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BTS Are Back on Top With Record-Breaking First-Week ‘Arirang’ Sales
The supergroup's comeback album Arirang , their first full-length LP in six years, moved 641,000 total copies, including 532,000 in pure album sales
Italy investigates Sephora and Benefit over marketing skincare to children
The Italian Competition Authority said luxury goods giant LVMH appears to have adopted "particularly insidious" marketing strategies.
Pakistan prepares to host peace talks as Iran accuses US of ground assault plans
By Asif Shahzad and Alexander Cornwell ISLAMABAD/TEL AVIV, March 29 (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Sunday it was preparing to host "meaningful talks" to end the conflict over Iran in coming days even though Tehran earlier accused Washington of preparing a land assault while
Himes says Congress has 'gotten too used to using shutdowns' for leverage
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said Sunday that Congress has grown too accustomed to shutting down the government as leverage to pass legislation, as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains unfunded. “We have gotten too used to using shutdowns as a mechanism of getting what
Top House Democrat on Biden immigration policy: 'We should have the border more secure than it was'
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Sunday said immigration policy could have been “more secure” during the Biden administration while weighing in on lawmakers’ current impasse on reforms for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “The Biden administration did not do immigration
Mary Beth Hurt, ‘Interiors,’ ‘Chilly Scenes of Winter’ and ‘World According to Garp’ Actress, Dies at 79
The Iowa native appeared 15 times on Broadway, earning one of her three Tony noms for originating the role of Meg Magrath in ‘Crimes of the Heart.’
ZTF discovers a new mass-transferring brown dwarf binary system
Astronomers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and elsewhere report the discovery of a binary system consisting of two brown dwarfs undergoing stable mass transfer. The detection of the system, designated ZTF J1239+8347, was made with the Zwicky Transient
Who do you think you are? What DNA tests reveal—and what they don't
For more than 40 years, the Golden State Killer haunted California. A serial rapist and murderer active in the 1970s and '80s, he eluded detectives for decades. By 2018, hope of identifying him was fading, until a woman—curious about her ancestry—spat into a plastic tube and
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen were primarily designed for girls and the elderly
A recently translated interview from the time of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen's launch reveals the broader audience Game Freak made the remake for
Victory options narrowing as Trump prepares Iran ground assault
President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to launch some kind of ground assault on Iran in the coming weeks, but one prominent military strategy expert believes he’s heading straight for defeat. The Washington Post on Saturday reported that the Pentagon is preparing for
Pakistan says it’s ready to facilitate US-Iran talks within days
The foreign ministers have called for creating conditions for structured negotiations between the relevant parties.
‘The Pitt’ Star Sepideh Moafi Says Her First Agent ‘Wanted Me to Change My Name’: ‘I Immediately Said F— No’
“The Pitt” Season 2 star Sepideh Moafi recently told People that her first agent told her to change her name so that she could land more roles. “When I graduated from grad school, my first agent wanted me to change my name and I immediately said, ‘Fuck no,’” she recalled. “I
12 states see gas prices drop since last week, data shows
In only one state have prices dropped by at least 10 cents.
Israeli military finds no negligence in killing of farmer near Lebanon border
March 29 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Sunday it had found no negligence or ethical failures by officers involved in the killing of Israeli farmer Ofer Moskovitz near the Lebanese frontier earlier this month. The head of Israel's Northern Command said on March 23
Guns N’ Roses Bring Two Live Debuts And Another Lineup Change To 2026 Tour Kickoff
Guns N' Roses were one of the many bands subjected to the great drumpocalypse of 2025 when Frank Ferrer, their timekeeper of nearly two decades, left the band. But that hasn't stopped Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, and Slash from chugging on: In December they shared the new songs
Labubu maker Pop Mart signs lease for Fifth Avenue location
Meanwhile, the gleaming new Rolex headquarters at 665 Fifth Ave. will open this fall.
Paul McCartney Delights at Intimate, Rare Show at the Fonda Theatre
The legendary musician spanned eras in joyous 25-song set at second night of small shows in Hollywood
Hundreds evacuated as fire rips through German nightclub
Roughly 750 people were successfully evacuated as a fire ripped through a nightclub in southwest Germany.
