Variety

John Oliver Returns to Expose Trump Family’s Shady Crypto Dealings: ‘We Badly Need Proper Guardrails’

On Sunday night, John Oliver returned to the desk of “Last Week Tonight” from his summer hiatus, and there was, naturally, plenty to discuss. The HBO host, whose contract is up at the end of 2026 — and whose parent company is facing a probable acquisition by Paramount Skydance, putting the lefty comedian directly in […]

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ESPN

Sources: Nuggets matching Jones' offer sheet

The Nuggets are matching the Thunder's fully guaranteed two-year, $12 million offer sheet to Spencer Jones, sources said.

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NY Times Business

Iran War Forces Energy Buyers to ‘Unshackle’ From Global Markets

Developing Asian nations, scarred by Middle East supply shocks, are working to scale back their reliance on imported fuels, including liquefied natural gas.

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The Guardian Culture

‘I thought it didn’t stand a cat’s chance in hell’: Andrew Ridgeley on Wham’s surreal trip to China

Four decades after he and George Michael became the first western pop act to tour the country, Ridgeley recalls silent gigs, awkward embassy receptions – and the ‘bloody ludicrous’ hiring of Lindsay Anderson as directorThere has always been something surreal about Wham!’s 1985 trip to China. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley looked like alien visitors on the streets of Beijing, their bouffant hair and flamboyant outfits setting them apart from the Mao jackets and drab uniforms of the Chinese pe

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The Guardian Culture

Furious review – a proper grownup thriller that’s powered by sheer female rage

This crime drama about a female serial killer is enormously entertaining TV that demands you pay attentionFurious is well named. It is powered throughout its eight-episode run by an unfaltering current of female rage. It is the creation of Elizabeth Meriwether, who gave us last year’s astonishing Dying for Sex (starring Michelle Williams as a woman with terminal cancer discovering the range and depth of her sexuality for the first time) and 2022’s brisk, brilliant The Dropout (the tale of Elizab

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The Guardian Culture

‘My mother was 4ft 11in and scared the hell out of people’ – Sean Astin on child stardom, The Lord of the Rings and surviving 45 years in Hollywood

His mother was an Oscar-winning actor who had been exploited from a young age; Astin appeared in The Goonies at just 13. Now, he has followed in his mother’s footsteps again as a union leader. He talks Stranger Things, AI and why playing Samwise Gamgee cost him his houseSean Astin is showing me around his new office. There’s framed movie prints on the walls, piles of paperwork and a stack of boxes of Stranger Things Funko Pops. “If you were here, you could look out this window and see a 10-store

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The Guardian Health

‘It is comforting to be haunted’: how attitudes to abortion have changed through the ages – podcast

The abortion debate – the language of life, choice and rights – severs women, and their pain, from history. I don’t want to forget my abortion and I don’t want to forget theirsBy Erin Maglaque. Read by Lanna JoffreyRead the text version hereSupport the Guardian today: theguardian.com/longreadpodAdapted from Presence: A Hidden History of the Female Body, published by Jonathan CapeThe summer issue of the Long Read magazine is out now. Click here to order Continue reading...

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The Guardian

Heathrow expansion would take thousands of jobs from other UK regions, report finds

Airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if third runway goes ahead, DfT economic paper showsExpanding Heathrow airport will take thousands of jobs from other regions of the UK, including almost 10,000 from the West Midlands alone, according to an analysis of the government’s own forecasts.An economic paper published by the Department for Transport last month shows that airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if Heathrow builds a thi

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Financial Times

France raises questions over UK participation in EU’s €5bn tech start-up fund

Debate over British role shows strained relations during UK-EU ‘reset’ negotiations

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Financial Times

AI companies spend record sums on Washington lobbying

Rising expenditure from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft reflects growing battle over federal policy

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Financial Times

Greek shipping carve-out on Russia sanctions prompts EU rethink

European officials seek ways to curb veto tactics in negotiations

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Financial Times

Beware holographic markets

Tokenised securities are mirror images of the real thing but pose new risks

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Financial Times

Why economic surveys have lost their relevance

Distorted by partisan passion and rising inequality, they are a reflection of popular frustrations — not overall growth

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Financial Times

The new premium product: books written by people

Some publishers think AI could not only help authors but replace them

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Variety

Emmy Rossum Crime Drama ‘Furious’ Elevates Trauma Tropes Through Strong Performances: TV Review

The Hulu crime drama “Furious” may be (loosely) inspired by the 1987 thriller “Black Widow,” but the series has several other, and frankly stronger, influences at work. After all, in swapping out a serial killer of rich men she marries for money in favor of a child trafficking victim who targets her former abusers, creator […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Dylan Mulvaney Responds After Trump Mocks Her and CNN’s Kaitlan Collins at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

"To the president, thank you for reminding me that I am more powerful than I even knew," she said in a video posted to social media.

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The Guardian

‘A new trajectory’: EVs now almost quarter of Australia’s new car sales as fuel crisis bites

More electric vehicles sold in first half of 2026 than whole of last year, new data showsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians bought more electric vehicles in the first six months of 2026 than the whole of the previous year, new data shows, as the ongoing crisis in the Middle East causes uncertainty about petrol prices.There were 103,855 battery electric vehicles (EVs) sold nationally between January and June

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The Guardian

Shootings at Bite of Seattle food festival leave several injured

At least four people taken to hospital with one reported to be in a critical condition after gunfire at Seattle Center near Space NeedleAt least four people including a child were wounded in a shooting on Sunday night at an events complex close to the Space Needle in Seattle, a hospital spokesperson said.The Seattle Center was hosting the Bite of Seattle food festival over the weekend. After the shooting, police urged people to avoid the area. Continue reading...

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Financial Times

Chinese chipmaker CXMT soars almost 500% in market debut

Mainland’s biggest IPO since 2010 reflects booming demand for AI memory semiconductors

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The Guardian Culture

The Oresteia review – this body-shaking, blood-soaked opera is exhilaratingly wild

Sydney Chamber Opera, CarriageworksSix singers put not only their vocal cords but their bodies on the line in a physically demanding performance of Liza Lim’s aurally challenging operaAmbition and desire. Sacrifice and death. Vengeance and violence. Justice and regeneration. Repeat.Greek drama is so hot right now. It’s not only Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey: Robert Icke’s Oedipus went to Broadway this year after a successful UK season, and Simon Stone’s Simon Stone’s The Oresteia opened in Lon

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