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Riftbound Directors Says Game Used To Be A Lot Like Magic: The Gathering–Until Players Rejected It
In recent years, the trading card game (TCG) environment has seen a boom of new games entering the market. There are still genre mainstays, like Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh!, which continue to receive support and feature a thriving secondhand market. However, new original IP TCGs like Flesh and Blood and Sorcery are making…
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Maryland House approves constitutional amendment clarifying redistricting rules
Lawmakers in the Maryland House on Tuesday passed a constitutional amendment to clarify rules around redistricting as the national fight over congressional lines promises to rage beyond the midterms. Delegates voted 96-38 to pass House Bill 2100, which now heads to the Maryland Senate for approval. The Senate’s Education, Energy, and the Environment panel was…
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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Eight of the world’s largest oil companies made almost $93bn (£69bn) in profits in the second quarter of 2026, as the Iran conflict pushed global oil prices to highs above $126 a barrel. The windfall, which comes amid record heatwaves and severe drought linked to fossil-fuel emissions, has renewed calls for firms such as Saudi…
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Appeals court blocks Trump from rescinding green bank funds
In a reversal, a federal appeals court has once again blocked the Trump administration from rescinding billions in climate funds issued under the Biden administration’s signature Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated part of a previous preliminary injunction that temporarily bars the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from clawing back billions…
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North Sea oil is a litmus test for Burnham | Letters
In two letters to the Guardian, readers debate whether the prime minister, Andy Burnham, should support expanding North Sea oil drilling, framing it as a test of his political credibility. The exchange follows reporting that Burnham risks a backbench revolt over his apparent backing for new drilling, with correspondents disagreeing sharply on whether this represents…
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Huge wasp nest takes over wildlife trust’s office
A nature reserve manager at Norfolk Wildlife Trust has been forced to work from home after wasps built a metre-wide nest around a bookshelf of ring binders in her office. Eilish Rothney, who manages the Trinity Broads site in Ormesby St Michael, first spotted the wasps on 11 June and decided to let the colony…
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Empire Of The Sun’s Luke Steele says “of course” he uses AI in music and it can “empower artists that know how to use it”
Empire Of The Sun frontman Luke Steele has openly admitted to using artificial intelligence in his music, arguing that it can “empower artists that know how to use it” rather than diminish their creativity. Speaking to iHeartRadio Canada at last weekend’s Osheaga festival in Montreal, he pushed back against fellow musicians such as Mac DeMarco,…
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Death of swan family leaves residents ‘devastated’
Residents living near Canvey Lake in Essex have described feeling “devastated” and “broken” after the death of an entire swan family, believed to have been killed by exposure to toxic blue-green algae in the water. The two adult swans and their three remaining cygnets were taken to South Essex Wildlife Hospital on Tuesday amid concerns…
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Oil profits spike as Middle East war fuels energy prices and Trump blasts soaring earnings – business live
Oil giants including BP, ExxonMobil and Chevron have reported surging profits, driven partly by higher energy prices linked to the Middle East conflict, prompting a sharp rebuke from Donald Trump and condemnation from environmental campaigners. Trump said the companies should “give some of that profit back to the public” and cut consumer fuel prices, while…
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UK plastic manufacturer could face legal action over toxic emissions
The Environment Agency is considering prosecuting Huntsman Polyurethanes over emissions of benzene, a carcinogenic chemical with no safe exposure level, from its Teesside plant. The potential legal action follows a change to the site’s emissions-control process that led to benzene being periodically released directly into the air, raising concerns from campaigners about health risks to…