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Nicole Kidman Reveals AMC Gave Her a Lifetime A-List Membership for Viral Ad
Nicole Kidman got a lifetime AMC A-List Membership for making her now viral ad for the theater chain. As the COVID lockdown procedures were lifting, AMC put together an ad about the magic of going to the movies and Kidman starred in what would become an extremely viral ad. From quotable lines like “Heartbreak feels…
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California city accuses Gavin Newsom of ‘overriding democracy’ with targeted new tax — as locals get miserable update
Fresno County is on track to see a controversial road tax on the ballot later this year — even after the county sued California for forcing it in front of voters through legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The governor signed Assembly Bill 1923 last week, requiring Fresno County to place the Better Roads, Safe Streets initiative on…
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Self-proclaimed ‘cougar’ Teddi Mellencamp, 45, hard-launches new boyfriend PJ ‘Valley Guy’ Conley, 31
Teddi Mellencamp dubbed herself a “cougar” while hard-launching her new romance on Tuesday. “First he met a cougar. Then he met The Cougs,” the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum captioned an Instagram slideshow, which kicked off with a video of herself and “#valleyguy” at her dad John Mellencamp’s Hollywood Bowl concert. The Bravolebrity, 45,…
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A Fake Pregnancy and a Kidnapping: The True Story Behind A Child of My Own
In the documentary A Child of My Own, Ana Celeste Montalvo (right) and Armando Espitia star as Ale and Arturo, acting out Ale’s version of the story —Luis Antonio Rojas—Netflix A new Netflix documentary finds an unconventional way into the wild true story of a woman who pretended to be pregnant and kidnapped a newborn…
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‘Unconscionable’: DOJ says CA prisons failed to stop systemic sexual abuse of female prisoners
California prisons repeatedly and knowingly violated female prisoners’ civil rights by failing to prevent systemic sexual abuse, a two-year federal investigation revealed. The state now has 49 days to address the issues outlined in a report released Thursday summarizing the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation, after which the federal government can sue the state to…
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Karoline Leavitt and the trap of MAGA womanhood
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Karoline Leavitt, the 28-year-old firebrand who became the nation’s youngest-ever press secretary in 2024, is stepping down to “spend more time with her beautiful young children.” President Donald Trump announced the…
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Karoline Leavitt’s White House departure sends shockwaves
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is resigning from her position, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Wednesday afternoon. “Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, and one of my most trusted aides, Karoline Leavitt, will be departing her role at the end of the month so she can spend more time with her beautiful…
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‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Strikes Biggest Apple TV Launch Ever With Nearly 300 Million Minutes Viewed
“Ted Lasso” returned to Apple TV with record-breaking ratings, with Season 4 ranking as the biggest launch in the streamer’s history. As “Ted Lasso” debuted its fourth season on Wednesday, Aug. 5, the Season 4 premiere episode tallied 296.6 million viewing minutes across Aug. 4-Aug. 5 launch window, according to streaming data from Nielsen. The…
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Giant Oil Tanker Runs Aground in Marine Nature Preserve, Spills Nonstop for Weeks
When an oil tanker runs aground in a contested war zone, does it make a sound? Evidently not — at least not the kind of sound anyone could hear for over six weeks, the amount of time the Caroline Bezengi oil tanker has reportedly been spewing oil into waters off the southeastern coast of Oman.…
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Ukrainian drones strike a major refinery deep inside Russia, setting it ablaze
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, military officials said Thursday, the fourth in three days in Kyiv’s ongoing campaign to choke Moscow’s vital oil sector. Russia is one of the world’s biggest energy producers, with oil providing an economic mainstay as its military tries to push deeper into Ukraine in a…