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Iran hits US allies as Israel warns missiles headed for Jordan could land on its territory July 19, 2026
Israel's military says Iran has launched missiles toward Jordan, warning that the conflict could spill over its borders
Trump celebrates the World Cup as a US victory as he prepares to present trophy to the winning team July 19, 2026
President Donald Trump is set to present the World Cup trophy to the winner of Sunday’s final between Argentina and Spain
Taylor Farms recalls lettuce shipped to 27 states over cyclospora risk July 19, 2026
Taylor Farms has expanded a voluntary recall of its iceberg lettuce products sourced from central Mexico because of a potential link to the multistate cyclospora outbreak that has sickened people across the U.S. The California-based company said produc...
Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in U.S. July 19, 2026
A famous Cuban dissident artist, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, arrived in Miami on Saturday after being released from a five-year prison sentence on the condition that he leave his country
Father and son arrested after holding 2 Forest Service workers at gunpoint July 18, 2026
A father and son are expected to face federal kidnapping charges after they zip-tied two U.S. Forest Service employees and held them at gunpoint inside a trailer in Northern California near Mt
Texas Hill Country floods test new warning systems after last year’s deadly disaster July 18, 2026
Officials in Texas have implemented major changes to improve flood warnings after last year's deadly floods in Hill Country
The US and Iran have blown past red lines as they lurch back toward all-out war July 18, 2026
The United States and Iran are crossing each other's red lines, one after the other
License revoked for boarding school where Paris Hilton says she was abused as teen July 18, 2026
Utah has revoked another license for the boarding school where Paris Hilton said she was abused as a teenager
US cancels automatic protections for imperiled animals as critics warn of extinctions July 18, 2026
The U.S. Interior Department has canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be threatened with extinction
Paul Pelosi charged with misdemeanor hit-and-run over collision with parked car July 18, 2026
Paul Pelosi has been charged with a misdemeanor hit-and-run after a collision earlier this month in California

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Matty Healy Marries Gabbriette Bechtel After Taylor Swift Wedding July 19, 2026
It's not living for Matty Healy if it's not with Gabbriette Bechtel. After all, The 1975 frontman and the model tied the knot in an intimate ceremony July 18, two years after announcing their...
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Kelly Clarkson Jokes About Getting Fired After Ending Talk Show July 19, 2026
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NFL’s Fernando Mendoza Details "Transition" of Moving to Las Vegas July 18, 2026
Fernando Mendoza has no problem tackling his latest career move. In fact, the former Indiana University Bloomington quarterback—who was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the first overall...
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“The Map of Longing” Offers Real Catharsis Despite Its Teen Melancholy July 17, 2026
It’s pure fantasy, and an immature one at that.
Chicago, Home of Great Music and Newspapers July 17, 2026
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The third installment of Chaz Ebert's Happy Place column recounts her experience of returning to the movie theater during the pandemic after a five-month absence.
Black Protagonists Are Transforming Modern Horror Television for the Better July 16, 2026
A look at how Black men are exploring identity and history through horror television.
Celebrating the Life of George E. Johnson, Sr. (1927-2026), a Friend and Builder of Black Possibility July 15, 2026
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MUBI Fest 2026: Better Together July 15, 2026
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KVIFF 2026: Fruit Gathering, Incinerator, 3 Weeks After July 14, 2026
My final dispatch of KVIFF features some heavy hitters. There’s the Crystal Globe winner, the festival’s top prize. There are also two coming-of-age stories about how kind the world can be and how unflinchingly harsh it actually is. Each work is led by a lonely, misunderstood protagonist whose mental health is at stake. They’re all […]
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“Ride or Die”: Two Best Friends, Too Many Lies, and a Good Reason to Get a Fake Passport July 14, 2026
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The Open 2026: fourth and final round at Royal Birkdale – live July 19, 2026
️Updates from the final day’s play at Royal Birkdale️Official leaderboard | Mail Scott with your thoughtsThe final few games are running late, due to a rules brouhaha in an earlier match. So if you’ve been hammering away at refresh waiting for news of Tommy Fleetwood, here he comes now. The usual hubbub on the tee, […]
World Cup 2026: Spain v Argentina final buildup; England win 10-goal thriller – live July 19, 2026
⚽ World Cup final starts at 3pm EST, 8pm BST, 5am AEST⚽ Player guide | Golden Boot | Follow on TikTok | Mail usWatching England against France – though, of course, defensive intensity was lower – it was still noticeable how dangerous Saka and Marcus Rashford were on the counter. Had Tuchel sent them on […]
Tour de France 2026: stage 15 takes riders into Alps and Plateau de Solaison finish – live July 19, 2026
Stage updates, starting from 1.10pm CET/12.10pm BST You can email Tanya | Stage-by-stage guide | Team guideThe peloton will pedal away from Champagnole in about five minutes, with kilometre zero at 12.20.Doping control have been visiting in the night – Pogacar at 5am and Vingegaard at 2am – he isn’t impressed. Continue reading...
Formula One 2026: Belgian Grand Prix – live July 19, 2026
️ Live Formula One updates from 2pm BST/3pm CEST️ Follow on TikTok | And you can also email YaraLap 2 of 44: The Safety Car is deployed after the dramatic opening-lap, neutralising the race as marshals recover Russell’s stranded Mercedes from the gravel. Russell climbs out of the car and walks away unharmed, but his […]
England v India: third and deciding men’s cricket ODI – live July 19, 2026
Updates from Lord’s, play starting at 11am BST You can email James | And sign up for The Spin5th over: England 37-0 (Duckett 17, Bethell 17) Bethell and Duckett swish and flick, six off the over. India getting twitchy for the breakthrough, fast outfield and it looks a decent track for Lord’s.4th over: England 31-0 […]
Middle East crisis live: US launches new round of airstrikes to ‘swiftly punish’ Iran after American troops killed July 19, 2026
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When Maga’s power fades, we cannot abandon those ICE killed | Moira Donegan July 19, 2026
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Adam Lambert looks back: ‘I couldn’t pass up on joining Queen – even if the fans were protective of Freddie’ July 19, 2026
The singer and actor on the edgy artists of his youth, a controversial 2009 kiss, and his relationship with Brian May and Roger TaylorBorn in Indianapolis in 1982, actor and musician Adam Lambert rose to fame in 2009 as runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol. His second album, Trespassing, made history as the first […]
From leftwing voters to unions: can Burnham win back Labour bases lost by Starmer? – visualised July 19, 2026
As Andy Burnham enters No 10, Guardian data analysis reveals the fissures with Labour’s traditional supporters, and the traps the new PM will want to avoidKeir Starmer entered 10 Downing St on a wave of optimism after a landslide victory in the 2024 general election. His Labour party had overturned a defeat in 2019 in […]
Readers reply: Why is there no rugby culture in Germany? July 19, 2026
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions answers a sporting puzzleThis week’s question: Some people want to break up the EU. Why don’t they want to break up the US? France and Italy play rugby to a very high standard, but Germany has no comparable rugby culture. Why? Tim Hare, by emailSend […]