
The Senate Just DEFIED Trump on His Most Controversial War Decision
A few Republicans joined Democrats in favor of a measure instructing President Trump to halt military operations against Iran or seek congressional authorization.

A few Republicans joined Democrats in favor of a measure instructing President Trump to halt military operations against Iran or seek congressional authorization.
The offering is set to close on Friday and help SpaceX pay off its existing debt
The all-cash deal gives MoEngage access to technology that assigns AI agents to individual customers.
The Apple Watch Series 11 is down to its best price. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon’s Prime Day sale is here, and whether you’re looking for a new pair of wireless earbuds or a smartwatch, there’s a good chance you’ll find a discount. The Apple Watch Series 11 has already dropped to a new low price, while the AirPods Pro 3 recently hit a record-low $169 at Walmart. That particular deal has sold out, but the earbuds remain discounted to $179, and the lower price could retu

The Surface Laptop is down to $835 for Prime Day—a killer discount on one of my favorite laptops.
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It's one of the best times to snag yourself a Dyson device, whether it's a vacuum or a beauty tool.
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When I was offered the CEO role at Smart Communications, a digital customer experience company, my instinct was to say no. I thought I wasn’t qualified, lacking depth of experience in product or engineering. I believed a CEO needed a background in every department, and by that standard, I didn’t measure up. Thankfully, the people I trusted convinced me otherwise. They helped me see that the perspective I brought – having spent my career in marketing and strategy, obsessed with how customers expe

Morgan Stanley has sharply raised its outlook for China's humanoid robotics market, as early commercial deployment in real-world scenarios accelerated.
AI is doing real work that never reaches the ledger. Why the enterprise AI problem is an accounting failure, not a security one.

We've gone from A to Z to find Amazon's best Prime Day deals on the gear worth owning.

AI can easily scan laws, rules, and stipulations to find loopholes. You can use AI to find loopholes beneficial to you. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

There’s no better time to get a Kindle than during Amazon's own sale event.

As soon as August, a giant silver bullet will cut its way through the dry air of the southwestern US and cross the Pacific to reach the coast of Japan. Once there, the roughly 200-foot-long craft, built by the New Mexico–based company Sceye, will park some 18 kilometers above the ocean’s surface, in a wispy-thin…
The FAA awarded Air Space Intelligence an $875 million, 12-year contract to modernize America's air traffic system with artificial intelligence and predictive analytics.

Apple deals abound for Amazon Prime Day. We've rounded up the best deals on Apple Watches, iPhones, MacBooks, iPads, and accessories.
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A House subcommittee may advance legislation Wednesday to make tech companies pay the energy costs for operating data centers to power AI.
Inside a sprawling former printing plant in Warsaw, Indiana, the new factory for Slate Auto—the affordable, ultra-minimal electric truck backed by Jeff Bezos—doesn’t look like a typical car manufacturing plant. There’s no paint shop, something that can cost automakers $300 million or more to build. The factory doesn’t have standard stamping equipment to cut out metal parts like doors, which can cost another $100 million. The assembly line is built to make only a single model, and that vehicle is

Do you crave speedy, reliable Wi-Fi throughout your home? Snag one of these Prime Day router or mesh deals.
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BenQ’s 4100i projector shines with its amazing color reproduction, excellent contrast, and a buttery cinematic mode.

Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp., has designed a massive offshore facility that functions simultaneously as a container terminal and a ship-recharging station. The floating island will be powered entirely by nuclear energy and renewable sources. The company wants to replicate the design and deploy these facilities across the world’s most critical shipping routes. This has the potential to create a network of ports outside any country’s ports, in open seas. Not ha

Welcome to day two of Amazon’s four-day Prime Day event, which, if we’re being honest, looks a lot like day one. That’s actually good news, though, because many of the best deals are still around, and some new ones have joined them. If you’ve got a Prime subscription, whether through a free trial or a discounted student membership, you’ll find our favorite deals below. Not every Prime Day deal deserves your attention, so we’ve filled this guide with products we know and genuinely like. Our team
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The company plans to issue 17.79 million new shares at a value of 45.45 trillion won ($29.65 billion).
These goggles have an excellent display, solid metric tracking, and an open-water “SwimStraight” feature. But the real smart tech requires a subscription.

Scheduling doctor appointments is its own form of hell for both physicians and patients. Assort Health’s AI fix helped it raise its third venture round in 14 months.

AI humanizers promise to make AI-generated text sound more natural. Learn how they work, why they're popular, and whether they can really evade detection.

Rockstar has said physical copies of the game will contain a code for a digital download for the game.

EV startup Slate Auto CEO Peter Faricy told CNBC that every vehicle the company produces will be gross margin positive.

Uber is quietly writing $500 million checks to lock in robotaxis as Waymo threatens to leave it behind.
The biggest Switch 2 exclusives so far have largely been about scale. Mario Kart World introduced a wide open continent to race across, Donkey Kong Bananza let you smash basically everything around you, and Pokopia brought an expansive Minecraft-style creative experience to the Pokémon universe. Star Fox is different. A remake of a Nintendo 64 game, Star Fox is an on-rails shooter, with tightly choreographed action and spectacular set-pieces. This more linear structure has let the game's designe

Modular, one of the most promising chip software startups of the AI era, heads for a multibillion-dollar exit.

The Jeff Bezos-backed startup finally revealed more pricing details for its debut EV, including a $29,950 starting price for the SUV variant, and boosted the base range to 205 miles.
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The common cold comes for us all—often more than once a year. And there is no way to prevent it. The best you can do is take vitamin C and stay away from people with the sniffles. Now, the payment company Stripe, founded by brothers Patrick and John Collison, says it will fund a new…
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Government agencies at all levels are searching for the answer to one question: What can AI do for me today? An underused AI application is to generate leading indicators of issues on the horizon, empowering agency leaders to get ahead of challenges before they become full-blown crises. And all it requires is a mindset shift. THE LIMITS OF TRADITIONAL DASHBOARDS In very broad strokes, government agencies are working with quantitative and qualitative data. Agencies most commonly view quantitative

Eight months after announcing a custom chip deal, OpenAI and Broadcom are revealing their first joint project: Jalapeño
The Speaker comes in four colors… but red is the way. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge Right out of the box, the new Google Home Speaker passed a couple of important tests. Even with the volume at 100 percent and music blaring out of the speaker, it quickly ducked the audio and listened every time I said "Hey, Google." In fact, in two days of testing, the speaker's three microphones haven't missed a single wake word - except for the time I stage-whispered to it from the other room while tryin
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Apple deals are always among the most sought-after discounts during Prime Day — largely because they don’t happen that often. Unlike many tech brands that regularly slash prices on their own sites, Apple rarely runs traditional sitewide sales, which makes Amazon’s annual Prime Day event one of the best times of the year to save […]
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Qualcomm is looking to expand its position in the data center market as AI demand skyrockets.
Hue’s latest smart bulbs will be able to run Zigbee and Thread concurrently. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Philips Hue has announced a connectivity upgrade for its Matter-over-Thread-enabled smart bulbs that will allow them to run both Thread and Zigbee at the same time. The change means you can connect compatible Hue bulbs and fixtures directly to a Matter ecosystem - Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, or Google Home - while keeping them linked to a Hue Bridge and the Hue ecosystem.

After years of struggling to curb my screen time, apparently all I needed was a $59 hunk of plastic.
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OpenAI has just revealed a new "intelligence processor" chip for AI servers made in partnership with Broadcom. The chip, called Jalapeño, is designed to power current and future large language models, according to an announcement on Wednesday. Jalapeño is an ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit), meaning it's designed for a specific purpose: AI inference. With AI inference, models process a user's request to run an agent like Codex or offer a response from ChatGPT, while AI training inv

Named Jalapeño, the new processor was designed specifically for the unique needs of OpenAI's inference systems.
Zoox is updating its robotaxis as the Amazon division plots expansion in additional markets and prepares to charge for rides.
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The Samsara Tracking Label hides a BLE system that can offering real-time location in a disposable package.
8BitDo announced a new version of its all-button Arcade Controller that debuted a little over a year ago. The new Arcade Controller Pro looks similar to 8BitDo's original with a leverless (or Hitbox) design that replaces joysticks with buttons for improved precision and responsiveness. The new Pro version comes with upgrades that include an even thinner 16mm design, an additional programmable button, and a small screen allowing you to customize button mapping and other settings without having to

The custom chip is designed to support the ChatGPT maker’s future AI models and products.
The tech giant has consistently stood by its Majorana chip research despite scepticism from some experts in the field.

On June 19, Norway’s prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced a near ban on the use of generative AI by elementary school students. The government’s new guidelines, which will be applied for the upcoming school year starting in August, lay out how much AI students should be using given their age and grade level: Students in first through seventh grade (approximately ages 6–13) will be barred from using the technology at school, while students in lower secondary education (ages 14–16) can use t

For anyone looking to add some fun tech to their yard, the Birdbuddy Pro with solar panels is $168 at Amazon for Prime Day (usually around $240). This Internet connected birdhouse has a 5-megapixel camera to automatically capture crisp photos and videos of the various visitors to your yard, and can even identify species and repeat customers. With a 115-degree field of view and slow motion support, you’ll spot all kinds of birds in detail without leaving your living room. Birdbuddy Pro (solar) W

Figma's update adds a new code layer, support for motion and shaders, and the ability to create custom plug-ins for various tasks using AI.
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The safety board, known for its thorough investigations, is probing the crash alongside the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A U.S. official told The Associated Press on Tuesday that one of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence models had identified vulnerabilities in highly sensitive and secure U.S. government computer systems during a testing exercise. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter, said Anthropic had teamed up with U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct tests using the company’s Mythos model. It had identified certain vulnerabilities within hours, but that does not mean th

Global music streaming service Deezer is taking a contrarian approach to AI, even as it adds a feature that lets fans remix songs.
UK-based staff at the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the nonprofit that supports Wikipedia, are pushing forward with their unionization drive. On Wednesday, the staff sent a letter to WMF management requesting the organization voluntarily recognize the union. "The WMF has undergone a period of significant change in recent months, escalating workers' concerns over transparency, trust, and the organisation's future direction," a press release from the Communication Workers Union reads. "The workers a

If League of Legends and Valorant players have the right hardware and elect to opt into "pre-boot security mechanisms and Windows' own native protection features," then, starting today, they can switch the Vanguard anti-cheat software from always-on to one that's "on demand." With "Vanguard Pre-Check," the kernel-level driver won't launch when your system does, according to a blog post from Phillip Koskinas, Riot's head of anti-cheat. Riot is able to introduce this new feature now after working

While the court still hasn't signed off on the massive settlement resolving Epic's antitrust lawsuit against Google for having a monopoly over Android's app store with Google Play, the tech giant says it will start rolling out changes to the way it handles billing for developers worldwide. As announced in March, the flat 30 percent billing fee is being replaced by "lower, decoupled fees" that partially decouple the billing and the app store. How much of a cut Google will take from transactions n

The new app, which is currently being tested with select creators, will have Facebook's recently-launched AI creator assistant built into it.
A shop worker tells the BBC he unexpectedly appeared in a video Barrymore uploaded on social media.

