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MADISON, Wis. — Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found. The Wisconsin Elections Commission last week referred two complaints to the Brown County district attorney’s office, which can choose to bring criminal charges over violating the state law against election bribery. Prosecutors have 40 days to report back to the commission. Musk, the founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla, was deeply involved in the effort to flip majority control of the highest court in battleground Wisconsin. The tech…

NICOSIA: Mid-budget action thriller Scorpion directed by Richard Hughes, produced by Copper Island and starring Clive Owen had a few days of shooting in Cyprus at the beginning of July 2026 before relocating to Bulgaria till the end of the month. Scorpion is produced and financed by the Cyprus-based Copper Island, and it is benefiting from the local incentives provided by the Cyprus Film Commission, according to Cyprus Mail. In Bulgaria, the production through July 2026 is serviced by Nu Boyana Film Studios. The postproduction will be made back in Cyprus, at Copper Island. The main cast of the film includes…

Hinge founder Justin McLeod announced an $18 million fundraise for his new dating company, Overtone. McLeod stepped down from his CEO role at Hinge just last year, and Hinge owner Match Group — which also owns apps like Tinder and OkCupid — is helping to fund his new company, alongside FirstMark Capital and Pace Capital. While details on the company are limited at this point, Overtone describes itself as “a voice- and audio-forward service, enabled by AI, that provides highly curated introductions.” “Overtone is not a dating app,” McLeod wrote in the blog post. “By that I mean it’s not…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Darline Graham, the sister of the late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, was sworn in to the Senate on Tuesday afternoon — filling the seat just three days after her brother’s death. Graham was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday to fill the remaining months of her brother’s current term and arrived in Washington just a day later to take the oath of office. Senators, staff and family members looked on in the packed chamber, many of them visibly emotional, as Graham was sworn in by Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the most senior Republican…

The Angels are tied for the worst record in baseball, and are surely headed for their 11th consecutive losing season.  There was already speculation that GM Perry Minasian was on the hot seat since 2026 was the last guaranteed year of his contract, but the axe fell surprisingly earlier than expected, as Minasian was fired in late June and replaced by former longtime Cardinals front office boss John Mozeliak.  While Mozeliak’s official title is “baseball operations consultant,” he is basically the interim general manager who will oversee at least the remainder of the 2026 season. Mozeliak’s arrival adds a new…

An OLED version of the Nintendo Switch 2 could be on the way. Citing three sources, ZDNet Korea reports that the Japanese gaming giant is exploring a Switch 2 model with an improved screen. Notably, this OLED display is expected to come from Samsung, which also provided the components for the original OLED Switch. However, ZDNet Korea notes that Nintendo hasn’t yet committed to an OLED Switch 2. Should Nintendo move forward with an OLED, though, the publication speculates that manufacturing could begin at the end of this year ahead of mass production in 2027. All of that is to say,…

Chuck Norris built a reputation over decades as one of Hollywood’s toughest action stars, inspiring countless internet memes that portrayed him as nearly invincible. According to his son, Dakota Norris, one real-life family experience may have helped fuel that larger-than-life image. The Blast attended a press conference hosted by Raising Cane’s in Cypress, Texas, where founder Todd Graves joined Chuck Norris’ widow, Gena O’Kelley, and the couple’s children, Danilee and Dakota Norris, to celebrate a new $1 million fundraising campaign benefiting Kickstart Kids ahead of National Chicken Finger Day on July 27. While much of the event focused on Chuck…

Jax Taylor is no longer on The Valley, but his presence is felt every week thanks to his estranged wife, Brittany Cartwright. She is always bringing him up, talking about how he ruined her and what she lost because of him. Now, he has slapped her in the face with his new lady love. So, who is it? Keep reading for more details on what is currently known. Jax Taylor Knows How To Give A Dig The entire time that Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright were together, it was a hot mess. Yet, there was something about him that she…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that it has confirmed 1,645 cases of cyclosporiasis acquired in the U.S. since May 1. Among the cases of the gastrointestinal disease confirmed by federal health officials, 141 patients needed hospitalization, with no deaths. The median onset date for the illness among the cases is June 22, the CDC said. The agency said several states reported having more cyclosporiasis cases than the same timeframe in 2025 and that state health officials reported a higher number of cases overall. The CDC is working with state agencies to analyze another 5,100 cases to…

Sony’s first-party fight stick was supposed to land in August. PlayStation PlayStation’s first-party FlexStrike wireless fight stick has been delayed indefinitely, though Sony is promising to share more information “soon,” according to an update on the PlayStation Blog. The FlexStrike was originally scheduled to land on August 6, 2026, alongside the release of MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, a 4v4 tag-team fighter developed by Guilty Gear and BlazBlue studio Arc System Works, and published by PlayStation. Sony blames the change on “unexpected production delays,” and says players with pre-orders for the FlexStrike should receive updates from their respective retailers soon.…