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HUNTR/X’s REI AMI Joins Ken Jeong on First-Ever Shark Week Anthem ‘Om-A-Nom (Shark Week)’
Actor and comedian Ken Jeong has released “Om-A-Nom (Shark Week)”, described by Discovery as the first official anthem for Shark Week. The song features Grammy-nominated artist REI AMI and accompanies K-Pop Shark Heroes, a special intended to use K-pop, comedy and educational material to improve public perceptions of sharks. REI AMI is known for voicing…
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The Paramount-Warner Bros. Clock Is Ticking: What’s Next for the Megamerger Amid Antitrust Battle With States?
Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery has been delayed by an antitrust challenge from 12 Democratic state attorneys general, led by California. The states argue that the deal would reduce competition in cable television and theatrical film distribution, while Paramount says the case is exceptionally weak. The dispute matters because a prolonged…
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Meta drops out of a major clean energy pact as its natural gas buildout accelerates
Meta has left RE100, a corporate initiative supporting a transition to renewable electricity, after a decade of membership, as it expands its use of natural gas to power AI data centres. The departure matters because Meta still says it will match its data-centre electricity use with clean and renewable energy, despite funding gas-fired generation that…
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Microplastics detected in most heart attack patients’ blood in startling new study
New Italian research suggests that people suffering severe heart attacks may have substantially higher concentrations of micro- and nanoplastics in their blood than people with stable heart conditions. The finding adds to concerns that plastic pollution could have implications for cardiovascular health, although it does not establish that the particles cause heart attacks. Researchers compared…
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Music publishers file amended lyrics lawsuit against Anthropic – just as AI firm’s separate $1.5B settlement with authors wins court approval
Concord Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group and ABKCO Music have filed an amended US lawsuit accusing Anthropic of systematically copying and reproducing copyrighted song lyrics through its Claude AI chatbot. The case matters because it adds detailed allegations based on Anthropic’s internal records, intensifying a wider legal dispute over whether AI companies can train…
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‘Culture of creepiness’: Republican says she wouldn’t want daughter on Capitol Hill
Republican Representative Kat Cammack of Florida said she would not feel comfortable having her daughter work on Capitol Hill, citing what she called a “culture of creepiness” in Congress. Her remarks draw attention to concerns about power imbalances and inappropriate relationships between elected members and junior staff. Cammack said the problem involved members approaching and…
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The World Cup’s dirty little secret: FIFA’s president wasn’t the only culprit to wind up in crosshairs over his gas-guzzling private jet travel…see the worst offenders
The article examines private-jet travel linked to the World Cup, arguing that FIFA president Gianni Infantino was not the only prominent figure criticised for high-emission flights. It presents the issue as a challenge to football’s environmental commitments, particularly because major tournaments promote sustainability while attracting extensive executive and celebrity travel. The report identifies several alleged…
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Euro Cinema Body UNIC Says EU Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Approval Conditions “Should Have Gone Further”
The European cinema exhibitors’ body UNIC has criticised the European Commission’s approval of Paramount Skydance’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying the remedies imposed do not go far enough. It welcomed the requirement for Paramount to sell its stake in United International Pictures, but argued that the decision takes too narrow a view of the…
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Men switched at birth uncover hospital mix-up after DNA test decades later
Two North Dakota men are suing Unity Medical Center after DNA testing indicated they were switched at birth nearly four decades ago. The discovery has left both men seeking answers and highlights the lasting emotional and personal consequences of an alleged hospital error. Jeremy Morrison and Kyle Bylin were born in 1988 and learned of…
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How you could live to 190: Scientists discover the ultimate limit of the human lifespan
A scientific study has suggested that the human lifespan may have an upper biological limit of about 190 years, based on the point at which the body can no longer recover from illness, injury or other stresses. The finding matters because it challenges the idea that advances in medicine alone could allow people to live…