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Helium Comedy Gets Into Original Content With New Division Led By Maureen Taran

  • Helium Comedy, a major independent comedy club operator, has created a new Original Content division to develop new entertainment properties and projects
  • The division is led by Maureen Taran, who brings 25+ years of entertainment industry experience including recent work overseeing talent strategy at Warner Bros. Discovery
  • The move reflects industry trends where comedians increasingly develop content across live performance, podcasting, digital media, and touring

EXCLUSIVE: Helium Comedy, one of the United States’ premier independent comedy club operators, is getting into original content with the launch of a new division overseen by Maureen Taran. Conceived as a development platform for creators, comedians, producers and strategic partners, Helium’s Original Content, Development & Production division will be…

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Man detained after allegedly trying to breach security at Today show studios

  • Man detained after allegedly breaching Today show studio security
  • He reportedly lunged at host Craig Melvin, shouting a slur
  • TMZ says he had been looking for Al Roker

A man was detained on Thursday after allegedly bypassing security at NBC's Today show studios in New York, reportedly while searching for weather presenter Al Roker. According to TMZ, when he could not locate Roker he lunged at co-host Craig Melvin and shouted a racial slur, prompting his…

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‘Odysseus’ TV Series Readied By ‘Stranger Things’ Exec, ‘Halo’ Director & Greek Outfit Tanweer

  • Television adaptation of the Odysseus myth in development from U.S. and Greek producers
  • Showrunner Karl Gajdusek (Stranger Things) planning historically grounded approach to ancient Greek storytelling
  • Director Roel Reiné to lead production launching 2027 in Greece and Armenia

EXCLUSIVE: Independent European-U.S. TV series Odysseus is being readied in the slipstream of glowing reviews for Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster movie The Odyssey. Tanweer, the Greek distributor of Nolan’s film, is producing the new and unrelated TV series out of Athens, with Karl Gajdusek, Jordan Dykstra and Sean Finegan…

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UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group

  • Two hackers jailed for 5.5 years over 2024 TfL cyberattack
  • Attack cost TfL roughly £29 million and caused weeks of disruption
  • UK police say it severely disrupted the Scattered Spider hacking group

UK police have said the jailing of two young hackers has severely disrupted the operations of Scattered Spider, a notorious cybercrime group linked to major attacks worldwide. Owen Flowers, 18, and Thalha Jubair, 20, were sentenced on Thursday to five years and six months in prison after pleading…

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Smith to wear special jersey as Scotland remember Hastings

  • Ollie Smith to wear gold-numbered 13 jersey honouring Scott Hastings
  • Hastings, Scotland great, died suddenly in May aged 61
  • Tribute comes before Scotland's Nations Championship finale v Fiji

Scotland will pay tribute to Scott Hastings at Murrayfield on Saturday when they host Fiji in their final Nations Championship game of the season, with centre Ollie Smith wearing a specially adapted number 13 jersey in the late player's honour. Hastings, one of Scotland's most celebrated and best-loved…

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‘Excellent’ Archer takes quick wickets to give England control

  • Archer takes two wickets in two balls versus India
  • India reduced to 193-7 in Cardiff ODI
  • Hat-trick narrowly missed; England take control

Jofra Archer struck twice in consecutive deliveries to swing momentum England's way during the second one-day international against India in Cardiff. His breakthrough helped reduce India to a struggling position in their innings, prompting praise from commentators for his "excellent" bowling display. Archer dismissed Axar Patel and Shivam…

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Crying Jude Bellingham is consoled by his parents and WAG Ashlyn Castro after England’s World Cup semi-final heartbreak

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  • Jude Bellingham comforted by family and girlfriend after England's exit
  • England lost World Cup semi-final 2-1 to Argentina
  • Coverage forms part of wider fallout over Tuchel's tactics

This piece is a photo-led human-interest article accompanying England's World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina, focusing on Jude Bellingham being comforted by his parents and girlfriend Ashlyn Castro after the loss. It captures the emotional aftermath for the England midfielder following a match that has since triggered widespread…

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Bessent invokes assassination attempt ‘2 hours after being sworn in’ in dramatic brushback of leftist threat

  • Bessent says he faced assassination attempt hours after being sworn in
  • He cites it as proof of rising left-wing political violence
  • Comments made at an international counterterrorism summit

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said he was the target of an assassination attempt by a "left-wing activist" only two hours after being sworn into office, using the disclosure to argue that violent political extremism from the left poses a real and growing threat. He made the…

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World Cup reader Q&A: Nick Ames answers your questions now – live

  • Guardian's Nick Ames answered reader questions after England's World Cup semi-final loss
  • Spain face Argentina in Sunday's final in New Jersey
  • Topics included Kane's captaincy, Tuchel's future and Argentina's banner controversy

Guardian football correspondent Nick Ames hosted a live reader Q&A on 16 July 2026, the day after England's heartbreaking World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina, with the final now set for Sunday in New Jersey between Spain and Argentina. Readers submitted questions on England's exit and the wider…

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Bryson DeChambeau posts 3-under 67 at Royal Birkdale to silence critics after three straight missed major cuts

  • DeChambeau shot 3-under 67 at Royal Birkdale.
  • He had missed the cut in three straight majors this year.
  • He has faced criticism over strategy and previously turned to AI for swing help.

Bryson DeChambeau shot a three-under-par 67 at Royal Birkdale, offering a much-needed lift after a difficult 2026 season in which he missed the cut in three consecutive men's major championships for the first time in his career. The performance comes as the two-time major champion faces mounting criticism…

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