Author: News Desk

THE stepson of Marbella’s mayoress has claimed his drug trafficking and money laundering conviction was a ‘political’ hit job to hurt his stepmother. Speaking to the press for the first time in five years, Swedish national Joakim Peter Broberg vowed he would appeal against a National Court ruling that sentenced him to nine years in prison and a €4.9 million fine. Broberg, the stepson of Partido Popular (PP) heavyweight Angeles Muñoz, was among 20 defendants found guilty on July 1 of involvement in a major drug trafficking ring that moved marijuana and cocaine across Spain, France, and Northern Europe. READ…

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s lavish wedding was filled with unforgettable moments, but one subtle detail may have lasting significance long after the celebration ended.  The couple’s intertwined “T&T” logo was impossible to miss throughout their Madison Square Garden nuptials, leading many fans to see it as nothing more than a romantic wedding monogram.  Branding experts, however, believe the carefully designed emblem could represent the foundation of an enduring public identity, with some suggesting it may eventually become one of the couple’s most recognizable symbols. From the moment guests received their invitations, it became clear that Taylor Swift and Kelce…

Smirk, aka Nick Vicario’s punk solo endeavor, was never meant to exist beyond a couple of cassette releases — and definitely not as a touring band. However, having played in bands since he was 12, Vicario recognized that there’s strength in numbers and recruited members of Hotline TNT, Poison Ruin, and Pardoner for his live show. With that same mindset, the Portland-bred guitarist tapped on a slew of friends (Ceremony, Advertisement, etc.) to create his latest full-length, Speculative Fiction — a dark, jangly collection that’s grounded in post-punk, power pop, and horror punk. The follow-up to 2022’s Material results in…

08/07/2026 – Ukrainian cinema arrived at the Czech festival with the numbers to prove it is still working — and with a clear demand for Europe to move beyond crisis responsel-r: Uldis Cekulis, Simone Baumann, Katarína Krnáčová and Ivanna Khitsinska during the panelAs part of Karlovy Vary’s industry programme, a panel on Ukrainian cinema under wartime conditions made one thing clear: the sector is still producing, but emergency solidarity is no longer enough. Held on 7 July under the title “Stories Under Fire: Ukrainian Cinema and the Need for Long-Term Support”, the discussion brought together Ukrainian moderator and producer Ivanna…

The company doesn’t plan to release an offline version. Nintendo Mario Kart Tour is going off the rails, and Lakitu won’t be there to save it as Nintendo is taking the seven-year-old mobile game offline on September 30 at 2AM ET. Unlike with Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (another mobile game it scuttled), the company doesn’t plan to introduce an offline version, so Mario Kart Tour will be gone for good in a few months. Service for the Mario Kart Tour game ends on Sept. 29 at 11:00 p.m. PT / Sept. 30 at 8:00 a.m. CEST.…

Emmy Rossum didn’t want her fight for equal pay on the Shameless set to go public — but it ended up working in her favor. “I was on a writer’s retreat, and I was procrastinating, and I opened up Twitter,” Rossum, 39, recalled during the Wednesday, July 8, episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. “It was a headline that we were in a stalemate, and I was shook.” She added, “It’s a private business negotiation, and I never imagined it would become public.” Rossum explained that when she was cast on the show, her costar William H. Macy was…

Egypt have demanded the match officiating team that took charge of yesterday’s controversial defeat to Argentina be sent home from the World Cup. The North Africans were furious after a series of contentious calls went against them in the round-of-16 clash in Atlanta. Their main areas of complaint were the decision by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to disallow a goal from Mostafa Zico for an alleged foul on Lisandro Martinez at the other end of the field, Zico finishing a sweeping counter-attack with a brilliant finish over Emi Martinez. And then for VAR not intervening when they felt Mohamed…

Bunnie Xo really does not care what anyone thinks, and that includes her estranged husband, Jelly Roll. She was caught heavily making out with a much younger reality star at Jelly’s Nashville bar over the holiday weekend. So, who was it, and did she have a response after being caught? Keep reading for all of the details. Time To Move On Jelly Roll filed for divorce from Bunnie Xo in May 2026. Yet, it was not made public until the following month, and fans were shocked. They had been married for almost a decade, through thick and thin. She was…

As the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution (IDR) process has matured, discourse has abounded, with much of the narrative focused on whether providers are overusing the system to maximize reimbursement.  To be sure, abuse is possible, and inappropriate use of IDR should be addressed. But focusing on fringe cases of abuse misses a more immediate and arguably more pervasive problem: many provider organizations are not getting the access to IDR they’re entitled to because the process is too difficult to navigate effectively at scale.  Unfair access to fair pay IDR was designed to create more fairness in out-of-network reimbursement…

Jul 20, 2025; Portrush, IRL; Scottie Scheffler tees off on the tenth hole during the final round of The 153rd Open Championship golf tournament at Royal Portrush. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images As World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler prepared for this week’s Genesis Scottish Open, he looked ahead with anticipation to playing more international events when the PGA Tour schedule changes. “It definitely interests me. I’d like to see how it shapes out the next couple of years. There’s a lot of places I think I’d like to play,” he told reporters Wednesday at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick,…