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MS NOW Taps Brian Swarth as Senior Vice President of Marketing
Brian Swarth, a veteran of promoting series such as Showtime’s “Billions,” Audacy’s “Fly on the Wall with David Spade and Dana Carvey” and AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire,” will join MS NOW as its senior vice president of marketing, at a time when the news outlet will be working to lure its viewers to join…
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‘No company is going to go to jail for you’: Proton’s CTO on balancing privacy, policy, and trust
Proton CTO Bart Butler spoke to The Verge’s Decoder podcast about how the encrypted email and productivity company translates its privacy-focused mission into technical and corporate practice, and the political pressures it faces as a result. Butler argues there is no such thing as a “good” encryption backdoor, and discussed how Proton’s structure, including its…
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Baltimore Sun owner threatens MD Gov Wes Moore with lawsuit over what he calls a defamatory Epstein link
David Smith, the owner of The Baltimore Sun, has threatened to sue Maryland Governor Wes Moore over remarks Smith says falsely linked him to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The dispute is significant because it pits a sitting state governor, seen as a rising Democratic figure with potential national ambitions, against the ownership of a…
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Sheffield braces for terror threat warning and City of Culture bid as England’s World Cup dream ends
Police warn Sheffield event-goers of a “highly likely” terror threat and reveal a gun attack on a drug rival; the city also vies for UK City of Culture. Elsewhere: England exit the World Cup, Dutch navy embraces robot ships, tech funding rounds, and tributes to Sam Neill and Hal Williams.
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Devoted Rotherham dad jokes he’s ‘never doing it again’ after mammoth fundraising cycle at height of heatwave
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Danny Boyle’s tabloid drama Ink to open Venice Film Festival
Danny Boyle’s new film “Ink” will open the 83rd Venice Film Festival, premiering in the main competition section when the festival runs from 2 to 12 September 2026. The drama dramatises Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition and transformation of The Sun newspaper in 1969, when he installed editor Larry Lamb to turn it into Britain’s biggest-selling tabloid,…
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SCOTUS has shown Congress a path on birthright citizenship. Lawmakers must act
This Fox News opinion piece argues that a recent Supreme Court ruling has created an opening for Congress to legislate on birthright citizenship, and calls on lawmakers to act. The author frames this against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s push for the Supreme Court to reconsider the policy, and a separate case in which…
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Saharan dust is at an all-time high over Britain – increasing the risk ‘blood rain’, study warns
A new study has found that Saharan dust drifting over Britain has reached record levels, raising the likelihood of so-called “blood rain” — reddish-tinted rainfall caused by fine desert particles mixing with precipitation. Researchers say the trend reflects broader shifts in weather patterns carrying dust further north than usual, with implications for air quality and…
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England name unchanged starting XV to face Argentina
England will field an unchanged starting XV for their final summer Test against Argentina in Santiago del Estero, with head coach Steve Borthwick opting for continuity over promoting newly capped players Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Noah Caluori or in-form back-row forward Henry Pollock to the run-on side. The match, part of the Nations Championship,…