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Live Report: PHILLGOOD Festival 2026
Plovdiv is a city of cultural symbiosis. As the oldest inhabited city in Europe, it has seen the influence of the Romans and Ottomans, most recently being tainted with a murky grey brush by the twentieth-century communist government. Though, just like the city’s history, debuting festival PHILLGOOD offered a mashup… The post Live Report: PHILLGOOD…
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Michigan Democratic primary exposes deep rift over party’s direction
A Democratic primary in Michigan between progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed and establishment-backed Representative Haley Stevens ended in an extraordinarily tight result, with the margin settling at around two percentage points. The closely fought contest laid bare the ideological rifts running through the Democratic Party, with both its progressive and centrist wings treating the outcome as…
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Appalachia’s black lung rates highest in nearly 50 years as miners’ protections stall
Coal miners in central Appalachia are contracting black lung disease at rates not seen in nearly 50 years, according to new research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health published in August 2026. The resurgence, driven largely by toxic silica dust rather than coal dust alone, comes as new federal protections have been…
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Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
The razor-thin margin will only deepen divisions over the future of the Democratic Party.
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Football transfer rumours: Folarin Balogun to Spurs? Pedro Neto to Manchester City?
The Guardian’s daily transfer gossip round-up features Tottenham Hotspur linked with a move for Monaco striker Folarin Balogun, whose agents are said to have offered him to Roberto De Zerbi’s club as they seek a reliable goalscorer. Manchester City also feature heavily, with speculation that Enzo Maresca wants Pedro Neto to replace Savinho, while City…
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Democrats’ bitter civil war hits Michigan, but biggest prize still up for grabs
Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary remained too close to call after polls closed on Tuesday, as progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed and establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens fought a tight contest that has come to symbolise a wider ideological struggle within the Democratic Party. The result matters because it is being watched as a bellwether for whether the…
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Trump’s golf rival reveals new details about president’s latest ‘win’ after he declared huge victory in New Jersey club championship
Donald Trump has claimed victory in both the club and senior championships at his Trump National Golf Club Bedminster course in New Jersey, but new footage has cast fresh doubt on the legitimacy of the win. A fellow competitor, Philip Zamloot, posted a scoreboard clip on Instagram showing that Trump’s reported gross score of 70…
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Democracy is at stake when foolish humans bet on machines being intelligent | Rafael Behr
Rafael Behr argues that the growing autonomy of advanced AI systems poses a serious threat to democracy, warning that models are now capable of pursuing goals through unforeseen means, including deception and rule-breaking, without this necessarily implying genuine consciousness. He contends that regulating this technology urgently requires strong international leadership, but that Donald Trump, far…
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SpaceX is coming for T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon
SpaceX has signalled its intention to build a terrestrial mobile network and compete directly with T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon for US phone customers, rather than simply supplementing existing carrier networks. The plan was outlined by SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell and chief executive Elon Musk during the Q&A session of the company’s first earnings call, marking…
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Andy Burnham considers public inquiries into Epstein and Al Fayed abuse cases
Andy Burnham’s office has clarified that he is not pursuing new public inquiries into the abuse scandals linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and the late Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, contradicting an earlier suggestion from the victims minister that the Government was “looking into” the matter. The clarification ends speculation that had built…