The company is building an app separate from Facebook and Instagram where people can wager on the outcome of real-world events, using "play money."
Washington regulators and the Trump administration are increasingly wary of China getting ahold of advanced AI software and hardware.
Rockstar Games has finally given Grand Theft Auto VI a price ahead of the game's November 19th launch. But while announcing that the game would cost $79.99, Rockstar also confirmed that the physical versions of GTA VI won't include a disc, and instead will only contain a download code inside the box. Not only is that a disappointing decision for people who like to own physical games, but given the scale of the next GTA, it also sets a bad precedent for the rest of the industry. It's no secret th

Qualcomm's primary business has been smartphones, which accounted for two-thirds of the company's product revenue in it's most recent quarter.
The AI arms race between China and the US has researchers on both sides worried about a “Chernobyl moment.”
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While there was probably a moment when Slate’s leadership had to green-light the switch from one battery type to another, the momentum toward that decision had been building for years.
The tokenmaxxing era was brief. We now appear to be entering the era of token rationing.
LastPass, a password manager maker, is informing customers of a recent security breach at third-party market intelligence platform Klue, and how it impacts its customers, according to a recent blog post. A subsidiary of Boston-based LogMeIn, LastPass, which creates and stores complex passwords in encrypted wallets, is one of several cybersecurity companies affected by the Klue hack, which includes Gong, Jamf, HackerOne, Insurity, OneTrust, Recorded Future, Snyk, Sprout Social, and Tanium, per T

When a natural disaster hits or a political crisis breaks out, you need to know where your employees are and reach them fast. We were paying $60,000 a year for a third-party tool to handle that. It didn’t fully work. So someone on our people team built a replacement. Using Claude Code connected to Remote’s employment data, she put it together in three hours and 17 minutes for $216. That kind of tool used to require a specialist vendor, a procurement process, and months of setup. She’s not an eng

The letter, which was obtained by CNBC, claims Alibaba carried out "the largest known distillation attack on Anthropic to date."
Microsoft’s Majorana 1 processor. | Image: Microsoft A critique published in Nature Wednesday calls the basic technology behind Microsoft's "breakthrough" quantum computing chip the Majorana 1 into question. Microsoft unveiled the chip in February 2025 and said it featured a brand-new technology known as a topological qubit. Topological qubits, they said, would be the "building blocks" for their future quantum computer. Microsoft announced the next generation chip Majorana 2 at Build earlier t

"Operation Endgame" simultaneously disrupts two widely used crime tools.

According to a new site, 24% of the most popular websites in the world don't offer support for passkeys, which are considered the most secure way to log in to apps and services.
Top AI researchers Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel are leaving Google for Anthropic, following departures from top scientists Noam Shazeer and John Jumper.
Microsoft just added a cheaper 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop to its lineup. Both models come equipped with 8GB of RAM instead of 16GB, costing $849 for the specced-down Surface Pro and $949 for the Surface Laptop, as spotted earlier by Windows Central. When the 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop launched in 2025, the base configurations offered 16GB of RAM and 256GB of USF storage, for $799 and $899, respectively. But in April 2026, Microsoft hiked the prices to $1,0

The Narwal Flow 2 is down to a new low price. | Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge If you’ve been wanting to buy a robot vacuum but have been put off by how much it can cost to get a good one, now is not a bad time to start looking. We’re now on day two of Prime Day, and Amazon, along with retailers like Best Buy and Walmart, is offering discounts on several models we’ve tested from brands like Roborock, Dreame, and Shark. Whether you’re looking for a basic robot vacuum that can cut down on t

The Rocco isn’t on Amazon, but its rare sale knocks up to $400 off a fridge that can track your drinks and make any room look cooler. Save through July 5.

While AI dominates the layoff narrative, engineers are actually making up a larger share of new hires, according to SignalFire data.
What’s up, type nerds? AI can do a lot, but it can’t do everything—especially when it comes to designing Fast Company’s latest magazine issue. The Summer Issue explores the theme of “Autonomy” and features a list of the 20 biggest names in AI today. Fast Company creative director Mike Schnaidt breaks down the design process behind the cover and explains why he chose two typefaces: Ease and Milling.
Google’s Search history update stores media uploads from your interactions, like images used in reverse image searches, for training its AI models.

Getty licensed its collection to OpenAI offering an enhanced visual experience for ChatGPT users but leaving surrounding intellectual property issues largely unaddressed.

GTA6 might be an outlier, though—at least for now.

Government documents show a lineup of defense contractors joining SpaceX to create a satellite network to track airborne threats.
As Alphabet rolls out more data centers — and borrowing money to do it — it can be argued that it is becoming more of an industrial company, says strategist
Wall Street ends lower on semiconductor selloff as AI spending concerns mount Reuters Tech Stocks Retreat on Concerns over AI Spending, Valuations WSJ Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures slip as AI trade doubts grow Yahoo Finance Tech stocks tumble for a second day. Here's what's behind the selloff. CBS News Trading Day: Chip wreck Reuters
The greatest wealth transfer is underway, and heirs around the world who are set to inherit billions are preparing to use the money very differently from the generations that built it.
The review comes amid hopes that Seoul could be included in MSCI's Developed Markets watchlist.
“He claimed that fixed-rate annuities are the sparkly, rainbow-fairyland of investments.”
In Asia, renewables now have a cost and availability advantage over oil and gas. Deployment in Asian countries could reduce the enormous costs of importing oil and gas.

Despite upbeat revenue figures, Cerebras’s stock was falling in after-hours trading.
Walmart-backed Flipkart has crossed 1,000 micro-fulfillment centers as Amazon accelerates its own quick-commerce push in India.
Asia's technology stocks rebounded on Wednesday after global equities posted steep losses in the previous session.
Alphabet will replace Verizon in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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Global markets operator Cboe has launched its first prediction markets products to meet consumer demand in the fast growing sector.
David protein bars went from startup to one of the hottest consumer products in America in under two years. But the ride has been anything but smooth. Founder and CEO Peter Rahal discusses building a breakout brand through lawsuits, a Jeffrey Epstein association, and the kind of social media heat most companies would run from. But can controversy—even the manufactured kind—be a net positive for a brand? Peter argues yes. This is an abridged transcript of an interview from Rapid Response, hosted

U.S. President Donald Trump intensified pressure on oil companies to lower gasoline prices following the recent decline in crude.
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TechCrunch's StrictlyVC evening in Los Angeles late last week brought together two of the more straight-talking investors working in AI right now. They were as entertaining as they were illuminating.
KNDS plans to list shares in Paris and Frankfurt, with current shareholders expected to sell up to 20% of existing share capital.
Berlin is planning to scrap a multi-billion-euro project to build the F126 frigates, according to the Financial Times.
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British disinfectant brand withdraws advert about a man’s efforts to find a ‘clean and untouched’ woman The British hygiene brand Dettol has apologised after an advertisement released in China, which it said was intended to criticise “toxic men”, was widely condemned on social media as offensive to women. The five-minute advert for a multipurpose disinfectant, released across many online platforms at the end of May, features a man comparing his girlfriend with his former partner. Learning that h

The Chinese tech giant said it had no ties to China’s military and that the U.S. government had violated the law by making that claim.

When I was a wee little boy growing up, I wanted to be a fireman. It seemed considerably more achievable than becoming a ThunderCat or Batman, which were my other career choices when I was 8 years old. At school I had absolutely no clue what I wanted to do as a career. Potentially something arty or sporty, but back in the ’90s I was told neither of those were moneymakers, so I had to think about getting a proper job. Today I would classify myself as a designer and educator helping the next gener

“One lawyer estimated that my brother and I would each walk away with a couple hundred thousand dollars.”
SK Hynix, one of the three major memory-chip makers that has surged in value due to huge demand for artificial-intelligence applications, said on Wednesday it’s going to issue American depository receipts, giving American investors an easier way of investing in the company.
The biggest lottery prize of the year so far was a $533 Mega Millions jackpot won by a ticket buyer from Illinois.

You can’t always get what you want. | Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Variety via Getty Images Bob Iger's tenure as CEO of Disney came to an end a few months ago, after two decades of leading the entertainment giant through some of its most pivotal transformations and acquisitions. Iger, in an exit interview with The Financial Times, has now confirmed some significant efforts that didn't pan out, such as walking away from buying Twitter, being snubbed by Apple, and losing out on the James Bond franchis

The year of the Brexit referendum represented a peak for stock prices and foreign investment in the country, but its attractiveness has waned
JPMorgan retained the top spot on the Forbes Global 2000 as AI-fueled dealmaking and capital raising helped banks and financial firms thrive in 2026.

Trump’s Iran war oil price shock could have been worse. Big Oil members of the Forbes Global 2000 will enjoy years of elevated demand as inventories rebuild from ‘tank bottoms.’

Jill Schlesinger isn’t afraid to tell you how to really handle your dollars and cents. The former head of an investment advisory firm, Schlesinger has served as a business analyst for CBS News since 2013, helping to translate complex financial issues for everyday viewers and listeners. Now she’s going to take her blunt advice to […]

I got my first job when I was 10—not at a lemonade stand or raking leaves, but babysitting. I started watching younger children for the neighbors and family friends in the fifth grade, taking on evening and weekend jobs that eventually turned into full summer days. By the time I was a teenager, I’d basically built my own small business: multiple families, recurring schedules, and a reputation I worked hard to maintain. At the time, babysitting just felt like a way to earn some money and independ

Dyson’s PencilWash cordless hard floor cleaner is on sale for $199.99 ($150 off) at Amazon. This is the lowest price yet for the powered wet mop that’s a cousin to the silly-sounding-but-awesome Dyson PencilVac Fluffycones vacuum. The PencilWash basically takes the sleek styling and design of the PencilVac and simplifies it into a single-purpose electric mop. It’s designed for all manner of hard home flooring, and its slim head and pivoting neck allow it to get low to reach underneath furniture.

Microchip stocks tumbled on Tuesday, but a look at similar one-day downturns in the semiconductor sector shows such declines are often fleeting.
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Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday morning. When Mike Cessario worked at creative agencies such as VaynerMedia and Crispin Porter + Bogusky (now Crispin), he

A veteran passport and visa concierge to the ultra-wealthy reveals how billionaire families approach international travel.

For years, living paycheck to paycheck was viewed primarily as a low-income problem. But new data suggests financial instability is expanding into the middle class as rising costs continue to outpace Americans’ ability to save. According to the 2026 Cash Poor Report, nearly half of the U.S. population (44%) identify as being cash-poor with less than $200 in their savings account and two-thirds reporting their financial situation is worse than expected. The proportion of cash-poor Americans unabl

Prime Day is here: We found 65+ deals to shop from Apple, Lego, Sony, and more Mashable We found the 137 best Amazon Prime Day deals after shopping thousands of offers CNN Amazon Prime Day deals are live: The best sales are up to 60% off our top picks from Apple, Adidas, Hanes, Shark and more Yahoo Prime Day 2026: The biggest deals to add to your wish list About Amazon Looking to Save Money? Here Are 100+ Prime Day Deals Under $50 Worth Adding to Your Cart CNET
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While management changes can influence investor sentiment, the magnitude of the move suggests other forces may be at play.
Dan Oneglia, liquid-credit strategist, called the capping mechanism a “feature and not a flaw” of the structure.
Mindfulness used to mean a few minutes of breathing at the end of a yoga class and maybe the occasional attempt at meditation. In the past, I didn’t have time for anything more. At least, I thought so. I was a budding entrepreneur, knee-deep in scaling BetterMe into something big. And it meant waking up to 200 unread Slack messages. If a blog post told me back then that mindful practices—layered consistently over time—would become one of my core leadership tools, I probably would have laughed an

Seth Klarman of The Baupost Group sees a supply-demand imbalance as companies demand capital that could prove difficult for investors.
Amazon just shut down its AI leaderboard tracking internal token usage. The gamification was driving more AI-powered tasks but fewer useful results. “Please don’t use AI just for the sake of using AI,” the Amazon SVP instructed his staff. Amazon is not alone. Uber blew past its 2026 artificial intelligence coding budget in just four months. Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, revealed that the company’s token usage has grown sevenfold in a year. Many companies including Meta, Microsoft and Salesforce a

Many fast food chains have had a rough several years. Inflationary pressures are prompting consumers to cut back on discretionary spending, which in turn is leading to declining foot traffic. Declining foot traffic puts pressure on profits, which doesn’t do a company’s stock price any favors. But today, one fast food chain’s stock price is surging. The Wendy’s Company (Nasdaq: WEN) is seeing its shares skyrocket a day after the burger chain announced it was yet again hiring an executive who had

“I would not like my money to fall into the hands of my former spouse.”
The South Korean chipmaker’s business has soared on booming AI demand.

