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YouTube Premium Raises Prices for First Time Since 2023
YouTube Premium is hiking its prices in the U.S. for the first time since 2023. The company is raising the price of its core plan by $2 to $15.99, while its Premium Lite and Music plans are increasing $1 each to $11.99 and $8.99, respectively. Additionally, the family plan, which allows up to six people
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Starmer Says He’s ‘Fed Up’ With Trump as Europe Splinters From U.S. Over Iran War
U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press conference conference in Aylesbury, England on Sept. 18, 2025. —Leon Neal—Getty Images British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is “fed up” with people in the U.K. encountering economic instability due to the actions of President Donald Trump. “I’m fed up with
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The Iran War Showed a New Side of Pope Leo
Catholics didn’t take long to conclude that Pope Leo XIV would be an unassuming leader. In contrast with the voluble Pope Francis, who clearly delighted in provoking controversy with off-the-cuff statements, Leo tended to speak in qualifiers—it seems; I suppose; at the moment—when he spoke at all. Nearly a year into his pontificate, he’s given
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On a ‘difficult day,’ Jason Segel and Harrison Ford found ‘Shrinking’ finale together
The third season of Apple TV’s “Shrinking” concludes with Jimmy (Jason Segel) being, well, “Jimmy-ed.” For three seasons, Jimmy, a therapist grieving the loss of his wife, has used unconventional methods —think taking someone with aggression issues to a boxing ring — to get through to his patients. In the last moments of “And That’s
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How Web Comics Are Tapping New Talent and Building Fandoms More Easily for Big Screen Adaptations
As adaptations continue to be ripe fruit for Hollywood studios, a new wealth of source material is emerging in that realm: web comics. And they’re coming with built-in fandoms, thanks to the interactive nature of the medium. Webtoon’s Kim, creator Jessica Ramsden and Warner Bros.’ Register explain how web comics are shaping the future. They
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Euphoria Returns, Older But Not Wiser
Zendaya in Euphoria Season 3 —Patrick Wymore—HBO Telling stories that appeal to teenagers does not require a worldview arrested in adolescence. In fact, if you can’t filter the hormone-soaked mess of youth through the sieve of experience, you probably aren’t offering the next generation anything that hasn’t already occurred to them. I am convinced that
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How to have the best Sunday in L.A, according to Halle Bailey
When Halle Bailey moved from Georgia to Los Angeles as a wide-eyed preteen nearly 15 years ago, the city felt like a wonderland of possibility. “Being from the South, when you first come to L.A., you’re like, ‘Hollywood. Wow. This is where all the celebrities are,’” says the Grammy-nominated singer and actress. At any moment,
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Fox Business busts Trump official for dodging on rising inflation: ‘That’s an admission’
Fox News host Stuart Varney called out White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett for filibustering after being asked about skyrocketing inflation numbers due to President Donald Trump’s war in Iran. “3.3% rise in consumer prices in the last 12 months,” Varney told Hassett on Friday. “That’s a fairly sharp increase. However, I’m sure you’re going
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Cheap drug already on the market may improve autism symptoms — for certain people
This news isn’t hard to swallow. Researchers at Yale University have identified a low-cost prescription drug already on the market that could help ease symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in some people. And if you’re thinking it’s leucovorin — a vitamin B–derived drug hyped as a possible remedy — you’d be wrong. Approximately 1
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Harrison Ford reveals his secret battle with depression in vulnerable interview
Harrison Ford battled severe depression when he was in college. The “Star Wars” icon recalled that he’d “rarely venture out” of his single room at Ripon College in Wisconsin on Thursday’s episode of the Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast. “I would get up out of my single bed, go to a phone, order a pizza,