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• BTS announced on July 29 via Instagram that they will not submit any music for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards (the 69th annual ceremony). • The group's decision comes amid ongoing debates regarding the Recording Academy's potential implementation of specific Asian pop categories. • The members stated their hope that music can be appreciated and recognized globally, regardless of regional or linguistic boundaries.

• Investors and analysts are criticizing Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh for failing to provide clear guidance on how he would react to various economic challenges. • Warsh has intentionally obscured his policy framework to avoid signaling future interest rate movements, leaving policymakers and markets without a predictable roadmap. • This lack of transparency is seen as problematic because it prevents Wall Street from understanding the specific economic triggers that would prompt a shift in Fed strategy.

• Developers are increasingly trusting AI coding agents, such as Cursor, to write and deploy code autonomously. • A growing trend shows AI-generated code reaching production environments directly, with some developers skipping traditional human review processes. • This shift highlights a significant increase in the perceived reliability of generative AI tools within professional software engineering workflows.

Ukraine’s president will not attend after sparking Polish ‘outrage’ over naming of military unitEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy will skip a high-level conference on the postwar reconstruction of Ukraine amid a deepening rift with Poland over his naming of a military unit for one that killed tens of thousands of Poles during the second world war.Ukraine’s president had been expected to co-host the Ukraine Recovery Conference, which begins in the Polish coastal city of Gdańsk on Thursday, but the Ukrainian delegation will instead be led by the prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko. Continue reading...

New York mayor refused to attend as other Democrats drew rebukes for marching with Israel’s far-right finance ministerAs they’ve done for decades, prominent members of the Democratic party establishment marched on Sunday in New York City’s annual Israel Day parade. Perhaps more noteworthy, however, was who was missing.Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, refused to attend, citing his opposition to the Israeli government, which he has accused of committing genocide in Gaza. Continue reading...

Former justice secretary Alex Chalk KC says figures Channel 4 obtained show the ‘horror show’ in the systemAlmost 60,000 arrest warrants were issued for defendants who skipped court in England and Wales last year, up nearly 50% since 2020 in further evidence of the “horror show” in the criminal justice system.The figures, obtained in an investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches to air on Friday, also show that more than 30,000 failure-to-appear warrants are outstanding, meaning that tens of thousands of criminals could be on the run after being charged. It is unclear how many have more than one warrant to their name. Continue reading...

• Stylist Law Roach confirmed he will attend the 2026 Met Gala alone, despite his longtime client Zendaya choosing not to participate this year. • Roach's solo appearance highlights his independent presence in fashion circles amid Zendaya's scheduling conflicts. • The announcement underscores shifting dynamics in celebrity stylist-client relationships for high-profile events like the Met Gala.