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Jesse Marsch: ‘We, as Americans, have been inundated with propaganda since we were young’
Jesse Marsch says Canada’s increasingly European outlook and diverse population suit its football team, as he begins a new phase leading the men’s side. Ahead of facing the United States, his home country, he also reflects on worsening US-Canada relations and says Americans have grown up exposed to propaganda. Marsch praises Prime Minister Mark Carney…
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Sheffield’s Event Central venue pushed back to 2027 over power supply
Sheffield City Council says Event Central, its planned venue on Fargate, will open in 2027 rather than the second half of this year. The delay follows a change to the building’s previously agreed electricity connection, leaving the council to secure a permanent alternative. The council says it remains committed to the project and is seeking…
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Opening of events venue delayed until 2027
Sheffield City Council’s new events venue, Event Central, has been delayed until 2027 after originally being scheduled to open in the second half of 2026. The local authority confirmed it needs to secure an alternative permanent power connection for the building following changes to a previously agreed solution. The council remains committed to the project…
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Queen’s University students blast off to US for Nasa robotics competition
Queen’s University Belfast is sending a 10-student team to Florida later this month to compete in NASA’s Lunabotics competition, an international championship for university teams to design and operate robots for lunar exploration. The competition requires teams to use NASA’s systems engineering process to create robots capable of autonomously digging up lunar material, navigating obstacles,…
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31 Years Ago, ‘X-Files’ Reached Its Zenith with a Near-Perfect 3-Part Thriller
The article argues that “Anasazi”, “The Blessing Way” and “Paper Clip” form a high point in The X-Files’ mythology, linking a government UFO conspiracy to the Navajo code talkers of the Second World War. The story follows Mulder and Scully as they try to understand a tape of secret files, uncover evidence of alien bodies…
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Apollo 13 rescue flight director Milt Windler dies aged 94
Milt Windler, a NASA flight director who helped guide the rescue of Apollo 13’s crew, has died aged 94. He was one of four Mission Control leaders who directed the round-the-clock response after an explosion crippled the spacecraft, shifting the mission from a planned lunar landing to getting the astronauts safely home. Appointed a flight…
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Let there be blanks instead of Manchester City’s name on trophies: there was no honour there | Jonathan Wilson
The article argues that Manchester City’s trophies from the period covered by an independent commission’s findings should not simply be handed to the teams that finished behind them. Those clubs have reason to feel cheated, but a title awarded years later cannot restore the competition, excitement or shared memories that were lost. The writer points…
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The Nvidia Shield TV Is 7 Years Old. It Just Got a $100 Price Hike
Nvidia has raised the price of its Shield TV Pro streaming box by $100, to $299.99, despite the model being essentially unchanged since 2019. The increase highlights how rising component costs, including memory used in AI hardware, are pushing up prices for consumer electronics. The Shield TV Pro launched at $199.99, while the now-discontinued non-Pro…
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Rail bosses pocket millions as Russia tears Kyiv apart
Railway executives took home £3.5m in salaries last year as their firms distributed £400m in dividends. Russia’s intensified attacks are devastating Kyiv, with further crises mounting globally.
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India’s street magicians struggle to preserve a fading family tradition
India’s traditional street performers are struggling to sustain their livelihoods as audiences and opportunities to perform in public spaces dwindle. The decline threatens skills passed down through generations, including the Madari community’s street magic, and reflects changing entertainment habits and tighter restrictions on public performance. Delhi magician Ishamuddin Khan, 55, learnt his craft from family…