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Battle to replace late House Dem goes to overtime after daughter failed to clinch seat
Two Democratic candidates have advanced to a runoff after neither secured the majority needed to win a special election for Georgia’s 13th congressional district, the seat left vacant by the death of Rep. David Scott. The seat is important because it will determine who joins the House Democratic caucus representing this Georgia district, and the…
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John Summit Leads 2026 Lost Paradise Lineup
Australian electronic music festival Lost Paradise has revealed its 2026-27 lineup, with US DJ John Summit, British rapper Skepta and Dutch producer KI/KI set to headline. The New Year’s event, held in Glenworth Valley, New South Wales, is coming off four consecutive sell-out years and stands as one of the state’s few remaining camping festivals,…
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TalkFuse morning briefing, 29 Jul 2026 07:33
UK heatwave sees a surge in hedgehogs and foxes needing treatment, an Airwars report exposes AI’s role in military strikes, Medjugorje’s shrine is vandalised, DeSantis doubts the SAVE Act, Double Fine slashes jobs, and Welsh gymnast Ruby Evans wins Commonwealth gold.
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UEFA reportedly threatens World Cup boycott over FIFA stake sale plan
UEFA has reportedly threatened to boycott the World Cup over FIFA’s proposal to sell external stakes in the tournament, in a dispute that culminated in FIFA giving national football associations just 53 days to accept a £30 million offer tied to the plan. Critics, including Daily Mail columnists Jeff Powell and Jonathan McEvoy, accused FIFA…
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France evacuates thousands as fires displace a third of a million in southwest Europe
Wildfires sweeping across southwest France and central Spain have forced one of the largest civilian evacuations in the region’s peacetime history, displacing around 330,000 people. Authorities in the Gironde region west of Bordeaux ordered a further 4,000 people to leave on 29 July, even as some 15,000 residents were allowed to return home in the…
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Andy Burnham’s plans for technical education build on coalition’s UTC roots
Andy Burnham’s plans to put technical and vocational education on an equal footing with academic routes in England have won unlikely praise from Kenneth Baker, the 91-year-old former Conservative education secretary who introduced university technical colleges (UTCs) in 2010. The prime minister’s proposal would see schools develop technical and vocational courses for pupils aged 14…
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Is Kazuyoshi Miura the oldest goalscorer in competitive football history? | The Knowledge
Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura extended his own record as the oldest goalscorer in professional football, netting for Fukushima United in a 7-0 thrashing of Iwaki Furukawa in the Emperor’s Cup on 25 July 2026, aged 59 years and 149 days. It was his first competitive goal in almost four years, and the achievement reignited the…
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Haitian TPS holders in South Florida brace for end of their legal status
The US Supreme Court has approved the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals, ending legal protections that were granted after Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake. The decision leaves hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the United States, many of whom have lived and worked there for over a decade, facing the loss of…
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Bev Craig: Andy Burnham’s ‘protégé’ who wants to be more powerful than he was
Voters in Greater Manchester go to the polls on Thursday to choose a successor to Andy Burnham, who stepped down as mayor after becoming prime minister, triggering the largest by-election in British history. Labour’s Bev Craig, leader of Manchester City Council since 2021 and a close ally of Burnham, is heavily favoured to win against…