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Andy Burnham has accepted £345,000 in donations… plus Aintree and Glastonbury tickets
Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, has accepted more than £345,000 in political donations since taking office, including corporate hospitality such as tickets to the Aintree races and Glastonbury Festival, according to a Daily Mail investigation. The disclosure raises questions about the influence of donors on a senior Labour figure who is frequently tipped as a potential…
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Caitlin Clark helps WNBA shatter another TV ratings record as Fever-Dream draws massive audience
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have once again driven the WNBA to a television ratings milestone, with a match-up against Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream drawing a very large audience. The result underlines Clark’s outsized impact on the league since her arrival, with broadcasts featuring her regularly posting viewership figures far beyond anything…
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Rep Ralph Norman calls Senate hiatus ‘a slap in the face’ while SAVE Act remains stalled
Republican Congressman Ralph Norman of South Carolina has criticised Senate Republican leaders for taking a five-week summer recess while the SAVE Act remains stalled, calling the break “a slap in the face” to voters. He has called on senators to hold round-the-clock votes instead, arguing that stalled legislation should take priority over an extended holiday.…
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These 2 PS5 Classics Look Like They Could Be Delisted Soon
Push Square editor Sammy has raised concerns that two PS5-available PlayStation Plus Premium classics – the PS1’s Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue and the PSP’s Toy Story 3 – could soon be delisted from the PlayStation Store. This follows Sony’s confirmation that both titles will leave the PS Plus Extra and Premium…
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Disney sues FCC alleging regulatory pressure restricted The View candidate bookings
Disney has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), alleging that regulatory pressure from the agency forced ABC to become more cautious about which political candidates and topics it books on “The View”. The complaint forms part of a wider legal challenge in which Disney accuses the FCC of waging…
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Baa-by’s day out: two goats try to take the bus in Portland – video
Two goats briefly boarded a bus in Portland, Oregon, on 11 August and then hopped off. Continue reading…
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Veteran designer Warren Spector calls time on 40-year gaming career
Veteran video game designer Warren Spector has announced his retirement after a career spanning more than four decades, saying he feels he has accomplished what he set out to do in interactive entertainment. Spector is best known for creating influential titles including Ultima Underworld, System Shock and Deus Ex, works widely credited with shaping immersive-sim…
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Mysterious polling firm behind fake election surveys closes after admitting ‘social experiment’
Median Strategies, a little-known polling firm, has shut down after admitting that surveys it published on the Los Angeles mayoral race and the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary were fabricated. The firm claimed the fake polls were part of a short-term “social experiment” intended to study political misinformation, but the admission has raised concerns about the…
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Apple TV’s 3-Part Sci-Fi Masterpiece Demands More Than One Watch
Apple TV’s sci-fi series Foundation, based on Isaac Asimov’s classic novels, has recently concluded its third season, prompting renewed praise for its ambitious, densely layered storytelling. Created by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman, the show follows mathematician Hari Seldon (Jared Harris), whose prediction of the Galactic Empire’s collapse sets in motion a sprawling, multi-generational…
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“Sabotage”: Experts, lawmakers blast RFK Jr. for destroying healthcare research
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the US federal body dedicated to improving patient safety and healthcare quality, is described as “on the brink” of collapse after sweeping cuts under the Trump administration and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Health policy experts and 30 Democratic senators have accused Kennedy of “sabotage”, warning…