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Super Girl festival makes Virginia Beach debut, giving women athletes a new stage 13newsnow.com

Phoebe Bridgers and Her Leg Hair Make for a Memorable Venice Film Festival Debut Vogue

SUNDAY AM: Forget about any of the new films at the Labor Day weekend box office. They didn’t really dazzle. All that matters is whether or not we ring in a record summer, beating 2013’s $4.756 billion. According to Rentrak, the 3-day domestic marketplace of $88M gets us to $4.732 billion by end of…

The 2026 Venice Film Festival got underway on Wednesday, September 2, with Oscar-winning English director Danny Boyle’s Ink — starring Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce and Claire Foy — kicking off an 83rd edition that includes films starring the likes of Robert Pattinson, Penelope Cruz & Javier…

The U.S. may be teeing up for an end to a twice-a-year practice.

Iran vows 'more painful response' for US, Trump sinking 3 oil tankers in Hormuz Strait Fox News Deadly Iran wedding strike likely due to U.S. bomb missing a nearby target washingtonpost.com U.S. Strikes Three Iranian Ships After Missiles Fired at American Aircraft Carrier WSJ US military strikes…

Plenty of comparisons have been made in recent years between fast-developing artificial intelligence systems and HAL, the rogue computer in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” that operated by its own sets of rules, ultimately disregarding human oversight. If that comparison ever seemed…

Luc Besson is writing another sci-fi story right now. “It’s going to be crazy, believe me. Maybe you will need a ticket and an aspirin at the same time. I’m older, so I’m trying to explore everything now,” he admitted during a masterclass at Venice Film Festival. “It’s funny, because my first film…

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell agrees to four-year extension ESPN NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell agrees on a 4-year contract extension TribLIVE.com Report: Commissioner Roger Goodell agrees on extension through 2030 season; fifth re-up of career nfl.com TreVeyon Henderson (ankle) not present on…

AI agents are employing novel methods to break into the internet and evade detection. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images AI is transforming the world and freaking everyone out. Some worry that it'll replace jobs. Others worry it'll wrest control from humans and act badly. Recent activity by AI…

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Sunday cautiously predicted gasoline price relief is on the way, but stopped short of firm or precise pledges. Why it matters: Pump prices are at their highest Labor Day weekend levels on record, and the midterms loom less than two months away. His appearances on…

UPDATED with Barbara’s statement: Barbara Eden is doing well after she had to cancel her appearance at the Cinecon 62 Classic Film Festival this weekend. Although the festival announced that the cancelation was “due to a sudden illness,” the I Dream of Jeannie star clarified it was “just a…

If policymakers are serious about sustaining American innovation, they should consider what happens downstream of bank mergers.