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New York State Fair unveils 58th butter sculpture — Aug 25, 2026The 2026 New York State Fair butter sculpture, weighing about 800 pounds and created by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton from butter sourced in Batavia, celebrates 250 years of American traditions in New York by depicting the state fair, Cooperstown baseball, the Empire State Building, a dairy farm, fireworks and ice cream, and was finished in roughly 11–12 days. The artwork, titled “Milk. Memories. Tradition. Rooted in New York,” continues a fair-era tradition dating back to 1969 and will be repurposed after the event rather than wasted.
ED attaches 1,906 crore assets in gaming probe — Jul 24, 2026The Enforcement Directorate provisionally attached assets totaling ₹1,906 crore of Gameskraft Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and related entities in a money-laundering probe linked to online real-money rummy platforms, including RummyCulture, RummyPrime, Playship, and RummyTime, citing a user base of about 3 crore and the alleged use of bots and aggressive incentives. The agency says proceeds were laundered through dividends, share buy-backs, and layered investments, with the investigation rooted in Telangana FIRs and ongoing searches; online real-money gaming had been banned in 2025.
