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It has been a strange decade for the rhythm game genre. The legendary progenitors Rock Band and Guitar Hero are seemingly gone, yet companies are manufacturing plastic guitars again. Tango Gameworks, a studio best known for delivering survival horror hauntings, made Hi-Fi Rush and it ruled, but Microsoft sold the studio. Indie titles such as Sayonara Wild Hearts and Rift of the NecroDancer have done well on the margins, but now Epic Games has swept in, adding a rhythm action mode to Fortnite so now its mainstream again. All these titles have reinforced the ideas laid out by their forefathers:…

Toronto, Canada – The year was 2009, and a sculpted, spiky-haired, 24-year-old Ronaldo was greeted by hundreds of adoring fans in Toronto dying to catch a glimpse of the newly signed Real Madrid superstar as he graced the city with his presence for the first time.Fast forward 17 years, and the visuals are almost identical, give or take a few differences.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listHundreds of Toronto residents took to the streets on Wednesday, lining highways, thronging downtown intersections, climbing onto each other’s shoulders and peeking out of high-rise buildings, all to get a 10-second glimpse of…

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Sam BordenJul 1, 2026, 09:33 PM ETCloseSam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com.Multiple AuthorsSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Folarin Balogun’s star turn at this World Cup went sideways early in the second half Wednesday night, as the American forward was sent off — after a VAR review — for dragging his cleats down the back of Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic’s leg and onto his foot.Despite being down to 10 players, the United States won 2-0, with Malik Tillman’s exquisite free kick giving Mauricio Pochettino’s side a second goal after Balogun departed.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedPochettino said Balogun was “sad” and “disappointed” in…

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Michael Olugbode in Abuja As Nigeria continues to grapple with worsening insecurity, recurring abductions and deadly attacks on communities, the Partnership Against Violent Extremism (PAVE) Network has launched a 30-day nationwide civic advocacy campaign aimed at mobilising citizens and policymakers to prioritise the protection of lives and strengthen security governance. The campaign, unveiled in Abuja  yesterday, is themed “Protect Nigerian Lives: End Abductions, Strengthen Communities and Stop the Politicisation of Insecurity.” PAVE said the initiative seeks to channel growing public frustration over insecurity into sustained civic engagement capable of driving practical reforms, strengthening community resilience and improving accountability in the country’s security…

Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja The Vice-Chancellor of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Professor Salisu  Usman, has strengthened the university’s security architecture with the donation of two branded operational vehicles to security agencies to support anti-cultism operations and enhance safety on campus and in the host community. This was made known in a statement signed by the Public Relations Office of the institution, Uredo Omale, and made available to journalists in Lokoja yesterday. “He made this known at the Expanded Security Stakeholders’ meeting held on June 29, 2026, at the University Council Chamber, where members of the university community, security agencies,…

Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has warned that failure by state governments to implement the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement and clear outstanding welfare debts will trigger an industrial crisis in affected universities.  In a press conference yesterday, the Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Prof. Abubakar Sabo, told journalists that despite the public presentation of the 2025 agreement in January and repeated notifications to state governments and university managements, “bureaucratic delays, inconsistencies, and lack of willingness to implement it” have stalled progress.  “Our branches note with deep concern the non-implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement signed…

SBI Funds Management Ltd. is set to launch its initial public offering, which could raise up to $1.2 billion, in the week starting July 13, according to people familiar with the matter, testing investor demand ahead of a busy pipeline of billion-dollar listings in India.

AOL is public again — sort of. Its owner Bending Spoons, the 13-year-old Italian company that has been quietly acquiring beloved but ailing internet brands for the past decade, went public on the Nasdaq today, opening at an over $18 ​billion valuation, with the stock then popping 40% by market close. Headquartered in Milan, Bending Spoons applied some of the private equity playbook to a long series of acquisitions — Meetup, Eventbrite, Vimeo, WeTransfer, and many others. But it is not a flip-and-sell scheme: It wants to transform these companies with tech and then hold on to them. “We want…