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The 1967 album that ruled America for 18 weeks: “Probably the worst album in the history of the world”

  • The Monkees' "More of the Monkees" topped US charts for 18 weeks in 1967.
  • Michael Nesmith called it "probably the worst album in the history of the world".
  • TV fame drove huge sales despite band members' creative frustrations.

The article revisits the extraordinary commercial success of The Monkees' second album, "More of the Monkees", which topped the American charts for 18 consecutive weeks in 1967 despite being dismissed by the band's own members as low-quality, rushed product. It highlights the tension between the album's blockbuster sales,…

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Federal agents flag man with gun near Trump’s LA golf club

  • Armed man arrested near Trump's LA golf club before his fundraiser visit
  • Suspect had hollow-point ammo, loaded gun; home search found more weapons
  • Held without bail; no credible public threat found, DA reviewing charges

Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators confirmed the weekend arrest of a man found with a gun and hollow-point ammunition at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, just days before President Donald Trump was due to speak there at a Republican National Committee fundraiser on the…

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Big Walk Just Hit A Major Milestone On PS Plus

It's been nearly seven years since developer House House released its breakthrough title, Untitled Goose Game. The company's follow-up, a co-op puzzle-solving game called Big Walk, is out now, and it's already achieved an unexpected critical milestone on PlayStation Plus Essential. As reported by GameSpot's sister site Metacritic,…

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Kanye West’s Vultures II and Bully Used AI, New Lawsuit Alleges

  • A music producer sued Kanye West for unpaid work creating AI-generated vocals appearing on Vultures 2 and Bully
  • Producer claims to have engineered 13+ custom AI voice models and 400+ vocal samples without compensation or credit
  • West publicly denied using AI on Bully despite prior statements acknowledging the technology in his creative process

A producer has filed a lawsuit alleging that Kanye West's albums Vultures 2 and Bully made extensive use of AI-generated vocals, corroborating earlier speculation about the 2024 release. The anonymous producer, who sued in Los Angeles' Superior Court, claims he was drafted in on an "emergency basis" just…

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No-nonsense Lee Anderson shows his tender side in France’s largest camp… only for one refugee to try and get a lift to London on his bus

  • Lee Anderson visited France's largest migrant camp.
  • He reportedly showed a softer, more sympathetic side.
  • A refugee tried to get a lift to London on his bus.

Reform UK MP Lee Anderson, known for his blunt "30p meals" rhetoric, was reported to have shown an unexpectedly sympathetic side during a visit to France's largest migrant camp. The visit forms part of continuing political and media scrutiny of Channel crossings and the conditions migrants face in…

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Kentucky child killer walks free as family says justice failed despite years of legal fights

  • Kentucky man who killed boy, 6, freed after assault sentence ends
  • He was found not guilty of the killing by reason of insanity
  • Victim's father says the outcome fails to deliver justice

A Kentucky father has spoken out after the man found not guilty by reason of insanity in the stabbing death of his six-year-old son was released from prison, calling the outcome "a slap on the wrist." Ronald Exantus was freed from Kentucky Department of Corrections custody on 29…

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Runs and records galore as Sunrisers beat Spirit in men’s Hundred

  • SunRisers Leeds set record Hundred total of 241 runs
  • Home side beat London Spirit by 37 runs
  • Harry Brook's batting led the record-breaking innings

SunRisers Leeds set a new record for the highest score in the men's Hundred as they defeated London Spirit by 37 runs at Headingley. The match was notable for numerous records being broken on both sides, highlighted by a standout batting performance from England star Harry Brook, who…

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Who is the only convicted murderer on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

  • Spade Cooley is the only convicted murderer with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
  • He beat his wife Ella Mae to death in 1961 and was jailed for life.
  • He died in 1969 on furlough after a standing-ovation benefit show.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame famously never removes stars, regardless of a recipient's later crimes, and Spade Cooley holds the unenviable distinction of being its only star ever convicted of murder. The Western swing bandleader and television host, honoured in 1960 for his contribution to radio, beat his…

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Trump killed the Digital Equity Act, but US was forced to bring part of it back

  • Court forces Trump administration to partly revive Digital Equity Act broadband grants
  • Race/ethnicity can no longer be used as grant eligibility criteria
  • $1.25bn competitive grant programme reopens in December; $1.44bn state programme stays cut

The Trump administration has agreed to reinstate a federal broadband grant programme after a court ruling blocked its attempt to fully scrap the Digital Equity Act, a 2021 law aimed at closing gaps in internet access. Trump had moved in May 2025 to end the grant schemes, calling…

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