The Cure’s Robert Smith Slams World Cup Final Halftime Show With Madonna and More: ‘Just F*** Off’

The Cure’s lead singer Robert Smith blasted FIFA’s World Cup Final Halftime Show, set to feature music from Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber and more. “The point is not really about who is curating or performing, it is about the #mugwank ideas of a football World Cup final half time show,” Smith, 67, vented via Instagram on Thursday, July 16. Ahead of the heavily-anticipated Sunday, July 9, match between Argentina and Spain at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey, the musician mocked a FIFA press statement that described the Halftime Show as a “groundbreaking spectacle” that will “celebrate football, music and our…

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10 Ways Small Businesses Can Use AI To Grow–And Even Hire More Workers

A quartet of witnesses testifying this week to the House Small Business Committee disputed the commonly-held belief that artificial intelligence will displace human workers and insisted that small businesses which use AI are likely to wind up having to hire more employees–because they’ll grow.Already, a majority of small businesses are…

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What Do The World Cup Third-Place Winners Get?

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! France and England will face off in the World Cup third-place game on Saturday, as both teams failed to win their semifinal matchups and advance to the tournament finals. France lost to Spain in the semifinals, while England lost to Argentina.So both…

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Low-cal sweeteners can change gut bacteria — especially if you’re on a popular antidepressant

That guilt-free treat may not be as innocent as it seems.  A new study suggests that alternative sweeteners commonly found in sugar-free and low-calorie foods and beverages may interfere with the growth of bacteria that help keep the gut healthy. But the effects aren’t always straightforward. Researchers found more than 100 cases where these ingredients behaved differently when combined with other substances — including one widely used antidepressant. That could be significant, given the gut microbiome’s far-reaching influence throughout the body.  The complex community of bacteria and other microorganisms living in your intestines plays a key role in digestion, immunity,…

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