North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets China's Wang Huning
SEOUL, July 17 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks with Wang Huning, China's fourth-highest-ranked official in Pyongyang, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported on Friday.
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MSG Suing Wired Over Article Alleging Company Kept Database Of LGBTQIA Celebrities
A week ago, Wired published a report alleging Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. maintains a database of LGBTQIA celebrities. At the time, MSG said they'd be suing Wired over the article. As promised, that lawsuit was filed today. The post MSG Suing Wired Over
Railroad, airline labor mediator fired by Trump drops legal fight
The Supreme Court’s blockbuster decision expanding President Trump’s firing power has reached another agency: one that works out labor disputes in the airline and railroad industries. Deirdre Hamilton, a Democratic appointee to the National Mediation Board who had been
After 13 years, Path of Exile's devs are finally ready to ditch one of its most iconic and frustrating mechanics
Grinding Gear Games wants to find ways to get new players into the old action RPG.
Nicki Minaj defends Trump adviser in feud with House Republican
Rapper Nicki Minaj took to social media to defend her friend Alex Bruesewitz, a top outside adviser to President Trump, after Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) reportedly pushed for the president to cut ties with Bruesewitz. “Randy, Alex will be just FINE,” Minaj wrote on the social
State Department considering $100,000 bonds on green card applicants
The Trump administration is considering adding a $100,000 bond to green card applications for those seeking lawful permanent residence in the U.S. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the administration is evaluating a potential six-figure bond to ensure immigrants
Power of Siberia 2 deadlock belies Russia-China ‘no-limits’ pact
Power of Siberia 2, a landmark natural gas pipeline that would link Russia and China, has hit a deadlock, with a gas-price gap so vast that Beijing has told Moscow to stop raising the subject altogether. Neither side has formally walked away, but no timeline for a deal or for
Spain battles major Aragon wildfire amid heatwave
Spain has deployed more than 400 firefighters and 19 aircraft to combat a fast-moving wildfire in the northeastern region of Aragon after flames swept across around 7,600 hectares by 16 July.
GOP senator to introduce bill to sanction Canada over wildfire smoke
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), a close Trump ally, announced Thursday that he will introduce legislation to sanction Canada and Canadian officials over the huge wildfires that have poured smoke and haze across the United States, creating hazardous air-quality conditions. “I’ll be
How to get and farm ore in Palworld
You’ll need lots of ore and ingots to progress in Palworld. Here’s where to farm a bunch of ore easily and which Pals to use to help you farm ore.
Manhattan DA’s Office Returns Three Antiquities to Mexico
The office’s sixth repatriation to the nation included a Nayarit sculpture seized from The Met and an Aztec stone previously possessed by a convicted antiquities trafficker.
Netflix shares tank on weak forecast as fears of slowing growth alarm Wall Street
Netflix is facing competition from all corners of the entertainment industry.
Argentina’s World Cup Victory Over England Scores 15.1 Million Viewers on Fox, Largest Semifinals Telecast in English-Language U.S. History
Just a day after Fox Sports’ coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals broke records, they did it again. Wednesday’s nailbiter between Argentina and England averaged 15.063 million viewers on Fox, making it the most-watched FIFA Men’s World Cup semifinals match in
LISTEN: What’s Fueling the Box Office Rebound and How Can Hollywood Keep it Going?
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Brent Lang details the comprehensive report that he delivered with Rebecca Rubin on the summer box office rebound, and what Hollywood and exhibitors must do to keep it going. Lang, who is
More Pennsylvania voters in new poll say they are worse off financially than a year ago
More Pennsylvania voters are saying in a new poll they are worse off financially in comparison to the previous year than a few months ago, findings in a key swing state carried by President Trump in 2024 that come as the midterms approach later this year. In the Quinnipiac
Why Aren’t There More Imax 70mm Screens for ‘The Odyssey’? ‘It’s Not Practical,’ Company Says
Not everyone gets a front-row seat to history. This weekend, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” arrives in theaters nationwide. The sprawling adaptation of Homer’s epic is the first-ever movie shot entirely on Imax film cameras. And over the past month, everyone from Matt Damon
Bungie announces new Marathon PvE mode, an experimental roguelite
Marathon's new Vault Breaker mode is coming to the extraction shooter in a mid-season 2 update, Bungie has revealed.
