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JCB Hydromax shatters a world record with ‘extraordinary’ speeds topping 400 mph in hydrogen-powered car
JCB’s hydrogen-powered Hydromax has set a new world land-speed record, demonstrating that hydrogen internal-combustion technology can achieve extreme performance as well as lower-emission potential. Driven by Andy Green at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats, the twin-engined car exceeded 400 mph in two runs on Tuesday. The 32-foot vehicle recorded 400.623 mph on its first run and…
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‘Harry Potter’ Officially Sets Massive Return 1 Month Before HBO Release
Warner Bros. is set to open what it describes as the UK’s largest Harry Potter shop on Oxford Street in November, seeking to build excitement ahead of HBO’s new television adaptation of the seven novels. The opening reflects the franchise’s continuing commercial appeal and its return to prominence before the series begins on Christmas Day.…
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3 Country Songs From 1992 That Every 90s Kid Still Knows Word for Word Today
The article highlights three country songs released in 1992 that it argues remain especially familiar to people who grew up in the 1990s. It presents them as examples of the decade’s enduring country-pop appeal, focusing on their memorable choruses, chart success and distinctive performers. Billy Ray Cyrus’s “Achy Breaky Heart”, written by Don Von Tress…
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Charlie Hunnam on His Physical and Vocal Transformation to Play Ed Gein in ‘Monster’
Charlie Hunnam describes the physical and vocal preparation behind his portrayal of serial killer Ed Gein in Netflix’s eight-part “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”. He says the role carried particular responsibility because Gein was a real person and his crimes were both exceptionally disturbing and influential on later horror fiction, prompting Hunnam to focus on…
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47 Years Later, Disco Demolition Night Remains Music’s Most Controversial Event
Disco Demolition Night, held at Chicago’s Comiskey Park on 12 July 1979, became a notorious anti-disco protest that disrupted a baseball double-header and came to symbolise the genre’s sudden backlash. The event matters because it illustrates how a commercial promotion, fuelled by resentment towards disco’s popularity and cultural associations, turned into a large-scale public disorder…
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Palestinian students, staff allege discrimination at Columbia
Palestinian students, faculty and alumni are suing Columbia University for discrimination, alleging the school fostered a “hostile campus climate” and unfairly targeted them with disciplinary investigations following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel. In the lawsuit, filed Monday in New York County court, four students and one faculty member argue that Columbia deliberately…
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US boosts drone surveillance as flesh-eating screwworms spread in Texas
Hundreds of Homeland Security drones retasked to survey wildlife and livestock.
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Sheffield and Norfolk Death Investigations as Philippines Storm Leaves Debris
The reports concern separate incidents rather than a single linked event. In Norfolk, police said a member of the public found a man’s body in woodland off Ringland Road, Taverham, on 12 August. Formal identification was still pending, but the family of missing 48-year-old Timothy Turner had been informed. Norfolk Constabulary said the death was…
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The next big indie game publisher is taking some exciting swings
Kinetic Publishing, a new indie label formed by the developers of Phasmophobia, has unveiled five games due in 2027 and 2028 at its first showcase. Its most notable signing is Precognition, the next project from Sam Barlow, whose previous games Telling Lies and Immortality used filmed footage and non-linear storytelling; the announcement signals Kinetic’s ambition…
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Luke Combs Fans Are on High Alert After Stadiums Tease Something Big
Luke Combs has prompted speculation about a major announcement after posting a cryptic video featuring a briefcase, an 13 August date and a countdown on his website. The teaser has attracted attention because several US stadiums and fellow country artists have shared matching posts, suggesting a possible tour announcement or additional live dates. The activity…