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All the Songs in Amazon’s ‘Sterling Point’ Soundtrack
Prime Video’s YA summer continues with Megan Park’s “Sterling Point,” which features all the hallmarks of the genre: a coming-of-age story, love triangles, family growing pains and, of course, a stellar soundtrack. Featuring hits from Olivia Rodrigo, Laufey, Olivia Dean and Lana Del Rey, to name a few, the “Sterling Point” soundtrack nails the summertime…
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Unusual Trump mind game revealed by GOP senator
A Republican lawmaker argued Friday that President Donald Trump was using an unconventional move — and playing mind games — with Iran‘s leader. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) told TMZ that when Trump refers to the ayatollah as “the gay ayatollah” it’s on purpose. “The president wants to put as much pressure on them as he…
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‘Wonka 2’ Is Not ‘Delayed Indefinitely,’ Warner Bros. and Writer Clarify
The sequel to 2023’s “Wonka” is not actually “delayed indefinitely,” according to original movie co-writer Simon Farnaby and Warner Bros. On Friday, Variety published an interview with the English actor, comedian and writer where he was asked about the sequel that would see the return of Timothée Chalamet. “He wants to do one, but he’s…
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Why California Is Still a Climate Bellwether
Traffic passes by the State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. —Max Whittaker/Bloomberg—Getty Images In some ways, Sacramento has Washington D.C. vibes. California’s state capital runs on government, lobbying, and the sense that politics is the local industry. My hotel room when I traveled there this week for conversations about the future of energy and climate policy…
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Trump threatens State Dept. paintings after losing plot mid-speech: ‘I’m taking it’
President Donald Trump threatened to take State Department paintings home during a mining roundtable Friday, breaking off mid-speech to size up the room’s art and declare, “I’m taking it.” The event was held in the Benjamin Franklin State Dining Room at the State Department, where Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted nearly 200 mining executives.…
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Stephen Colbert’s Daughter Joins The Atlantic After ‘60 Minutes’ Exit
Madeleine Carlisle, the daughter of Stephen Colbert, is joining The Atlantic as a staff writer after leaving “60 Minutes” earlier this month. The Atlantic announced Carlisle’s hiring Friday, marking a return to the magazine for the journalist, who was an editorial fellow there in 2018 and 2019. “A bunch of us sensed that, sooner or…
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Wall Streeters slam Mamdani’s new ‘Business Advisory Council’ — calling it ‘phony,’ ‘waste of time’
Wall Streeters slammed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new so-called “Business Advisory Council,” calling it “phony” and a “waste of time” after the far-left pol delivered months of insults to the business community. The panel aims to tap key industries for advice and feedback to the mayor, Bloomberg reported Friday. It said the Mamdani…
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Judge rejects challenge to California attorney general’s description of voter ID measure
A state judge Thursday rejected a challenge to how California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s office summarized a strict new voter ID measure on November ballots — ruling that the summary language accurately describes the measure’s effects were it to pass. Another judge dealt the backers of the measure a second loss by tentatively finding that…
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Cranky James Carville gets fired up on CNN over historic Dem win
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville had a feisty response on Friday over the historic Democratic Senate primary election in Michigan. Carville told CNN anchor Brianna Keilar during the fiery back-and-forth that he was skeptical about progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and shifts within the Democratic Party after the historic upset this week. “You got 48%…
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Katseye’s Sophia Laforteza announces break from girl group months after Manon Bannerman’s exit
Katseye’s Sophia Laforteza has announced that she is taking a break from the popular girl group to focus on her health. The Katseye leader took to Instagram to share the news, saying, “It truly breaks my heart to have to miss out on a lot.” “You know how much I love being on stage, performing,…