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Trump loses key Senate ally as election integrity fight enters critical phase
Sen. Ron Johnson is expected to take the Senate Budget Committee gavel as lawmakers race to attach the SAVE America Act to budget reconciliation.
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Lily Seabird – “Portal To The Past”
A seven-minute-long alt-country dirge, let’s go. “Portal To The Past” is the newest single from Lily Seabird’s highly anticipated upcoming album, Lightspheres On Their Way. Seabird’s previous tracks — the non-album loosie “Demon In Me” and lead single “Election Day” — both made our lists of the best songs of the week, and “Portal To…
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MIKE DAVIS: Why Senate must ignore Obama judge’s attack on AG nominee Todd Blanche
Judge Kathleen Williams issued a bar discipline referral against Todd Blanche just two days before his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing.
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England battle Argentina and Spain edge past France as A-League strike looms
England and Spain reach World Cup semi-final week amid tight Atlanta security, while Sheffield’s missing teenager is found safe, a man admits filming abuse of his drugged partner, and Australia’s A-League faces strike action.
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‘Moana’ Claims No. 1 at U.K. and Ireland Box Office as ‘The Odyssey’ Looms
The U.K. and Ireland box office saw a transition at the summit as Disney’s live-action adaptation “Moana” debuted in the top spot, banking an opening weekend of £2.8 million ($3.8 million). The launch was enough to narrowly edge out Disney stablemate “Toy Story 5,” which moved to second place in its fourth frame. The film…
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EverQuest’s biggest fans are leading its revival
Live-service games and the companies that run them are in big trouble. Games and their developers are getting shut down and gutted, and publishers’ huge promises are dubious. Meanwhile, EverQuest, one of the original live-service games, is thundering back more than 25 years later. EverQuest Legends is currently in preorder beta with an upcoming release…
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MPs expected to approve long-delayed ‘Hillsborough Law’
The legislation has returned to the Commons in Sir Keir Starmer’s final days as prime minister.
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Anthony Albanese promises fast-track approvals for datacentres to shore up AI investment
PM to declare Australia the first country worldwide to bring economic, social, security and environmental issues from AI under single office in major speech Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese says the federal government will introduce faster approval processes for AI projects, including datacentres, across Australia, seeking to…
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Confidence in higher education slips after brief recovery, Gallup poll finds
A new Gallup poll shows just 38% of Americans have confidence in higher education, with campus bias, college costs and workforce readiness cited.
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The Jonathan Larson Project review – Rent composer’s lost songs find a glorious new home
Southwark Playhouse Borough, London A lesser-known selection from the composer and lyricist’s archive is full of heart and humour, swinging between cabaret blues and pop bangers How do you measure a year? Love is one answer, according to Jonathan Larson’s Rent, but what about songs? This tribute, which ran off-Broadway last year, reveals the industriousness…