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Normal Golf Game takes a tiresomely easy genre and makes it infernally difficult. Which deserves a round of applauseI have always struggled playing golf. I wish I didn’t. It’s a beautiful game in concept. A leisurely walk in the sunshine, slapping a ball around, sandwiches and beer consumed during and after play. Sure, you have to dress like Huggy Bear from Starsky and Hutch, and getting membership of an actual club is more complex than joining the Freemasons (although many offer a two for one d
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Former England goalkeeper Joe Hart answers your questions about the Trionda World Cup ball and how it might be affecting goalkeepers at the tournament.
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Jaidon Anthony could swap Burnley for Brentford, as the Bees open talks to sign the forward.
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Is SpaceX planning to end its Transporter program?
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Committee will meet in July to discuss peptides now sold in gray market despite limited evidence of safety and efficacyAdvisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon hold a meeting about whether to ease restrictions on access to some research peptides, a group of drugs with a zealous following and thin evidence to support them.If restrictions are eased, US compounding pharmacies would be able to produce and fill prescriptions for Americans – a change that would effectively legalize
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House committee seeks records after two agency scientists were charged over undeclared samplesThe US House committee on energy and commerce is “examining concerns” about the National Institutes of Health after two NIH scientists were charged with allegedly smuggling mpox into the United States and misleading investigators.Federal law enforcement alleges that Dr Vincent Munster, 53, a Dutch national and chief of the virus ecology section at the NIH’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Montana,
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Add to playlist: the doomy predictions of incendiary metallers Burner and the week’s best new tracks
For anyone furious about the state of the world, the London band offer a welcome – and unsparing – blast of catharsisFrom South LondonRecommended if you like Converge, Trap Them, Misery IndexUp next No One Is Coming to Save Us released 25 September, touring the UK from 26 SeptemberBurner are the extreme musicians we need. They’re observing the world around them, they’re furious about what they see and they don’t feel much hope for the future. Much like the rest of us. Continue reading...
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Recent rulings have bolstered president’s pitiless campaign against people of colour fleeing violence and disasterIn the US supreme court, it seems Donald Trump has found loyalists in his crusade against immigration and immigrants.In a pair of rulings Thursday, the court allowed the Trump administration to end humanitarian protections that have granted people from Haiti and Syria the right to live and work legally in the US for more than a decade, and cleared way for the government to turn away
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Scrutiny of Black’s association with Epstein has intensified after DoJ released millions of files last year and this yearThe billionaire financier Leon Black is scheduled to appear Friday morning before the House committee on oversight and reform as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.The interview will be conducted behind closed doors, though the committee is expected to release a transcript at a later date, as it has done with previous interviews. Continue reading...
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Ambitious plan to phase out single-use plastic opposed by chemicals industry – while green groups say law too timidA groundbreaking California law that compels packaging producers to phase out single-use plastics is already sparking anger from the chemicals industry and environmental groups just weeks after going into effect.The law, which was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2022 but only took hold in May, requires plastic and packaging companies to use less single-use plastic, and ensure by
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The Chinese artist goes large on colonialism, a group show tackles a fun theme and Xanthe Somers’ stoneware fools the eye – all in your weekly dispatchAi Weiwei: Button Up!If any artist can fill the vast home of Factory International, it’s Ai Weiwei, with an installation about world history, colonialism … and buttons.
• Aviva Studios, Manchester, from 2 July to 6 September Continue reading...
Bloomberg Markets
Novak Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam tennis champion, joined General Atlantic as the private equity firm dives deeper into sports investing. “This is the first partnership of this kind for me,” Djokovic told Bloomberg. (Source: Bloomberg)
NY Times Tech
The story of a woman who let a robot into her home. Plus, a discussion about why Silicon Valley has taken such an interest in taste.
CNBC Finance
Estrogen patches are in short supply as demand for menopause treatments skyrockets, and it could take at least a year for manufacturers to catch up.
Hollywood Reporter
Warner Bros. Animation is reimagining the ABC series as an adult animation series.
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