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Brian Potter, “One Tin Soldier” and “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)” Songwriter, Dies at 87
He and Dennis Lambert also partnered on songs for Glen Campbell, The Righteous Brothers, Santana, Player and Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds.
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Mysterious Compound Detected on Pluto and Titan
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected an unexplained chemical signature on the surfaces of both Pluto, the dwarf planet, and Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, which does not match any compound recorded in existing spectroscopic databases. Researchers have ruled out an instrument fault, suggesting instead that the signal comes from a material never studied in…
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Buyer Beware: Why Sun Valley Has Been a Disaster for the Media Business
As the annual Sun Valley conference — the exclusive, off-the-record gathering of media and technology moguls hosted by investment bank Allen & Co. in Idaho — opens this week, Variety executive editor Brent Lang argues that the event has been a driving force behind the decline of the media business. The gathering has spawned some…
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A bug in Discord’s safety systems incorrectly banned accounts since May
Discord has admitted that a bug in its automated moderation systems incorrectly banned user accounts over a roughly two-month period. The company’s support team explained on X that the fault caused legitimate accounts to be permanently banned rather than merely having their uploads paused, affecting people who had done nothing wrong. It matters because the…
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Watch Rihanna Uplift a Self-Conscious Fan Who’s Battling Cancer in Touching Interaction: ‘You’re Fire’
Rihanna shared a warm exchange with a fan who is living with cancer, captured in an episode of Jason Lee’s “Grocery Shopping With Rihanna” released on Monday 6 July. The moment resonated because the singer used the encounter to reassure a self-conscious admirer, offering a public gesture of kindness that quickly drew attention online. While…
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Ridley Scott Officially Teams With ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director for New Sci-Fi Movie
Ridley Scott has officially joined forces with Takashi Yamazaki, the director of the acclaimed *Godzilla Minus One*, on a new science-fiction film titled *Nue*. Through his production company, Scott Free, Scott will produce the project, with Yamazaki directing. The pairing is notable because it unites a veteran of the sci-fi genre with the filmmaker behind…
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Deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak sparks concern in major US city: Know the symptoms
New York City health officials have declared a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, with 23 confirmed cases and 17 hospitalisations recorded as of 6 July. No deaths have been reported. Officials are urging anyone who has visited the east side of Central Park or the Upper East Side since late June to…
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Viola Davis, Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions Set First-Look Deal at Universal Global Television, to Develop Drama ‘Pawn’
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions has inked a first-look deal with Universal Global Television (UGT), Variety has learned. Under the deal, JuVee will develop projects for UGT across all platforms. First up, the company is developing the romantic drama “Pawn,” based on an original short story by Kennedy Ryan (“Before I Let Go,”…
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‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director to Direct 20th Century Sci-Fi Movie ‘Nue’
Takashi Yamazaki is teaming with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free on the project.
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Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions Inks First-Look Deal With Universal Global TV
Their first project under the deal is a romantic drama called ‘Pawn,’ based on a short story by Kennedy Ryan.