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‘Task’ Star Tom Pelphrey: The One Thing That Kept Me Up at Night
Tom Pelphrey has received his first Emmy nomination for best supporting actor in a drama series for HBO’s Task, a role widely regarded as the strongest reception of his screen career. He plays Robbie Prendergrast, a grieving single father in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, whose efforts to rob the biker gang he blames for his brother’s…
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Arsenal v Manchester City in Community Shield and athletics gold – follow with us
The article outlines The Guardian’s planned live sports coverage across the weekend. – Saturday: Football League coverage, including Championship, League One and League Two fixtures. – Saturday evening: European Athletics Championships finals in Birmingham, featuring British medal hopefuls. – Sunday: Build-up and live coverage of Arsenal v Manchester City in the Community Shield in Cardiff.
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Paul Pelosi’s shocking driving rap sheet revealed: Nancy’s husband racked up nearly $9k in fines for speeding, running red lights, DUI, before latest hit-and-run charge
The article reports that Paul Pelosi, husband of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has accumulated a history of driving-related offences and fines, alongside a more recent hit-and-run charge. It presents the record as raising renewed scrutiny of his conduct behind the wheel. According to the article, the alleged past incidents include speeding, running red…
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El-Sayed’s half sister revealed as radical professor arrested for allegedly assaulting a cop at anti-ICE riot
Fox News reports that Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic US Senate candidate in Michigan, is facing renewed scrutiny after his half-sister, University of Chicago associate professor Eman Abdelhadi, was arrested last year in connection with an anti-ICE protest. The article frames the connection as politically significant because El-Sayed is already facing criticism over his progressive views…
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Susan Collins drops brutal reminder of Dem rival rocked by accusations
Republican Senator Susan Collins has criticised her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, saying he appears to struggle to control his temper after an old police record resurfaced. The dispute matters because it introduces personal-conduct allegations into Maine’s closely watched US Senate contest and gives Collins a line of attack against her opponent. The record, from 1988,…
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Scottish police expect ‘great deal of public opposition’ to planned Larbert datacentre
Scottish police have warned that a proposed datacentre in Larbert is likely to face significant public opposition and may need strong security measures to prevent disruptive incursions. The warning is an early official sign of wider unease over the rapid growth of datacentre proposals in Scotland, which could complicate UK plans to expand AI infrastructure.…
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‘Despicable’ woman facing huge jail term after WWII Memorial vandalism sparked Trump’s fury
Melissa L. Farris has been arrested and faces two federal felony charges after the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, was vandalised. The case has drawn national attention because the memorial honours Americans who served and died in the war, and President Trump publicly condemned the incident as a grave insult to them. Authorities…
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Unearthed El-Sayed essay draws explosive Trump-bin Laden parallel: ‘recruited, radicalized and reassured’
Fox News reports that a resurfaced blog post by Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed compared Donald Trump’s role in the 6 January Capitol attack with Osama bin Laden’s role in radicalising followers. The comparison has prompted criticism and matters because it is being highlighted during El-Sayed’s Senate campaign, where opponents may use it to…
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Investigation into Farage’s £5m ‘gift’ reopened as he wins Clacton by-election
Nigel Farage has been re-elected as MP for Clacton in a by-election, prompting the resumption of a parliamentary standards investigation into an alleged failure to register a £5m gift from a crypto-billionaire. The inquiry had been paused when Farage resigned, but could now lead to another by-election if he is suspended from Parliament for more…
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4 Songs From 1960 Every 60s Kid Heard While Riding in the Family Car to School Each Morning
The article nostalgically highlights four chart hits from 1960 that it says many children of the era would have heard on family car radios on the way to school. – “Wild One” by Bobby Rydell: spent 16 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number two. – “Cathy’s Clown” by The Everly Brothers:…