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Olivia Wilde Calls ‘The Invite’ the ‘Most Incredible’ Experience of Her Life: ‘It Was the Highlight of My Career’
Olivia Wilde brought her new comedy “The Invite” to the Locarno Film Festival for its European premiere, describing the project as the highlight of her career. Speaking to the audience at Piazza Grande, home to one of the world’s largest cinema screens, Wilde said she had fought to secure a theatrical release for the film…
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ANTHRAX Fill-In Drummer DARBY TODD Shares ‘Caught In A Mosh’ Drum-Cam Video From 2026 ROCK IMPERIUM Festival
UK session drummer Darby Todd has released drum-cam footage of himself performing Anthrax’s “Caught In A Mosh” at the 2026 Rock Imperium festival, filmed on 4 July in Cartagena, Spain. Todd was standing in for longtime Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, who missed close to a dozen European shows in late June and early July while…
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Wisconsin Democrats’ governor primary is an all-out fight over electability
Wisconsin Democrats’ primary for governor has become a sharp argument over which candidate is best placed to win a closely divided swing state in November. Progressive state representative Francesca Hong has energised the party’s left, while Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, backed by outgoing Governor Tony Evers, presents himself as the candidate able to build…
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Chinese EV sales surge to new high in Europe, putting tariffs under scrutiny
Chinese electric vehicle sales in Europe have hit a record high, intensifying scrutiny of tariff policy amid accusations that state-subsidised Chinese manufacturers are “dumping” cars in the EU and UK to seize market share. The surge is likely to strengthen calls for quotas and higher import duties to shield European carmakers, who are already under…
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Arizona student, 19, was about to dump her ‘abusive’ boyfriend before he strangled her to death and fled to GERMANY, police say
A 19-year-old university student in Arizona, named as Julissa Salzar, was allegedly strangled to death by her boyfriend, Varun Batchigari, who then fled the United States for Germany, according to police. Investigators say the sophomore had been planning to end the relationship, which she reportedly described to friends as abusive, shortly before her death. Police…
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‘I kept catching people giving me dirty looks’: the backlash against Meta smart glasses
Meta’s smartglasses, which can discreetly record video, have prompted a strong public backlash amid fears they are being used to film people, particularly women, without their consent. The devices have been dubbed “pervert glasses” online, and content creators who wear them for entirely innocuous purposes are being met with hostile accusations, reflecting broader unease about…
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THUNDERMOTHER To Release New Album, ‘Mothers Of Thunder’, In February 2027; First Single ‘Bimbo Boost’ To Arrive In September
Swedish rock band Thundermother have announced that their seventh studio album, “Mothers Of Thunder”, will be released in February 2027, with the lead single “Bimbo Boost” arriving in September 2026. The news was revealed by guitarist Filippa Nässil and vocalist Linnéa Vikström Egg in an interview at this month’s Wacken Open Air festival in Germany,…
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Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Sicily coast
Italian divers have discovered a Roman-era shipwreck off the coast of Sicily, believed to be more than 2,000 years old and laden with hundreds of well-preserved amphorae used to transport goods such as wine and olive oil. Italy’s Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli described it as one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries of recent…
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Trans refugee who fled notorious Islamic asylum center is BACK in San Francisco with stunningly ungrateful complaints about the United States
A Daily Mail article reports that a transgender refugee, who previously said they had fled a Netherlands asylum centre described as dominated by Islamic residents, has returned to San Francisco after seeking safety elsewhere, and is now voicing complaints about life in the United States. The piece frames the individual’s remarks as ungrateful, given the…
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What are datacentres doing to the places we love? In Slough, I found a bleak answer | John Harris
The Guardian’s John Harris visited Slough, home to Europe’s densest cluster of datacentres, to examine the impact of the UK’s datacentre boom on local communities as the government pushes to triple the number of such facilities nationwide. His reporting finds that residents near the estate, once famous as the setting for The Office, associate the…