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Cuba edges toward breakdown as power cuts and US meddling push society to brink
Cuba is sliding further into crisis as a six-month US oil blockade, part of Washington’s campaign to topple the communist government, compounds an already fragile electricity system and worsening social order. The national grid has collapsed three times in ten days, and with summer temperatures in the mid-30s, nightly power cuts have driven residents to…
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The Scandalous Reason Why This Top 10 Country Artist Was Shocked by Johnny Cash and June Carter’s Engagement
ANAHEIM, CA – MARCH 11: Country singer/songwriter Johnny Cash performs onstage with the Carter Sisters (L-R: Jan Howard, Anita Carter, Helen Carter, June Carter Cash) at the Anaheim Convention Center on March 11, 1978 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Johnny Cash and June Carter are considered the ultimate country music power…
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Guide: These 20+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out Next Week (20th-26th July)
Push Square has published its weekly guide to new PlayStation releases, rounding up the PS5 games and PS Plus additions arriving between 20th and 26th July. The list is aimed at both PS Plus Extra subscribers, who get a particularly strong batch of downloads this week, and general PS5 owners, with the fighting game Avatar…
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World Cup winner Capdevila appeals to Trump after visa denial
Former Spain international Joan Capdevila asks US President Donald Trump for help after he was denied a visa to enter the United States before Sunday’s World Cup final.
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Trump has normalized crypto. Is it the path to the next financial collapse? | Eduardo Porter
Donald Trump has embraced cryptocurrency after once calling it a “scam”, using his presidency to personally profit while dismantling regulatory oversight of the industry. Columnist Eduardo Porter argues this poses a serious risk to US financial stability, as Trump’s administration has weakened enforcement and integrated volatile, uninsured crypto assets into the mainstream banking system that…
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The Odyssey’s Himesh Patel says he was surrounded by bees for his Cyclops scene, but it helped the “visceral reality” of Christopher Nolan’s epic
Himesh Patel, who appears in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey, has said he was surrounded by real bees while filming his scene as the Cyclops. The actor suggested that the presence of live insects on set, rather than being simulated digitally, contributed to the “visceral reality” Nolan was aiming for in the film,…
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Signed Hockney print found in a book sells for £41K
A signed print by the artist David Hockney has sold for more than £41,000 after being discovered tucked inside a book donated to a Salvation Army charity shop in Norwich. The print, depicting one of Hockney’s celebrated swimming pool scenes, had lain unnoticed for 46 years until a volunteer thumbed through the donated book, turning…
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One of Britain’s most notorious murderers, 84, makes final bid for freedom after serving 33 years in prison
A News report states that one of Britain’s most notorious murderers, now aged 84, is making what is described as a final attempt to secure release after spending 33 years behind bars. The full article text was not available beyond the headline, so further details of the case, the individual’s identity, and the specific circumstances…