A Polymarket-backed platform raised $1.5 million in a funding round to help build tools to detect suspicious trading activity.
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New details have emerged about Valor's latest fund, which last year announced it was raising an unspecified amount of capital.
It’s no secret that tipping culture in the U.S. is getting out of hand. For the past several years, tipping has turned into a hot button topic on social media, which abounds with stories of patrons confronted with the dreaded tablet touchscreen for everything from self-serve fast food to Airbnb stays. This phenomenon, dubbed “tip creep,” can make it difficult to discern what a normal tip even looks like in 2026. But a new report from the restaurant point-of-sale (POS) company Toast might shed

Amid the blazing soleil of the French Riviera, senior marketing and advertising executives from major brands — including Netflix, Unilever, Lego and Electronic Arts — joined Variety in the C-Suite in collaboration with Canva at Cannes Lions to discuss industry trends and how they’re evolving their strategies to reach consumers across the globe. Day 1 […]

A fast-growing offshore market is giving investors around the world an opportunity to trade what is expected to be the biggest IPO in history before it even happens — all while completely bypassing Wall Street.
Young Americans are looking for ways to stand out from their peers.
If your company has a bad quarter, you could potentially see your stock holdings fall and lose your job.
“He also wants me to downsize and move.”
J.P. Morgan strategists lifted their year-end S&P 500 forecast, saying they had been much too cautious around “unpredented” expectations for earnings growth.
Every brand has a story to tell in the modern era of reaching consumers across a multitude of platforms. Storytelling is key to leaving a lasting impact for the brand on the audience. The job of leading marketing for a major Fortune 500 brand is now the art of deciding how, when and in what […]

To qualify for the U.S. Department of Education's new interest rate discount on student loans, borrowers must meet several requirements. Here's what to know.
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Regulatory officials in Brussels are expected to greenlight Paramount’s $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a Financial Times report, following its approval earlier this month by the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division. Citing two sources familiar with the discussions, the FT reported that the European Commission was still hammering out final details […]

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Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto is pricing its truck at just under $25,000, but buyers have to be willing to make some sacrifices.
Toyota has notably leaned into hybrid vehicles while GM and others bet on all-electric vehicles, which saw lower-than-expected adoption from consumers.
U.S. and global benchmark oil prices have dropped back to levels they haven’t seen since before the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran started at the end of February, but it’s not because risks associated with the conflict have suddenly disappeared.
“The worry has become that Netflix is getting desperate to do something big,” an analyst says.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has floated the idea of a single “tap the brakes” rate hike.
AI chipmaker Cerebras has a staggered lock-up expiration that includes some shares becoming available for trading this week.
The U.S. Postal Service is no longer set to be out of cash in 2027, the agency's head says. But its finances remain shaky as Trump officials keep putting it in political hot water.
It seems that buzz is building on investing in energy stocks in the wake of the Iran conflict.
Recent price run-ups don’t mean a bubble is about to burst — unless you’re looking at this sector.
Agility Robotics, the humanoid robotics startup that spun out of Oregon State University in 2015, expects to generate $620 million in proceeds.
Lime, the Uber-backed electric scooter and bike sharing startup, has applied to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The company aims to raise $181.9 million, potentially valuing it at $1.8 billion. After nearly five years of teasing the move, Lime–formally known as Neuron Holdings–plans to sell nearly 7 million shares of its common stock. The expected IPO price is between $24 to $26 per share. Despite its presence in 230 cities and steady revenue growth, Lime has reported net losses each year s

Entrepreneurs are famously driven by a love of what they do, and a determination to make their efforts in business flourish for themselves, their employees, and clients. Still, at times additional motivation can be derived from knowing how much the most successful company founders and investors have amassed from their work—and, just as interesting, which corners of the world those affluent people are choosing to live in. The ranks of the world’s ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI)—or those

The Roundhill T-REX 2X Long DRAM Daily Target ETF (RAM) is a 2x levered version of the popular DRAM ETF.
Kalshi traders are not agreeing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's prediction that the U.S. economy will have 3% growth this year.
“They say I made $43,000 in 2019, but I actually made that in 2020.”
Live Nation has confirmed that the company had several meetings with the Department of Justice and the Office of the White House Counsel before a surprise antitrust trial settlement, while its president and CEO, Michael Rapino, held a conversation with President Donald Trump. In a notice filed on Monday and reviewed by Variety, attorneys for […]

If you’re looking for a good deal without spending hundreds, Prime Day discounts have pushed some of our favorite products under $50. You can pick up everything from Nintendo Switch games to Bluetooth speakers while sticking to your budget. We’ll keep this post updated throughout the sale as we find new deals and low prices, and make sure to check out our other coverage of Prime Day for deals that cost a little more. Hoto 3.6V Electric Screwdriver Kit Pro Hoto’s rechargeable screwdriver is ideal
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Options traders were buying a lot of protection on the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) on Tuesday.
On a special Cannes Lions edition of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade explains why the company is going all-in on the creator economy, launching a division to develop content and businesses with promising creators who are eager to grow. Billy Parks, head of Fox Creator Studios, also lays out the vision […]

As I move from a CMO role into a CEO role, I’ve realized that the transition isn’t as unconventional as some expect. The modern CMO role has become one of the broadest leadership assignments in the C-suite. Yet the transition still surprises more conventional business thinkers because many still picture marketing as campaigns, messaging, and advertising, rather than enterprise strategy. Spencer Stuart research shows that the most common path to the CEO seat is operations, followed by finance and

Elon Musk lost his trillionaire status on Tuesday after a brutal global tech rout erased billions from his wealth.

Sunrun, a provider of home battery storage, is working with Tesla to meet the energy needs of AI data centers.
AI-fueled “anxiety about layoffs and job security are still skyrocketing,” Glassdoor research finds.
Bitcoin, now in the eighth month of its bear market, dropped to an October 2024 low amid a pullback in tech stocks.
President Trump is demanding the DOJ look into why gas prices aren’t falling faster at the pump. Here are four practical factors at play.
The real risk facing executives today is not geopolitical instability; it’s treating instability as temporary. Volatility isn’t new, whether it’s geopolitical conflict, pandemics, or natural disasters. What has changed is the speed and scale at which these disruptions affect everything from sourcing and logistics to workforce planning and customer demand. The recent conflicts in the Middle East are reminders of how quickly regional events can create global ripple effects. Rising uncertainty arou

In May, GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen surprised the masses after announcing an unsolicited offer to buy eBay for nearly $56 billion—a deal that eBay’s board rejected and called “neither credible nor attractive.” In an interview with CNBC last month, Cohen provided little context about how the cash and stock deal would materialize. Between the company’s $11 billion market cap, $9 billion cash reserves and $20 billion financing confidence letter received from TD Securities, GameStop was still nearly $

The PCE inflation report will either calm Wall Street or ignite fears of a restrictive Fed.
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The future looks grim for people who rely on Social Security income in retirement. The program is barreling toward running out of funds by 2032 unless Congress intervenes, and women in particular stand to lose if that doesn’t happen. Experts predict that the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund, better known as OASI, will be depleted in as little as six years, or seven if we’re lucky. In the U.S. 63 million Americans receive Social Security benefits through that trust, which workers pay in

Nebraska shows how America’s Heartland can power U.S. bioeconomy leadership by linking innovation in agriculture, research, and industry.

Congress has passed a landmark housing affordability bill that could make the path to homeownership more attainable for many Americans, though President Donald Trump is now delaying signing the bipartisan bill into law. On Tuesday, the House overwhelmingly passed a bill—the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act—that aims to address the housing affordability crisis by revising federal housing programs, increasing the supply of affordable homes, and strengthening the role that community banks can play

Micron's quarterly earnings report follows a 700% surge in the memory maker's stock price over the past year.
Gold, silver and bitcoin are all falling to their lowest levels of the year as a strong dollar and fears of interest-rate hikes heap pressure on the “debasement trade.”
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The Fed's annual exercise comes at a pivotal moment for bank regulation because, unlike previous years, the results will not affect capital requirements.
Investors are seeing “the reality now of owning a very volatile space stock.”
A strategy that feels like free money actually lags the stock market over the long term.
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Victims currently face wait times of almost two years to resolve their cases, according to the National Taxpayer Advocate.
Germany may gradually raise its retirement age to 70 by 2092 — but such a move would fix only part of Social Security’s funding gap.
Shopping Roborock’s models can feel overwhelming. But there’s just one I recommend snagging during Prime Day.
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The announcements followed the release of the Federal Reserve's annual stress test, which found that all 32 large banks weathered a hypothetical recession.
Shares of fast-food chain Wendy’s rallied more than 25% on Wednesday.
Shares of Qualcomm soared on Wednesday after the company announced new revenue targets and a partership with Meta Platforms.
The once-high-flying AI chip maker’s stock has now dropped more than 50% from its all-time intraday high hit six weeks ago.
In its first earnings report since going public, the AI chipmaker forecast a narrower gross margin in its core business, scaring investors.
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Strategic research collaboration and license agreement is worth up to $1.9 billion to Abbisko

Right now he's merely a several-hundred-billionaire, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index.
Another wave of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurants are likely to close soon, the latest dramatic development in ongoing bankruptcy proceedings involving a prominent franchisee for the fast-food chicken chain. The franchisee, Sailormen Inc of Miami, has been trying to sell off its assets, which had included about 130 Popeyes locations at the time of its initial Chapter 11 petition in January. But in an auction last week, as many as 52 of those locations failed to find a bidder, a shocking new

South Korea's IPO activity has lagged that of its regional peers as the structure of the market and governance reforms collide.
Backed by Mayfield and Aramco Ventures, Vishal Sikka’s new venture brings together veterans from SAP, Infosys, and VianAI.
A lopsided House vote cleared the measure for President Trump’s signature after a lengthy back and forth and several nearly fatal blows to the legislation.

The runoff was one of the few races this year featuring both candidates endorsed by President Trump. His picks have had mixed results in governor’s contests.
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Alleged antifa members in Texas are sentenced for ICE protest The Washington Post Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison The Guardian Protesters sentenced to decades in US prison over alleged antifa ties Al Jazeera Decades-long sentences announced in shooting at Alvarado ICE facility NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Protesters Accused of Antifa Ties Sentenced to Up to 100 Years in ICE Attack The New York Times
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A judge has ordered the DHS to facilitate the return of a 20-year-old Honduran man with no criminal history after she found he was likely removed without due process.

