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Pakistan launches deadly air attacks on Afghanistan
Kabul says the strikes killed 9 women and children in Kunar and Helmand provinces, as Pakistan says 22 fighters killed.
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‘South Park’ Goes After Billionaires, Data Centers, Anti-Vaxxers and Trump in Phallic-Filled New Episode
In the second episode of “South Park” (or, rather, “South America”) Season 29, an impassioned Butters sets out to rid South Park of “billionaire weenies” — which, as it turns out, are literal penises — when their data centers start getting in the way of him and his favorite thing: Dr. Pimple Popper. Because of […]
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Starz Blacked Out on Verizon Fios as Carriage Negotiations Stall and Both Sides Blame Each Other
UPDATED: Starz did indeed go dark for Verizon Fios subscribers on Wednesday night, as both sides failed to come to a carriage agreement. “Despite extensive efforts by Starz to reach a renewal agreement and preserve uninterrupted access for Verizon Fios customers, Verizon has chosen to remove Starz. Verizon has mischaracterized our position, shown an unwillingness […]
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‘Doraemon the Movie’ Guardians on Taking Nobita’s Undersea Adventure to Indian Cinemas: ‘It Transcends Generations’ (EXCLUSIVE)
“Doraemon” has been on Indian television for 21 years, long enough, by TV Asahi’s reckoning, for the franchise to start passing from one generation of viewers to the next. Now the Japanese broadcaster is taking the franchise into cinemas. “Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil” opens across India on […]
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Quavo Says Death of Migos Groupmate Takeoff ‘Eased’ His ‘Friction’ with Offset: ‘It Can’t Get No Tougher Than That’
Quavo recently opened up about how the death of his nephew and Migos groupmate Takeoff impacted his then-fractured relationship with fellow group member Offset. “I feel like it eased it a little bit,” said the singer during a video interview with Complex. “It threw out all the things that I was upset about or that […]
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South Korea’s exports hit record high on AI boom
Exports jump 83.5 percent to top $120bn for the first time amid ferocious semiconductor demand.
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AFCON 2027: East Africa races to get tournament-ready
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have less than nine months to prepare for AFCON 2027.
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Laura Benanti on Her Journey From Broadway to Stand-Up With a Riotous One-Woman Show, ‘Nobody Cares,’ and Why Melania Remains One of Her Proudest Roles
Laura Benanti is out of the woods and into a thicket that is very different from her initial Broadway base: the world of stand-up comedy. Officially, “Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares” is a “one-woman show,” but she says the only reason she shies away from calling it stand-up at all is because she respects the people […]
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‘Scrubs’ Showrunner Dissects Season 2 Premiere: Is Dr. Cox Going to Live, and Will We Finally See J.D. and Elliott’s Kid?
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 2 first two episodes of the “Scrubs” revival, which aired Wednesday night on ABC and will stream next day on Hulu. When ABC’s “Scrubs” returned earlier this year after a nearly 16-year break, fans were quite divided on one major change in character dynamics: J.D. (Zach […]
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Netflix’s Ted Sarandos on If He Sees Paramount-Warner Bros. As Competition, and If He Courted Casey Bloys: ‘We Had a Very Well-Publicized Lunch’
If Ted Sarandos is concerned about any competitive edge that a Paramount/Warner Bros. merger might pose, he’s not showing it. Speaking Wednesday at the Bloomberg Screentime conference, Sarandos was mostly dismissive of any rivalry: “It’s looked on paper so far it’s one and one,” he said, referring to the company’s two streaming services. “So I […]
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UK says Iran may be linked to alleged RAF Fairford plot, drawing denial
Andy Burnham says UK has 'strong indications' Iran involved in alleged security incident at RAF base used by US.
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Tennessee death-row prisoner Christa Pike survives lethal injections
Lawyers say Pike was taken away from the prison in an ambulance and is being treated in hospital.
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Satyajit Ray Film by Srijit Mukherji, New Feluda and Eken Mysteries Lead Bengali Streamer Hoichoi’s 10th Anniversary Slate
A Satyajit Ray film from Srijit Mukherji heads a lineup of more than 25 series, films and TV titles that Bengali streamer Hoichoi has set for its 10th year. The slate also brings new cases for detectives Feluda and Eken Babu and the platform’s first animated series. In “Maharaja Tomare Selam,” Ray agrees to his […]
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Bradley Whitford on Bringing Back ‘The West Wing’ as a ‘Limited Series’
Bradley Whitford is ready to return to the White House. The actor tells me that it may be time to bring back “The West Wing” as a “limited series of some kind.” Series creator Aaron Sorkin has had fans chomping at the bit ever since he told Variety’s Michael Schneider he was inspired to write […]
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Mark Ruffalo Says Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will ‘Stifle Creativity’ and ‘Weaken Free Speech’: It ‘Should Never Have Been Approved’
Mark Ruffalo is speaking out against the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger once again, this time following the news on Wednesday that the deal has been approved and is tentatively set to close next week. “This merger will stifle creativity, weaken free speech, and cost people their jobs — it is a bad deal for this country […]
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Iran war live: IRGC says 6 ‘terrorists’ killed after planning bomb attack
Revolutionary Guard says explosives found in home in Manjilabad town as plot foiled during deadly operation.
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US judge approves settlement allowing Paramount to acquire Warner Bros
Mammoth deal has raised questions about corporate consolidation and editorial independence in media.
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Pennsylvania confirms fifth measles-associated death as US outbreak grows
Cases have more than doubled since August as a dispute with federal health officials over the death count continues.
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US Senate rejects bill targeting AI data centre electricity costs
Democrats criticise bill as lacking 'teeth' and push for mandatory measures to address soaring electricity bills.
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Florence Pugh Says ‘Instagram Censored Me’ Over Cornell 7 Posts Addressing Sexual Assault Case: ‘Another Shock That Women Are Censored’
Florence Pugh’s press tour for Netflix’s “East of Eden” brought her to “The View,” where co-host Sara Haines brought up the Oscar nominee’s recent social media posts speaking out on the sexual assault case at Cornell University. “Even in modern times, women have to bear the consequences of sexual violence, like the allegations currently playing […]