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The World Cup used to let us micro-dose politics. Now it is engulfed by it
Whether it is our ‘identity maths’, naked nostalgia or diaspora experience. All seem scarred by the political contexts bearing down on this tournament Don’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up here I have measured my life in World Cups. The first blurry moments of childhood memory, the passing into adolescence, starting…
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Trump officials unveil private sector blueprint for life after USAID
Ambassador Mike Waltz says the Trump administration is replacing traditional foreign aid with private investment and trade to create jobs, cut dependency.
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Teen hackers targeted celebrities when they crippled Transport for London network in £39m cyber attack
The article reports that two teenage hackers linked to the Scattered Spider cybercrime community were behind the 2024 cyber attack on Transport for London, which later led to guilty pleas in court. According to the report, they also targeted celebrity-related information as part of the breach, adding a more intrusive and high-profile dimension to an…
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Trump throws new DHS chief Markwayne Mullin under the bus after ICE bowed to Democrats in Maine
The article says Donald Trump publicly distanced himself from Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin after ICE temporarily suspended most immigration-related vehicle stops, a move made after a fatal ICE shooting in Maine and wider criticism of the agency’s tactics. It presents Trump as rejecting a retreat on enforcement and reasserting a harder line, turning what…
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Brit paratrooper hero faces £60,000 bill after he was imprisoned in Georgia for possessing legally prescribed drugs
The article reports that a British paratrooper, described as a hero, was imprisoned in Georgia after being found with medication that had been legally prescribed to him in the UK. It says he is now facing a bill of about £60,000, turning the case into both a legal and financial ordeal. The story matters because…
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Demand to end ‘scam’ visa program replacing American workers surges, West Virginia congressman reveals
Rep. Riley Moore calls the H-1B visa program a “scam” against the American worker and reveals growing Republican support to abolish it completely.
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Woke Canadian woman living in US slapped teens for wearing MAGA clothing, cops say… now she’s in ICE custody and will be DEPORTED
The article reports that a Canadian woman living in the United States has been accused by police of slapping teenagers who were wearing pro-Trump MAGA clothing in New Jersey. It says the incident has now led not only to criminal scrutiny but also to immigration consequences, with the woman reportedly being held by Immigration and…
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CROWN MAGNETAR Announces New Album ‘The Hollowing Of Godflesh’
On September 25, Colorado’s brutal deathcore denizens CROWN MAGNETAR will release their third full-length, “The Hollowing Of Godflesh”, via Unique Leader Records. Stream the new single “Godkiller” now, in preparation for a monstrous co-headlining tour with TO THE GRAVE. CROWN MAGNETAR vocalist Dan T…
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Peter Brook’s ‘The Mahabharata’ Lands on BFI Blu-ray in 4K Restoration
Peter Brook’s five-hour-plus film adaptation of “The Mahabharata” is set for a BFI Blu-ray release on Aug. 10, presented in high definition from a new 4K restoration of the 1989 production. The release centres on the triptych version of the film, running 332 minutes, which sits between Brook’s three-hour cinema cut and the six-hour television…
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Crash footage of ESPN analyst who had arm amputated raises uncomfortable questions about GoFundMe
New dash-cam video shows ESPN analyst Matt Miller's Ford Bronco crossing into oncoming traffic, raising fresh questions amid a Missouri AG investigation.