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Blanche formally sworn in as attorney general
President Trump’s former personal attorney Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general on Monday, making him the second official to hold the top law enforcement position during the second Trump administration. Trump’s aide Margo Martin posted a video of Blanche’s swearing in from the Oval Office on Monday afternoon. The Senate confirmed Blanche in…
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Netflix’s Best 2026 Crime Series Is Crushing the Streaming Charts With 454M Hours Watched
Netflix’s crime miniseries “His & Hers” has become one of the streaming platform’s biggest hits of 2026, racking up 454 million hours of viewing since its January premiere. The show, created by William Oldroyd and based on Alice Feeney’s 2020 novel of the same name, is being highlighted as one of Netflix’s standout one-season thrillers,…
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Trump extends Jones Act waiver, with limits, in bid to tamp down energy prices
The Trump administration is once again waiving U.S. shipping rules as part of an effort to keep gasoline and other fuel costs down, the White House said Monday. In particular, it issued another 90-day waiver of the Jones Act, a 100-year-old law that requires shipping between U.S. ports to be conducted by American ships. “Today,…
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Labour ‘bonfire of patient safety’ rips up key NHS safeguards and removes protections for whistleblowers, Lib Dems warn
The Liberal Democrats have accused the Labour government of presiding over a “bonfire of patient safety” by dismantling key NHS safeguards, including protections for whistleblowers. The party warns that scrapping these measures could leave staff less able to raise concerns about poor care and patients more exposed to risk, reigniting long-standing debates about how well…
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What does a $100 smartphone get you in 2026?
A new Engadget guide examines what buyers can expect from smartphones priced at $100 or less in 2026, finding that tight budgets no longer guarantee a poor device, though trade-offs remain unavoidable. The article notes growing consumer interest in scaling back from flagship excess, arguing that features like ultra-high-resolution cameras are luxuries rather than necessities…
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Today’s Top Deals: Resident Evil Requiem, Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus CPU, LEGO Earth and Moon
IGN’s daily deals round-up for 10 August 2026 highlights price cuts across gaming, tech and lifestyle products, led by discounts on Resident Evil Requiem for PS5 and an Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus processor. The list is aimed at shoppers looking for savings on gaming and PC hardware, with several items said to have…
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Russian court bars only anti-war party from standing in parliamentary elections
A Moscow court has ruled that Yabloko, Russia’s only registered liberal party opposed to the war in Ukraine, cannot take part in next month’s parliamentary elections. The case was brought by the pro-Kremlin nationalist party Rodina, and the ruling effectively removes the last remaining anti-war option from the ballot, extending the Kremlin’s suppression of dissent…
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The 2010 album Paul McCartney had “wanted to do forever”
A huge moment. The post The 2010 album Paul McCartney had “wanted to do forever” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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When and how does Ulf the White die in House of the Dragon?
House of the Dragon’s season 3 finale takes Ulf the White’s storyline in a notably different direction from George R.R. Martin’s source material, and he remains alive at the episode’s close rather than meeting the grim fate written in Fire & Blood. This matters for viewers trying to gauge where the character, and the wider…