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Thousands of Canadians call for US ambassador’s expulsion
More than 60,000 Canadians have signed a petition calling for the expulsion of US ambassador Pete Hoekstra, accusing him of interfering in Canadian politics and legitimising President Donald Trump’s suggestions that Canada could become a US state. The campaign highlights growing diplomatic strain as the two countries negotiate urgently over threatened US tariffs. The petition…
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Coyote vs. Acme Review
Coyote vs. Acme shows why Looney Tunes are just as funny now as they’ve ever been, with a film that’s an amazingly meta answer to corporate shenanigans, and an hilarious anvil-dropping, rocket-skate-wearing, Batman and Joker dynamic wrapped in a legal drama.
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4 Decades Later, Green Day Is Still Chasing Their Pre-Fame High With ‘Nimrods’
Nimrods is a fictional road-trip comedy inspired by Green Day’s early years rather than a conventional biopic, concert film or documentary. It follows three teenage musicians from Kansas City who travel to Los Angeles after mistakenly believing they will open for Green Day, drawing on the band’s own stories of mishaps, touring and searching for…
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Senate Democrats press Rubio on release of US citizens detained by Russia
Senate Democrats are calling on the Trump administration to escalate efforts to rescue Americans detained in Russia, after Moscow on Tuesday released U.S. citizen Robert Gilman after four and a half years in detention. In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday, Democratic senators raised concerns that the Trump administration is not…
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Senate Democrats press Rubio on release of US citizens detained by Russia
Senate Democrats are calling on the Trump administration to escalate efforts to rescue Americans detained in Russia, after Moscow on Tuesday released U.S. citizen Robert Gilman after four and a half years in detention. In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday, Democratic senators raised concerns that the Trump administration is not…
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Guitar company D’Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional video
D’Addario has admitted that generative AI music tool Suno was used to regenerate a track in a promotional video for its guitar strings, reversing nearly two weeks of denials. The episode matters because the company initially blamed audio artefacts on export quality, plugins and AI-assisted mastering, before acknowledging it had shared inaccurate information and apologising.…
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God of War star Christopher Judge criticizes The Last of Us and similar adaptations for excluding people who made the games: “What are you thinking?”
Christopher Judge, who plays Kratos in the God of War games, has criticised screen adaptations such as HBO’s The Last of Us for failing to involve the people who created or performed in the original games. He argued that excluding those contributors risks losing valuable knowledge of the characters and stories, and questioned why adaptation…
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Alan Jackson Is Now One of the 10 Best-Selling Country Artists in US History—and He’s Got the Hardware to Show for It
Alan Jackson has entered the top 10 best-selling country artists in US history after surpassing 85.5 million certified units sold, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The milestone was recognised at the finale of his Last Call: One More For the Road tour in Nashville, marking a major commercial achievement as he…
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10 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for August 2026 Announced
Sony has announced the August 2026 additions to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium, led by Helldivers 2 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. The line-up broadens the subscription catalogue with recent action and role-playing titles, independent games and older releases, while Premium subscribers also receive two classic games. Extra members will receive eight games, including Vampire…