Election Live Updates: New York’s High-Stakes Primaries Test Mamdani’s Reach The New York Times Capitol agenda: Jeffries gets preview of his future headaches Politico Jeffries downplays clash with Mamdani over New York primaries Axios New York primary election 2026: Key races, what's on the ballot FOX 5 New York New York State Primary Day 2026: Key congressional races and the Mamdani effect ABC7 New York
The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally.
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At least seven states will not send representatives to the event, which is put together by Freedom 250, a Trump-backed organizer.

Judge vacates Trump policy allowing arrests at immigration courts Politico Federal judge blocks Trump policy of making arrests at immigration courts nationwide CNN Federal judge vacates Trump officials’ immigration courthouse arrest policies The Guardian Judge blocks Trump administration from arresting immigrants at courts CBS News Federal Judge Bars ICE From Making Arrests in Immigration Courts The New York Times
The resolution is largely symbolic, but it adds to pressure on the White House to end the conflict once and for all.
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An officer was shot in the neck during the Texas disorder by "Antifa Cell operatives", prosecutors said.

The House on Tuesday gave final passage to a bill aimed at lowering costs for homebuyers and reining in private equity.
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Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman loses New York primary to former City Comptroller Brad Lander NBC News Brad Lander projected to win 10th Congressional District Democratic primary Spectrum News NY1 Rep. Dan Goldman unseated by Mamdani-backed Brad Lander Axios Mamdani is backing leftist candidates taking on incumbents in NYC. See live results. The Washington Post Brad Lander Isn’t an Incumbent. But He Has Run Like One. The New York Times
Adrian Boafo, a state delegate, won a primary to succeed the retiring Representative Steny Hoyer with help from more than $11 million in spending from pro-Israel and cryptocurrency interests.
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James R. Gadwood, the president’s nominee for chief counsel at the Internal Revenue Service, works at Miller & Chevalier, which has represented Mr. Trump in tax matters.

Federal judge blocks Trump policy of making arrests at immigration courts nationwide CNN Judge blocks Trump administration from arresting immigrants at courts CBS News Federal Judge Bars ICE From Making Arrests in Immigration Courts The New York Times Federal judge blocks ICE from making arrests at courthouses USA Today Judge vacates Trump policy allowing arrests at immigration courts Politico
Congress passes war powers measure for first time, rebuking Trump's war with Iran BBC Senate votes to limit Trump’s Iran war powers in rare rebuke CNN Senate joins House in rebuke of Trump over his war in Iran Defense One Senate Votes to Direct End to Iran War, Rebuking Trump on War Powers The New York Times Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict AP News
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Two candidates backed by the Democratic Socialist of America won their primaries, a year after the DSA-backed Zohran Mamdani won New York mayor's race.
Troubled Reflecting Pool faces fresh scrutiny over vandalism claims and duck deaths AP News Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. Internal Documents Raise Doubts. The New York Times Security cameras, extra guards at Reflecting Pool as Trump says six arrested SMH.com.au Man arrested near Trump’s reflecting pool plans to fight obscenity charge The Guardian A dead duck was seen in the Reflecting Pool. Then two more were found nearby. The Washington Post
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Gen. Chris Donahue has spent the past 18 months leading U.S. Army Europe and Africa, the command responsible for Army operations across both continents.

Democrats expect Nancy Lacore to run a competitive general election despite the district’s Republican leaning.
The Democratic state delegate defeated a crowded 24-person field in the race to replace retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer in the 5th District.

Moderate Democrat Wins Primary in Utah for Newly Blue Salt Lake City Seat The New York Times Former U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams wins Utah Democratic primary Axios 2026 Utah Primary Election Results: Live updates, races, and coverage on ABC4 ABC4 Utah It’s primary election day in Utah. There’s still time to vote. The Salt Lake Tribune Former Utah Rep. Ben McAdams is on track to return to Congress Politico
Jack Schlossberg fell well short of his bid to win a highly contested Democratic primary in Manhattan, his campaign hurt by staff defections and missed meetings.

Federal Judge Bars ICE From Making Arrests in Immigration Courts The New York Times Judge blocks Trump administration from arresting immigrants at courts CBS News Federal judge blocks Trump policy of making arrests at immigration courts nationwide CNN Bay Area immigrants fought ICE courthouse arrests. Their win covers every court in America San Francisco Chronicle Federal judge blocks ICE from making arrests at US courthouses USA Today
Her victory in the Democratic contest for the 6th District blocks former Rep. David Trone from returning to Congress.

Former Utah House Democrat wins primary for redistricted seat in Utah The Hill Moderate Democrat Wins Primary in Utah for Newly Blue Salt Lake City Seat The New York Times Former U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams wins Utah Democratic primary Axios 2026 Utah Primary Election Results: Live updates, races, and coverage on ABC4 ABC4 Utah It’s primary election day in Utah. There’s still time to vote. The Salt Lake Tribune
New York Democrat Micah Lasher wins House primary that drew big spending from AI groups NBC News Micah Lasher projected to win 12th Congressional District Democratic primary Spectrum News NY1 Schlossberg’s Defeat Dampens Dream of a Renewed Camelot The New York Times Micah Lasher wins primary to succeed his political mentor in star-studded contest The Washington Post Live NY-12 Democratic primary election results 2026 FOX 5 New York
Schlossberg was running for the seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.
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This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. The U.S. Defense Department demonstrated several high-energy laser and high-power microwave weapons for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, the first publicly known instance of a sitting U.S. defense secretary personally observing a live directed energy weapon firing. The demonstration, which occurred at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range i

8 convicted in Texas immigration center shooting and protest are sentenced to decades in prison AP News Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison The Guardian Alleged antifa members get decades in prison over violent ICE protest The Washington Post Decades-long sentences announced in shooting at Alvarado ICE facility NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Prairieland Defendant Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Moving a Box of Antifascist Zines The
Mayor Zohran Mamdani shook the Democratic establishment by helping drive three progressive candidates to victory.
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Gloria Steinem is ensconced in a plush red armchair in her living room. On her right is Louise McDonald Herne, a Mohawk Bear Clan Mother, dressed in white linen with burgundy and purple ribbons. On her left is Michelle Schenandoah from the Oneida Nation Wolf Clan, creator of a show on PBS discussing rematriation: the process of centering Indigenous women’s voices and philosophies into daily life. On this Monday afternoon, Steinem’s living room is filled with 20 or so people: a diplomat from th

Judge bars immigration arrests at US courthouses in a setback for Trump AP News Judge blocks Trump administration from arresting immigrants at courts CBS News Federal judge blocks Trump policy of making arrests at immigration courts nationwide CNN Bay Area immigrants fought ICE courthouse arrests. Their win covers every court in America San Francisco Chronicle Judge vacates Trump policy allowing arrests at immigration courts Politico
A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States, not just near the border.
Senate votes to block Trump from resuming Iran war The Washington Post Senate Passes Resolution Directing Trump to End Hostilities With Iran WSJ US: Senate votes to end to Trump's Iran war in rare rebuke DW.com Senate Votes to Direct End to Iran War, Rebuking Trump on War Powers The New York Times In symbolic vote, Congress directs Trump to remove forces from Iran war NPR
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The group is asking members across all 250 chapters to weigh who they want to back in the next presidential election and why, according to a plan first shared with POLITICO.
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Three Democrats who have been outspoken in their criticism of Israel won primaries in New York on Tuesday, signaling their party’s new skepticism of the country and its actions.

The president has been unhappy with pushback from Republican senators and a resistance to abandoning the filibuster to pass new voting restrictions.

The first housing package in decades will take time to put into effect, testing the patience of families rankled by high prices.

Plus, why some tech companies are telling workers to cut back on A.I.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was scheduled to meet with leaders in Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Bahrain, which were targeted by Iranian attacks during the war.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani flexed his political muscle, getting a clean sweep as his three endorsed congressional candidates advanced to November’s general election
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Congress has passed the largest housing affordability bill in decades. And all three candidates endorsed by New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani have won their primaries.
Burnham's top team starting to take shape as questions remain over his policies and priorities.

An investigation is targeting current and former police executives, sources familiar with it told ABC News.

The president complained that prices at the pump haven’t dropped sharply enough despite a sharp slump in crude prices since the Iran peace deal went into effect.

All three congressional candidates who were backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani won in Tuesday’s primary, bolstering his political movement.

The path back to a House majority could run through states such as Iowa, where Democrats in recent elections have struggled to win over rural voters.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said once Iranian frozen assets are released, they will be overseen by Treasury and routed largely to U.S. agriculture, medicines.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani waded into Democratic U.S. House primaries to boost three progressives over establishment-backed candidates. All of them won Tuesday, defeating two incumbents and essentially ensuring that two self-described democratic socialists will be elected to Congress in their deep blue districts. The mayor said it was a question of electing “better Democrats” who would “put working people back at the heart of politics.” The approach consternated some in Democratic leader

A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to submit a status report next month updating the court about why tarps have stood in front of the building’s sign since President Donald Trump’s name was removed.

Masculinism is a belief that feminism emasculates men, and men should be in control while women stay at home raising children. The Atlantic writer Helen Lewis says the movement is becoming mainstream.
At high-stakes meetings with the White House, Anthropic's cofounder—a "weirdo," per one official—has been replaced by cofounder Tom Brown.

Just ahead of closely contested midterms, Texas is about to get a new top voting official. Many locals there fear the frontrunner is a state lawmaker and pastor with no election experience.
Duane Mitchell has big plans for the United States’ 250th anniversary. Mitchell, a 78-year-old veteran in Montana, plans to take a red, white and blue 1954 Chevrolet pickup that he restored and drive it in local parades for the Fourth of July. In honor of the country’s milestone anniversary, he bought a decorative eagle to mount on the back of the truck, accompanied by American flags. “I’ll be driving my pickup,” he said, referring to his role in the parades. “Usually we freeze a whole bunch of

President Donald Trump was expected to celebrate a new housing package with Democratic and Republican lawmakers — especially a provision having to do with banning big investors from owning single-family homes.
Cash might be a relic, but — like royalty and emperors — President Trump still wants his face on American currency.
Six intelligence officials were fired and nearly four dozen others were sent back to their home agencies elsewhere, former officials said.

President Trump said he is putting off signing a bipartisan housing reform bill until Congress passes his SAVE America Act.
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Alex Bores (D-NY) enters his watch party at The Freehand Hotel after conceding the congressional race to Micah Lasher who will replace Rep Jerry Nadler (D-NY) in NY's 12th Congressional District on June 23, 2026 in New York City. | Photo by Laura Brett/Getty Images. The expensive, $27 million political proxy war between Anthropic and OpenAI came to a draw last night when Alex Bores, a New York state Assemblyman whose popularity surged after being targeted by a pro-AI super PAC, narrowly lost t

America stands to gain from NATO by viewing it not as a European-only effort but as a key pillar of global leadership and an edge in strategic competition with China.

Judge Denise Casper ruled that the president lacks the authority to oversee elections.

The searches, by police internal affairs investigators and federal authorities, stemmed from earlier scrutiny of Jeffrey Maddrey, the former chief of the department, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The anti-establishment left surged. How shaken are party leaders?

Sentiment is shifting amid frustration in the antiabortion movement that more abortions are happening now than when Roe v. Wade fell.

