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Government under mounting pressure as Wetherspoons warns again and Rolls-Royce sounds jobs alarm
Eighty-three per cent say Britain’s on the wrong track as Burnham faces early poll pressure, Wetherspoons issues a fourth profit warning, and the Calocane care trust is probed for corporate manslaughter.
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Militarie Gun Team Up With Mannequin Pussy On New Track ‘World’s Always Burning’
Militarie Gun have announced a deluxe edition of their album ‘God Save The Gun’, featuring a new collaborative track with Mannequin Pussy’s Marisa “Missy” Dubice called ‘World’s Always Burning’. The reissue adds fresh material to the record and coincides with an extensive US tour, giving fans both new music and a chance to see the…
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Pass the New Russia Sanctions Bill to End the War Faster and Honor Lindsey Graham
The article argues that Congress should pass a proposed US sanctions bill targeting countries that purchase Russian oil and gas, presenting it as both a way to increase pressure on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine and a tribute to the late Senator Lindsey Graham. It contends that the measure would strengthen President Trump’s…
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States Must Reboot for the Future
The article’s text is unavailable because the page displays a JavaScript and cookies verification message rather than its content. As a result, its arguments and factual claims cannot be summarised reliably. The title suggests it concerns how US states should prepare for future challenges, but this cannot be confirmed from the supplied material. No details,…
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Hegseth turns tables on Dems as sparks fly during hearing clash: ‘I put this on you’
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed heatedly with Democratic senators during a hearing, pushing back forcefully against accusations that the Trump administration had mishandled its military response to Iran and other issues. The exchange highlighted the wider political difficulty Democrats face in criticising Hegseth’s leadership without appearing to undermine the US armed forces more broadly,…
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AI’s Bad Reputation Is of Its Own Making
The article argues that AI companies have helped create public distrust by publicly stressing risks such as job losses, social disruption and even existential danger while seeking support for large-scale infrastructure expansion. It says this mixed message has amplified opposition to data centres and slowed public acceptance of a technology that its advocates portray as…
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The Supreme Court Needs Saner Critics
National Review columnist Dan McLaughlin argues that criticism of the US Supreme Court has become excessively partisan, poorly reasoned and detached from legal analysis. He says this matters because attacks on the Court’s legitimacy, including proposals to expand it or limit justices’ tenure, could weaken judicial independence and public confidence in the institution. The article…
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Dead Souls Beats The Odyssey
The article reviews Alex Cox’s *Dead Souls*, calling it a more imaginative literary adaptation than Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey*. It argues that Cox recasts Nikolai Gogol’s 1842 satire as an anarchic, politically charged Western, using genre parody, music and surrealism to address immigration, exploitation and historical memory. Cox plays Strindler, a British traveller in 1890s…
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Utility companies are promising to spare us from AI’s energy bill
Nearly 200 US utility companies and data centre developers have signed President Donald Trump’s “rate payer protection pledge”, a voluntary commitment aimed at preventing consumers from bearing the cost of AI’s soaring electricity demand. The move follows growing public and bipartisan backlash over fears that the AI boom will drive up household energy bills, with…
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Venice Giornate Degli Autori Unveils 2026 Selection Dedicated To Late Founder Giorgio Gosetti
The Venice Giornate degli Autori (GdA), the parallel section running alongside the Venice Film Festival, has announced its 2026 line-up, this year dedicated to the section’s late founder Giorgio Gosetti. The selection is notably female-focused, with a significant proportion of films directed by women and several first-time features from around the world, underscoring the strand’s…