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‘Shark Tank’ Star Kevin O’Leary Sued After Claiming Data Center Critics Had Connections With China
Kevin O’Leary, the businessman and Shark Tank star, is being sued for defamation after repeatedly claiming on Fox News and elsewhere that opponents of his proposed AI data centre in Utah had ties to China. The lawsuit, filed by Alliance for a Better Utah, Elevate Strategies, Gabrielle Finlayson and Josh Kanter, accuses O’Leary of a…
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Disney’s ‘Moana’ Remake Drowned Out by ‘The Odyssey’ at the Box Office
Disney’s live-action remake of Moana has been overshadowed at the box office by Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which opened dramatically stronger in its debut weekend. Moana underperformed on release, taking less than $100 million worldwide, of which only $43 million came from domestic cinemas, placing it alongside recent flops such as Supergirl and Joker: Folie…
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July 23 is about to be the busiest gaming day of the summer
Thursday 23 July is shaping up to be one of the busiest video game release days of the summer, with several major franchises launching titles simultaneously. Developers appear to be spacing out this year’s release calendar to avoid clashing with Grand Theft Auto 6’s 19 November launch, resulting in an unusually packed schedule across late…
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‘The End of Oak Street’ Preview: Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor Try Not to Get Eaten Alive by Dinosaurs in 14 Minutes of 4DX Footage
Warner Bros. gave journalists and influencers a 4DX preview of “The End of Oak Street,” a sci-fi thriller starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as a married couple whose home is torn from its ordinary suburban neighbourhood by a cosmic event and dropped into a world overrun by dinosaurs. Directed by David Robert Mitchell (“It…
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The 1960s band Roger McGuinn never wanted to join: “I had two aces in the hole”
Roger McGuinn was initially reluctant to join the group that became The Byrds, preferring his own direction as a folk performer. The article frames his eventual involvement as consequential because the band helped establish folk-rock as a major 1960s sound, blending electric guitars with folk songwriting. McGuinn believed he had “two aces in the hole”:…
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3 Songs From the 1990s That Will Instantly Turn You Into a Fan of Grunge
The piece is a listicle from American Songwriter recommending three defining tracks from the 1990s grunge movement, aimed at readers wanting an entry point into the genre. The article frames grunge as more than a musical style, describing it as a cultural identity tied to the era’s flannel-and-ripped-jeans aesthetic and MTV-driven youth culture. The three…
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M1 closed in both directions after police incident
The M1 was closed in both directions near Watford after a man’s body was found in undergrowth beside the motorway. Police are investigating the unexplained death, while the closure caused significant disruption on a busy route. The motorway was shut at about 3pm on Monday between junctions 5 and 6. The southbound carriageway reopened that…
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The 2008 movie Harrison Ford thought would fail: “We expected to be seriously slapped around”
Harrison Ford feared that 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull would be poorly received, despite its status as a major franchise revival. His concerns mattered because the film brought Indiana Jones back after nearly two decades, testing whether audiences still wanted the character beyond nostalgia. Ford said the Cannes premiere felt…
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The Odyssey’s Box Office Performance Proves Elon Musk Wrong Once Again
Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of “The Odyssey” has enjoyed a strong opening weekend at the box office, despite months of criticism from Elon Musk over its casting choices. Musk had repeatedly attacked the film, accusing Nolan of pursuing awards through diversity casting after Lupita Nyong’o was cast as Helen of Troy and Elliot Page as…
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Born in the Twin Cities 79 Years Ago Today, the Country-Rock Pioneer Who Co-Founded One of the Best-Selling Bands of All Time
Bernie Leadon, the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known as a founding member of the Eagles, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 19 July 1947 — 79 years ago today. Before helping form one of the best-selling bands in history, he built his reputation through a string of influential country-rock groups, and his bluegrass and…