TV Appearance of Lincoln Assassination Witness
In 1956, 96-year-old Samuel Seymour appeared on a game show called I’ve Got A Secret…his secret was that he saw Lincoln’s assassination when he was five years old. Mind-blowing…the Civil War & Lincoln’s assassination directly linked to something as modern as a TV game show.
Political representatives found more polarized on climate change than their constituents
It is no surprise that there are political disagreements over climate protection measures. Parties differ in their assessments of which measures they consider effective, fair or economically acceptable. However, the question of whether climate change is mainly human-caused is
Some People Are Better at Eavesdropping Than Others
New study shows what happens in our brains as we track multiple conversations The post Some People Are Better at Eavesdropping Than Others appeared first on Nautilus .
Beyond bitter: Vietnam brews a new image for robusta, one sip at a time
Robusta is often dismissed as bitter, harsh and fit mainly for instant coffee, but growers aim to change that view.
Senate Republicans block Dem attempt to end AI prior authorization in Medicare
Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by Democrats on Thursday to stop a Trump administration pilot program for Medicare that uses artificial intelligence to approve or deny physician-ordered care. The vote on a resolution to invoke the Congressional Review Act (CRA) and end
Anthropic CEO gave $1M to AI safety super PAC
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei gave $1 million to Public First, a super PAC backing candidates who support stronger guardrails on AI, according to a campaign finance filing Wednesday. He was joined by several other Anthropic employees, who gave a combined $2.15 million over the
Closed game studio returns to un-live service its game with community servers before shutdown: 'We don't believe Deceive Inc. should quietly disappear'
Deceive Inc. was great, and now it'll live on.
Analysis-Trump threatens new Iran escalation and risks repeating old mistakes
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has ramped up U.S. air strikes on Iran and threatened broader escalation, but there is little sign that a military strategy that has already failed to extract concessions from Tehran will succeed this
FIFA sued for ‘deceptive’ World Cup ticket sales as fat cats and well-connected hoard VIP seats
FIFA allegedly gave regular fans the idea they had a chance to sit by the pitch when they shelled out for premium World Cup tickets -- but soccer's global governing body secretly locked them out of the running, instead allocating all the best seats to corporate bigwigs and
Marvel's Wolverine trailer shows off Lady Deathstrike, Sabretooth, and more
Marvel's Wolverine is Sony's next big PlayStation 5 exclusive. A new trailer, showing with The Odyssey, confirms a classic Marvel villain.
Required Reading
This week: Chitra Ganesh’s futuristic myths, André Breton and optimism, the mermaids of Florida, a Palestinian digital archive, Argentina and racism, and more.
Blanche to meet with Epstein survivors after Tillis ultimatum
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will meet Thursday afternoon with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, following pressure from lawmakers during hearings on Capitol Hill this week. A Department of Justice (DOJ) source familiar with the meeting told
Thune tees up bill to provide assistance to Ukraine, sanction Russia
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Thursday took procedural steps to place on the Senate calendar House-passed legislation to provide $1.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine and expand sanctions on Russia. That bill could serve as a shell for separate
Trump exempts 20 more polluting plants from clean air regulation
President Trump announced this week that he was exempting 20 more polluting facilities from Biden-era regulations, drawing condemnation from environmental advocates. Trump signed a proclamation exempting the facilities from a rule that seeks to rein in toxic chemicals. When it
Crypto.com clinches $400M investment from Citadel Securities, valuing exchange at $20B
It valued the cryptocurrency exchange at $20 billion, nearly half of industry leader Coinbase’s $42 market cap.
