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And if that is what happens when the best striker in the world comes round to Martinez’s house, Scholes would be wise to think before accepting his invitation.
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Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2026
When Samson starts coming round in search of more of the morphine darts Kelson has been using to subdue him — not even zombies are immune to the appeal of opiates — Kelson starts treating his wounds, then joining him in his doses, then dancing with him to fragments of ’80s songs.
While hosted during music’s biggest week, the Resonator Awards didn’t initially set out to mirror a traditional industry ceremony.
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Andrea Navarro,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
Register reporter Nick El Hajj set out to look into the crucial role Iowa played during World War II, growing food that fed the troops and producing uranium for nuclear weapons.
The auction gives some breathing space to the market after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s pitch to remove the sales tax on food for two years set off a period of unprecedented volatility.
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Mia Glass,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
In Terminator, an all-powerful, faultless AI becomes sentient, decides that humans are the enemy, and sets off a nuclear apocalypse.