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Volleyball coach’s decades-old allegations known to San Jose State during 2024 season
San Jose State University’s athletic department was aware of decades-old abuse allegations against women’s volleyball head coach Todd Kress during the team’s controversial 2024 season, according to Fox News Digital. A former player who competed under Kress at Fairfield University sent SJSU a letter in October 2024 detailing an alleged 1998 assault, and university officials…
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Dream State and Love Rarely among acts joining No Play festival lineup
Liverpool’s No Play Festival has expanded its 2026 lineup, adding a further twelve acts to the bill for its event on 5 September. The festival will take place across five venues in Liverpool City Centre, showcasing a broad range of UK talent. The newly announced additions are Dream State, Love Rarely, Crowquill, So Far So…
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Forgotten fantasy novels that stay compelling from opening to closing pages
This Collider article by Dawson Nyffenegger presents a rundown of ten fantasy novels that the writer considers overlooked or forgotten, yet compelling from beginning to end. The piece frames its selections against the backdrop of fantasy’s current popularity, noting that while many worthy books get attention, others either slip through the cracks or fade from…
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The March of the Sunflowers wins backing from Autour de Minuit and Spamflix
France’s Autour de Minuit, the studio behind the Oscar-winning short “Logorama,” and Portugal’s Spamflix have joined Brazilian director Erick Ricco’s stop-motion feature “The March of the Sunflowers” as co-production partners. The film, presented as one of the standout animation projects at this week’s Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM), is notable as the first stop-motion feature ever…
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Marine Le Pen fitted with electronic tag as court upholds embezzlement conviction
A French appeals court has upheld Marine Le Pen’s conviction for embezzling more than £1 million from the European Parliament through a fake jobs scam, and ordered her to wear an electronic ankle tag for one year. The ruling matters because it casts serious doubt on the National Rally veteran’s ability to run in next…
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Britain has lost vital time preparing for possible war with Russia, former defence chiefs warn
Two former senior defence figures, General Sir Richard Barrons and former NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson, have delivered a stark warning to a parliamentary committee that Britain has lost crucial time in preparing for a possible war with Russia. The pair, who authored last year’s Strategic Defence Review, told MPs that “the world is on…
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Fallout icon Bob Backlund likens Biden border approach to a wrestling manoeuvre
Glenn Jacobs, the former WWE wrestler known as Kane and now the Republican mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, criticised the Biden administration’s immigration policy in a post on X on Monday. He likened the approach to a wrestling promoter offering free admission and unlimited free pizza and beer to draw the biggest possible crowd regardless…
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Rick Hoffman details intense fitness regime behind striking body transformation
Actor Rick Hoffman, best known for playing lawyer Louis Litt in the legal drama “Suits”, has drawn attention after sharing new photos online revealing a dramatic physical transformation. The 56-year-old posted a mirror selfie to his million followers, noting it had “been a min” since his last update, and prompting fans to ask how he…
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Ten video games that would make excellent film adaptations
The article from Collider, written by Robert Lee III, argues that video game film adaptations have become one of Hollywood’s most reliable trends, citing recent hits such as The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Uncharted, The Last of Us and Fallout. It notes that major franchises including The Legend of Zelda, God of War, Minecraft and…
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French Court Clears Way For Far-Right Leader Le Pen To Run In 2027 But Under A Condition She Rejects
A French appeals court has ruled that far-right leader Marine Le Pen may stand in the 2027 presidential election, but only on the condition that she is acquitted at a retrial of the embezzlement charges that led to her conviction. The decision matters because Le Pen, a leading contender for the presidency, had earlier been…