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The trade deadline is closing in, and the dominoes have begun to fall. First up is the rare sort of deal driven by need rather than finances between two teams on the fringes of contention. Given how much of the league in a similar spot, perhaps we’ll see more trades of that variety before the the clock strikes 6 p.m. ET on Monday, Aug. 3.Whatever happens, the best place to find out what it means for your Fantasy Baseball team is right here in the Trade Deadline Tracker. Over the next week-plus, Scott White and Chris Towers will use this…

Ryan Gosling will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as the titular character in a new Ghost Rider film, the media franchise has announced.Speaking during the surprise announcement at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, Gosling said it is a character he has “wanted to play for a very long time”.The film is due to be released in 2028, and will be the third about the motorcycle-riding anti-hero. It will follow the 2007 film of the same name starring Nicolas Cage, and its follow-up, 2011’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.At a separate event at the convention, the actor Ryan Reynolds made…

Show yourself some love. Fuel your focus. Life’s too good for bad energy. Find your calm in the everyday chaos. Live fit. No, not new-age slogans or something you’d find scribbled in neon on the wall of a cocktail bar, but marketing taglines slapped across cans of functional soft drinks. Walk into any supermarket or newsagent and there they are, bright and cheerful, right next to the Tango, promising everything from improved mental clarity and zen-like calm, to a blast of highly caffeinated energy as part of your sandwich-and-a-snack lunchtime meal deal. Influencers love them. Your favourite podcasters are sponsored…

Jacinta Allan loses majority caucus support after meeting of state Labor factionsBenita KolovosSpeculation has been mounting overnight that Victoria’s Labor premier Jacinta Allan will face a leadership challenge this week, just four months from an election.Factional conveners from Labor’s left and right met on Sunday night to discuss whether Allan still had the support of a majority of the caucus. It is understood the group agreed she did not.But the pathway to a leadership challenge remains unclear as Allan’s most likely opponent – the deputy premier, Ben Carroll – has indicated to colleagues he would only run if the position…

France and Spain have deployed thousands of firefighters, and neighbouring countries have sent help.Wildfires are ravaging many parts of western and southern Europe, with France and Spain among the hardest hit.The World Health Organization has warned that climate change is contributing to the frequency and intensity of the fires. This is clear in the record temperatures and successive heatwaves seen across the continent since May. France and Spain have deployed thousands of firefighters, and neighbouring countries have sent assistance. Authorities say the situation is unprecedented.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSo, what will it take to extinguish the flames?…

There’s something about a movie like The Room, Troll 2, or Fateful Findings that I find irresistible. These sorts of “so bad they’re good” films are marvelous curiosities where ambition far outstrips resources, ability, and self-awareness to become something much greater than the sum of their parts. Champagne and Bullets (also released as GetEven and Road to Revenge) is a film on par with those classics of outsider cinema.The movie is almost entirely the work of one man, John De Hart. Hart wrote, directed, and stars as Rick Bode in the film. He even performs a musical number early in…

Says Politics is About Service, Not Refunds In Ogun State politics, disagreements rarely stay private for long, and the latest one has turned into a public argument over what political loyalty is actually worth. Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly called Yayi, has fired back at Senator Iyabo Obasanjo’s claims that he promised to refund her campaign expenses. Speaking to a gathering of Iyalajes and Babaalajes in Ilaro, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations rejected the allegation outright. He argued that governance is a commitment to the people, not an investment expecting a return from public funds. Yayi explained that…

The federal government has announced that nearly 10,000 Nigerians benefited from specialist medical services, surgeries and other healthcare interventions under the 2026 Nigeria Diaspora Health Impact Initiative (NDHII). The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this on Saturday at the National Diaspora Merit Award Dinner and closing ceremony of the 2026 Diaspora Health Impact Initiative held at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja. Mr Salako said the initiative brought together thousands of Nigerian healthcare professionals in the diaspora who voluntarily returned to the country to provide specialist medical services, conduct surgeries, mentor…

Adam Ramsay-Peaty has never been one to hide his emotions. He wears them proudly on his sleeve, next to the striking tattoos of a huge lion and Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea.After his shock defeat in the 100m breaststroke final at these Commonwealth Games, the 31-year-old was back pouring his heart out on Sunday – and insisting he had a “battle plan” to win gold in Monday’s 50m breaststroke final.Ramsay-Peaty certainly looked smoother in qualifying third fastest from the semi-finals in 26.82sec. However, he still has a couple of tenths to find on the South African Michael Houlie,…

Workers at one of the world’s leading art and design museums are balloting for “heatwave” strike action.The ballot at V&A is taking place because of concerns about soaring temperatures and access to drinking water, along with pay and conditions.More than 300 workers at four V&A sites in London – the museum in South Kensington, V&A East Museum and V&A East Storehouse in Stratford, and Young V&A in Bethnal Green – are taking part in the ballot.The V&A, founded in 1852 after the Great Exhibition, is described as “a family of museums dedicated to the power of creativity”. Its mission is…