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FIFA Gives Trump a Dumb Medal So He’ll Stop Talking About Nobel Prize
The U.S. president on Friday became the inaugural recipient of FIFA’s newly minted peace prize. The prize was the invention of Gianni…
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World Cup 2026: Tickets, weather, format, kick-off times, qualifiers
The countries that have already secured their spot are: Hosts: Canada, Mexico, United States Africa: Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana,…
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Apple sends new round of cyberthreat notifications to users in 84 countries
The company is regularly warning users who may have been targeted by state hackers Apple has sent a new round of cyberthreat notifications…
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‘Peaky Blinders’ Movie First Look: Cillian Murphy Returns as Netflix Sets Theatrical and Streaming Release in March
Birmingham’s most notorious crime gang is back in March. Netflix has unveiled teaser art for “The Immortal Man,” the upcoming “Peaky…
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Ruesha Littlejohn: Crystal Palace midfielder given extended ban for violent conduct
Littlejohn, who joined Women's Super League 2 side Crystal Palace in the summer, will now be out of action until after the winter break.…
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Netflix stock sinks as the streaming giant reveals plans to buy Warner Bros. and HBO in $83 billion mega-deal
Netflix has announced that it intends to buy legendary Hollywood studio Warner Bros. in a deal valued at approximately $82.7 billion. The…
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Jessica Alba Recalls ‘Humiliating’ Naked ‘Fantastic Four’ Scene, Talks New ‘Heist Family Dramedy’ With Robert Rodríguez
Jessica Alba recalled shooting a “humiliating” scene in Tim Story’s 2005 Marvel adaptation of “Fantastic Four” while giving an in-depth…
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Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
Rachel ClunBusiness reporter Netflix has agreed to buy the film and streaming businesses of Warner Bros Discovery in major Hollywood deal…
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Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max in $82.7 Billion Deal
It’s official: Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an agreement under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film…
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How “The New Yorker at 100” Got to Netflix
COBB: Well, I’ll ask you the question that I use when I conclude any interview with any subject, which is: Is there anything that we…
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Are We Getting Stupider?
For nineteenth-century writers like Gustave Flaubert, the concept of stupidity came to encompass the lazy drivel of cliché and received…
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The Best Films of 2025
This year’s best movies feel plugged in, inextricably connected to forces bigger than the ordinary faces of local and private…
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Lando Norris edges Max Verstappen in first practice of title-decider
Title contenders Lando Norris and Max Verstappen were tied together at the top of the times in first practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.…
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‘Four More Shots Please!’ Sets Final Season Date on Prime Video (EXCLUSIVE)
Prime Video has set Dec. 19 as the global premiere date for the final season of its International Emmy-nominated original series “Four…
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‘100 Nights of Hero’ Review: A Mischievous Fairytale Laid Low by Its Withheld Approach
Resplendent in costume and production design, but shaky in overall execution, the star-studded fantasy romance “100 Nights of Hero” is the…
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Warner Bros begins exclusive deal talks with Netflix
The traditional TV business is in the midst of a major contraction as viewers shift to streaming Warner Bros Discovery has entered…
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Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s studios, streaming unit for US$72 billion
The deal will further tilt the power balance in Hollywood in favour of the streaming giant Netflix on Friday (Dec 5) agreed to buy Warner…
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Netflix Enters Exclusive Deal Talks for Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix has entered exclusive talks with Warner Bros. Discovery to acquire the company’s film and television studio, as well as the HBO…
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Singapore, Malaysia to ramp up cross-border taxi quota to 500 per country
Singapore and Malaysia will gradually increase the quota for licensed cross-border taxis to 500, from the current level of 200 per…
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Hainan Jury Touts Festival as a Launchpad for Next Year’s Breakthrough Films
At the 7th Hainan Island International Film Festival in China, jury president Marco Müller urged audiences and industry to rethink the…
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Actor in ‘Mortal Kombat’ and ‘The Man in the High Castle,’ Dies at 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who played evil sorcerer Shang Tsung in the “Mortal Kombat” franchise and appeared in “The Last Emperor,” “Licence…
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Liu Chang: The reluctant heiress who saved her father’s agriculture empire
The “young” Liu has already been with New Hope Group, founded by her father Liu Yonghao, for 23 years. “I’M NOT like the heroes of the…
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Pubs in England and Wales could stay open longer for World Cup 2026
Pubs in England and Wales could stay open until 01:00 next summer if a home nation reaches the quarter-finals or further at the football…
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‘The Batman’ Director Matt Reeves Stands Up for Paul Dano After Tarantino’s Diss: ‘An Incredible Actor’
Filmmaker Matt Reeves added his voice to the wave of praise for Paul Dano — an outpouring that was prompted by Quentin Tarantino dissing…