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By Kath Hudson    09 Jul 2026 The £33.9 million Leighton Leisure and Community Centre has opened in Leighton Buzzard, UK, creating a next-generation public leisure, health and wellbeing hub for the local community. Operated by Everyone Active on behalf of Central Bedfordshire Council, the centre replaces the ageing Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre and has been designed to deliver inclusive and accessible facilities for people of all ages and abilities. More than 3,500 people visited the centre during its opening weekend, with the launch event attended by Olympic silver medallist and former world record holder Colin Jackson, alongside Maisie Summers-Newton, a…

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Enhanced Ebola screening is currently active at three major U.S. international airports, and entry restrictions for travelers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan remain in effect through approximately July 21, 2026. The measures were put in place in response to a growing outbreak of Bundibugyo virus disease — a rare and potentially fatal strain of Ebola for which no approved vaccine or specific treatment exists.Travelers who have recently returned from those regions, or who plan to travel there, need to understand what these measures require and what symptoms demand immediate medical attention.Why This MattersThe Bundibugyo…

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s plans to build a skyline-altering arch in the nation’s capital is getting another review from the federal commission whose approval he needs, but the agency’s staff says the project should be revised before it gets the go-ahead. The National Capital Planning Commission is meeting Thursday, and the Republican president’s proposed 250-foot (76-meter) arch is one of the items on the agenda.In a report, the agency’s staff recommends that the commission approve the preliminary site and building plans for the arch. But the staff also recommends that the design be tweaked to comply with a federal…

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During his June 27-29 visit to the Seychelles, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was graced with a trophy never seen before – a pristine, pyriform azure prize created especially for him, titled the “Guardian of the Blue Horizon”.The award did not exist before Modi’s visit to the Seychelles. And the citation accompanying it was riddled with embarrassing misspellings: the country that conjured up the award, and was bestowing it on Modi, was called the “Repubblic of Seycheeles”.Those mistakes were the outcome of a “rush job” that invited “ridicule”, said Nitasha Kaul, a professor of politics and international relations at Westminster…

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Semiconductors have become the backbone of modern life, serving as the brain behind everything from smartphones to household appliances and from electric cars to artificial intelligence and national defense systems. These tiny chips quietly power our nation, enabling the most critical aspects of the government, economy, healthcare system, and daily life. Few technologies are as essential to modern life as semiconductors. With accelerating global demand and intensifying geopolitical competition, chip manufacturing has become a strategic asset to a nation’s success.

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Mackenzie Shirilla shared a new photo featuring her eyebrow slit in a snapshot taken inside of prison as her support team shared a new update amid her attempts to appeal. Shirilla’s team took to her Instagram account on Monday, July 6, to share a selfie that she took behind bars. Shirilla, 21, donned a serious expression as she looked at the camera. She wore her hair straight with styled baby hair, filled-in arched brows with one featuring a slit, rosy cheeks and overlined full lips with a nude gloss. Additionally, Shirilla wore a navy long sleeve top and tiny hoop…

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.UP NEXTQuestions swirl after Air Force One departs Turkey without Trump01:18Trump faces questions on conflict with Iran during NATO summit press conference07:20Trump says he would go to Ukraine at ‘the right time’00:35Trump holds bilateral meeting with Zelenskyy at NATO summit03:55Trump says Iran ceasefire is ‘over’ after latest strikes00:53Trump says U.S. will consider selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey00:40Trump: Greenland ‘should be controlled by the United States’00:58’That wasn’t a foul’: Trump shares details of call with FIFA president02:15Trump rings stock exchange opening bell to mark launch of…

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Justin Bieber better be a fast singer.The World Cup final halftime show already was going to feature three superstar acts with 121 Billboard Hot 100 hits, 20 No. 1 singles and 12 Grammy Awards among them.Somehow that must not have been enough star power, because another performer with 123 hits, eight chart toppers and two Grammys has been added to the lineup.Bieber was announced Wednesday as the fourth co-headliner for the July 19 intermission extravaganza at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., joining South Korean boy band BTS, U.S. pop culture icon Madonna and Latin music superstar Shakira.Four gigantic worldwide…

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PARIS — PARIS (AP) — France already faced one of the world’s most important elections next year. Now it has one of the more unusual.Far-right leader Marine Le Pen ’s decision to run for the presidency for a fourth time means that someone found guilty not once but twice of embezzling public funds will campaign to lead the European Union ’s largest nation.On Tuesday, a Paris appeals court cleared a path for the 57-year-old Le Pen to run by shortening a ban on seeking public office that had spelled possible doom for her ambitions. Opponents now know who they’ll be…

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Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for Senate — whose campaign received record vote totals in the June 9 primary — has suspended his campaign following a Politico article featuring “credible accusations” of sexual assault against him. UPDATED: July 8 5pm EDT: Drop Site has the text Platner’s accuser sent him that Politico left out of their story. That’s at the bottom of the post. The Usual Caveats Apply As always, I’m covering this in the hopes of providing a one-stop window into a race that has national (and thus international) implications and what it tells us about the American electorate…

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