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Major health update on Mitch McConnell, 84, as ‘brain dead’ rumor grips DC
Reports indicate that US Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, is alert and conversing about political matters, contradicting an unverified rumour circulating in Washington that he is “brain dead” following his hospitalisation three weeks ago. The update matters because McConnell remains a serving senator at a time when the Republican Party is defending a very narrow Senate…
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California high school battles Newsom’s state law ordering it to change ‘Indians’ mascot
Marysville High School in Northern California has retired its nearly century-old “Indians” mascot after a state law banning Native American school mascots came into effect on Wednesday. The measure, an extension of the California Racial Mascot Act signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2024, prohibits public schools from using derogatory Native American terms as team…
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Gina Jones enters a crime-family romance in JuVee and Universal drama Pawn
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions has signed a first-look deal with Universal Global Television (UGT), under which the company will develop projects for the studio across all platforms. The arrangement marks a new chapter for JuVee, which has previously held television deals at eOne, Amazon and ABC Signature, and reflects a continued push…
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Yamazaki to direct original sci-fi film Nue for 20th Century
Japanese director Takashi Yamazaki, whose 2023 hit Godzilla Minus One won an Academy Award for visual effects, is set to direct an original science-fiction film titled Nue for 20th Century Studios in partnership with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free banner. The project marks another step in Yamazaki’s move into Hollywood and is described as a long-held…
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U2 Get Drenched, Tap Into Classic, Soaring Sound in Video For Funky ‘Street of Dreams’ Single
U2 have made a surprise return with “Street of Dreams”, a soaring new single released without warning on Tuesday 7 July, marking the first taste of their forthcoming studio album — their first full LP since 2017’s Songs of Experience. The track and its accompanying video consciously revisit the band’s late-1980s and early-1990s peak, signalling…
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Bigger seats given go-ahead at historic Sheffield theatre – thestar.co.uk
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John Swinney under pressure as two senior Nats back oil and gas drilling in North Sea
First Minister John Swinney is facing mounting pressure to endorse new North Sea oil and gas drilling after two senior SNP figures publicly backed the Jackdaw and Rosebank developments. Aberdeen Central MSP Jack Middleton, a former special adviser to Swinney, and Aberdeen North MP Kirsty Blackman, the party’s chief whip in the Commons, both declared…
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John Fetterman torches Bernie Sanders on Fox for pushing ‘predator … communists’
Senator Bernie Sanders has withdrawn his endorsement of Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, after a further alleged victim came forward with sexual assault allegations against him. The reversal is a notable one for the veteran progressive, and it followed a day of mounting pressure as a growing number of Democrats distanced themselves…
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Michael Rapaport owns up to getting Trump wrong after years of bashing him
Comedian Michael Rapaport, a long-standing and vocal critic of Donald Trump, has publicly explained why he stopped hurling insults at the president. Speaking on Jamie Kennedy’s podcast “Hate To Break It To Ya”, the 56-year-old said his views shifted after the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel, when he concluded that Trump offered the best…
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Belgium manager praises classy gesture by Folarin Balogun after red card controversy: ‘I really liked that’
Belgium manager Rudi Garcia has praised United States forward Folarin Balogun for approaching him after Belgium’s 4-1 Round of 16 victory over the U.S. at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Seattle. Balogun had been at the centre of a refereeing controversy: he was originally due to miss the match after a red card in…