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The 13 Best Movies of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Film Festival’s last edition in Park City offered a bittersweet chance to take stock of how much the independent film world has changed. There are ways that it can now feel diminished, as the streaming world absorbs some of its energy — in ways both positive

Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset

Democrats scored a stunning upset on Saturday in a special election runoff for Texas Senate, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, giving the party a major boost ahead of the November midterms. Fort Worth Democrat Taylor Rehmet, a machinist and Air Force veteran,

Israel to partially reopen Gaza's Rafah crossing

Israel is set to partially reopen the Rafah crossing between the war-devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on Sunday, following months of urging from humanitarian organisations, though access will be limited to the movement of people. The reopening comes amid ongoing violence in the