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Jefferson County judge accused of spending public funds on self-promotion
An Alabama judge, Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard, is alleged to have spent more than $1 million (about £790,000) of taxpayers’ money on consultants, radio commercials, glossy mailers and promotional campaigns that critics say served to raise her own public profile. Newly released records show she approved the spending over little more than a…
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Braveheart and JFK among ten historically inaccurate films still hailed as masterpieces
Film critic Diego Pineda Pacheco has published a Collider feature arguing that historical accuracy is not a prerequisite for a great period film, listing ten acclaimed movies that take significant liberties with the historical record yet remain, in his view, masterpieces. The piece matters chiefly as a talking point for cinema fans, illustrating how passion…
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England hold off Mexico 3-2 as World Cup clash breaks Telemundo audience records
England’s dramatic 3-2 World Cup victory over Mexico at the Estadio Azteca is on course to become the highest-rated telecast in US Spanish-language television history. Broadcast on the NBCUniversal-owned network Telemundo, the match drew a preliminary total audience of 23.1 million, surpassing Mexico’s win over Ecuador the previous week, which reached 18.9 million. The figures…
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Waymo robotaxi drives through lit fireworks in San Francisco street
Passengers in a Waymo driverless taxi were left frightened when the autonomous vehicle drove directly into lit fireworks in the middle of a San Francisco street during Fourth of July celebrations over the weekend. The incident, captured on video that has since circulated widely, adds to ongoing scrutiny of driverless vehicles and how they respond…
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Divorcee Alina Habba’s new romance revealed at Trump Jr’s Fourth of July bash
The Daily Mail reports on an exclusive Fourth of July party held at the Executive Branch, an ultra-private members’ club in Georgetown, Washington DC. The event, hosted by Donald Trump Jr and financier Omeed Malik, drew senior figures from the Trump administration and became one of the capital’s most sought-after invitations, offering a glimpse into…
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Norovirus vaccine trial shows early promise against severe gut infection
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Agentic ransomware operation JadePuffer still relied on human setup
Cloud security firm Sysdig has documented what it calls the first known case of “agentic ransomware”, an extortion operation dubbed JadePuffer in which an AI agent, rather than a person, carried out the technical steps of a real-world cyberattack. The agent broke into a vulnerable server, stole credentials, moved through the network, encrypted files and…
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Holly Woodcock’s parents seek answers two years after French villa pool drowning
Almost two years after 20-year-old Manchester Metropolitan University student Holly Woodcock drowned in a swimming pool during a party at a friend’s family villa in the Pays de la Loire in western France, her parents, Jo and Lee Woodcock, are still searching for answers about how she died. Writing for the Daily Mail, Nicole Lampert…
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SK Hynix plans $28bn US share listing amid AI memory boom
SK Hynix is experiencing a boom credited to AI. It will ride that to a multibillion-dollar U.S. IPO, expected to take place on Friday.
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Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal died from an accidental drug reaction in ICE detention
Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, a 41-year-old Afghan national who fought alongside US Special Forces in Afghanistan for a decade, died in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) just one day after being detained for deportation proceedings. According to his death certificate, he suffered an adverse drug reaction to an unidentified substance, triggering anaphylaxis and…