The party secured key victories in New York City, but battles across the state suggest a larger fight awaits in the fall.
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Donald Trump’s attacks on science began on the very first day of his second presidential term. On January 20, 2025, he withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, declared a national emergency to justify the expansion of fossil fuels, and repealed multiple environmental protections. That was just the start. Since Trump returned to office, his administration has carried out some 574 attacks on science, according to a new tracker from the nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists (
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) says her staff used AI for "spellcheck" in an amendment summary for a major defense bill, but denies it was used for the bill text itself and says "NO Legislation is ever drafted with AI." Luna issued the response after accounts on X began sharing screenshots of an amendment summary for the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. It reads: "Identical to H.R. 100 (118th Congress).11:25 AM????Claude responded: Requires the Secretary of Defense to designate Departmen
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Alex Bores’s close loss in New York could pave the way for other Democrats to take political advantage of being attacked by the increasingly unpopular A.I. industry.

Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote AP NewsSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News
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Pro-Israel leaders in New York expressed alarm at the primary victories of three Democratic candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Progressive Jewish groups celebrated.
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The Justice Department had sought information about care provided at New York City hospitals, which were the subject of the ruling.

People have long gathered in solidarity by the Reflecting Pool, but amid the turmoil of President Trump’s attempted repairs there is little unity to be found.
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Top aide to former NYC mayor Eric Adams indicted on bribery charges The Washington Post FBI, NYPD conduct searches across city in corruption investigation of police executives ABC7 New York Frank Carone, Longtime Eric Adams Associate, Is Arrested in Bribery Scheme The New York Times Feds indict former Mayor Adams adviser Frank Carone in migrant housing bribery scheme Gothamist Top aide to former Mayor Eric Adams arrested: sources PIX11
“I obviously have a room in his head,” the former president said.

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The proposal was all but dead on arrival in the Senate, where it would need bipartisan support, and comes amid growing G.O.P. skepticism about the conflict.

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee sent letters Wednesday to the contractors overseeing the renovation at the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.

Dozens of books are sure to result from the staggering events of Donald Trump’s second term, from the president’s unprecedented grip on the media to the spectacle of America’s tech leaders kissing his ring and the constant challenges to civil liberties. One of the first major ones out of the gate is “Regime Change: Inside […]

Just days after a gunman killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, it became clear that President Donald Trump would use the assassination to fuel a crackdown on free speech. To avenge Kirk's death, the administration vowed to go after so-called "antifa" (otherwise known as antifascist) terrorists. Now that promise is bearing fruit. This week, eight Texas activists were sentenced to between 30 and 100 years in prison - one for attempted murder, but most for supposedly belonging to an insurrecti

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought asked House Speaker Mike Johnson for billions in extra spending for the Iran war.
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The president had a lengthy and angry exchange with Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and lit into other Republicans who voted to check his war powers.
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Also, Western Europe is sweltering. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
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A look at the backlash to same-sex marriage — its strength, seriousness and the reasons behind it.

In a 6-3 decision this week, the Supreme Court reinstated the murder conviction in the Etan Patz case.

Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall AP News Road closures in effect for Great American State Fair. Here's a map NBC4 Washington Celebrating America’s birthday, Trump-style NBC News Stealth bomber flyovers, military bands and a presidential speech: Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally PBS Trump set to mark nation's 250th birthday with campaign-style rally Reuters
Trump cancels signing of landmark bill aimed at lowering housing costs BBC Trump scraps housing bill signing to pressure Senate GOP on SAVE Act PBS Trump cancels signing of largest housing affordability bill in a generation CNN Congress passes the largest housing affordability bill in decades — and Trump cancels the signing NPR Miller-Meeks presses Trump to sign housing bill after his abrupt delay The Des Moines Register
Democratic leaders found that their traditional tools, from rallies to phone banks to big-name campaign events, were no match for the left’s ground game and messaging.

The White House is pressing major defense firms to expand missile and munitions output as Iran talks and weapons stockpile concerns put new pressure on the Pentagon’s industrial base.
Why Trump’s algae problem is much bigger than the Reflecting Pool The Washington Post Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. Internal Documents Raise Doubts. The New York Times Lawmakers demand answers as turmoil over Reflecting Pool repair continues AP News Man arrested near Trump’s reflecting pool plans to fight obscenity charge The Guardian Trump lays out new details on Reflecting Pool ‘vandals’ The Hill
But the proposal faces an uphill battle and comes one day after Congress passed a resolution rebuking Trump's military action in Iran.
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The primary victories of leftist Democratic congressional candidates in New York came as some leaders were urging the party to move to the center to broaden its appeal.
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Ghislaine Maxwell argues in newly released filings that the release of Epstein files has exposed alleged violations that invalidate her 2021 sex-trafficking conviction.

Frank Carone, Longtime Eric Adams Associate, Is Arrested in Bribery Scheme The New York Times FBI, NYPD conduct searches across city in corruption investigation of police executives ABC7 New York Who is Frank Carone, the former Eric Adams official who allegedly accepted $120K in bribes? City & State New York N.Y.P.D., F.B.I. Search Homes of Police Officials in Corruption Inquiries The New York Times Ex-NYPD spox's phone seized, 2 officials put on modified duty in criminal probe: Sources NBC
Rail company Deutsche Bahn had to pause train services across the country for more than two-and-a-half hours.

40 people drown as France seeks relief from record heat The Washington Post Extreme heat in Paris causes Eiffel Tower closure CBS News Europe heatwave: Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in record June heat BBC Europe: The World's Fastest-warming Continent Barron's Summer hot spot takes drastic step as extreme heat puts tourists at risk Yahoo
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A decade ago, many economists argued the UK would sustain longer-term economic damage by leaving the EU. So what did happen?

The outgoing PM is offering "access talks" with the civil service to Labour leadership candidates.

Nations are increasingly battling for control in the space domain to strengthen military signals against disruptions and spoofing attacks on GPS navigation systems.

President Trump appears to be describing his preferences as fully negotiated deals, in hopes of locking the Iranians in. The question is whether a succession of such disputes will sink the whole venture.

Cyber Partisans from Belarus helped disrupt Russian troop movements in 2022. Now the anti-Lukashenka hacker group is increasingly targeting Russia itself.

Rachel Reeves would be offered a more junior cabinet role, the BBC understands.

Overshadowed by conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the fighting in Myanmar’s isolated heartland has reached new depths.
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Autobiographical work Free Me aims to encourage victims to speak out in country where violence against women is rising There are audible gasps in the auditorium in Nairobi as a husband launches a volley of blows and slaps on his wife and pushes her to the floor. “I wish I could spare you this,” the wife tells the audience. “My husband beat me up as if we were in a bar fight. Except, in a bar someone fights back.” The scene comes from Free Me, an autobiographical play by Gathoni Kimuyu, a Kenyan

A string of political victories and deep-strike successes has bolstered confidence in Ukraine amid its long-running war with Russia.
Ukraine is raising the cost of war for Russia — and testing Putin's resolve CNBC Russia eyes diesel export ban, fuel imports amid Ukrainian strikes; Crimea restricts public life Reuters Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 16, 2026 Institute for the Study of War Petrol shortages and ‘oil rain’ bring Russia-Ukraine war home to Moscow Al Jazeera Russia’s Gasoline Crunch Spreads After Refinery Attacks Bloomberg.com
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Ukraine is raising the cost of war for Russia — and testing Putin's resolve CNBC Russia eyes diesel export ban, fuel imports amid Ukrainian strikes; Crimea restricts public life Reuters Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 16, 2026 Institute for the Study of War Petrol shortages and ‘oil rain’ bring Russia-Ukraine war home to Moscow Al Jazeera As fuel shortages spread across Russia, Moscow lifts tanker entry permits to keep gas stations supplied Meduza
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Investigators said one of the teenagers who allegedly opened fire on students at a high school had regularly used the GoreBox gaming app Philippine authorities have temporarily blocked the online gaming app GoreBox days after a rare school shooting in the south-east Asian nation killed three students and injured 20 others. Investigators said that of the two teenagers accused of opening fire on students at San Jose National high school in Tacloban city, one had regularly played the game, which al

Finland’s Total Defense model shows how AI and retail infrastructure combine to strengthen national resilience and supply chain security.

Live Updates: Trump says Iran "completely agreed" to nuclear inspections, but Tehran denies any such plans CBS News Trump keeps claiming Iran made concessions. Iran keeps denying them CNN Iran war day 117: Nuclear inspections dispute as US Senate curbs war powers Al Jazeera US and Iran dispute whether Tehran has agreed to nuclear inspections AP News Iran says no new commitments on nuclear sites after Vance says inspectors to be invited back BBC
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Live updates: Temperature records broken across Europe as countries issue health alerts CNN Power cuts in France leave thousands sweltering amid scorching heatwave Reuters Europe heatwave: Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in record June heat BBC Popular city bans public alcohol amid heat wave as people take risks to cool down Fox News Paris in ‘heatwave mode’ has banned alcohol at some public events. Can other cities follow its lead? The Guardian
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The heatwave is expected to spread to other parts of western Europe on Wednesday, before extending eastwards over the weekend.
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France had its hottest June day ever, with forecasters in Britain predicting that the record for the highest temperature for this time of year was also likely to be broken.
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Yasmina alleges she was held along with her five children, and they were all cut off from the outside world.

The inquiry will says it will initially focus on Oldham, Bradford and Keighley, and London.

Government supporters are showing off new ties with alleged former dissidents in a bid to show that they can withstand enemies at home as well as abroad.

France has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, officials said.

A heat-related power outage left around 68,000 homes without electricity in western France as record-breaking heat sweeps Europe.
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The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency has signaled that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a day after U.S. and Iran offered contradictory remarks about the issue.
Growing number of cases involve police working as rideshare drivers while carrying government-issued guns When the gap between his salary and his family’s basic expenses began widening dramatically, Diego – like many other Argentinians – started working as a rideshare driver on top of his day job. He usually does a few hours at the end of his 12-hour shift; and more on his days off. It would be just another story from recession-ridden Argentina, but for the fact that Diego is a federal police of

There will be no tolls, insurance costs, or charges of any kind for ships looking to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said.
Few schools in Britain or France have air-conditioning to keep children cool in soaring temperatures, leaving parents, teachers and officials divided about what to do.

The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency says Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim U.S.-Iran to reach an end to the war
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France is being forced to re-think its longstanding reservations about air-conditioning as temperatures soar.
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Leftist Iván Cepeda conceded to far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella who won by razor-thin margin The defeated leftwing candidate in Colombia’s presidential runoff has conceded to the far-right, Trump-admiring millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella. Since Sunday night, the preliminary count had already pointed to a De la Espriella victory by a razor-thin margin of less than 1% of the vote. Continue reading...

The jump in oil exports comes as the threat level for ships crossing Hormuz has been downgraded to "moderate."
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Rafael Grossi says the IAEA is "working on modalities" but an Iranian minister says such access would only be part of a final deal with the US.

