Thursday in the US and seven other countries with an initial slate of 10 original series spanning horror, comedy, unscripted and animation, distinguishing…
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‘Why would he do this to us?’: Trump’s foreign beef push is hurting his base, Republicans warn
Republican lawmakers from cattle-producing states are warning President Trump that his move to boost imports of foreign ground beef, intended to lower grocery prices, is angering ranchers who form a core part of his political base, just as the midterm elections approach. Senators and representatives from South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa say the policy…
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Nvidia RTX Spark ‘Superchip’: The First AI PCs Are Here
Nvidia has unveiled its RTX Spark “superchip” alongside the first laptops and mini desktop PCs built around it, shown off at the IFA 2026 tech show in Berlin. These Arm-based systems-on-a-chip combine a Grace CPU and Blackwell RTX GPU with shared memory, aiming to let users run demanding AI workloads, including agentic tasks, directly on…
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Driver who killed schoolboy, 12, in BMW hit-and-run before fleeing to Latvia admits causing death by dangerous driving
A 23-year-old man has admitted causing the death of a 12-year-old schoolboy in a hit-and-run in Coventry, after fleeing to his native Latvia and being extradited back to the UK. Dolars Aleksanders pleaded guilty at Warwick Crown Court to causing the death of Keaton Slater by dangerous driving, following a lengthy investigation by West Midlands…
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The plastic waste overtaking New York – and the people trying to curb it
Photographer Bryan Anselm has spent months documenting how plastic waste dominates New York City’s streets, workplaces and public spaces, alongside the individuals and groups working to curb it. The project highlights how plastic packaging, once a niche material, has become an inescapable feature of everyday urban life, with lightweight wrappers, bags and bottles spilling from…