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Mumford & Sons have a short break in their touring schedule, so they’re holding auditions for the role of “Marcus” in their new video for “Here,” a track that featured Chris Stapleton on this year’s Prizefighter. A plucky, boot-scuffling, upbeat ditty with lyrics about finding oneself, “Here” is the sort of song made for Mumford (and technically made by Mumford since he cowrote it with his bandmates, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane, with co-producer Aaron Dessner). So Mumford ought to be a shoo-in, right? Well, it turns out Mumford has some stiff competition, and, worst of all, he’s first up.…

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The Invite – the sparkling new film directed by Olivia Wilde – starts with a quote from the florid wit of Oscar Wilde: “One should always be in love… that is the reason one should never marry.” Well, quite. A four-hander, nearly all set in the apartment belonging to music teacher Joe (Seth Rogen) and his wife Angela (Wilde), it’s a shrewd, savage and frequently hilarious take on coupledom, so wincingly accurate it’s hard not to see yourself up on screen. Read more: The best films of 2026… so far! Adapted from the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs, it’s…

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Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong will get their wish of throwing down.Nurmagomedov (20-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) takes on Song (23-9-1 MMA, 12-4-1 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night headliner on Aug. 29 from Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in China. People with knowledge of the booking verified the matchup to MMA Junkie following an initial report from Red Fury MMA.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe UFC announced that Nurmagomedov will face David Martinez in the UFC Fight Night 282 co-headliner on July 25 from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, but it appears Martinez never signed on for the fight.Instead, Nurmagomedov meets Song, who’s coming off a Performance of…

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Mexico’s national team jersey is the best-selling shirt of this World Cup cycle. I don’t want to get too sociological about it, but the jersey is, above all else, a symbol. The green of our flag — which stands for hope — the sun, the graphics nodding to the Piedra del Sol (the cosmogonic centerpiece of Mexica civilization), and the eagle that recalls both our flag and the founding myth that gave Mexico its name. It’s national pride translated into performance fabric. After decades of being told to ponte la verde, the jersey became shorthand for Mexican solidarity itself. On…

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While Donald Trump has his heart set on making Canada part of the United States, our neighbors to the North would rather join Euro(Vision). The Eurovision Song Contest announced on Wednesday (July 1) that, despite being an ocean away, Canada has officially been invited to join next year’s competition. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The announcement came on Canada Day, of course, with the beloved, predictably bonkers event revealing the news in an Instagram post that explained how, despite fully not being on the European continent, Canada has been welcomed into the fold for the first time. “Happy…

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Vatican stresses only pope may approve bishop consecrations to safeguard apostolic ties to Jesus’s original disciples.Published On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026The Vatican says priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without Pope Leo XIV’s approval are in schism with the wider church and are now excommunicated.In a decree on Thursday, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the top watchdog authority for the 1.4-billion-member Roman Catholic Church, also warned Catholics globally that the Swiss-based Society of St Pius X is now celebrating the sacraments illicitly.Recommended Stories list of 4…

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The Trump administration has declined to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the free trade pact that U.S. President Donald Trump negotiated — and which took effect — during his first term in office. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the decision — which doesn’t immediately terminate the USMCA — in a statement on Wednesday after he met virtually with Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard and Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Greer’s statement on the USMCA. (Screenshot) The USMCA “requires the USMCA Free Trade Commission, composed of government representatives of each Party, to conduct a joint review of the Agreement…

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Democrats in Colorado rode a backlash against Washington to victory Tuesday night, as a surge of primary voters picked candidates without ties to Congress.Colorado’s Democratic primary had been closely watched to see whether the wave of democratic socialist victories in New York last week would travel west — out of coastal, urban terrain and into more politically diverse stretches of the country.

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Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Performance During the second quarter of 2026, Night Watch Investment Management LP appreciated by 12.80% net of fees. Last quarter, we mentioned that our shareholding in Marex (MRX) had grown to be an outsized position in our portfolio, at 14.5%. This paid off this quarter, with the stock up 37% in the quarter and 230% since we bought our first shares around the IPO two years ago. The company is benefitting from high market volatility, while simultaneously showing great execution on their M&A playbook, most notably by continuing to grow their prime brokerage business. At…

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