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Oil settles nearly US$1 lower as Trump-Putin talks loom
Oil prices closed down nearly US$1 on Friday (Aug 15) as traders awaited talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader…
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Business
US: Stocks mostly lower after mixed data
Wall Street stocks finished mostly lower on Friday (Aug 15) with chip companies under pressure as markets digested mixed US economic data.…
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‘Smoke’ Star Jurnee Smollett on Killing [SPOILER] and Filming That Harrowing Car Scene With Taron Egerton ‘Surrounded by Fire’: ‘Your Adrenaline Is Rushing’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Smoke.” All nine episodes are now streaming on Apple TV+. In “Smoke,” Taron Egerton…
Celebrity
‘CBS Evening News’ Executive Producer Guy Campanile to Return to ’60 Minutes’
Guy Campanile, a longtime “60 Minutes” producer who was tasked with managing a significant overhaul of the venerable “CBS Evening News,”…
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Trump Melts Down Upon Realizing Just How Much D.C. Hates Him
Washington’s malcontent over the sudden federalization of its law enforcement has apparently come as a surprise to Donald Trump. In a post…
Culture
‘Just in Time’ Stars Jonathan Groff, Gracie Lawrence and Erika Henningsen on Bringing Bobby Darin’s Life and Legacy to the Stage
In Alex Timbers’ new musical “Just in Time,” audience members are transported into the jukebox world of American singer Bobby Darin…
Lifestyle
JD Vance Gets Wrench Thrown in Cotswolds Vacation by Angry Pub Staff
Organizations are ranked on the sheet as strong, moderate, or low, Axios reported Friday, with ratings built off social media posts, press…
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Doc Helmers on the Diverse Ways to Get at the Heat of the Story at the Variety and Rolling Stone Truth Seekers Summit
Documentarians must perform particularly tricky balancing acts with each new project. The audience expects their work to be richly…
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Watch What Federal Agents Are Really Getting Up to Around D.C.
When Donald Trump seized the Washington, D.C., police and announced the deployment of scores of federal agents and National Guardsmen to…
Business
Diane Morgan and Charlie Booker Dissect ‘Cunk on Life’ and What’s Next for Philomena Cunk
In her BBC/Netflix documentary special investigating the most profound questions about existence, Philomena Cunk explains the moment that…
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Trump Has a Bonkers New Rating System for Private Companies
Donald Trump’s loyalty test is stretching far beyond the confines of the White House. The Trump administration has released a scorecard to…
Culture
James Gunn Posts His Emotional On-Set Debate With David Corenswet Over Superman’s Big Speech: I Was ‘Freaked Out (and So Happy)’ It Was Filmed
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses plot developments in “Superman,” which is now available to purchase on digital VOD. James Gunn…
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Why Is Senator Bringing Up Slavery-Era Rule to Discuss the Census?
Senator Bill Hagerty is dusting off the Three-Fifths Compromise as precedent for his bill to exclude undocumented immigrants from the U.S.…
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Transcript: Dems Need Fresh Faces, Achievable Ideas to Defeat Trumpism
Greenberg: Yeah. And it’s interesting and important strategically, but it’s not that interesting morally. It’s all functionally the same.…
Business
‘Black Ops 7’ Trailer Pushes ‘Call of Duty’ to Marketing Extremes With Fake Magazine Covers and Bogus IPO
Activision has outdone its “Black Ops” ways with Friday’s release of the latest campaign marketing tactic for the upcoming “Call of Duty:…
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Defense Department Uses AI-Generated Images to Brag About Recruitment
In May, Rocque’s office reported that the Department of Education “had withheld numerous documents requested by the OIG based on vague…
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D.C. Police Chief Rebukes Pam Bondi for “Dangerous Directive”
As Washington, D.C., sues the Trump administration for attempting to install DEA Administrator Terrance Cole as the Metropolitan Police…
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Jake Tapper, Ronny Chieng, Amber Ruffin and More Explore the Power of Truth in Storytelling at Variety and Rolling Stone’s Truth Seekers Summit
At the 2025 Variety & Rolling Stone Truth Seekers Summit presented by Paramount+, keynote conversations and panel discussions with…
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Trump Is Ready to Invade U.S. Ally if It Doesn’t Cave to His Demands
The White House has authorized the Pentagon to use military force against Latin American drug cartels—but the sweeping directive also…
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You’ll Never Guess What Trump’s ICE Used Your Tax Dollars For
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is so desperate to look cool, they’ve gone full Pimp My Ride—at the taxpayer’s expense. A cringey…
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RFK Jr. Is Breaking His Two Big Promises to MAHA Diehards
The true believers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement are fuming over a New York Times report Friday, which…
Celebrity
AGC Closing a Raft of International Distribution Deals on ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman,’ Starring Jennifer Lopez, Ahead of Locarno International Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
LOCARNO, Switzerland — AGC International is closing a slew of major distribution deals in key markets worldwide on ‘Kiss of the Spider…
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Trump Begged Norwegian Minister for Incredibly Strange Favor
Pam Bondi, however, thinks the incident is no laughing matter. In fact, by her lights, Dunn’s sandwich throwing is the deep state…
Culture
‘Home Alone’ Director Says a Reboot Is a ‘Mistake’ and the Movies ‘Should Be Left Alone’: ‘You Can’t Really Recapture’ Them
As the original “Home Alone” movie gears up to celebrate its 35th anniversary this November, director Chris Columbus is speaking out…