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Teen paid $3 for Wilt Chamberlain Lakers jacket at thrift store. It sold for almost $90,000 at auction
A Portland teenager found a random old Lakers jacket in a Goodwill bin back in January. He paid $3.07 for it. Seven months later, the item sold at auction for $89,600. Turns out the old jacket wasn’t so random after all. Verified by Sotheby’s auction house, it was a warmup jacket worn by NBA legend…
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‘Resign!’ Dem rains hell on Trump official over ‘wrong’ answers on troop casualties
A fight erupted on Capitol Hill Wednesday when U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz reported a wounded-troop count that enraged Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA). Waltz faced questions about fatalities linked to daily strikes in Iran during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing. Eighteen U.S. service members have been reported killed and 447 wounded — including a…
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‘Days of Thunder 2’: Jonathan Levine in Talks to Board Paramount Legacyquel
“Days of Thunder” is getting closer to racing again, as Paramount is in talks with Jonathan Levine to direct the legacyquel to Tom Cruise and Tony Scott’s 1990 cult racing film, with the actor set to return as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle. Levine already has a partnership with Paramount through the upcoming football drama “Mr.…
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Different generations finally agree on something: Their most-anticipated summer blockbusters
Are summer blockbusters alive and well or a thing of the past? The American movie audience is split. A new survey examining the movie preferences of 2,000 people saw 30% of movie diehards say the summer blockbuster is actually bigger than ever before. A fifth (21%) are more critical, however, feeling there are too many…
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Inside Prince George’s future at Eton College: Private bedroom, shared common rooms and security challenges
Prince George will experience several major lifestyle changes when he starts his new chapter at Eton College this fall. The eldest son of Prince William and Kate Middleton is expected to have his own room while attending the all-boys boarding school, royal expert Kinsey Schofield exclusively told Page Six. “People are sometimes surprised to learn…
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Why Are Groceries So Expensive?
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube On this week’s episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts questioning whether the Trump administration has any plan at all to meet the challenge of debt and deficits. Then, David is joined by Vincent Smith, director of agricultural policy studies…
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AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt
AI companies are pouring untold billions of dollars into enormous data centers in their efforts to sustain increasingly complex and resource-intensive AI models. It’s an extremely costly undertaking built on seemingly bottomless hype — and a mountain of debt. As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants…
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Sony and Alamo Drafthouse announce plans to reopen the iconic Cinerama Dome
Hollywood’s storied Cinerama Dome will soon be open for business again. Following a six-year shutdown prompted by COVID-19, Sony Pictures Entertainment has stepped in to restore and reopen the historic Hollywood landmark. The dome, which will keep its Cinerama name, will be operated by Sony Pictures Entertainment’s theater chain, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the company…
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Trump’s battering left me with ‘post traumatic stress disorder’: Rosie O’Donnell
Comedian Rosie O’Donnell revealed recently that her 20-year spat with President Donald Trump had left her with something akin to “post-traumatic stress disorder,” though celebrated her progress in moving on from the feud with the president, whom she described as a “bloviating idiot.” “It’s like a post-traumatic stress disorder for me, considering it’s been 20…
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Kenneth Branagh to Star in Scottish Highland Drama ‘Laird’ for Paramount+
Paramount+ has greenlit “Laird,” a new drama series set in the Scottish Highlands that will star and be executive produced by Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Kenneth Branagh. Created by Jez Butterworth (“MobLand,” “The Agency”), John-Henry Butterworth (“Nine Perfect Strangers,” “The Agency”) and Georgia Lee (“The 100,” “Partner Track”), the series follows the laird…