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Maine’s Senate Race Implodes, Meta’s Threads Rivals Musk’s X, and the Trump Phone Arrives
This episode of WIRED’s Uncanny Valley podcast, hosted by Zoë Schiffer and Leah Feiger, examines three current stories at the intersection of technology and politics. The main threads are the quiet rise of Meta’s Threads, which has reached 500 million monthly users to rival Elon Musk’s X; the belated arrival of the Trump-branded T1 phone;…
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Bad Bunny’s Foundation Shares Details for ‘Un Verano Contigo’ 2026, A Free Program For Youth in Puerto Rico
Bad Bunny’s charity, Fundación Good Bunny, has announced the 2026 edition of Un Verano Contigo, a free educational and cultural programme for young people in Puerto Rico. The three-week initiative will host 270 participants and covers art, fashion, music and sport, aiming to give island youth access to experiences, tools and mentors that help them…
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The most deluded man in Britain? Current level of welfare spend ‘not a great concern’ says minister in charge of reforming ballooning benefits system
Sir Stephen Timms, the Labour disability minister leading a review of Britain’s benefits system, has been criticised after saying the current level of welfare spending is “not a great concern”. The remark, made in a BBC interview, matters because it comes as the disability benefits bill has climbed sharply and as the minister is charged…
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Fubo Change-o: Disney Swaps In One Of Its Own As CEO, Replacing Co-Founder David Gandler
Disney has installed a long-serving executive, Alisa Bowen, as chief executive of the streaming pay-TV provider Fubo, replacing co-founder David Gandler, who had run the company since launching it in 2015. The move follows Disney’s acquisition of a 70% controlling stake in Fubo last October, which itself stemmed from a settlement of an antitrust lawsuit…
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Unearthed records reveal Dem mayor sought tax hike to fund DEI role ahead of key House race
Fox News reports that records show Paige Cognetti, the Democratic mayor of Scranton and a candidate for the U.S. House in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District, once proposed a property tax increase in a city budget that included funding for a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) role. The matter is being raised as Cognetti seeks to…
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Remaining Four Original Faust Members Announce Four New Albums: Hear A Track From Each
Krautrock pioneers Faust, active in various line-ups for more than half a century, have unveiled a novel project in which their four surviving original members will each release a solo album. The records will all come out simultaneously in September through the label Bureau B, an approach the article likens to KISS’s 1978 batch of…
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Graham Platner ex reveals reach-out before campaign, says he was trying to ‘take my temperature’
Lyndsey Fifield, who dated Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner between 2013 and 2015, has claimed that a friendly text message he sent her in June 2025 was an attempt to gauge whether she would stay quiet about his past. Fifield, one of several women to speak publicly about Platner’s conduct, believes the exchange was…
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Alisa Bowen Exits as Disney+ President to Become CEO of Disney-Controlled Fubo TV Streamer
Alisa Bowen is stepping down as president of Disney+, a role she has held since September 2022, to become chief executive of Fubo, the internet TV streaming service in which Disney holds a majority stake. Fubo’s board appointed her effective 10 July, and she succeeds co-founder David Gandler, who led the company for more than…
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The Ultimate World Cup Playlist for Argentine Fans: Luck Ra, La Mosca, Nathy Peluso & More
Billboard has compiled a 25-song playlist celebrating Argentina’s run in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking the country as the last remaining Latin American side in the tournament. Led by Lionel Messi, Argentina is among the eight teams to reach the quarter-finals, alongside France, Morocco, Spain, Belgium, Norway, England and Switzerland, and the article ties…
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Republican lawmaker issues ominous pronouncement on Mitch McConnell’s fate as hospitalization hits 25th day
US Senator Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old former Republican leader, has now been absent from Capitol Hill for 25 days since being hospitalised on 14 June 2026, and has not been seen in public since. His prolonged disappearance has begun to unsettle members of his own party, fuelling speculation about the seriousness of his condition and…