Trump’s attack on NPR and PBS, briefly explained
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The Lowdown on Labubu: What to Know About the Viral Toy
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There’s a bigger story behind Colbert’s cancellation
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Katy Perry Avoids Falling From Flying Butterfly Due to Prop Malfunction
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Hollywood Has a Hidden Role in the Epstein Files Intrigue
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South Park is imploding: the lawsuit debacle putting the show’s future in jeopardy
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US tech CEO suspended after Coldplay concert embrace goes viral
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James Gunn Recalls Henry Cavill’s Reaction To ‘Superman’ Re-Casting News: “This Poor Guy”
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Is this the death of the late night US chat show?
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Tech Company Launches Investigation After CEO and HR Chief Caught Canoodling at Coldplay Concert
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"It Is So Strange And Unsettling" – 11 Documenaries That Left People Utterly Shocked
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Stephen Colbert Wondered "Why On Earth" Trump Would Make These Shocking And Untrue Claims About His Uncle
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Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports Sign 'Wide-Ranging' Deal With FOX Sports
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Wife of CEO allegedly caught cheating at Coldplay concert deletes Facebook after video goes viral
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Revenge of the flip phone
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Destroy Lonely Blamed for Teen's Hospitalization After Failed Stage Dive
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Why doesn’t Donald Trump want to release the Epstein Files?
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Adam Sandler Says ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Had a ‘Massive Part’ for Carl Weathers Before His Death: ‘We Had to Rewrite a Lot of Stuff’
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Donald Trump Underwent Vascular Tests After Swelling In His Legs, Diagnosed With Chronic Venous Insufficiency
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Android Phones Can Detect Earthquakes Before the Ground Starts Shaking
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Amazon Beats Ad Tier Class Action Over Subscription Trickery
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Superman continues James Gunn’s horrifying war against characters’ eyes
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Naughty Dog Co-Founder Says One Simple Change Made Crash Bandicoot Remakes Worse
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US Senate approves $9bn cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting funds
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What Big Tech got out of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
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Denise Richards Accuses Ex Aaron of Threatening to Kill Her Before Split
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Steve Miller Band Cancels All Tour Dates Due to Recent Weather Disasters
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Justice Department Fires Manhattan Prosecutor Who Worked on Diddy and Epstein Cases
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Rise of the Machines: Inside Hollywood’s AI Civil War
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Israel’s First Micro Dramas Platform Gets Launched by ‘Red Skies’ Maker Yoav Gross Productions (EXCLUSIVE)
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Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding
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Tyler Perry Accuser Derek Dixon Speaks: “I Couldn’t Stay Silent Anymore” (Exclusive)
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Arcade Workers at ‘South Park’ Creators’ Casa Bonita Restaurant Unionize
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Bayeux Tapestry to return to UK on loan after 900 years
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Johnny Depp Thought ‘F— You’ When He Got Dropped From ‘Fantastic Beasts’: ‘There’s Far Too Many of Me to Kill’ and You Can’t Hurt Me ‘More Than I’ve Already Been Hurt’
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Music Festival Announces Lineup for Summer
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‘Broken Voices’ Review: A Girl’s Dreams Are Shattered by Sexual Predation in an Artful Drama From the Czech Republic
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