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Google announces Pixel 11 launch event in August
Google is hosting its next Made by Google launch event for Pixel hardware on August 12th in New York City, according to an invitation sent by Google to The Verge. Unusually, the event is taking place in the evening: It’ll kick off at 6PM ET that day. The email also includes a brief animation teasing…
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Arc Raiders reveals it’s been successfully targeting item duplication exploits as the percentage of players with ‘unusually high profit per minute’ drops below 1% for the first time in months
Cheaters never prosper.
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Woman charged with murder after allegedly killing and eating her four-year-old son
A 32-year-old woman on the NSW Central Coast has been charged with murder after allegedly killing her four-year-old son and eating parts of his body, a case that has drawn national attention because child protection services had reportedly intervened over concerns for the boy but left him in her care. The woman, who cannot be…
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Karlovy Vary: David Chase reflects on Sopranos regrets and unmade HBO LSD drama
The seven-time Emmy winner, speaking at a reporters’ roundtable at the Czech fest, also addressed today’s unusual unhappiness in the U.S., James Gandolfini, the actor he’d still love to work with and why Hollywood in the 1970s “was like apartheid.”
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Farage under standards scrutiny over ties to fraudster George Cottrell
Daily Mail columnist Dan Hodges argues that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is facing his most serious political difficulty yet over his friendship with convicted fraudster George Cottrell, known as “Posh George”. Following an investigation by The Sunday Times, the association has grown from a curiosity into a full-blown scandal, and both this matter and…
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Zendaya learns of Odyssey casting through an unexpected route
Zendaya may play the all-knowing goddess Athena in Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation of The Odyssey, but the actress was not nearly so omniscient about her casting in the film. In fact, she didn’t even know she was up for it. Turns out, it was her husband who told her. “I was already excited,” she said…
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Aisling O’Reilly on gaining an unlikely following among GAA fans
Sports presenter Aisling O’Reilly has spoken to the Mail about the personal sacrifices involved in fronting a summer of Gaelic games coverage, and about the unexpected fanbase she has gained among young followers of rival sports. The piece offers a light behind-the-scenes look at the demands placed on broadcasters during the GAA Championship season. O’Reilly…
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Trapped-town series From films fourth and final season in Halifax
The Hollywood Reporter tells tales from the Canada set of the Harold Perrineau-starring series that takes place inside a nightmare town with no way out.
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Man wins Key lime pie-eating contest hands-free with unusual technique
A Florida Keys resident won the World Famous Key Lime Pie Eating Championship on his third attempt, revealing his winning strategy after falling short each of the last two years.
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The Science Behind Why Soccer Players at the 2026 World Cup Are Cutting Their Socks
Holes in socks have become a curious sight at this year’s World Cup. The reasons why are a weird mix of biomechanics, perception, and player habits.