Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Amazon’s Best Books of the Last 10 Years Amazon decided to have a little throwback moment with its latest round-up, which looks at the books they’ve chosen as the best book of each year for
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An Ulta Beauty store in Colma, California, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ulta Beauty on Tuesday reported quarterly results that beat on the top and bottom lines and hiked its earnings outlook as the retailer saw a strong start to its fiscal year. Shares of the
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Ravie LakshmananJun 02, 2026Vulnerability / Mobile Security Google on Monday released patches for 124 security vulnerabilities impacting its Android operating system for the month of June 2026, including one high-severity flaw in the Framework component that has come under active exploitation. Tracked as CVE-2025-48595 (CVSS score: 8.4), the security flaw has been described as a
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Peabo Bryson, whose remarkable vocals graced the top of the charts and earned two Grammys for Disney film classics with “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World,” has died at the age of 75. His family confirmed the news to Rolling Stone, stating the veteran singer died following a stroke and “transitioned peacefully
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Nicholas Galitzine stars in ‘Masters of the Universe’. Photo: Amazon MGM Studios. Opening in theaters on June 5th is ‘Masters of the Universe’, which is the second live-action film based on Mattel’s popular toy line and was directed by Travis Knight (‘Bumblebee’). “Witness how he became He-Man.” Release Date: Jun 5, 2026 Run Time: 2
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Peabo Bryson, the veteran R&B singer best known for performing Disney classic songs “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World” from Aladdin, has died at the age of 75, according to a statement from his family. “With broken hearts and profound sadness, the family of two-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and balladeer Peabo
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Weird choice for a kid’s movie… After weeks of teasing, Taylor Swift finally confirmed yesterday that she would be releasing a new track for the fifth installment in the Toy Story franchise this Friday, June 5th, titled “I Knew It, You Knew It.” Though it’s not explicitly confirmed by Swift, Disney itself is touting the song
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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) speaks as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2026 health care agenda, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 4, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Bill Pulte does not
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The Department of Justice has permanently abandoned plans for a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization compensation fund created to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump against the Internal Revenue Service, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified to a House panel on Tuesday. But Trump, his family members and related business entities remain protected from tax audits
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The year always presents more anticipated books than most people can get through in 365 days, but that doesn’t stop us from building our towering stacks. I have so many 2026 BIPOC books to look forward to picking up during the second half of the year. A couple of BIPOC books I’ve already enjoyed and
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Shoppers may be feeling gloomy about high prices at the pump, but they’re still shelling out for new bras and underwear at Victoria’s Secret.  The lingerie retailer raised its full-year guidance on Tuesday after blowing past earnings estimates in its fiscal first quarter, citing lower tariff costs and more customers willing to spend full price
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A Polymarket advertisement in a subway station in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prediction market platform Polymarket has completed its first block trade on an artificial intelligence compute infrastructure-related contract, the company shared exclusively with CNBC.  The six-figure transaction was between FalconX, a digital asset
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AI-driven exploitation timelines are rapidly shrinking, and they are not going to stop shrinking. Vulnerabilities are being discovered, reproduced, and weaponized faster than ever in the history of enterprise security. As a result, the window between a vulnerability being disclosed and indiscriminate exploitation observed across the internet is now measured in hours, not days. The
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