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‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Officially Arrives in Theaters 2 Months Early
The Hunger Games franchise is returning to cinemas early, with an exclusive extended preview of Sunrise on the Reaping showing this week as part of a special re-release of the five previous films in the series. The move gives fans their first big-screen look at the next instalment, an adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ 2025 novel,…
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Self-funded CEO claims GOP nomination to challenge Massachusetts Democrat’s second-term bid
Businessman Mike Minogue has won the Republican nomination for Massachusetts governor, beating former MBTA official Brian Shortsleeve in Tuesday’s primary. He will now face Democratic incumbent Maura Healey, who is favoured to win a second term in a state where Republicans have historically fared better in gubernatorial races than in other contests, despite continuous Democratic…
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Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man Officially Returns With New Release
The Marvel Studios blockbuster Avengers: Endgame is returning to cinemas as Avengers Endgame: Encore, adding new footage that ties into the forthcoming Avengers: Doomsday. The 2019 original was the fourth Avengers instalment and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, wrapping up the “Infinity Saga” storyline that began with the Thanos snap in Avengers:…
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Fields: The band killed by a missed Woodstock connection
Fields were a psychedelic blues band whose one chance at wider fame slipped away when their manager turned down an invitation to play the 1969 Woodstock festival without even consulting the group. Bands who appeared at Woodstock, even minor ones, were guaranteed a lasting place in music history, while Fields were left as an obscure…
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Apple Unveils Pay Package For New CEO John Ternus
Apple has confirmed a $58 million pay package for John Ternus, who officially became chief executive today, succeeding Tim Cook after 15 years at the helm. The disclosure, made in an SEC filing on Tuesday, also detailed the terms of Cook’s new role as executive chairman, marking a carefully managed leadership transition first announced in…
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Cops, CrowdStrike disrupt Sality botnet by poisoning the network and diverting into sinkholes
International law enforcement agencies, working alongside CrowdStrike and the Shadowserver Foundation, have disrupted Sality, a peer-to-peer botnet that has operated since 2003 and infected more than 15,000 machines worldwide. The takedown matters because Sality had become a long-running vehicle for varied cybercrime, including credential theft, spam distribution, proxy abuse, network exploitation and DDoS attacks, and…
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The Morning Poll: Was Keir Starmer right to stand down as an MP and force a by-election that the Greens could win?
This piece is a Daily Mail “Morning Poll” inviting readers to vote on whether Sir Keir Starmer was right to resign as an MP, triggering a by-election in his seat that the Greens are being tipped to potentially win. The move comes after Starmer had promised to remain as a backbench MP following his removal…
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Former Florida governor hopeful hauled out of county meeting after protesting Israel investments
James Fischback, a former Republican candidate for Florida governor, was forcibly removed by officers from a Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners meeting after protesting the county’s decision to expand its investment in Israel-backed bonds. Fischback demanded to know whether the county served local residents or Israeli cities, arguing that public funds should be invested in…
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WWE Crown Jewel set for November as company rounds out 2026 calendar
WWE has confirmed that Crown Jewel will return in 2026, taking place on 7 November at the Riyadh Season Stadium in Saudi Arabia. The announcement ends uncertainty over whether the event would feature this year and extends WWE’s ongoing partnership with Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority. Crown Jewel is a notable fixture on the wrestling…
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Michigan regulator investigates six injuries at Ed Sheeran concert teardown
An investigation is under way into an incident during the post-concert equipment teardown at Ed Sheeran’s Detroit show, in which six crew members were hospitalised after being struck by falling equipment. Michigan’s occupational safety regulator confirmed on 31 August that it is examining what happened two days earlier in and around the Ford Field vehicle…