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The Americas hub covers political, diplomatic and security developments across North, Central and South America, alongside events that affect the region’s links with the rest of the world. It also follows stories in sport, technology and everyday life.

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Decisions made by governments and major institutions can shape international relations, travel and economic conditions. This topic brings together those developments and their consequences for people across the region.

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Restaurants, pubs and theatres ban Meta’s ‘spy glasses’ over privacy fears

  • UK venues ban Meta's camera-equipped smartglasses over privacy concerns
  • Jeremy King, Soho House, Wetherspoons and ATG Theatres among those restricting them
  • Reports of covert filming and extortion despite Meta's recording-indicator light

Several UK restaurants, pubs and theatres have banned Meta's new smartglasses, which include embedded cameras and have been dubbed "spy glasses", amid concerns they can be used to film people without their knowledge or consent. The move is a setback for Meta, which has promoted the £359 devices…

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Blue Note to bring world-famous jazz club to London

  • Blue Note jazz club opens first UK venue in Covent Garden, London
  • Robert Glasper headlines the 23 September opening night
  • Tickets go on sale 14 August; Erykah Badu, Jamie Cullum among performers

The Blue Note, New York's world-famous jazz club, is opening its first UK venue in London's Covent Garden next month, marking a significant expansion for the brand beyond its existing sites in the US, Japan, China, Brazil and Italy. The launch matters as a boost to London's live…

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MORNING GLORY: Rogers versus El-Sayed is a referendum on the future of America

  • Mike Rogers to face Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's 2026 Senate race
  • El-Sayed narrowly beat Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary
  • Rogers lost narrowly to Slotkin in 2024 with 48.3% of the vote

Republican Mike Rogers will face Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's 2026 US Senate race, after El-Sayed narrowly won a contested primary against Congresswoman Haley Stevens. The article, an opinion piece, frames the contest as a broader test of political direction in America, pitting an establishment Republican against a…

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The 1954 song Eric Clapton considered too precious to cover: “The crown jewel”

  • Clapton never released his own take on "Hoochie Coochie Man"
  • He felt it couldn't match Muddy Waters' 1954 original
  • Waters shaped Clapton, Richards, Page and Hendrix alike

Eric Clapton has revealed that he deliberately withheld his own recording of the blues standard "Hoochie Coochie Man" because he felt unable to do justice to the 1954 original by his hero Muddy Waters. Written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Waters, the song became a foundational…

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Here Are The Best-Selling Switch 1 & 2 Games As Of June 2026

  • Nintendo's Q1 2027 report shows updated Switch 1 and 2 bestseller charts.
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (71.53m) and Mario Kart World (15.39m) lead each console.
  • Metroid Prime 4 didn't sell enough on Switch 2 to chart.

Nintendo's latest quarterly financial report has revealed updated sales figures for its best-selling Switch 1 and Switch 2 titles as of June 2026, offering a snapshot of which games continue to drive hardware sales years into the console's lifecycle. The rankings matter as an indicator of enduring franchise…

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The 2016 Paul Verhoeven movie Hollywood wanted nothing to do with: “Why bother, you know?”

  • US actors declined Elle's lead role over its rape scene.
  • Verhoeven moved production to France to get it made.
  • Isabelle Huppert earned an Oscar nod and Golden Globe for it.

This piece traces Paul Verhoeven's career-long willingness to court controversy, culminating in the difficulty he faced getting his 2016 thriller Elle made in Hollywood. American actors reportedly turned down the lead role because of a central rape scene, forcing the Dutch director to relocate the production to France,…

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Ed Miliband insists his past jibe at ‘racist’ Donald Trump ‘didn’t come up’ in talks with US counterpart Marco Rubio – as Foreign Secretary is urged to boost UK defence spending

  • Miliband says past "racist" Trump jibe didn't surface in Rubio talks
  • Foreign Secretary under pressure to boost UK defence spending
  • Comments highlight tensions in UK-US diplomatic relations under Trump

Ed Miliband has said his past description of Donald Trump as "racist" did not come up during talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as the Foreign Secretary faces calls to increase UK defence spending. The comments highlight the delicate diplomatic balancing act facing British ministers who…

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Elliot Page Says Christopher Nolan’s Script for ‘The Odyssey’ Left Him ‘Breathless’

  • Elliot Page praised Christopher Nolan's Odyssey script as extraordinarily complex and emotionally resonant, comparing his experience to first reading Inception
  • The film has achieved record-breaking box office performance, though it faced online criticism regarding casting choices from conservative commentators including Elon Musk

Actor Elliot Page has spoken about reading Christopher Nolan's script for The Odyssey, comparing the experience to first reading the script for Inception, which he also starred in. Speaking on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Page said the screenplay left him "breathless" and praised Nolan's directing style…

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ALEX BRUMMER: Britain’s creative crown jewels are under mortal threat from US mega-mergers

  • Sky's £1.6bn ITV takeover would end 70 years of British ownership
  • Paramount is separately pursuing an £83bn Warner Bros Discovery deal
  • Brummer says such mergers threaten independent TV news and democracy

Alex Brummer warns that a wave of "mega-mergers" in the media industry threatens the future of independent, trustworthy TV news on both sides of the Atlantic. He argues that as viewers increasingly abandon traditional broadcasters for streaming services and unreliable social media sources, consolidation among major broadcasters risks…

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‘We were ahead of our time!’: Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson AKA sketch duo Britney on their new TV fame and word-of-mouth hits

  • Britney duo Clive and Robertson both landed major US TV roles in 2024/25.
  • Rooster (HBO) and Vladimir (Netflix) both debuted successfully in March.
  • Despite TV fame, they're returning to Edinburgh fringe with new sketch shows.

Comedy duo Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson, known collectively as Britney, have found mainstream television success while remaining committed to their low-budget sketch comedy roots at the Edinburgh fringe. The pair, best friends since bonding on a school trip 20 years ago, were separately cast in major US…

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