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For decades, video games have been Alix Green’s go-to hobby. However, in recent years, green has become more expensive.Instead of buying blockbusters, the Illinois graduate student opted for cheaper alternatives from smaller studios or turned to board and card games. In some cases, the 31-year-old will watch videos of other people playing popular games on YouTube instead of actually playing the games.”Prices are going up,” Green said. “It’s hard to keep up.”For years, U.S. consumers have suffered from “fanflation,” a term that refers to the sudden rise in prices of live experiences such as concerts and sporting events that were…

LONDON – A former British lawmaker was found dead with serious injuries in his home on Thursday, triggering a murder investigation and reigniting concerns about the safety of the country’s politicians.Subscribe to read this story without adsGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Anne Widecombe, 78, is one of Britain’s most prominent politicians, having served as a Conservative Party MP for 20 years before making a fresh start as a television personality. She is known for her strong socially conservative views on abortion and LGBTQ rights, and most recently served as justice spokesperson for the far-right party Reform UK.Police…

LOS ANGELES — Actor Randolph Mantooth is best known for his role as firefighter and medic John Gage on NBC’s “Emergency!” The actor, who appeared on the TV series in the 1970s, has died at the age of 80 after a long illness, his family announced Friday.Subscribe to read this story without adsGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Mantooth’s family says his role and the show, which ran for five years, changed the way first responders were viewed on television.”This series helped introduce paramedics and emergency medicine to the general public and inspired countless people to pursue careers…

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The next time President Donald Trump flies to Mar-a-Lago, he’ll likely land at the airport named after him. And if his motorcade ever crosses Interstate 40 in eastern Tennessee, you’ll see a bridge bearing his name.Subscribe to read this story without adsGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.That’s because officials in Palm Beach, Fla., and Dandridge, Tenn., installed signs Thursday praising the president, who has shown an affinity for naming everything from federal buildings to drug discount programs after him.Palm Beach International Airport has been officially renamed Donald J. Trump Presidential International Airport, airport officials announced. Florida Governor…

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A container ship docks at a container terminal in Qingdao, eastern China’s Shandong province, on June 25, 2026.- | AFP | Getty ImagesChina’s consumer prices grew slower than expected in June, but wholesale inflation accelerated as rising energy costs continued to weigh on domestic demand.Consumer prices rose 1% in June from a year earlier, data released by the Office for National Statistics on Thursday showed, lower than the 1.1% growth forecast by economists polled by Reuters and slowing from 1.2% in May. Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, also rose 1% year-on-year in June, slowing slightly from…

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According to court documents, the man told police he collected about 1,000 pounds of trash at a campground in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest, where he had lived for eight years.Subscribe to read this story without adsGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Mark Aaron Gatz pleaded guilty Monday to violating fire safety regulations and illegal residential use of federal forest land as part of a plea deal. In a ruling filed Tuesday, he was sentenced to three months’ probation, ordered to pay a $20 criminal fine, waived up to $5,000 in restitution to the U.S. Forest Service, and agreed…