El-Sayed holds narrow lead in Michigan Senate primary but race too close to call
The marquee race for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan remained too close to call on Tuesday night, with Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official, holding a narrow lead over Congresswoman Haley Stevens.
I took a solo trip for my birthday instead of celebrating with friends. It helped me rethink my mid-30s.
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Earlier this year, I took a solo birthday trip for the first time, and I turned 35 on top of a mountain looking at views of Peru in the distance.
Phoebe Bridgers Makes Up for Lost Time on Her Long-Awaited New Album
Album Review
After a six-year break between solo projects, the songwriter returns with Lost Weekend, a spectacular song cycle on love and loss
“Let’s go missing,” Phoebe Bridgers declares on Lost Weekend. That’s exactly what she did, more or less, immediately after ascending to a new level of stardom in 2023 with boygenius, her indie-rock supergroup, alongside Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker. At the 2024 Grammys, where Bridgers won more awards than any other artist, she described her upcoming plans on the red carpet: “Now, we walk into the sunset,” she said.
‘Our new champion’: Philippines swept up in tennis fever after Alex Eala’s historic win
The Philippines has been swept up in tennis fever after 21-year-old rising star Alex Eala delivered a historic win, drawing praise from the president who hosted a reception in her honour.
US revokes Brazil ambassador’s visa in escalation of diplomatic feud
Donald Trump’s administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the US in a sharp escalation of a diplomatic feud with the country’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The US state department said Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti’s visa had been cancelled in retaliation for Brazil’s refusal to approve Trump’s nominee for ambassador in Brasília and its decision last month to deny visas to two US diplomats seeking to visit ahead of an October election.
Emma Raducanu: British No 1 could end her season after US Open withdrawal with stress fracture
Emma Raducanu could benefit from ending her season early to focus on recovery and secure a protected ranking before making her return in 2027, according to former British No 1 Annabel Croft.
Liverpool transfer news: Andoni Iraola's squad lacks depth - where should Reds strengthen?
Liverpool are short in a number of positions just three weeks out from their Premier League opener and seemingly no closer to bringing in any further additions this summer.
The current priority is signing a wide forward and Liverpool are expected to formalise their interest by making contact with Paris Saint-Germain for Bradley Barcola.
Jack Draper in tears amid injury concern during defeat to Terence Atmane on return to action in Montreal
Jack Draper was left in tears after losing to Terence Atmane as the Brit's long-term arm injury appeared to resurface and hamper him on his return to action at the Canadian Open.
Diogo Costa transfer news: Chelsea eyeing move for Porto goalkeeper - Paper Talk
The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...
Transfer news
Chelsea are eyeing a move for Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa, who was previously linked with Manchester United and has a £51m release clause - Daily Mirror.
LISTEN: National Comedy Center’s Journey Gunderson on Preserving Humor as History
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Journey Gunderson, executive director of the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y., explains why it’s important to have an institution devoted to the study of comedy. Jamestown, which is the hometown of Lucille Ball, will be abuzz with laughs as the center hosts the annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival Aug. 7-9, headlined by Jerry Seinfeld, Bert Kreischer and Seth Meyers.