Bill Burr Defends Performing at Controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival: “They’re Just Like Us” The Hollywood Reporter David Cross says Dave Chappelle, Louis CK can’t be taken seriously ever again after Saudi shows Fox News U.S. comic Tim Dillon says Saudi Arabia fired him from comedy festival over jokes about slavery CBS News Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Comedy Festival Whitewashes …
Taliban internet shutdown paralyzes Afghanistan The Washington Post Afghan women lose their ‘last hope’ as Taliban shuts down internet BBC ‘Absolute control’: Human rights groups slam telecom blackout in Afghanistan Australian Broadcasting Corporation Internet blackout hits Afghanistan as Taliban enforce morality crackdown Politico Afghanistan’s cellphone, internet services down after Taliban ordered cut, sources say Reuters
Live updates: Trump threatens layoffs ahead of government shutdown deadline BBC Capitol agenda: Careening into a shutdown Politico Government shutdowns, what’s happened in past is likely to happen now USA Today Deadlock Grows Uglier as Congress Heads Toward Government Shutdown The New York Times Poll: Republicans get more of the blame than Democrats for a potential shutdown NPR
Nearing Gaza, ‘peace’ flotilla rocks Italy, throwing government into political storm The Times of Israel Drones from Turkey circle Gaza aid flotilla as boats sail east Reuters Italy, Spain send navy ships to protect Gaza flotilla after drone attacks Al Jazeera What to know about the international flotilla seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza PBS An Appeal to …
Starmer Describes ‘Fight for the Soul’ of U.K. as Populist Right Rises The New York Times Nigel Farage doesn’t like Britain, Keir Starmer says in speech to Labour Party conference BBC UK at ‘a fork in the road’ between renewal and decline, PM warns CNBC Shabana Mahmood calls Nigel Farage ‘worse than racist’ over ‘dog-whistle politics’ The Guardian Starmer …
SAG-AFTRA Condemns Tilly Norwood: AI Actress Is Not an Actor Variety Tilly Norwood: how scared should we be of the viral AI ‘actor’? The Guardian SAG-AFTRA Responds To AI Actress Tilly Norwood Furore: “Creativity Is & Should Remain Human-Centered” Deadline Emily Blunt Calls AI Actress Tilly Norwood ‘Really Scary’ and Warns Hollywood Agencies: ‘Don’t Do That’ Variety The first …
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Stock futures fall as U.S. government shutdown looms, but Wall Street heads for monthly gains: Live updates CNBC Government Shutdown Could Delay Economic Data at a Critical Moment The New York Times Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Edge Lower; Shutdown Deadline Nears — Live Updates The Wall Street Journal Reality check on shutdown economics Axios Treasuries Poised for Third …
JPMorgan’s $20 Billion EA Check Marks Win Over Private Credit Bloomberg.com Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billion AP News Gaming giant Electronic Arts bought in unprecedented $55bn deal BBC Exciting news about our future Electronic Arts Home Page ‘Battlefield’ maker Electronic Arts to go private in record-setting $55 billion …
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Asian shares, gold rise on US shutdown watch; crude falls Reuters Government shutdowns usually have little economic impact. This time could be different CNBC Reality check on shutdown economics Axios What a Looming Shutdown Means for Markets Bloomberg.com Government shutdown would prevent key jobs data from being released The Washington Post
Military leaders voice concern over Hegseth’s new Pentagon strategy The Washington Post Hegseth and Trump to Meet With Military Brass: What We Know The New York Times Trump and Hegseth set to meet with hundreds of military leaders as speculation grows AP News Hegseth’s mystery meeting in Quantico could cost millions, require unprecedented security USA Today Why Does Hegseth …