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England win the World Cup as BBC coverage sets a viewing record
England reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Mexico, and the late-night broadcast drew the largest UK television audience ever recorded for a live programme aired between 2am and 4am BST. Jude Bellingham scored twice and Harry Kane converted the decisive penalty, delivering a result that captured national…
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Critical Role explains the design behind Campaign 4’s most tragic scene
Critical Role has shed light on the design work behind one of the most tragic moments in its ongoing fourth campaign, in which brothers Teor and Cyd Pridesire were killed while exploring the ancestral home of House Tachonis, Obrimus Manor. The Dungeons & Dragons actual-play series, run by Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan, has set…
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Bomb explodes at Damascus hotel hosting Macron during Syria state visit
Two improvised explosive devices detonated near the Four Seasons hotel in downtown Damascus on Tuesday, where French President Emmanuel Macron was staying during a state visit to Syria, according to Syrian state media. Macron was unharmed — a spokesman for the Élysée Palace said he was not in the hotel at the time and did…
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Prison worker weeps as she is sentenced for viewing Lucy Letby and Rose West files
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Chappell Roan joins Rosalía on stage in Oakland for confessional segment
Chappell Roan made a rare public appearance on Monday night when she joined Rosalía on stage at the Oakland Arena, part of Rosalía’s global arena tour behind her acclaimed 2025 album Lux. The moment matters because Roan has largely stayed out of the spotlight lately, having not given a full performance since Lollapalooza Brazil, so…
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Samurai Jack pulled from HBO Max despite Warner Bros Discovery ownership
Samurai Jack, the acclaimed animated series created by Genndy Tartakovsky, has been removed from HBO Max, making the show significantly harder for viewers to watch legally. The removal is notable because Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) still owns the property, yet has pulled it from its own flagship streaming service without announcing a new home for…
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Manchester United’s leaked training ground row deepens rift between players
This comment piece argues that the United States men’s national team squandered a unique chance to win over new fans during the 2026 home World Cup, culminating in a dispiriting 4-1 last-16 defeat by Belgium. The author frames the tournament as a potential landmark for soccer in America — a moment to inspire a new…
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A fox under a pink moon draws Oscar-winning executive producer David Borenstein
EXCLUSIVE: David Borenstein, the Oscar-winning director of Mr. Nobody Against Putin, is coming on board a documentary that’s a contender for next year’s Academy Awards. Borenstein announced he will serve as an executive producer on A Fox Under a Pink Moon, the film directed by Mehrdad Oskouei and Soraya Akhlaghi that has won awards at…
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iRobot launches its first non-robotic Roomba, the manual Electro Plus floor cleaner
iRobot has unveiled the Roomba Electro Plus, its first-ever floor cleaner that is not a robot. Priced at $399, the cordless device is a 5-in-1 hard-floor cleaner that vacuums, mops and disinfects, but must be pushed manually by the user. Alongside it, the company launched five new Roomba robot vacuums that offer higher suction power,…
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Exclusive: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Receives Massive Patch On Switch 2, All DLC Now Free
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader launched in a poor state on Switch 2, earning a 4/10 “borderline disaster” review from Nintendo Life over stuttering frame rates, long load times, laggy controls, graphical downgrades and hard crashes. Developer Owlcat Games is now rolling out a major update aimed at fixing these problems, saying it is “determined to…