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Mario Kart 8 Just Got a Game-Changing Update for Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo has released a surprise update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, adding native Nintendo Switch 2 support nearly a decade after the game’s original 2017 launch. The headline change is a doubling of split-screen capacity to eight players on a single Switch 2 screen, up from four on the original Switch, alongside clearer visuals, faster…
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HBO’s 4-Part ‘Game of Thrones’ Spin-Off Is Still the Queen of Streaming
House of the Dragon continues to perform strongly on HBO Max weeks after its third season finale, ranking third among the streamer’s Top 10 TV shows worldwide even as its fourth and final season remains in development. The Game of Thrones prequel’s sustained popularity underlines HBO’s ongoing reliance on the franchise, with reviewers and audiences…
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The band that gave Dolly Parton the greatest high: “Like you’ve never felt”
Dolly Parton has spoken about the joy of forming The Trio with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, describing the experience of singing together as giving her “a high like you’ve never felt”. After years of success as a solo artist, having stepped out from under the shadow of former musical partner Porter Wagoner, Parton found…
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Danny Booko & Nia Sanchez Exit ‘The Valley’ After 3 Seasons
Danny Booko and Nia Sanchez have left Bravo’s *The Valley* after three seasons, announcing the decision in a joint social media statement just as Season 4 begins production. The couple said their “priority is protecting our peace and our family,” adding they remain “fully committed to each other” and their children while thanking Bravo and…
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Apple sues OpenAI over trade secrets as Fulham strike on deadline day, tributes flow for Kusama
Apple has widened its OpenAI lawsuit alleging evidence destruction, Savvy Games’ Brian Ward has quit after $38bn in deals, and Fulham have signed Angel and Larsson; Gary, Indiana recovers from derecho outages while tributes continue for Yayoi Kusama.
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Top Democrat survives double-barreled challenge as party’s Israel divide hits home
US House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark won her party’s primary in Massachusetts’ 5th Congressional District, defeating two progressive challengers who had sought to make Gaza policy and pro-Israel campaign funding the central issue of the contest. The result illustrates the wider strain within the Democratic Party over its stance on Israel’s conduct in the Gaza…
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Chris McKenna Calls ‘General Hospital’ Exit “Disappointing”: “But This Was A Gift”
Actor Chris McKenna has spoken about leaving ABC’s General Hospital, describing the exit as “disappointing” but ultimately a positive experience. McKenna joined the long-running soap in February 2025 as WSB chief Jack Brennan, taking over the role from Charles Measure, before his character was killed off after being found dead in the Metro Court pool.…
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Humiliating misfire for Democratic upstart, 47, promising change as voters choose 80-year-old in generational battle
Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, 80, has decisively won the Democratic US Senate primary against 47-year-old challenger Representative Seth Moulton, defeating his rival’s argument that the party needed generational change. Early returns showed Markey ahead by more than 35 points, a comfortable rather than narrow margin, underlining that in a solidly liberal state a strong progressive…
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Travelers warned of murder, kidnappings and drink-spiking robberies in vacation hot spot
The US State Department has updated its travel advisory for Brazil, warning American visitors of risks including murder, armed robbery, carjacking and kidnapping, as well as drink-spiking incidents linked to dating apps and bars. The advisory, revised on 31 August, keeps Brazil at Level 2 (“exercise increased caution”) overall, but highlights crime and kidnapping as…
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It’s a ‘Polaroid’ Moment for Eladio Carrión With Second Latin Airplay No. 1
Puerto Rican rapper Eladio Carrión has notched his second career No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart, as “Polaroid” climbs 3-1 on the survey dated 5 September 2026. It marks his first chart-topper since “TQMQA” in April 2024 and caps a long, uneven 18-week ascent to the summit, underlining the song’s staying power on Latin…