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Gracie Abrams Scores Second U.K. No. 1 LP with ‘Daughter From Hell’

  • Gracie Abrams earns her second UK number one album.
  • Daughter From Hell follows 2024’s The Secret of Us.
  • Olivia Dean’s collaboration matched an 18-week singles record.

Gracie Abrams has secured her second UK number one album with Daughter From Hell, reinforcing her growing commercial success in Britain. The achievement follows her 2024 chart-topper The Secret of Us and comes ahead of a planned UK and European arena tour this autumn. The album debuted at…

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Anthropic releases lower-cost Opus 5 AI model

  • Anthropic launches cheaper, less restrictive Opus 5.
  • Opus 5 outperforms Fable 5 on some benchmarks.
  • New fallback tool aims to reduce blocked requests.

Anthropic has released Opus 5, a new heavyweight AI model it says is cheaper, less restrictive and stronger than its larger Fable 5 model on several benchmarks. The company says it is better at verifying and refining its own work, positioning it as a potentially more practical choice…

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Shocking mid-flight brawl erupts after takeoff, sending flight back to airport

  • easyJet flight to Liverpool turned back after mid-air passenger brawl
  • About 10 passengers were involved in the disturbance
  • Police met the 186-passenger plane before it later continued its journey

An easyJet flight from Tenerife to Liverpool was forced to turn back after a brawl broke out among passengers shortly after take-off. The disturbance, which involved around 10 people, prompted the pilot to return the aircraft to the airport in the Canary Islands rather than continue the journey,…

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India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate

  • India reportedly sought GitHub restrictions on Bitchat’s code repositories.
  • Critics question the legal basis for targeting open-source software.
  • Bitchat downloads surged during Indian internet restrictions.

India has apparently asked GitHub to restrict access to repositories for Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth-based messaging app Bitchat, prompting legal and digital-rights concerns. The notice reportedly argues that the app’s anonymous, decentralised design could enable unlawful activity, undermine interception and let people communicate during internet shutdowns; critics say this…

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Morrissey pleads with Spanish prime minister to ban bullfighting: “Hideous spectacle”

  • Morrissey wants Spain to ban bullfighting.
  • He called the practice a “hideous spectacle”.
  • The issue remains politically and culturally contested.

Morrissey has urged Spain’s prime minister to ban bullfighting, describing it as a “hideous spectacle”. The singer’s intervention adds to longstanding criticism of the practice from animal-rights campaigners, while placing the issue in a high-profile cultural and political context. The article’s headline characterises Morrissey’s appeal as a direct…

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Conor Oberst admits it’s “really hard” to write about life under “conman” Donald Trump’s rule

  • Oberst says writing directly about Trump is difficult.
  • He described Trump as a “conman”.
  • Few additional details are provided.

Conor Oberst has said he finds it “really hard” to write songs directly about life under Donald Trump, whom he described as a “conman”. The Bright Eyes frontman’s comments reflect the challenge some musicians face in responding creatively to polarised political events without reducing their work to immediate…

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Trump allies notch redistricting win as judges find no ‘smoking gun’ to scrap red state map

  • Tennessee’s new congressional map will be used in the August primary.
  • The map could give Republicans all nine House seats.
  • Judges found insufficient evidence to halt it.

A federal three-judge panel has allowed Tennessee’s newly drawn congressional map to remain in force for the state’s 6 August primary, rejecting an attempt by Black voters to block it. The decision is significant because the map is expected to give Republicans control of all nine of Tennessee’s…

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Inside Trump’s biggest South Carolina gamble yet: The Oval Office gut decision to back Lindsey Graham’s sister … and why even Republican allies are concerned

  • Trump reportedly backs Lindsey Graham’s sister in South Carolina.
  • Republican allies are said to have concerns.
  • The supplied extract lacks further verified details.

The article reports that Donald Trump has decided to back Darline Graham, described as Senator Lindsey Graham’s sister, in a South Carolina Senate contest. It presents the decision as a significant political gamble, with some Republican allies reportedly worried about the implications of supporting a candidate closely tied…

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Rep Burchett unmasks ‘deep state’ plot to hide UFO truth after two-hour Pentagon meeting

  • Burchett alleges Pentagon officials are obstructing UFO disclosure.
  • His claims were based on a two-hour Pentagon meeting.
  • No independent evidence of a “deep state” plot was presented.

Republican Congressman Tim Burchett said a two-hour Pentagon meeting reinforced his belief that parts of the US government are withholding information about unidentified anomalous phenomena, commonly known as UFOs. His comments reflect continuing pressure from some lawmakers for greater disclosure, although they describe his interpretation of the meeting…

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Romania shoots down unidentified drone breaching its airspace

  • Romanian F-16 destroys drone in Romanian airspace.
  • Origin remains unconfirmed, but it resembled a Shahed drone.
  • Incident highlights spillover risks from Ukraine war.

Romania said one of its F-16 fighter jets shot down a drone after it entered the country’s airspace near the Black Sea. The incident is significant because it was reportedly Romania’s first such interception since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, underlining the risk that the war poses to…

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