Mary Beth Hurt, Who Starred in ‘The World According to Garp,’ Dies at 79
Mary Beth Hurt, who was nominated for three Tonys and appeared in films including “Interiors” and “The World According to Garp,” died on Sunday from Alzheimer’s. She was 79. Hurt’s death was confirmed via a joint Facebook post from her daughter, Molly Schrader, and her husband,
Serafina eatery to take over former Rosie O’Grady home in Midtown
Landlord SL Green leased the entire, nearly 28,000 square-foot building at 800 Seventh Ave. to Serafina Restaurant Group.
‘Project Hail Mary’ Crosses $300 Million at Global Box Office to Become Amazon MGM’s Highest-Grossing Film, ‘Scream 7’ Passes $200 Million Mark
“Project Hail Mary” is officially Amazon MGM’s highest-grossing film ever. The space odyssey has grossed $300.8 million globally after earning another $54.1 million from 86 markets this weekend. That easily tops the $276 million worldwide gross of 2023’s “Creed III,” which had
Mace says Thune is a 'thorn in the side' of GOP
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Sunday that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has become a “thorn in the side” of her party, after House GOP leadership rejected a Senate-passed bill to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “We're not the problem.
Marathon review scores are trending up, which locks it for the 2026 Game Awards
Bungie's extraction shooter is steadily winning over critics, making it the favorite to win Best Multiplayer Game, and a potential GOTY nominee
The time capsule in the salt flat
There is a place in northern Chile, 3,500 meters above sea level in the Andean Altiplano, where almost nothing survives. The Salar de Pajonales is a salt flat of savage extremes temperatures swinging from −23°C to 26°C, solar radiation among the highest measured anywhere on
US should formally partner with Ukraine to build cutting-edge defense technologies
Ukraine is emerging as a key defense innovation hub and strategic partner for the West, with its technologies being used to defend against Iran and its unique modern warfare dataset making it an important source of strategic capability.
Pharmaceutical supply chains get tangled in war with Iran
As President Trump’s war in Iran rages on, it’s posing a growing threat to the pharmaceutical supply chain and risks spiking the prices of many drugs, particularly those that depend on petrochemicals. The war in Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz have
Scalise: Some senators 'expressed buyer’s remorse' about DHS bill
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Sunday that some senators “expressed buyer’s remorse” over a Senate bill to fund only part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid a shutdown of the department. “Well, we actually read their bill, and, frankly, a number
HBO Boss Casey Bloys Says ‘Harry Potter’ Season 2 Is Being Written ‘Now’: ‘Our Goal Is to Not Have a Huge Gap’
HBO boss Casey Bloys recently told The Times of London that the network is already developing the second season of the highly anticipated “Harry Potter” TV series. “Our goal is to not have a huge gap, you know, especially because the kids are growing,” Bloys said. “It’s not
Fresh Crimson Desert Update Is Filled With New Quality-Of-Life Improvements
The patch is surprisingly robust, bringing fixes for everything from flight stamina cost to improved controls
TESS discovers an Earth-sized planet orbiting nearby M-dwarf star
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered an extrasolar planet orbiting TOI-4616—a nearby M-dwarf star. The newfound alien world, which received designation TOI-4616 b, is slightly larger than Earth. The
‘The Last Critic’ Review: A Captivating Portrait of Robert Christgau, the Brilliant Mad Professor of Rock Critics, and How He Made the Grade
In "The Last Critic," we meet Christgau as an elder stateman of rock-crit (he’s now 83), a downtown stalwart knocking around the streets of the East Village. He’s a bit more bent than he was, with white hair and a touch of arthritis, but he’s still a wry specimen, lean and
The latest Crimson Desert patch adds five new mounts and makes it so you only get in trouble for stealing if you get caught
Fixes and quality-of-life improvements abound.
Trump’s “God Squad” Might Vote for a Whale’s Extinction This Week
On Tuesday morning, a group of federal officials will gather at 18th and C Streets in Washington, D.C., to perform a task usually reserved for the divine. They will sit in a conference room and decide which species are permitted to continue existing on Earth, and which have
