From Obsession to Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, a new wave of movies are ditching minimalism for retro settings

Analogue evil: why today’s horror film-makers are obsessed with obsolete tech

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Exclusive: cases of Afghan man, Ukrainian man and Saudi woman show repeated nasogastric tube insertions and lack of legal representation

‘What they’re doing qualifies as torture’: new details of ICE force-feeding revealed

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El-Sayed, a progressive, beat Haley Stevens, a moderate US representative backed by the party’s establishment. He will now face Republican Mike Rogers in the race to represent the midwestern purple state in the Senate

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in defining race for Democrats

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Uncertainty around the investigation into the death of the 18-year-old, whose body was found in Mississippi after a 4 July boat trip with friends, has led some to question whether justice will be meted out equally

Nolan Wells went to an island with friends and never came home. His death has renewed debate over race and justice in the deep south

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Abdul El-Sayed holds narrow lead in Michigan Senate primary but race too close to call

El-Sayed holds narrow lead in Michigan Senate primary but race too close to call

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Democrat Wesley Bell survives challenge from ex-congresswoman Cori Bush in Missouri House race dominated by anti-Israel sentiment

Wesley Bell wins Missouri House primary as Cori Bush comeback bid fails

Wesley Bell wins in St Louis rematch dominated by Israel-Palestine issue

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House Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, known for flipping Trump district, survives progressive challenge in Washington race

Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez survives Washington’s crowded primary

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Trump loyalist, who also has president’s endorsement, has spent millions trying to prove 2020 election was ‘stolen’

Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO, steps down from post to run as Minnesota governor

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Polls are closing as five states hold primary elections with all eyes on Michigan Democratic Senate race. Bookmark our blog for live updates

US midterm primary elections live updates: High-stakes Michigan Senate race among key contests in five states

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S&P 500 shot up 1.8% and the main measure of Wall Street’s health topped its prior all-time high set a few months ago

US stock market hits record highs as AI profits pile and oil prices ease

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TKO Group Holdings said the lavish, invitation-only Freedom 250 card cost the UFC about $30m despite attracting 8.2m viewers in the US

UFC’s White House spectacle led to losses of around $30m, company reveals

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Voters in Michigan, Missouri, Washington, Kansas and Virginia are heading to the polls to select candidates who will appear on the ballot in November. Follow our live midterm primary coverage at the link

US midterm primary elections live updates: High-stakes Michigan Senate race among key contests in five states

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Mount Vernon official is accused of driving getaway car after son allegedly opened fire outside Bronx court

New York deputy police commissioner fired after attempted murder arrest

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The company will release its second quarter earnings on Tuesday, giving investors a look at its potential profit

SpaceX beats expectations by posting revenue of $7.81bn in second quarter

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After a bumpy confirmation hearing, Clayton replaces acting director Bill Pulte to head US intelligence agencies

Jay Clayton sworn in as US director of national intelligence

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"It’s as if we launched a war against nature, and that has turned place after place into something that resembles a war zone," writes @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. "The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties."

We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit

Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys

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Larry Berg was officially introduced to media and MLS staff on Tuesday, giving the first indications of his vision for the future of MLS

New MLS commissioner says promotion and relegation won’t be coming ‘anytime soon’

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Restaurant chain pulls peppers ‘out of an abundance of caution’ as salmonella outbreak sickens 100 people

Chipotle removes jalapeños amid US salmonella outbreak investigation

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David Hearn has a ‘number of potential remedies’ after being prosecuted in connection with pool damage, his attorney says

Ex-Olympian weighing ‘all options’ after reflecting pool charges dropped

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DHS said pharmacy instructor Berhanu Kibret overstayed visa and arrested him at Dallas-Fort Worth airport

University of Maryland ‘teacher of the year’ detained by ICE in Texas

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Investigators pin blame for Eaton fire, which killed 19 people and ruined thousands of homes, on ‘electrical arcing events’ at out-of-service tower

Devastating LA wildfire sparked by utility company tower, long-awaited report finds

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The predictions market is planning to allow betting on clinical trial results and regulatory decisions as our family fights for his survival

My son has cancer. Kalshi wants you to be able to bet on his medical future | Joshua Pederson

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Trump’s FCC is developing a measure to bar US imports of new models of Chinese datacenter devices, sources say

Trump administration reportedly drafting ban on Chinese datacenter components

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Judge puts hold on mask ban while allowing state law prohibiting cooperation between police and ICE to stand

US federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE officers wearing masks

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Country convenes emergency meeting of ministers from Arab and Islamic world, fearing such a move could ‘trigger a religious conflict’

Jerusalem’s most important Muslim religious site facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan

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Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom

Exclusive: More than 60 accounts on X have been made unavailable in Saudi Arabia, after similar action on Snapchat and Facebook

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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed leads in the polls against centrist Haley Stevens as the Democratic party looks to regain control of US Senate. Follow our election coverage at the link below

Michigan votes in key Senate primary as Democrats battle over party’s future

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Kevin Warsh would rather stay out of the fray – and thus devalue the Fed’s credibility as an economic steward

Trump Fed chair’s inflation strategy: leave it to the market | Eduardo Porter

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Despite Trump’s efforts to blame Tim Walz and Minnesota, officials suspect Iran behind attacks on US infrastructure

US water facilities targeted by ‘malicious cyber actors’ – who’s to blame?

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Bernie Moreno, Miller’s ex-father-in-law, says congressman is unfit for office as Miller denies allegations

Ohio Republican Max Miller faces growing calls to resign over domestic abuse allegations

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