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Trump pitch; Julie Chrisley comeback; stabbing and affair-plot sentences; Wales tourism bill jitters; Instagram’s TV push; gender-care research row; Lobby Briefings aired; Commonwealth Games rights flip; US diversity lottery paused; North Carolina crash probe
Trump’s “Patriot Games” pitch
Donald Trump says a new “Patriot Games” event is planned for next year, bringing two top high school athletes from each state into a nationwide contest tied to the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding. It is nationalism as a sports bracket, which is very on brand for America’s current everything.
Julie Chrisley’s post-prison comeback, now with recipes
Julie Chrisley is set to star in a new cooking show after her release from prison, saying she wants it to feel authentic and focus on recipes viewers can realistically make at home. Reality TV remains the one industry where “authentic” is always prominently labeled, like a supermarket tomato.
East London stabbing case, family says justice achieved
A young man was stabbed to death on an East London street following a dispute involving a girl. His family said they feel relieved that justice has been achieved.
Wales tourism bill, committee says timetable risks shaky rollout
A Senedd committee warns the Welsh Government’s accelerated timetable for the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation Bill leaves too little time for proper scrutiny, risking confidence in Wales’ hospitality and tourism sector. While backing the goals, including promoting tourism and creating a licensing scheme for visitor accommodation, the committee says key operational details remain unclear, including enforcement, licence processing, training requirements, and complaints handling. It also cautions the scheme could raise costs, add administrative burden, and potentially reduce accommodation supply, calling for implementation only with approval from the next Senedd and a formal review by April 2034.
Instagram’s 2025 plan, more Reels, more DMs, now on your TV too
Instagram head Adam Mosseri appears on Mixed Signals to explain what Instagram aims to be in 2025, including a push onto TV screens and continued reliance on Reels and direct messages. He talks about video increasingly becoming “television,” how Instagram is competing with TikTok and YouTube, and concerns about low-quality “AI slop” spreading through social media feeds. Humanity asked for connection and got an algorithmic firehose of nonsense, in 4K.
Argument against suppressing research on gender-affirming care
A headline argues that attempts to suppress research and open scientific debate on gender-affirming care should stop, warning that restricting discussion does not protect young people with gender dysphoria and may instead put them at greater risk.
Affair murder plot, both sentenced
A woman and her lover have each been sentenced to 19 years in prison after plotting to kill her husband so they could continue their affair. In the annals of bad relationship problem-solving, this one is impressively catastrophic.
Broadcast the Lobby Briefings
Westminster is in a flap after Downing Street signalled changes to its closed-door “lobby” briefings for a select group of political journalists. Number 10 plans to reduce the briefings from twice daily to once a day, with further reductions on some days still under discussion. Nothing says “confidence” like tightening access to the room where the unofficial official story gets workshopped.
Commonwealth Games TV rights, TNT Sports replaces the BBC
TNT Sports will become the new live broadcaster for the Commonwealth Games, taking over from the BBC. The BBC had been the principal broadcast partner since 1954 and had provided free-to-air coverage.
White House pauses diversity visa lottery after Brown shooting
The White House has paused the diversity visa lottery, which allocates up to 50,000 immigrant visas to applicants from under-represented countries. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem ordered the suspension following the Brown shooting.
North Carolina plane crash, regulators to examine wreckage
Federal regulators are set to examine the wreckage from a plane crash in North Carolina that occurred Thursday and killed all seven people on board, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family.
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