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Arsenal hail signing of ‘winner’ Ona Batlle after Barcelona summer exodus
Arsenal Women have confirmed the free-transfer signing of Spain full-back Ona Batlle following her departure from Barcelona, marking their fourth acquisition of a busy summer window. The 27-year-old, who can play at either right-back or left-back, joins a club that is understood to have prioritised concluding much of its transfer business early, having already brought…
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America’s top destination for new taxpayers is quietly getting poorer, IRS data reveals
Wealthy Americans are continuing to leave high-tax states, and New York City is feeling the effects, according to newly released IRS data covering 2022 to 2023. Manhattan attracted more new tax filers than anywhere else in the country during that period, yet still lost roughly $922 million in adjusted gross income as high-earning residents departed…
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Polestar owners left ‘holding the bag’ after EV brand pulls out of the US
Polestar has announced it will stop selling its electric vehicles in the United States from the 2027 model year, leaving thousands of existing owners and dozens of dealers uncertain about servicing, software updates, warranties and resale values. The withdrawal follows the federal government’s refusal to authorise continued sales under a rule banning vehicles with connected-vehicle…
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SWFC News: Wrexham’s stance on player exits as Owls register transfer interest in duo – thestar.co.uk
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Meta risks $12B EU fine over addictive Instagram and Facebook feeds
Meta has been found in preliminary breach of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) over the “addictive” design of Instagram and Facebook, and could be forced to redesign both apps as well as face a fine of up to $12 billion (roughly £9 billion). The European Commission concluded that Meta failed to adequately assess the…
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Baffling moment Channel 5 news presenter Dani Sinha caught furiously rolling eyes after announcing Bonnie Tyler’s death
Channel 5 News presenter Dani Sinha was filmed rolling her eyes on Thursday shortly after announcing the death of singer Bonnie Tyler during a live broadcast. The moment drew attention because it followed a run of on-air stumbles, including her misnaming Tyler’s signature hit, and because it appeared during coverage of a well-known artist’s death,…
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Bethesda union staff to march outside studios over Xbox layoffs: ‘The company wants us to accept this as a done deal and quietly disappear’
“We need to show management right now that we mean business.”
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First-time captain Beirne expects high-tempo Japan duel
Tadhg Beirne says he is looking forward to a “special, special moment” when he captains Ireland for the first time in Saturday’s Nations Championship game against Japan.
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The row over just how many penises appear on the Bayeux tapestry continues to rage as famous artefact arrives in UK for first time in 1,000 years
The famous Bayeux Tapestry has arrived in Britain for the first time in almost 1,000 years, going on display at the British Museum after a tightly guarded, high-tech operation that saw the 11th-century artefact moved in overnight and brought across the Channel. Its arrival has reignited a long-running scholarly debate over an unusual question: exactly…