Woman detained at airport after allegedly making racist remarks directed at workers unloading baggage, police say Brazil’s federal police have detained a Spanish citizen in São Paulo’s international Guarulhos airport for racism, in the latest of a series of high-profile arrests of foreign tourists on similar grounds. Brazil has some of the strictest anti-racism laws in Latin America. Insulting a person on the basis of race carries a penalty of imprisonment from two to five years and a fine. Con

France reports first Ebola patient as cases in Africa surge above 1,000 The Washington Post France confirms first Ebola case BBC France confirms 1st Ebola case linked to DRC as UN warns outbreak is fastest-growing in Africa's history ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos France reports first Congo outbreak linked Ebola case dw.com France confirms first Ebola case in doctor who had worked in DRC The Guardian
Some 72 ships loaded with 19 million barrels of oil have passed through Hormuz in the past 24 hours, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.
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The ambulance service says it is struggling to reach patients suffering "heat related illnesses".
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The president has sought to recast the Iranian government as he pursues a peace deal. But there are signs that a softening on Iran in the Republican Party goes well beyond him.
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A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake was reported near the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami warning.
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The growth in sales has slowed significantly after a critical government grant programme was cut.

Based on current trends parts of the UK are set to see 40C summers regularly within a couple of decades.

The biodegradable material can help improve healing after surgery—or an avocado-related accident.

Archaeologists have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of Viking society.
A photograph of Earth glowing in deep space, the moon’s cratered horizon stretching across its foreground, caught many people’s eyes in April 2026. Astronauts captured the image while aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission, and like the famous Apollo 8 “Earthrise” image, the picture felt instantly real and inspiring for many. But when almost anyone can fabricate a visually similar image in seconds from a text prompt using artificial intelligence, how do people decide which image is real? The prolifera

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new twist in what happens when cells die. As dying cells break apart, they leave behind tiny “footprints of death” packed with newly discovered particles that help guide the immune system to clean up the remains. But researchers found that influenza viruses can exploit this process, hiding inside these microscopic packages and potentially using them to spread to nearby cells.
"It is an incredible exhibit and incredible sight."

What if consciousness isn’t limited to brains like ours? Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that consciousness could arise in many different forms of life, even in beings built from radically different materials than those found on Earth. Drawing on the vastness of the universe and the likely existence of countless alien civilizations, they suggest it would be surprisingly Earth-centric to assume that only Earth-like biology can support conscious experience.
The northern lights might appear over some parts of the northern U.S. on Wednesday night.

The burning of fossil fuels is raising temperatures worldwide, but local factors, on land and at sea, determine which regions warm most rapidly.
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GLP-1s may help reduce impulsivity, alcohol intake, and violent behaviors in adults. Image Credit: munro/gettyimages A recent study found that GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy may help lower impulsive and violent behaviors. The researchers noted that higher impulsivity and alcohol use were significantly associated with violent behavior overall, but were weaker among those using GLP-1s. The findings suggest additional mental health benefits of GLP-1 drugs beyond alcohol use and addi
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The FDA approved the first nonprescription sale of Dexcom’s continuous glucose monitor for children ages 2 to 18 with diabetes. Svetikd/Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor for children under 18. Experts say the over-the-counter version will make this helpful technology more widely available to families who need diabetes care. The devices could help parents and children make healthy lifestyle decisions, but the tec
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“This medication was generic.”
Molly Madore (left) and her mother, Diane Madore, underwent the same noninvasive weight loss procedure, losing a combined 163 pounds. Design by Healthline / Photo Courtesy of Diane and Molly A mother and daughter teamed up to undergo the same noninvasive weight loss procedure after years of difficulty with weight management. After Molly Madore’s success following an endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG), her mother, Diane Madore, underwent the same procedure, resulting in a combined 163-pound

Misinformation about sunscreen on social media platforms like TikTok appears to attract more engagement, according to a new study. Image Credit: Photo by Westend61/GettyImages A new study found that TikTok videos promoting misinformation about sunscreen tend to receive higher engagement. However, while some videos containing sunscreen misinformation garner more attention, a majority of sunscreen content on the platform is positive. Experts warn that even a small amount of misinformation ca

Small amounts of physical activity, like everyday chores, can boost your mood and even count toward your exercise goals. Image Credit: Getty Images/Oleh_Slobodeniuk New research has found that as little as 5 to 10 minutes of physical activity can provide an immediate boost to both mood and energy. Exercise and everyday movement are associated with meaningful improvements in emotional health. Even small bursts of physical activity can help you meet your fitness goals. Exercise provides vario
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The manufacturing processes used to produce ultra-processed foods are linked to negative impacts on human health. Image Credit: Andy Sacks/Getty Images A recent study has found that it may not just be what’s in ultra-processed foods that makes them unhealthy, but how they’re made. The study noted that factors such as changes in the food’s cellular structure, loss of beneficial chemical compounds, and additives and chemicals in packaging may all pose health risks. This adds to previous rese

HHS announced it would request updates to the warning labels for testosterone replacement therapy products. Malorny/Getty Images The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed key changes to the labeling of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) products. The proposed changes could expand access to TRT for men with idiopathic and age-related hypogonadism. According to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the changes reflect the most current scientific evidence on the risks a

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 18: Fans cheer for the New York Knicks as a float with Karl-Anthony Towns and teammates pass by during the New York Knicks Championship ticker tape parade and victory rally celebrating winning the 2026 NBA Finals on June 18, 2026 in New York City. The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games to win their first NBA Championship in 53 years. (Photo by Caleb Bowlin/Getty Images) An off-duty EMT saved a man’s life with Narcan during an apparent overd

Jayme Cohen Lynde’s rare tumor diagnosis led to a major surgery and a long recovery. Now, she is a thriving mom of two daughters. Image Credit: Photos by Jayme Cohen Lynde/Collage by Andrew Nguyen A lump in Jayme Cohen Lynde’s neck led to a carotid body tumor diagnosis and a second rare tumor called a paraganglioma. Surgery to remove the paraganglioma lasted 24 hours and required months of recovery, including relearning how to speak and swallow. Years later, doctors discovered a recurring tu

Studies show that diet, fitness, and multivitamins may help slow the aging process. Image Credit: Maria Sher/Stocksy Research suggests that taking a multivitamin every day may help slow the signs of biological aging. A recent study found that higher midlife cardiorespiratory fitness levels may be associated with a longer life span. According to new research, short-term dietary changes may help lower the gap between biological age and chronological age in older adults. Diet, lifestyle factor

The review of Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust is expected to detail how failings led to deaths and avoidable harm.

Using GLP-1s may increase your risk of heat-related illnesses. Image Credit: Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images GLP-1 medications may increase heat-related risks by suppressing thirst and reducing fluid intake. Thirst reduction may lead to severe dehydration and even kidney damage. GLP-1 drugs may also lower blood pressure in some people, potentially leading to other heat-related issues in people with low blood pressure. People using GLP-1s also need to properly store their medications, a
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Jennifer Seigrist (left) and her daughter Taisie Seigrist (right). Photo by Jennifer Seigrist The FDA has approved Afrezza, an inhaled insulin, for children and adolescents. Taisie Seigrist is a 15-year-old who took part in the clinical trial for Afrezza. Seigrist said the needle-free option has changed her life. When Taisie Seigrist was 10 years old, she began experiencing persistent thirst and the urge to urinate frequently. “She would come home from school and drink five glasses of water

Mayim Bialik recently shared the “nightmare” experience she had after using a GLP-1 drug. Image Credit: Laurent Koffel/Getty Images Actor Mayim Bialik has shared her “nightmare” experience that left her with weeks of side effects after one GLP-1 medication dose. Bialik said her symptoms included severe diarrhea and full-body aches. She revealed that she tried a GLP-1 after her doctor suggested it may help with her autoimmune disease symptoms. Emmy Award-winning actor Mayim Bialik, of “Blos
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Under President Trump, more federal attention and support has gone towards anti-abortion Christian centers. A watchdog group says many of them mislead patients with promises to "rule out" ectopic pregnancies.
NPR reports from Mongbwalu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The fight to contain the virus faces obstacles from lack of supplies to residents who doubt that the virus is real.
“People should be alarmed. This is a health crisis. It’s also an economic crisis for families and government,”
Setting a weight loss goal may yield greater success with GLP-1 drugs like Zepbound. Image Credit: Crispin la valiente/GettyImages A recent study found that people who set personal weight loss targets may achieve greater results with GLP-1 medications. People using tirzepatide (Zepbound or Mounjaro) saw more weight loss if they set goals or had previously tried structured diet plans. The results also indicate that women tended to experience greater weight loss with GLP-1s than men, suggest
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French health ministry says patient’s contacts are being traced and that risk to European public is very low The first case of Ebola has been confirmed in France, the country’s health ministry has said, in a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission to an area affected by the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The patient was transferred to a specialist facility and was in a stable condition, the ministry said in a statement. “All precautionary measures, including the pa

“The letter asked whether I had a favorite caregiver and if I would like to make a contribution in their honor.”
We are at an inflection point in pediatric healthcare. Across the U.S., health plans are increasingly recognizing the clinical and economic value of genomic testing. Policies are expanding. Coverage is improving. For families navigating complex, often unexplained conditions, that progress matters. But coverage alone does not guarantee care. As a physician who has practiced at the bedside and worked within the payer system, I’ve seen this gap from both sides. For children with suspected rare dise

Families will continue to be failed unless the NHS makes meaningful changes, BBC's Michael Buchanan writes.

When Kelly Lacob was 14 years old, her mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. After 14 years in remission, the cancer returned during Lacob’s first year at Stanford Graduate School of Business. She graduated and moved home to care for her mother full time, becoming her primary caregiver. The experience gave her a close view of the gaps in women’s health care. “Even when we have access to great quality healthcare, we still have so many questions of what should we be asking the doctor,” says La

An estimated 14 million Medicare Part D recipients could obtain Wegovy, Foundayo, and Zepbound for $50 per month. Johner Images/Getty Images Federal officials announced the launch of a Medicare GLP-1 Bridge pilot program that reduces the cost of certain GLP-1 medications prescribed for weight loss. Under the program, Wegovy, Foundayo, and Zepbound KwikPens will cost $50 per month for eligible participants enrolled in Medicare Part D plans. The program begins on July 1 and continues through D
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Donna Ockenden's largest review of NHS maternity services also finds a "bullying and toxic culture".

Your face called, and it’s low-key offended you might trust TikTok more than WIRED.

Experts say the cost of living, pandemic and boom in unhealthy food are behind the rise in cases.

England fans have been left frustrated by the goalless draw against Ghana, but were Thomas Tuchel's side fortunate not to have given away a penalty?

There’s so much money at stake in the NBA draft that falling a few slots could cost a player $30 million.
The Indiana Pacers don't currently own a pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. What teams could be good partners for a trade that gets the Pacers a selection?

England's drab goalless draw with Ghana is no cause to panic - but it does serve as a reality check, writes Phil McNulty.
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England manager Thomas Tuchel defends Jude Bellingham after the midfielder is involved in a heated row with Ghana boss Carlos Queiroz.
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Ghana correspondent Thomas Naadi reports from Black Star Square in Accra.

England remain top of Group L, but will now have to wait until their game against Panama to ensure qualification for the World Cup knockout phase.
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Katelyn Ohashi is back. Seven years after retiring, the elite gymnastics prodigy and viral sensation announced her comeback and a potential run at the LA 2028 Olympics.

The ball, which is believed to date from between 1540 and 1570, was discovered in Stirling in the 1970s.

Check out which two veteran first basemen in plus matchups and friendly hitting conditions have the most compelling home run bets on today’s MLB slate.

Dustin Poirier broke his silence after his viral airport arrest video, saying he is at the point where he needs help with alcohol and life after fighting.

