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This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. Like many a modern-day struggle, the battle over the Michelin Guide’s recent foray into rating wineries and their vineyards is being fought over social media rather than in the street—or even the tasting room. “Honestly, people are not saying anything at all,” says international Bordeaux wine educator and global wine specialist Robin Kelley O’Connor of New York City when asked about the ratings. “You know I’m knee-deep in the wine trade, at this time of year I’m at least one if not two, three, or four importer or distributor tastings every day. I have not heard one comment.” The same is certainly not true of the major social-media networks. On a post in which we asked our wine-focused friends their thoughts on the ratings, Adam Lee, owner and winemaker at California’s Clarice Wine Company, who also writes about wine for North Bay Business Journal, ended his screed with the line, “It’s laughable and should be mocked and denigrated.”

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Milan, Italy – Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Italy to demonstrate against Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government and the rising cost of living, a week after clashes with police and looting during demonstrations in Milan. Protests were called in eight Italian cities on Saturday, including the fashion and finance capital, Milan, where the government deployed hundreds of soldiers. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Democracy by ZIP Code: Two Americas, one electionlist 2 of 4Barcelona housing activists evicted by police from residential buildinglist 3 of 4Serbia elections test student movement demanding justice for 16 victimslist 4 of 4Malaysia considers complete ban on Israel-based navigation app Wazeend of listAs soldiers spread out and luxury boutiques were boarded up, two demonstrations marched through the streets of the northern city. Around 50 people gathered spontaneously in Cordusio Square, heading towards the central Castle square and chanting, “We are all antifascists”. Small groups joined the main demonstration along the way, swelling its ranks. Many of the protesters were young people. At its peak, the protest drew around 10,000 people.

Protests over a range of issues have taken place in cities across Europe, from Milan and Madrid to Lisbon and Tirana. Demonstrators are taking to the streets over pensions, housing, education, corruption and opposition to war, reflecting a diverse mix of grievances across the continent. Despite precautions, bans and heavy policing the protests led to violent clashes in several cities in France - around 2,400 people have been arrested, while nearly 1000 members of the security forces were injured, as well 100 protesters and residents in Paris alone.

This combination photo shows Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, left, in Palmer, Alaska, Aug. 17, 2026, and a candidate in Alaska's Senate race, Dan Sullivan, right, in Petersburg, Alaska, July 3, 2026. A legal expert says a lawsuit by the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) doesn’t hold up and threatens to delegitimize the results if Republican incumbent Dan S. Sullivan loses November’s Senate race in Alaska.

More than 200 families have been displaced, Palestinian officials sayThe Israeli military has launched a sweeping crackdown in the occupied West Bank, demolishing homes and businesses in the city of Hebron and displacing hundreds of families, according to local officials. Footage shared online showed destruction caused by Israeli bulldozers, with at least one whole street appearing to have been flattened. The military has also cordoned off the city, heavily restricting the movement of its 200,000 residents. The operation was announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, in response to the killing of two Israeli soldiers by two Palestinian gunmen in an attack on a checkpoint. Three other Israeli soldiers were injured, and the gunmen were also killed. Netanyahu said on Friday that buildings around the site of the attack and the neighbourhoods that the two gunmen were from would be "destroyed". Hebron's Mayor Youssef al-Jaabari said more than 1,000 people had been displaced by the operation, which centred on the Ein Deir Baha and Farsh al-Hawa neighbourhoods, and targeted homes, businesses, industrial sites and infrastructure.