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Iran fired ballistic missile at Kuwait after US military took out Iranian drones in Strait of Hormuz: ‘egregious ceasefire violation’
Iran launched a ballistic missile at Kuwait overnight in retaliation for the American military taking out Iranian drones in the Strait of Hormuz — the US labeled an “egregious ceasefire violation” The ballistic missile was fired at 10:17 p.m. Wednesday ET and was successfully intercepted by Kuwaiti forces, according to CENTCOM, which said that the…
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The on-set ‘power play’ that got Tom Hardy fired from ‘MobLand’: ‘Career suicide’
Tom Hardy’s “career suicide” was allegedly prompted by his constant tardiness. “He refused to come out of his trailer for hours at a time,” a source told the Hollywood Reporter of the “Venom” actor’s on-set behavior on Season 2. “He kept the cast waiting, [which is] a power play. Keeping Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren and others waiting is…
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Follow along as L.A. Phil’s new music director arrives in L.A., beginning with In-N-Out, the Dodgers and a traffic jam
Newly announced Los Angeles Philharmonic music director Daniel Harding got a Sunny California welcome Tuesday. Fresh off a flight from his home in Paris, the incoming conductor was treated to In-N-Out Burger, a performance by a jazz quartet at the Beckmen YOLA Center, a tour of the Hollywood Bowl, and a Dodgers game with outgoing…
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Trump ‘startled and annoyed’ as staunch loyalists pushback over ‘disaster’ deal: insider
President Donald Trump is now facing pressure from his loyalists not to fold in his posture against Iran — and is growing frustrated over it, The Atlantic reported. This comes as the president, faced with economic ruin and tumbling polls as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed and fuel prices remain high, is pursuing…
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Netflix isn’t airing the World Cup. But it still has big World Cup programming plans
Netflix’s latest worldwide wager is a menu of programming designed to feed the building fútbol frenzy that will explode in mid-June, when the FIFA World Cup begins. They might even win some Stateside converts ahead of the platform’s presentation of the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Nations League finals in 2027 and 2029. “We say our…
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Trump scrambles to resurrect lawsuit distancing self from Epstein scandal
President Donald Trump is taking a second crack at suing the Wall Street Journal over bombshell claims regarding Jeffrey Epstein. Trump refiled a defamation suit against the newspaper Wednesday over its report about a crude birthday card it claimed Trump sent Epstein — a card Trump claimed didn’t exist despite it later being released as…
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How Hacks Redefined Greatness
The first time we ever see Deborah Vance, she’s onstage at her Vegas residency, delivering desultory jokes about an unappealing lover while wearing a jacket so bedazzled it seems to have its own energy field. The routine itself is much duller—Deborah (played by Jean Smart), when asked by her partner if she’s close to orgasm,…
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New Moms Are Returning to Coding Jobs Radically Reshaped by AI
As Danielle settled into the rhythms of new motherhood, her profession underwent a drastic reinvention. Danielle, who asked to use her first name to avoid damaging her job prospects, worked as a software developer at a car company in Portland, Oregon. Before she left the workforce in mid-2024, barely anybody used AI to write code;…
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The Republican assault on Obamacare has created a healthcare bloodbath, with worse yet to come
Since the Affordable Care Act’s enactment in 2010, the Republican mantra about the law has been “repeal and replace.” On the surface, the GOP never got what it wanted. The key moment in this campaign arrived in July 2017, when the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) stood on the Senate floor and issued a thumbs-down…
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Trump meddling sparks GOP fears of new ‘horror movie’ midterm scenario
Ken Paxton’s primary victory over Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is sending shockwaves through Republican donor circles, with party strategists warning the Texas Senate race could become a financial nightmare that bleeds resources from competitive battlegrounds across the country. Nine GOP strategists and donors told Politico they fear the general election could force the party to…