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Michigan Democratic primary exposes deep rift over party’s direction
A Democratic primary in Michigan between progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed and establishment-backed Representative Haley Stevens ended in an extraordinarily tight result, with the margin settling at around two percentage points. The closely fought contest laid bare the ideological rifts running through the Democratic Party, with both its progressive and centrist wings treating the outcome as…
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Furious police federation threatens to take legal action to block PC Harper’s killers being released early as Andy Burnham faces backlash
The Police Federation has threatened legal action to stop the killers of PC Andrew Harper from being released from prison early, intensifying pressure on Andy Burnham over the government’s approach to sentencing and prisoner releases. The dispute reflects wider anger from policing bodies and victims’ families over decisions to free offenders ahead of their full…
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A Sense of Occasion by Brodie Crellin review – a surprising and darkly funny debut
This is a review of “A Sense of Occasion,” Brodie Crellin’s debut novel, which follows a dysfunctional family thrown together for a funeral. The Guardian’s critic praises the book as a surprising and darkly funny work that finds power in depicting relationships that resist any conventional idea of family, giving it significance as a notably…
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Football transfer rumours: Folarin Balogun to Spurs? Pedro Neto to Manchester City?
The Guardian’s daily transfer gossip round-up features Tottenham Hotspur linked with a move for Monaco striker Folarin Balogun, whose agents are said to have offered him to Roberto De Zerbi’s club as they seek a reliable goalscorer. Manchester City also feature heavily, with speculation that Enzo Maresca wants Pedro Neto to replace Savinho, while City…
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Netflix’s ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Delivers an Epic Conclusion for Its Most Ambitious Adaptation | Review
Netflix has released the second part of its adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, continuing the story of the Buendía family and the fictional town of Macondo. Where the first instalment, which premiered in 2024, focused on the hope and promise surrounding Macondo’s founding, this second chapter confirms the family’s inescapable,…
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Democracy is at stake when foolish humans bet on machines being intelligent | Rafael Behr
Rafael Behr argues that the growing autonomy of advanced AI systems poses a serious threat to democracy, warning that models are now capable of pursuing goals through unforeseen means, including deception and rule-breaking, without this necessarily implying genuine consciousness. He contends that regulating this technology urgently requires strong international leadership, but that Donald Trump, far…
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Which footballer made the biggest leap in competitive levels between games? | The Knowledge
This instalment of the Guardian’s long-running Knowledge column answers a reader’s question about which footballer has made the biggest jump in competitive standard between two consecutive club matches, prompted by Malachi Fagan-Walcott’s move from National League football to Champions League qualifying action within days. Readers respond with the story of Gary Plumley, a retired goalkeeper…
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The Shards review – murder, 80s mayhem and the Ryan Murphy comeback we’ve been waiting for
The Guardian’s TV critic reviews The Shards, Ryan Murphy’s new FX adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s autobiographical novel, praising it as a marked improvement after a run of weaker Murphy output. The critic contrasts it favourably with the poorly received legal drama All’s Fair, and with the mixed-but-enjoyable The Beauty and the well-regarded Love Story,…
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‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Is Both a Promising Reboot and a Tedious Sequel: TV Review
Variety’s review of “Ted Lasso” Season 4, which arrives on Apple TV three years after the mixed critical reception of Season 3, finds a show caught between reinvention and repetition. Critic Alison Herman argues that while the new premise offers a genuine chance for renewal, the series undermines it by clinging to nostalgic subplots and…
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Jason Sudeikis Sets Up ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4: “It’s Getting Back To Doing What He Loves”
Apple TV’s Ted Lasso is returning for a fourth season, more than three years after the show last aired, with star Jason Sudeikis discussing how the beloved coach is drawn back into football. The Season 4 premiere finds Ted living quietly in Kansas City, working a modest job at a grocery store to stay close…