Israel’s military struck targets throughout southern Lebanon overnight into Friday and Hezbollah reported intense fighting in the area, threatening the nascent agreement between Iran and the United States to end their war. Lebanese media reported at least 18 people killed in the strikes, and Israel said four soldiers died. The conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah is
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As the American Library Association (ALA) reported in its April 2026 State of Libraries Report, the movement to censor materials in American schools and public libraries has shifted. The number of titles targeted in 2025 that were reported to ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom has grown (nearly 2,000 more titles than 2024), but the vast
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Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s tough talk on inflation Wednesday reverberated through financial markets, with traders expecting that the central bank could start jacking up interest rates in just a few months. Tapped to serve by President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly demanded lower rates, Warsh during a news conference instead focused on the battle
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Introduction The average enterprise security team has 40 or more security tools, giving a lot of visibility into internal telemetry and asset data. But often, these tools are working in siloes, generating (overlapping) alerts and data. And yet, breach dwell times remain stubbornly long (~43 days), response windows keep closing before teams can act, and
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It’s been a tough run for the industry, but there’s plenty of strong contenders for game of the year, from old franchises to all-new IP To put it lightly, 2026 has been rough for the gaming industry. Amid wall-to-wall layoffs and studio closures, highly anticipated titles like Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia revival have been canned
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(Left) Sean Penn presents the Oscar® for Best Picture during the live ABC Telecast of The 87th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 22, 2015. Credit/Provider: Michael Yada / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Bradley Cooper at the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ World Premiere. Photo: Marvel. Preview: Sean Penn
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Setting the record straight. There have been all kinds of rumors flying around since news broke earlier this week that Jelly Roll filed for divorce from his wife of 10 years, Bunnie Xo. On Monday, TMZ broke the news that Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo, whose real
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Penske Media Corporation (PMC) — the parent company of Rolling Stone and other publications like Billboard, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter  — has acquired Vox Media, home of Eater, The Verge, Studio and Creative, and more. Prior to the acquisition, PMC was the largest shareholder of Vox Media, whose titles also include SB Nation, PopSugar,
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The U.S. has launched an investigation into Germany’s pharma policies over what it referred to as “persistent underpayment” for medicines as the European country looks to limit spiraling healthcare costs, including spending on drugs.  “President Trump has made clear that American patients should not be shouldering a disproportionate share of global pharmaceutical research and development,”
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Critic’s Rating: 3.45 / 5.0 3.45 There is an old saying that grief changes shape but never truly disappears. That idea runs throughout the Sugar Season 2 premiere, where John Sugar carries unfinished business while trying to convince himself that life can still move forward. Sugar Season 1 concluded with revelations that dramatically altered the
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Today’s literary headlines include a trailer for the new Spider-Man movie, an experiment with mass-market paperbacks, the return of The Wheel of Time to screens, and more. Watch the Trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day The trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has dropped, with Tom Holland as a Spider-Man that the world has forgotten.
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