Watching Shia LaBeouf Unravel: ‘He Was Exploding on Set’ and in ‘Deep Pain’
In November 2025, writer-director Josh Penn Soskin began production on his debut feature, “The Rooster Prince,” based on his relationship with his late brother, David, a renowned psychiatrist who suffered from bipolar disorder. He cast Shia LaBeouf to play Eli, the character
Matt Damon, now a Fortnite skin, once turned down 'a bunch of money' to appear in a Bourne game because they wouldn't make it more like Myst
A Fortnite skin based Damon's character in The Odyssey seems to be the actor's first official videogame likeness.
Chloe Fineman Exits ‘SNL’ After Seven Seasons
“That place is my home, and I know I’ll never be too far away,” actress says
Video Game Companies Can No Longer Do Layoffs Quietly
Public demonstrations have kicked off in Barcelona, Edinburgh, Maryland and beyond bringing global attention to the video game industry labor crisis
About 300 Netflix Programs Used Generative AI This Year, Company Reveals
Roughly 300 Netflix programs across the streamer’s library have used generative AI across their production process this year, the company revealed in its second-quarter earnings report on Thursday. Netflix told shareholders in a letter that the technology’s usage expands across
Netflix to Stop Releasing Viewership Data Every 6 Months, Will Shift to Annual Reports
Netflix is discontinuing its biannual viewership data dump in favor of one annual report beginning in 2027. The latest version of Netflix’s “What We Watched” report, which covered subscribers’ viewership habits from January-June 2026, was released Thursday along with the
Andrew Garfield Leads a Revolution Against the Crown in ‘The Uprising’ Trailer
Oscar-nominated actor stars as a legendary leader in Paul Greengrass’ 14th-century historical drama
Graphene nanoribbons survive gamma radiation, revealing potential sensors for fusion reactors
University of Arizona researchers have demonstrated a promising new application for graphene nanoribbons, a nanoscale semiconductor material with the potential to withstand extreme environments. The team's findings could help clear a key hurdle to bringing fusion energy to the
Robert Plant Is Receiving an Americana Music Lifetime Achievement Award
The rock & roll singer has become an integral figure in Americana roots music over the past two decades, thanks to collabs with Alison Krauss and T Bone Burnett
Bat Cave location in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3
The Bat Cave is a new POI in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3. Here's where to find it and how to get inside.
What Training My Chaotic Dog Taught Me About Power,...
What Training My Chaotic Dog Taught Me About Power, Control — and Human Beings . “As any parent of a toddler knows, being morally liable for something that is incapable of moral liability is a fraught and stressful business.”
Where to find Black Marketeer locations in Palworld
Black Marketeers are special NPC merchants in Palworld who’ll sometimes sell you some rare Pals. We list where to find them in our guide.
Netflix Q2 Earnings Results In-Line With Expectations, Stock Drops on Lower Q3 Revenue Outlook
As investors fret that Netflix’s viewer-engagement metrics are flagging, the streaming giant reported earnings for the second quarter of 2026 that were in line with Wall Street forecasts. But it issued weaker-than-expected guidance for Q3, driving the stock price down. Netflix
Americans Are Listening to Less Music in English, Thanks to Bad Bunny and BTS
One in 10 U.S. streams come from Spanish-language music — and other fascinating takeaways from Luminate’s midyear report
MAGA Senator Says Greenland Needs to Be Saved From “Radical Mullahs”
A sitting senator proposed annexing Greenland on the wild assumption that Denmark may, in the coming decades, become an Islamic theocracy. Republican Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri appeared Thursday on The Charlie Kirk Show , where he supported President Donald Trump’s
Trump Shrinks Utah National Monuments by 90%
The administration’s cuts to the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments include sacred Indigenous lands and archaeologically rich sites.
Climate change reshapes waterborne disease risks as pathogens respond differently, review finds
Climate change is altering the spread of waterborne diseases around the world, according to a comprehensive review published today in Nature Reviews Microbiology. The publication is the most up-to-date, comprehensive analysis examining how climate change influences waterborne
When Monkeys Enter the Uncanny Valley
3-D avatars of macaques fool their flesh-and-blood counterparts—up to point The post When Monkeys Enter the Uncanny Valley appeared first on Nautilus .