The 2025 NBA Draft yielded plenty of interesting takeaways.

FC Barcelona target Julian Alvarez can exploit a legal loophole and cancel his Atletico Madrid contract in order to join the Catalans.

It's not that MLS made Messi better. But it may have helped him emphasize traits that make a major difference on the international level.

Ex-Barcelona loanee, and former Atletico Madrid permanent signing, Joao Felix has given his support to Julian Alvarez while taking a dig at the Metropolitano club.

Former FC Barcelona assistant manager, and now Real Madrid head coach, Jose Mourinho has addressed the Catalan club and what he’ll do with Kylian Mbappe.

The first round of the 2026 NBA draft has concluded, and AJ Dybantsa headlined the group as the No. 1 overall pick for the Washington Wizards.

A new Tiger Woods-designed golf course is set to be built at the Tributer Resort in central Virginia, providing the lifestyle community with a second championship course.

Captain Ben Stokes admits England are under the “highest amount of pressure” since he and coach Brendon McCullum took charge four years ago.

The U.S. is easing its restrictions on Iran's World Cup team. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday the squad could travel into the country two days before its next match.
Scotland will play their final group stage match against Brazil later, with hopes of making it to the knock-out stages.

North Carolina's new sports betting tax reporting bill gives the state direct access to sportsbook data, setting a standard that could reshape how states track bettors.

Brands Hatch, COTA, and Zandvoort will all hold an e-Prix in 2027.

Indianapolis 500 winning driver Felix Rosenqvist is leaving Meyer Shank Racing. Sports Money analyzes his potential landing spots and its impact on other driver moves.

On June 22, Lionel Messi became the all-time leading goal scorer in the World Cup, 20 years after his first time in the tournament in 2006. A lot has changed for Messi in those two decades, but his most avid fans might have noticed that one thing stayed more or less the same: his footwear. When Messi first stepped onto the World Cup pitch at the age of 18, he was wearing a pair of Adidas F50.6 TUNiT cleats. And while setting his goalscoring record, he was wearing a custom pair of cleats—called t

This curious phenomenon was documented by the seismometer at the University of Bergen, which recorded slight vibrations whenever the national team scored a goal.
“There’s no doubt who the favorite is, it’s Sinner,” Patrick McEnroe said on a recent ESPN call with reporters. "He's the clear favorite."

Soccer has ‘cult-like status,’ and World Cup visitors are going to great lengths to afford their trips to the U.S.
Serena Williams returns to tennis at Wimbledon 2026. How does she compare to Aryna Sabalenka, the most dominant player in the game?

Nelly Korda sets out to join history this week at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship as she goes for her third straight major championship.

Here's how you can watch the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix for free.

NASCAR and The Rolling Stones are joining forces in a first-of-its-kind collaboration blending racing, music, merchandise and life on the road.

The IndyCar race at Road America drew nearly 1 million more TV viewers over last year's race at the same track as IndyCar continues to deliver increased ratings for FOX.

Jazwares is releasing toys based on "Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters," including Squishmallows and plush figures following the first anniversary celebration of the animated blockbuster.

Alexis Wilkins, the conservative country singer who is the longtime girlfriend of FBI director Kash Patel, is responding to critics after announcing that she has been booked to perform at a Freedom 250 event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Wednesday. She was invited to sing because of her standing as a popular performer, […]

The YA film is the latest adaptation from the House of Ron, a 10-title collaboration built on the global success of the author's Wattpad novels.

Larry David is celebrating the United States’ 250th birthday with his new HBO show, “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America,” but he wasn’t feeling too patriotic when President Donald Trump marked the nation’s milestone anniversary with a UFC fight at the White House. “It was a travesty,” David told […]

“Saturday Night Live” alum Leslie Jones recently told “The Sam Sanders Show” that she found it “frustrating” that the writers at “SNL” would often typecast her as angry and aggressive. “It was kind of frustrating that they would always make me the girl that was angry and beating up people or in love with a […]

K-pop rookies AND2BLE are anything but new, having stemmed from two successful K-pop groups. But, they're ready to start over & embrace the change with their debut EP.

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KCON LA 2026 announced exclusive special stages featuring NCT's Taeyong collaboration with Anderson .Paak, TREASURE unit HYUNHAYO, and world-renowned beatboxer, WING.

Curry Barker’s horror thriller "Obsession," starring Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston, is reportedly coming soon to digital streaming as the film maintains its incredible hold at the worldwide box office.

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The Indo-French animated feature “Heirloom” has formalized its French co-production with Paris-based Condor Films and secured the CNC’s Aide aux Cinémas du Monde grant. The period family fantasy marks the debut feature of Upamanyu Bhattacharyya. Bhattacharyya previously won the City of Annecy Award in 2020 for his short “Wade.” Set in Ahmedabad in 1960, “Heirloom” […]

Toonz Media Group has signed a worldwide distribution agreement for “MechWest,” an independently produced CG-animated action-adventure series created by Dave Gallagher and produced by AnimSchool Studios. The company is presenting the series to international buyers at the Annecy Animation Festival. Set in the dieselpunk frontier world of Meridian, “MechWest” follows Pearl West, a teenage girl […]

In anticipation for the June 26 release of Supergirl, Samsung partners with WB and DC Comics to celebrate 'Supergirl' with content and a sweepstakes with Best Buy.

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton’s children have found a new home in the form of a luxurious custom “doggy mansion” that the family has set up for their pets on the grounds of their $63 million Beverly Hills home.
For comic book fans of a certain age, “Knightfall” is one of the biggest Batman story arcs ever published by DC Comics. The arc is infamous for having the Caped Crusader’s back broken by the super steroid-enhanced genius Bane. It served as a major source of inspiration for Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises,” and […]

We finally have a price for Grand Theft Auto VI: $79.99. That gets you the standard edition of the game, while the Ultimate Edition will set you back $99.99. Preorders start at midnight tonight, local time, when you'll be able to reserve a copy on PS5 or Xbox Series X/S. There's been a lot of speculation about GTA VI's price leading up to today's announcement. Gaming in general has steadily gotten pricier over the past year, with both console and game prices going up, like Nintendo's move to nud

Ahead of the Annecy Animation Festival premiere of “The Ghost in the Shell,” the new adaptation of the famous manga by Masamune Shirow, director Mokochan emphasized the human element that went into making this cyberpunk sci-fi series set in a world where humanity and technology are inextricably linked. “Ghost in the Shell” is set to […]

Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance at fiancé Travis Kelce’s Tight Ends & Friends concert on Tuesday night to sing her hit “Love Story” with Lainey Wilson. The event, presented by Sports Illustrated and Reese’s, took place as part of Kelce’s Tight End University in Nashville, where the football player brings his fellow tight ends […]

A report compiled by RSS.Com reveals key data on the habits of the podcast audience, including a keen observation that niche podcasts are essential to the industry's future growth.

Big news for “Invincible” fans: Jack Quaid will be joining the voice cast in Season 5 and the show has already scored an early Season 6 renewal. During Prime Video’s first-ever panel at Annecy Animation Festival on Wednesday, executive producer and co-showrunner Robert Kirkman revealed that Quaid will play Gravitator/Chris and shared a first-look image […]

Following up Monday’s teasing announcement, Passion Paris and ADN have confirmed they have entered into co-production on an animated series adaptation of the globally acclaimed webtoon “Hero Killer,” to be helmed by “Moonlit Bamboo Forest” director David Pagaille. The announcement was made today at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and joins a strong line-up […]

Hank Hill (Mike Judge) may no longer be working for Strickland Propane, but he is still a firm believer in good old combustion engines and American machinery. So when he finds a strange electric truck parked right outside of his home, all hell breaks loose. This is the premise of an episode of Season 15 […]

Álex de la Iglesia, the renowned Spanish film-TV director (“Day of the Beast,” “The Last Circus,” “30 Coins”) is set to make this animation debut, helming the animated feature “Ages of Madness: The Howling of the Jinn.” Set up at the Canary Islands’ 3Doubles Producciones, behind Goya Award nominees “SuperKlaus” and “Norbert,” and Bizkaia-based Sumendi […]

In what has turned in the last years as the most-watched Wednesday Annecy showcase, Netflix today revealed new details of its upcoming animation slate for 2026 and beyond, fresh off the Annecy Bonlieu theater stage where a wave of guests enchanted animation fans from all over the world. Headlining this presentation, two-time Academy Award winner […]

International sales outfit Pluto Film has acquired comedy “Chica Checa,” which is making its world premiere at the upcoming Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival. Written and directed by Šimon Holý, “Chica Checa” explores a widow’s journey as she deals with her son’s hidden identity as a drag queen. But both mother and son discover that […]

Shari Redstone’s production outfit Sipur has appointed former Amazon MGM Studios executive Ludovic Attal as president. Attal, who will work alongside Sipur co-founders Emilio Schenker and Gideon Tadmor, is the latest senior hire since the appointment of Legendary Entertainment’s Deborah Kaufmann as chief of global content in February. “Bad Boy” producer Sipur has been embarking […]

“One Battle After Another,” “F1” and “Pluribus” are among the movies and television shows nominated for the Location Managers Guild International awards. The 13th annual LMGI Awards, set for Aug. 22, and will be held at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica. The LMGI Awards received a record number of submissions from around the […]

Speaking at the Cannes Lions conference on Wednesday, Priyanka Chopra Jonas shared her thoughts on becoming a producer, her desire to expand her career in the U.S. and cited the low-budget horror smash hit “Obsession” as a marker of how barriers to entry for talent and filmmakers have fallen. “I feel like if you have an […]

As expected, Phoebe Bridgers has announced her third full-length solo album, “Lost Weekend,” arriving August 14 on Dead Oceans. The announcement follows a series of concerts where the singer debuted her first new material in three years, culminating in a phone-free show at New York’s Madison Square Garden and the unveiling of a fall tour […]

In some of the biggest news to come out of Annecy this year, “Adventure Time” has a new spinoff: animated series “Adventure Time: Bubblegum and Marceline” which, in another Annecy announcement, has been given a 10-episode straight to series order from HBO Max. The new “Adventure Time” spinoff is being produced in partnership with Cartoon […]

On the cusp of the 250th anniversary of its founding, the United States of America is at a crossroads. For those invested in the history of our nation, it’s clear this isn’t the first time the country has stood on the edge of something unprecedented, nor will it be the last. From director Brian Knappenberger, […]

With a track record that includes David Bowie, Madonna, Daft Punk, Diana Ross and many others, Nile Rodgers, co-founder and leader of Chic, is one of the greatest producers and guitarists of the last 50 years, and a legendary songwriter as well — he’s not only a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, he’s […]

The “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” are headed to the stage. Paramount Products & Experiences and Maximum Entertainment are partnering to create “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Live on Stage!,” a new live theatrical event launching in the fall of 2027 in celebration of the original animated series’ 40th anniversary. The new production will follow Leonardo, Raphael, […]

Netflix’s ambitious drama “La Bola Negra” will play in theaters for four weeks before landing on the streaming platform. The film is set to debut in theaters on Nov. 6 before hitting on Netflix on Dec. 4. With this fall release date, Netflix is positioning the film as an awards contender. The streamer nabbed “La […]

Investment firm HarbourView Equity Partners has announced a strategic partnership with Wolf Cousins, the songwriting collective founded by Shellback and Max Martin, two of the most successful songwriter-producers of the last 30 years. As part of the transaction, HarbourView has acquired the publisher’s share of select compositions written by the Wolf Cousins collective, which includes […]

