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Flying sneaker gets Liberty star ejected in bizarre finish that leaves WNBA fans in disbelief
A New York Liberty player, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, was ejected late in a 93-91 loss to the Toronto Tempo after a shoe she threw towards team-mate Jonquel Jones accidentally struck Toronto’s Marina Mabrey. The incident happened during the Liberty’s comeback attempt and became a decisive moment because officials called a technical foul and removed Laney-Hamilton from…
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“That’s really strange”: the band Bernie Taupin accused of always writing “the same” song
The available text does not include the body of the article, so the only clear claim is that it discusses Bernie Taupin singling out a band for allegedly writing “the same” song repeatedly. If accurate, the point appears to be less about a specific event and more about Taupin’s critical view of that band’s songwriting…
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Man is his 20s ‘is grabbed by stranger and raped in broad daylight at nature reserve’
The page presented is a Daily Mail news article headlined that a man in his 20s was reportedly grabbed by a stranger and raped in broad daylight at a nature reserve. However, the usable text captured here consists almost entirely of the site’s navigation menus, homepage headline links and promotional teasers, rather than the body…
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What really happened to Ann Widdecombe? A local tradesman wrongly arrested, a mystery car and conspiracy theories raging… NICK CRAVEN visits a Dartmoor village in shock and grief
Reporter Nick Craven visits a Dartmoor village left in shock and grief following the death of former MP Ann Widdecombe, who is reported to have been murdered. The piece examines the fallout in the local community, including the wrongful arrest of a local tradesman, an unexplained “mystery car” and a swirl of conspiracy theories surrounding…
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‘Lost’ Meets ‘Dark’ in MGM’s All-Time Greatest 4-Part Horror Series
Collider has published a recommendation piece urging viewers to catch up on the supernatural horror series From, which has just concluded its fourth season on MGM+. The article pitches the show as a blend of the mystery and survival elements of Lost and the eerie, puzzle-box atmosphere of Netflix’s Dark, and frames now as the…
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Titus Welliver’s New War Thriller Sparks Confusion With Bizarre Release Date
Liam Neeson, who had signalled in 2024 that he intended to retire from action films by the end of 2025 and who recently moved into comedy with the well-received The Naked Gun, is back in familiar action territory with a new thriller co-starring Bosch star Titus Welliver. The film follows a disgraced unit of former…
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Christopher Nolan’s first movie is waiting to be rediscovered (and for free)
Polygon revisits Christopher Nolan’s rarely discussed debut feature, 1998’s *Following*, arguing that it deserves rediscovery and noting it can now be watched cheaply or for free. The piece frames Nolan’s rise as unusually rapid — unlike most directors, he has almost no back catalogue, making *Following* the sole stepping stone before his 2000 breakthrough *Memento*.…
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Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files, China’s Tianwen-2 reaches its asteroid target, and more science stories
Engadget’s weekly science round-up highlights three developments, led by the US Department of Defense’s release of a fourth batch of declassified files on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), commonly known as UFOs. The documents are being uploaded to a public database on a rolling basis as part of a stated commitment to greater transparency, while separately…
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Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? is hypnotic, healing, and hopeful
Matmos are an incredibly accomplished duo between their own solo records like the masterpiece A Chance to Cut Is a Chance to Cure and production classic Bjork records like Vespertine. But Drew Daniel, one half of Matmos, is fiendishly prolific. When he’s not literally dreaming up new viral music genres, he’s also putting out records…
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Anime’s top creators explain why AI can’t replace the human touch
At this year’s Anime Expo in Los Angeles, Polygon found that an unexpected theme emerging from interviews with leading anime creators was a renewed appreciation for the human hand in animation, particularly amid the rise of AI-generated art. Speaking to figures including artist Yoshitaka Amano and the Science Saru team behind The Ghost in the…