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Soriot should explain the curious case of AstraZeneca’s non-deal
AstraZeneca’s rumoured $400bn (£300bn) takeover of US rival Bristol Myers Squibb appears to have been dropped almost as quickly as it emerged, leaving shareholders none the wiser about what was actually discussed. Neither company has explained the talks, so it’s unclear whether this was a tentative approach or a more serious plan abandoned partly due…
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Husband, 47, had fatal heart attack during sex… then strangers arrived to harvest his ORGANS and ignored family’s pleas to leave him alone
A 47-year-old man in New Jersey died of a heart attack while having sex with his wife, and his family has since accused hospital staff of pressuring them into organ donation and disregarding their wishes to be left alone with him after his death. The family claims organ procurement representatives arrived and pushed ahead with…
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Cardio, corpse paint and Carolina Reapers: Venom frontman Cronos opens up about his brilliantly bizarre double life
Best known as the godfather of black metal, Cronos is also a birdwatcher, a fitness instructor, a multimedia engineer, a pepperhead and a Kate Bush nut
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Wes Borland Relishes Limp Bizkit’s “Bizarre” Resurgence After Years of Backlash
Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland has spoken about the band’s surprising return to favour after years of being one of the most derided acts in music, following their late-1990s/early-2000s peak. He credited the shift to the band no longer taking itself too seriously, saying fans can sense they are simply having fun again after a…
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Tony Iommi Recalls How “Strange” It Was To See Ozzy Osbourne Perform on Throne
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has spoken about how unsettling it was to perform alongside Ozzy Osbourne while the singer sat on a throne during their final concert together, the Back to the Beginning show in Birmingham. Osbourne, who had endured years of ill health, used the throne to support himself on stage, in contrast…
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Why People Think GTA 6 News Is Coming Imminently
Rockstar owner Take-Two will release its next earnings report on August 7, but instead of coming after the market closes at 4 PM ET, the report is being released before it opens that day at 9:30 AM ET. Another unusual element is that the report is coming on a Friday. What does it all mean?…
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Tell a whole town what to believe in Static Hour, a rolodex-flipping newsroom thriller about investigating a strange epidemic of violence
Static Hour is an upcoming narrative simulation game that casts players as a night shift news editor in a small American town gripped by mysterious, unexplained violence during the 1980s. Developed by Barkbyte Interactive, founded by lawyer Claire Sarmiento, the game explores themes of media influence and misinformation, asking players to gather evidence and decide…
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Wild Wits’ Sovereign Tower charms despite repetitive time-rewind loop
Rock Paper Shotgun has published a hands-on preview of Sovereign Tower, a turn-based “Round Table management RPG” from Wild Wits Games, offering a broadly positive but qualified verdict after several hours of play. The reviewer praises the game’s charm, humour and Celtic-inspired setting, but flags a central concern: its time-rewinding mechanic, while initially delightful, risks…
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‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’: Jennifer Stone Recalls Feeling “Wonderfully Weird” Playing Harper Finkle Again For Spinoff Finale
Actress Jennifer Stone has spoken about reprising her role as Harper Finkle in the finale of “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place”, the Disney sequel series to “Wizards of Waverly Place”. Stone, who largely left acting for a nursing career after the original show ended, said she had mourned the character and did not expect to return…
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After ‘The Odyssey,’ Anne Hathaway Takes on Her Darkest Role in Paramount+’s 6-Part Thriller
Anne Hathaway is set to star in Paramount+’s six-part limited series “Fear Not,” a true-crime thriller based on Julie Miller’s Vanity Fair article “Sympathy for the Devil.” The series marks a notably dark turn for Hathaway, following a run of high-profile projects including Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” “The Devil Wears Prada 2” and the Colleen…