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Watch live: Trump briefs reporters on ballroom project despite legal hurdles
President Trump held an impromptu briefing Wednesday from the South Lawn, giving reporters an update on the White House ballroom project despite the legal battle. Trump last week urged the Supreme Court to immediately allow construction of the ballroom and berated lower court judges for halting it, insisting the project must proceed for national security…
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Haywire Announce New Album I Don’t Wanna Say Goodbye: Hear “Interstate Love Affair”
Over the past year or two, the Boston hardcore workhorses Haywire have been on an absolutely insane run, becoming online cult heroes simply by playing ridiculously fun live shows in front of crowds that get bigger and more fired-up all the time. Last year, over the course of one calendar year, Haywire played shows in…
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Majority ‘more concerned than excited’ about increased AI use in daily life: Survey
More Americans are now growing concerned over artificial intelligence use in daily life, according to a recent survey. A new Pew Research survey released Tuesday showed 52 percent of respondents said they are more concerned than excited about AI, matching the all-time high seen in the 2023 survey. When asked if respondents were more excited…
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‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ Ends Summer Run With Consecutive Weeks of Ratings Growth
ABC recently decided to move some of this summer’s run of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” into the fall — and perhaps it doesn’t hurt that it’s doing very well so far this season. “Millionaire,” hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, has now been the No. 1 primetime entertainment program with viewers for the third week…
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Joint exercises with South Korea shortened by about half after Trump order
The Pentagon and South Korean military confirmed Wednesday major joint exercises between the two would be cut in half after President Trump ordered the reduction over the weekend. The exercise, which began Monday and is known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, will end Aug. 21 rather than the original date of Aug. 27, a Defense Department…
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Is Brexit to blame for British citizens being deported from Sweden?
Sweden’s stricter enforcement of post-Brexit residency rules has left thousands of British nationals facing deportation, including 78-year-old widow Joyce Thomas, who was given four weeks to leave after 21 years living there because she filed her residence application too late. The case has drawn attention to the wider consequences of Brexit for long-term British residents…
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Trump says he told Mills to exit race before primary loss
President Trump said Wednesday he told Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) to abandon his reelection bid before he lost his district’s GOP primary. “I told Congressman Cory Mills of Florida, a friend of mine, to get out of the Race, but he wouldn’t listen,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “He thought he could win, so who…
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Zurich Summit: Kane Parsons, Kevin Maher, Efe Cakarel & AI Actor Tilly Norwood Among Speakers
The Zurich Summit, the industry conference held alongside the Zurich Film Festival and often dubbed the “Davos of the film industry”, has announced a high-profile speaker lineup for its 2026 edition. Headline names include Backrooms director Kane Parsons, Academy CEO Bill Kramer, Candle Media’s Kevin Mayer, MUBI founder Efe Cakarel, Mediawan Pictures’ Elisabeth d’Arvieu, and…
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The race industry has a grief problem
A real justice movement makes room for every grieving family. A business, on the other hand, only takes the clients it can monetize.
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‘Scary Movie’ Sets Paramount+ Release Date
“Scary Movie,” the sixth entry in the horror-spoof franchise, will begin streaming on Paramount+ from 3 September, following its theatrical run. The film, directed by Michael Tiddes, marks the first instalment since “Scary Movie 2” to reunite the Wayans family, who had previously stepped away amid disputes with executive producer Bob Weinstein, founder of Dimension…