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Marine Le Pen declares fourth presidential bid after embezzlement conviction and tagging order
France’s Marine Le Pen has announced that she will stand for the presidency for a fourth time in the 2027 election, despite a recent embezzlement conviction that carried a court-ordered penalty restricting her movements. The move sets up a legal and political confrontation, as the conviction had been widely seen as a potential barrier to…
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The Best Assassin’s Creed RPG Is Officially Free To Play
Ubisoft has made Assassin’s Creed Origins free to download for subscribers to PlayStation Plus Extra, Xbox Game Pass and Ubisoft+. The 2017 title, set in ancient Egypt, marked the franchise’s shift towards role-playing game mechanics and is regarded by many as one of the series’ strongest entries, holding an 81% critics’ score and a 7.3…
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David Lowery Tackling Adaptation of Horror Novel ‘The Fisherman’ for Focus (Exclusive)
Focus Features has acquired the rights to adapt The Fisherman, a supernatural horror novel by John Langan, with acclaimed filmmaker David Lowery attached to direct and co-write the script alongside Alex Ross Perry. The project matters because it brings together heavyweight horror talent and a genre-hopping director whose recent work includes the psychodrama Mother Mary,…
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Substitute teacher, 21, jailed after sending underage boy nude photos of herself every time she took a shower
A 21-year-old substitute teacher in Indiana, Cassidy Carter, has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to sending nude photographs of herself to a 14-year-old middle school pupil. Carter, who worked at South Dearborn Community School Corporation, was reported to have sent the images to the boy every time she took a shower,…
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Former Democratic mayor of state capital city pleads guilty for role in six-figure real estate bribery scheme
Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the former Democratic mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of conspiracy over his part in a six-figure real estate bribery scheme. Lumumba, who led the state capital from 2017 to 2025, admitted accepting money linked to undercover FBI agents who were posing as property developers, making him…
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Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
The Guardian reports that a £5m gift given to Nigel Farage by the cryptocurrency billionaire and Reform UK donor Christopher Harborne was flagged to the National Crime Agency (NCA) by bankers who feared it might involve laundered money. The disclosure intensifies pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is already awaiting a ruling from the…
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Switzerland face Colombia in final World Cup last-16 tie
The Hollywood Reporter previews the final Round of 16 fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in which Switzerland face Colombia. The article’s main purpose is to tell readers when the single-elimination match takes place and how to watch or stream it, including a number of free-trial options. The match is scheduled for Tuesday 7…
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Violet Grohl expands 2026 UK tour due to phenomenal demand
Violet Grohl, the Los Angeles-based musician and daughter of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, has expanded her 2026 UK tour in response to what promoters described as “overwhelming demand”. The additional dates follow the release of her debut solo album, “Be Sweet To Me”, in May via Auroura Records / Republic Records, and reflect the…
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Hungary’s public news broadcasts halted in bid to scrap Orban-era propaganda
Hungary’s main public television channel, M1, has halted its news broadcasts and the state radio station Kossuth has been suspended entirely, as the country’s new government moves to overhaul public media it says was used for propaganda under former prime minister Viktor Orbán. The changes deliver on a central campaign pledge of Prime Minister Péter…
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Sunny Hostin called out by fellow ‘View’ co-host for prior support of Platner in tense exchange
On an episode of ABC’s “The View”, co-host Sunny Hostin was challenged by fellow co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin over her repeated statements that she would still vote for embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner despite sexual assault allegations against him. The exchange matters because it highlights growing tension among Democrats and commentators about whether to…