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Wisconsin’s Election Commission (WEC) warned in a statement on Tuesday that betting on elections that you cast ballots in is illegal in the state and there will be consequences. “We want voters to understand that they cannot legally make a bet on an election and cast a ballot in that same election,” WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe said,…
Dixon Q. Dern, a longtime Hollywood attorney who helped shape modern entertainment law through many innovative business deals, died July 19. He was 97. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dern earned undergraduate and law degrees from Stanford University. He came to Los Angeles as television was becoming a major force in the 1950s, representing major clients like Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. One of his early clients was “Mr. Magoo” producer UPA Productions, and he went on to represent clients including Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, The Jackson Five and the Television Academy. A founding partner of Dern, Mason, Swerdlow &…
NewsFeedA drone has revealed what remains of this forest after a wildfire burned through over 30,000 hectares of it in central Spain, forcing evacuations across 34 municipalities as a prolonged heatwave pushes temperatures above 40 degrees celsius.Published On 21 Jul 202621 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Andoni Iraola says signing another winger remains Liverpool’s priority in the transfer market.World Cup winner Victor Munoz was bought from Osasuna for £34million last month but they have yet to replace Mohamed Salah, who left the club at the end of last season.With Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konate have also moved on, it’s a squad in urgent need of strengthening with Iraola admitting the injury situation has left them “thin” defensively.Speaking at a press conference in Chicago at the start of the club’s pre-season tour of the US, Iraola was asked many new players he ideally wanted on board for…
A housing nonprofit is building hope in rural areas, an arroyo mural project is coming together, the municipal government is offering free summer camps for kids and the 2027 writers’ conference program will soon be announced. Read on for a sample of the many community activities happening in and around San Miguel de Allende this month. Casita Linda is building its 173rd rural home A San Miguel nonprofit that builds homes in poor areas outside the city is now working on its 173rd project, said Louise Gilliam, president of Casita Linda. It’s in Alonso Yáñez, a small town about 30…
Momentum was growing in 2013 to crack down on a polygamist religious group accused of sexually abusing girls in rural Arizona.The Justice Department was suing. The group’s leader was in prison after a stint on the FBI’s most-wanted list. Arizona’s attorney general wanted to shut down the local police force, the Colorado City Marshal’s Office, which he accused of doing the bidding of sect leaders.
Oasis’ ‘90s classic “Wonderwall” is back on Billboard Hot 100 for the first time since 1996, sparked by its usage by fans of the English men’s team during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The song reenters the chart (dated July 25) at No. 27, led by 8.7 million chart-eligible U.S. streams July 10-16, according to data tracker Luminate — a 73% surge week over week. It also totaled 2.2 million in all-format radio audience, up 41%, and 1,000 downloads sold, up 112%. As previously reported, the song bounds 26-4 on the Billboard Global 200 and 21-4 on Billboard Global Excl.…
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The United States supports efforts to mediate a deal between Lebanon and Israel, President Donald Trump said in a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday, amid shaky efforts to restore Lebanese control over its southern territory following an Israeli military incursion.
Helen Levitt, “New York” (1971), dye transfer (© Film Documents LLC; image courtesy Zander Galerie, Cologne)Photographer Helen Levitt, who was born in Bensonhurst in 1913 and died at the age of 95 in her fifth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village, lived in New York City her entire life (save for a five-month sojourn to Mexico) and never lost her Flatbush accent. She was friends with photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson and Walker Evans, and, like the latter, collaborated with writer James Agee, but she never received the level of attention and acclaim that her male contemporaries did. Though Levitt is perhaps best known…