“The Other Bennet Sister” is set to return to BritBox and the BBC this year for a three-episode Christmas special. Sarah Quintrell, who penned nine out of the 10 episodes of the acclaimed “Pride & Prejudice” spinoff series, is writing all three parts based on storylines by author Janice Hadlow. Series director Asim Abbasi is […]

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” may be over, but some of its concepts seem to still be knocking around in Larry David’s head. The principle that “Happy New Year!” is a sentiment that expires on Jan. 7, for example. Or the offense he takes from a “chat ‘n’ cut,” an etiquette breach in which someone uses a […]

For the first time ever, YouTube’s “Dead Meat” team is adding a ticketed live-stream event to their annual horror awards show. Created by James Janisse and Chelsea Rebecca, the husband-and-wife duo behind the popular YouTuber channel “Dead Meat,” the pre-taped 5th Annual Dead Meat Horror Awards will debut on YouTube on July 18 and simultaneously […]

“Dutton Ranch” has been renewed for Season 2 at Paramount+. The “Yellowstone” spinoff starring Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser as Beth and Rip has been a hit for the streamer, marking the biggest original series launch in Paramount+ history and topping the Nielsen streaming charts in its debut week. The show, which also serves as […]

“King of the Hill” Season 15 will see Bobby and Connie take their relationship to the next level. In the trailer released as part of the show’s panel at the Annecy Animation Festival, the pair explore romance as adults, much to their parents chagrin. The trailer also shows Hank and Peggy trying to make the […]

Eugene Jarecki has teamed with former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to launch his documentary “The Six Billion Dollar Man,” about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, using what he calls a “pre-theatrical digital release” model that will bring the film straight to the global Bitcoin community and the general public. It’s an effort to bypass U.S. studios and […]

“Supergirl” and “Jackass: Best and Last” fly into theaters this weekend, but neither will pose a threat to “Toy Story 5” on box office charts. “Supergirl” is expected to earn $47 million to $50 million in its debut, while “Jackass” is targeting a launch around $10 million to $12 million from 2,800 theaters. “Toy Story […]

Mononymously-named and bodybuilding-sculpted, Kyle — the tanned and chiseled face of Kyle University (tagline: “Teaching boys how to be men”) — looks and sounds like many of those populating the so-called manosphere. At least, he does on the first glance of his social media videos (and perhaps even the second or third). Assuredly describing himself […]

Netflix’s “My Life With the Walter Boys” will return for Season 3 on Aug. 6. The logline for Season 3 reads, “The path of true love never runs smooth, especially in Silver Falls. The last time we saw the Walters, Jackie and Cole finally confessed their love for each other, only for Jackie’s boyfriend — […]

The cast of "The Bear" reflects on the show's final season and says goodbye as the acclaimed series concludes.

You may not have heard of him, but he’s had a hand in some of the biggest cultural events in American history. The death of Marilyn Monroe. The Watts riots. Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination. The Manson Family murders. Natalie Wood’s drowning. And he was so reviled by the Hollywood establishment that none other than […]

Rockstar Games has finally revealed the price for “Grand Theft Auto VI” — and the fact the game will be a “single-player experience” at launch — just ahead of pre-orders opening for the eagerly anticipated game. The standard edition of “GTA 6” will be priced at $79.99 while the “ultimate” version will run players $99.99, […]

Kill Krem! Save the dog! Those are the motivations driving the entire not-even-interesting-enough-to-be-convoluted plot of "Supergirl." Maybe that’s why the movie is full of action yet numbingly flat.

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Cinespia, the L.A.-based outdoor cinematic experience, will screen crowd favorites such as “Practical Magic,” “The Mummy,” and Mia Goth’s “X” and “Pearl” as part of its 25th-anniversary lineup. Held at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Cinespia is presented by Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video. Additional screenings through the month of August include “Coming to America” […]

“Dungeons & Dragons” maker Wizards of the Coast has set the theme for the upcoming second installment of its “Dungeon Masters” TV series. Beginning with its July 8 premiere on YouTube, the nine-episode second season of the Jasmine Bhullar-hosted Dungeons & Dragons actual-play show will feature “Arcana Unleashed,” a soon-to-be-released campaign set in D&D’s The […]

Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, two prominent tech journalists and hosts of the New York Times podcast “Hard Fork,” have signed with UTA for representation in all areas, signaling the duo’s independent ambitions as they form their own company. The signing comes less than a week after Roose said he would leave his role as […]

After weeks of speculation over Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding plans, a permit has been filed for an event at Madison Square Garden over the July 4 weekend.

Bob Iger, who recently stepped down as CEO of Disney, is defending the company’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel back in September over his comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Publicly addressing the debacle for the the first time in an interview with the Financial Times, Iger denied the widespread speculation that Disney pulled […]

Sam Smith has announced the release of their fifth album “Hazel Eyes,” releasing on August 21 via Capitol Records. Smith co-produced “Hazel Eyes” with Simon Aldred and David Odlum, touting 12 songs that were crafted with collaborators Feist, Shahzad Ismaily and Rob Moose. The record was partly recorded at Electric Lady Studios and is described […]

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” opens in less than two weeks — just enough time to brush up on the details of the historic epic . On Tuesday, ElevenLabs announced it was releasing a new 13-hour version of Homer’s classic with Michael Caine “narrating.” This version was created entirely by AI tools. The AI audio firm […]

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As part of MIFA’s new Korea Business Showcase, Gwangju’s Information and Content Agency (GICON) made its first steps at the Annecy Animation Festival this Tuesday, marking a continuous trend of more and more Asian agencies represented at the class A festivals and markets. Established to support and foster information communication and cultural industries in the […]
“Ladies of London: The New Reign,” which premiered in March on Bravo, has been put on pause by the network. “On pause” is a Bravo term of art, since the network rarely cancels shows forever. “Ladies of London: The New Reign” is a good example of that philososophy, since the original “Ladies of London” — a […]

A mix of permit filings and hotel accommodations suggest Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will soon host their wedding at Madison Square Garden, The New York Times reported.

Sony Pictures Entertainment has invested $100 million in Cosm, the entertainment and tech company focused on creating shared-reality experiences through immersive dome-like venues throughout the U.S. Sony led Cosm’s Series C financing round and will take a minority ownership stake in the company, while SPE CEO and chairman Ravi Ahuja will join Cosm’s board of […]

“Fjord,” a searing family drama that won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival, will hit theaters in the fall. Neon, which acquired the movie a year ago, has slated “Fjord” for Oct. 9, the same release date as the studio’s prior Palme winners including “Parasite,” “Anora” and “Anatomy of a Fall.” All of those […]

FX has set the release date for the “Snowfall” spinoff series “The Drop: A Snowfall Saga.” The new series will premiere on September 8 on FX and Hulu. The eight-episode drama will also be available to stream on Disney+ internationally and will release one episode weekly at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. “The […]

Breakout stars Jacob Elordi and Teyana Taylor, along with Hollywood mainstays Jenna Ortega and Jon Bernthal, and new Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro are among the 529 invitees to the newest member class of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The 2026 invitee list includes 95 Oscar nominees — 21 of them winners — […]

Charlotte Toledano Detaille, the former Mediawan producer behind Prime Video’s streaming hit “Escort Boys,” is launching Alyx Films, an independent banner that will kick off with an ambitious slate built around breakout French digital creator Geronimo. The company, which is based in Paris and in the South of France, has signed an exclusive partnership with […]

NBC has officially set its premiere dates for the fall 2026 broadcast season. NBC will officially kickoff fall on Sept. 9 with NFL coverage of the Seattle Seahawks hosting the New England Patriots in a rematch of last year’s Super Bowl. The first Sunday night telecast will air Sept. 13 when the Dallas Cowboys meet […]

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Olivia Wilde said in a new interview with The Cut that a “screaming match” never took place on the set of “Don’t Worry Darling,” nor was she “not available on set” as highly-publicized rumors suggested at the time. Wilde’s 2022 psychological thriller, headlined by Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, descended into tabloid chaos amid rampant […]

Indie movie fans are upset about Google DeepMind’s $75 million investment in the studio, which comes as AI companies are deepening their influence in Hollywood.

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The Leonard Cohen estate is objecting to President Donald J. Trump’s promised — or threatened — use of the song “Hallelujah” ahead of Wednesday night’s Freedom 250 rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. “The Leonard Cohen Estate has learned that the song ‘Hallelujah’ is to be performed at a Donald Trump rally on […]

The Whitney Houston estate is refuting Oprah Winfrey recalling that the late singer was high and fell off the stage during an appearance on her talk show. “From the 2009 interview on the Oprah Winfrey show, Whitney absolutely fell off stage, but it was during a sound check and it was due to the darkness […]

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Amy Adams recently told the “Smartless” podcast that she saved a stabbing victim’s life using skills she learned from the short-lived CBS medical drama “Dr. Vegas.” Adams said she and her family were the “first people on the scene” of the stabbing as they walked out of their “favorite” Santa Monica restaurant. “These people were […]

Asa Butterfield, Jonny Lee Miller and Christine Tremarco have joined the cast of drama series “Hamburg Days,” about the Beatles’ formative years in the German port city. The six-part show, which was created by showrunner Christian Schwochow (“The Crown,” “Munich – The Edge of War”) and head writer Jamie Carragher (“Succession”), is shooting in Hamburg. […]

Jeff Olson, a modelmaker, model supervisor, and visual effects producer who worked on “Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace” and numerous other films, died Sunday. He was 77. Olson’s death was confirmed by Industrial Light & Magic, the motion picture visual effects studio founded by George Lucas. The studio’s Instagram page posted, “The ILM community is […]

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual […]

The victims, who range in age from 15 to 70, survived. The suspect faces several charges, including 10 counts of attempted murder.

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When I was 18, I skipped my high school graduation and headed to Kuwait. It was 1991, the first Gulf War had just ended, and the country was in complete chaos. There was little to no electricity, aside from generator power. Rubble and unexploded ordnance were everywhere. Massive oil fires lit up the desert and…
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Since the World Cup began on June 11, thousands of international fans have been pouring into U.S. host cities to watch the games, and it’s caused social media to explode with heartwarming stories of cultural exchanges. Nowhere has that been more apparent than in Boston, where a huge influx of Scottish fans—also known as the “Tartan Army”—struck up a brief but intense kinship with local communities. A genius new campaign is turning that phenomenon into a travel ad. The United Airlines ad produce

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Twenty-seven people died in the July 2025 flood at the all-girls camp.

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The fire alarm does not wait for a building to be on fire. It detects heat, smoke, and early signals. The entire system rests on the premise that detection before catastrophe saves lives. School mental health systems work exactly the opposite way. Students must reach a visible crisis before the system responds. A teacher notices something concerning. A peer reports a worrying conversation. An incident occurs. Then, and only then, does the machinery of support activate. By that point, weeks or mo

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On July 4, 2025, 28 people died in a catastrophic flood at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp in Texas. Two teenage counselors, 25 campers, and the camp’s co-executive director all died in the disaster, being trapped in floodwater when the nearby Guadalupe River reached a height of 37 feet in only an hour. Nearly a year later, Camp Mystic’s owners are filing for bankruptcy following a state investigation and a failed attempt to reopen the camp. In their court filing, the camp’s oper

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