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Damning audit reveals just how few of the 25 ‘OPW Sweetheart Deal’ homes are occupied by staff, with ex-civil servants and in some cases their surviving families enjoying insanely low rent deals at YOUR expense
A State audit has found that the Office of Public Works has grossly mismanaged 25 residential properties in Phoenix Park, with only five occupied by current staff and 16 by retired employees or their families paying negligible rent. The investigation, triggered by reporting from the Irish Daily Mail, exposes serious failures in asset management and…
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Teen founder secures $11m to build local AI computer priced at $3,499
Ghost has emerged from stealth with an $11 million seed round to develop Core, a computer designed to run personal AI agents. The launch matters because it aims to make locally run assistants that can use a person’s data and perform tasks easier to set up, while keeping that information on the device. Founded by…
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Scottish and Japanese team to study whisky ageing in orbit
Scottish and Japanese engineers plan to send whisky samples into orbit in 2028 to study how the space environment affects ageing. The experiment could reveal whether rapid temperature changes produce distinctive flavours, while also testing methods that may help manufacture medicines in orbit. The project, nicknamed “Space Puffin”, is expected to travel to the International…
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Kerry Kane killed Hal Jordan as John Stewart claims Earth’s ring
The “Lanterns” finale reveals that Sheriff Kerry Kane killed Hal Jordan, resolving the season’s central mystery. Her son Noah had claimed responsibility, but the flashback shows Kerry shot Hal when he urged her to leave Rushville with him, fearing what Noah’s Manhunter identity might mean for their family. The episode also confirms Noah is a…
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Ever heard of healthy tension? It sounds like The Police’s 1981 album ‘Ghost In The Machine’
The Police developed a denser, darker new-wave sound for their 1981 album *Ghost in the Machine*, aiming to evolve beyond their reggae-rock hits and establish a lasting legacy. The article says the band saw creative friction as part of that process, taking inspiration from The Beatles’ willingness to show the rough work behind a finished…
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‘Lanterns’ Finale: Hal Jordan’s Killer and Manhunter Revealed, Sinestro Creates [SPOILER], John Stewart Powers Up for ‘Superman’ Sequel
The “Lanterns” finale reveals that Sheriff Kerry killed Hal Jordan, while her son Noah is the second Manhunter who had been suspected of the murder. The ending also establishes John Stewart as Earth’s Green Lantern, setting up his role in the forthcoming “Superman” sequel, “Man of Tomorrow”. The episode shows that Noah killed Hal’s hologram-era…
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More than 250,000 volunteers wanted for major study into mystery of soaring bowel cancer rates in under-50s
Researchers at King’s College London and health science company Zoe are recruiting more than 250,000 volunteers for a major study investigating why bowel cancer rates are soaring in adults under 50. Early-onset bowel cancer, once primarily a disease of older adults, has increased substantially worldwide since 1990, with the UK experiencing one of the fastest…
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Farage hails donations in standards row; Glasgow axes 23,000
Farage defends his party’s £72m donation haul despite a standards ruling. Glasgow to implement one of the UK’s largest fire-and-rehire schemes affecting nearly 23,000 staff, while Green Party divisions deepen over Zionism.
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25 Years Later, Ridley Scott’s Most Controversial Thriller Is Officially Free on Youtube
Ridley Scott’s 2001 film *Hannibal* is now free to watch on YouTube. The article argues that the adaptation faced a difficult task because Thomas Harris’s 1999 sequel was already divisive, particularly over its ending, which turns Clarice Starling’s relationship with Hannibal Lecter into a romance after she is tortured and brainwashed. The film starred Anthony…
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Robert Blake’s son returns to restaurant tied to family tragedy for new murder mystery
Noah Blake has returned to Vitello’s restaurant to direct and star in an immersive murder mystery theatre production, 25 years after his father’s wife Bonny Lee Bakley was killed there in 2001. Blake describes the decision as part of his healing journey and says he wants to create new positive associations with the venue so…