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The house of Balenciaga takes haute couture very seriously indeed. Cristóbal Balenciaga was so horrified by the rise of mass-produced clothes that in 1968 he abruptly shuttered his brand and retired to his native Spain, announcing that “high fashion is mortally wounded”.So Pierpaolo Piccioli, who now helms the house, approached the brief of his first Balenciaga couture collection conscientiously, despite having 25 years of experience at Valentino. At a preview, the haute couture war room where he worked on the show for nine months was plastered with images that ranged from a 1961 Balenciaga dress to Spanish golden age art…

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Mohamed Salah have spent the past two decades defining one of soccer’s greatest eras. Now, as the 2026 FIFA World Cup marks Ronaldo’s final appearance at the tournament and another defining moment in the careers of Messi and Salah, they’re also preparing for life beyond the pitch.Before Messi’s Argentina beat Salah’s Egypt in one of the tournament’s best matches on Tuesday, Salah was asked which player he would choose for one final “last dance” from a generation that included both Messi and Ronaldo. He chose Messi without hesitation. The answer carried extra weight given that…

Published On 8 Jul 20268 Jul 2026The family of a man killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Texas has called for an investigation into the incident.The appeal on Wednesday came a day after the ICE agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston during a traffic stop, the most recent high-profile killing by immigration enforcement agents amid the administration of US President Donald Trump’s mass deportation drive.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listSalgado Araujo’s family said he was working at the time he was killed, driving a crew to a home build in the area.…

SpaceX stock closed at $148 on Wednesday, below the company’s first trading price of $150 per share for a second day in a row.Elon Musk’s aerospace and defense contractor was included in the Nasdaq-100 index on Tuesday, less than a month after its stock market debut on June 12. The rapid inclusion in the Nasdaq-100 was due, in part, to the exchange’s revised rules for new public companies to become part of that widely-tracked benchmark.The SpaceX inclusion also required index funds and exchange-traded funds that are tied to the benchmark to buy shares of the company in order to match…

Distributed by EIN Presswire 67% of remote professionals say better pay is the single biggest thing that would make an employer more appealing, new We Work Remotely survey data shows AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, June 29, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — A new global survey of remote professionals offers employers a clearer picture of what actually makes a remote job listing worth applying for, and what quietly pushes strong candidates away before they ever hit submit. According to survey data collected by We Work Remotely, the world’s largest remote job board and global community for remote work with more than 6 million…

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Taylor Parker Refused to Stop Sleeping on Prison Floor?!? Published July 8, 2026 1:00 AM PDT Taylor Parker’s disciplinary file behind bars appears to be remarkably thin … and the lone conduct report is over her chosen sleeping arrangement … TMZ has learned. According to jail records obtained by TMZ, Parker was written up after allegedly refusing a direct order from a correctional officer. The incident report says the official ordered Parker to stop sleeping on the floor using her mattress … however, according to the write-up, Parker “failed to obey the order.” Interestingly, this incident is the entirety of…

It’s satisfying when one word sums up an entire philosophy or feeling – think hygge, schadenfreude – and there’s a new kid on the block that is particularly relevant right now. Natsubate is the reason so many of us feel utterly exhausted at the moment, as we battle through perilously high temperatures once more. Hailing from Japan, it translates as “summer exhaustion” and describes that feel-it-in-your-bones, all-encompassing dog- tiredness experienced during periods of extreme heat and humidity.It’s a heatwave hangover, which often hangs about long after the boiling conditions. Next-level knackeredness. This is not just middle age; it’s natsubate.We can’t…

Samsung has announced that its next Galaxy Unpacked launch event will be held on July 22nd, with the tagline: “A new shape unfolds.”It’s long been rumored that Samsung is about to expand its foldable phone line to a third format, with a shorter and wider version of its big book-style foldables, to match Huawei’s Pura X Max and Apple’s expected foldable iPhone. Today’s announcement adds to that impression, showing a tall ticket with the stub torn off, leaving it shorter than before.Alongside the wider foldable, Samsung is expected to announce updated versions of its existing Flip and Fold phones, with…

Lawmakers call FIFA decision to scrap Balogun suspension after Trump intervention ‘a disgrace’.Published On 8 Jul 20268 Jul 2026European lawmakers have called for a probe into FIFA boss Gianni Infantino, after the organisation’s unprecedented decision to overturn the World Cup suspension of US striker Folarin Balogun, raising questions about whether pressure from US President Donald Trump impacted the move.A group of members of the European parliament on Tuesday launched an initiative calling for an investigation into Infantino’s role in the decision, Euronews reported.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listA letter being shared in the European parliament urged football associations…