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Maher mocks liberals for still panicking about Trump’s antics, personality after 10 years
Bill Maher used his HBO show to mock fellow liberals for still becoming visibly agitated by President Trump’s personality and behaviour a decade after he first entered US politics. The comedian’s comments add to a running theme of prominent liberal-leaning commentators publicly urging their political allies to move past reflexive outrage at Trump and focus…
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Tokyo urges men to wear shorts to work, but women say it’s ‘leg hair harassment’
Tokyo’s metropolitan government is encouraging office workers to wear shorts, t-shirts and trainers instead of traditional suits as part of an expanded “Tokyo Cool Biz” campaign, launched by Governor Yuriko Koike in April to help staff cope with rising summer temperatures. Nearly four months on, the relaxed dress code has drawn a mixed response, with…
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5 takeaways from Hegseth, Caine hearing on emergency Iran funding
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Wisconsin’s warning rankles Kalshi
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Now Burnham eyes £2 cap on bus fares to tackle cost-of-living crisis
Andy Burnham is considering introducing a £2 cap on bus fares as part of efforts to ease the cost-of-living crisis, according to reports. The proposal comes as Burnham begins operating from what has been dubbed “No10 North” in Manchester, which he insists is “not a gimmick” despite a permanent office not being due to open…
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On the run for 20 years, most-wanted fugitive caught hiding as a biotech exec
A man wanted for more than 20 years over a first-degree sexual assault charge was arrested in New York last week after being unmasked as a biotech executive who had built a career under a false identity. Ronald Fischer, a 70-year-old former anesthesiologist, fled the United States in 2005 just before closing arguments in his…
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Workers at Swaybox Studios, Home to Batman Animated Movie, Vote to Unionize
Workers at Swaybox Studios, the New Orleans-based animation studio behind the upcoming Warner Bros./DC film Dynamic Duo, have voted to unionise with IATSE. The result, confirmed on Tuesday, is significant because it marks one of the largest organising drives in film and television production undertaken by IATSE in recent years, covering a $90 million project…
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Wisconsin residents could lose voting rights over prediction market bets
Wisconsin’s elections commission has warned that residents who bet on the outcome of an election may be barred from voting in that same contest. The warning applies to the growing use of online prediction markets and matters because voters who participate in them could unknowingly risk both their ballot eligibility and potential criminal consequences. The…
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Ben Folds Slams Trump’s Kennedy Center Takeover Before Congress: ‘When You Politicize Art, You’ve Got Propaganda’
Singer-songwriter Ben Folds testified before Congress on 21 July, criticising Donald Trump’s overhaul of the Kennedy Center as having turned it into a “hyper-politicized environment.” Folds, formerly artistic advisor to the centre’s National Symphony Orchestra, said he resigned after concluding he could no longer guarantee performers’ safety from political retribution, warning lawmakers that “when you…