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American Eagle sparks backlash for touting Sydney Sweeney's 'great jeans'

American Eagle’s “great jeans” advertising campaign with actor Sydney Sweeney is at the center of the latest political firestorm online, drawing accusations of racial undertones in its messaging.

Sweeney, who rose to fame for her starring roles in HBO’s “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus,” is the star of the clothing retailer’s latest denim-focused fall campaign, with the tagline, “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans.”

It’s a play on words for Sweeney’s “great genes.” Indeed, in one clip, which accrued more than 1.1 million views on American Eagle’s Instagram page, Sweeney stands before a poster of herself titled, “Sydney Sweeney has great genes,” before the word “genes” is crossed out and replaced with “jeans.”

Round-the-world walker prepares for home stretch

A man hoping to become the first person to complete an unbroken round-the-world walk is preparing for the last leg of his journey.

Karl Bushby set off from Chile in 1998. Since then he has walked across American and Asian continents, swam 186 miles (300km) across the Caspian Sea and fought off ice lumps and polar bears through the Bering Strait, all without using any form of transport.

The former paratrooper has less than 2,000 miles (3219km) left to walk before he arrives at his home city of Hull.

Mr Bushby, who is currently in Mexico waiting for a visa to complete his challenge, has said returning home will be a "very strange place to be" after being away for some 27 years.

Following his 31-day swim across the Caspian Sea last year, Mr Bushby said he continued his journey to Azerbaijan and then through to Turkey.

The traveller, originally from Sutton Park, said he "had to step aside" from his mission, named the Goliath Expedition, while he waited for a visa.

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Acting US Attorney Joe Thompson may be the state's only hope to uncover the massive frauds that continue. Johnny Heidt with guitar news.

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Kurt Kitayama finished a sizzling weekend with a final-round 65 to win the 3M Open on Sunday, beating Sam Stevens by one stroke for his second PGA TOUR victory.

Kitayama, who shot a career-best and tournament-record-tying 60 on Saturday to enter the final round within one of the leaders, birdied six of the first eight holes to build a cushion on a 91-degree afternoon at the TPC Twin Cities.

“Getting off to a start like that kind of helps settle you down,” Kitayama said. “Final round, second-to-last group, there��s definitely some nerves.”

Joe Ryan delivered his worst start in nearly two months during a 9-3 loss to the Washington Nationals and Byron Buxton exited Saturday night’s game because of left side soreness.

It was a tough day for the Twins’ two All-Star players, and an ugly performance for a struggling team attempting to stay afloat in the wild-card standings.

“We’ve been playing some pretty good fundamental baseball,” manager Rocco Baldelli said. “Today was not that.”

Buxton didn’t return to the field after the sixth inning, but Baldelli said Buxton was “relatively upbeat” when they chatted during the game. Buxton, who made a leaping catch at the center field wall in the first inning, will undergo medical imaging Sunday morning. 

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We discuss behavior issues in the city of St Paul as it results with police calls especially in the Rondo neighborhood. Intruder found at the Capitol more often than the DFL Legislators. Seattle activists condemn the flying Blue Angels. Johnny Heidt with guitar news.

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Mischke escapes the States and finds an oasis in rural Scotland, on a farm. That's where Alistair Moffat is sitting with a cup of tea. He has written "The Secret History of Here." After Mischke's interview, it's obit time. They're dropping like flies out there. Finally, a dip into the listener phone directory and an interview involving a couple of real cool cats.

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About to get our gas cans back! Amphitheater in North Minneapolis coming soon. GL's first ever Medical Minute. Johnny Heidt with guitar news. Reusse tries to connect via the phone for his weekly sports report.

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The death of Ozzy Osbourne causes Chris and Mike to get deep down the psychological path of life........

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Our mayor officially went crazy discussing the Governor of Minnesota. Johnny Heidt with guitar news.

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Mischke spends the hour with Tom Barnard, one of the most listened to voices in the history of Minnesota radio.

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A deep dive into the breakdown of relationships, why people cheat, how they survive, after the incident at the Coldplay concert. 

The new interim CEO of Astronomer broke his silence on the Coldplay “kiss cam” scandal — and gushed that the small, New York-based AI firm is now a “household name.”

Brooklynite Pete DeJoy, the company’s co-founder, took the reins at Astronomer over the weekend after its disgraced boss Andy Byron resigned after being caught on the kiss cam cozying up with Kristin Cabot, the company’s head of HR.

“The spotlight has been unusual and surreal for our team and, while I would never have wished for it to happen like this, Astronomer is now a household name,” DeJoy said in a LinkedIn post on Monday.

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