President Donald Trump blasted New York City’s new pied-à-terre tax and said his administration is examining whether the federal government has legal authority to intervene, escalating a fight over a… [+4306 chars]

President Donald Trump is weighing potential federal action over New York City’s luxury second-home surcharge as the policy faces a legal battle and scrutiny

Fox Business

Trump warns new Hochul, Mamdani pied-à-terre tax could accelerate NYC wealth exodus - Fox Business

Former ESPN anchor Linda Cohn doesnt appear to be the biggest fan of DiJonai Carrington right now.
Carrington, a veteran WNBA guard for the Chicago Sky, was ejected from Saturdays loss to the Indian… [+2365 chars]

The Spun

Former ESPN Anchor Linda Cohn Taunts DiJonai Carrington - Yahoo Sports

A remake of Possession is ready to take over theaters.
Paramount Pictures has set a wide theatrical release for filmmaker Parker Finn‘s reimagining of the 1981 supernatural thriller feature on June … [+1456 chars]

Diego Calva, Madeline Brewer and Paul Dano also star in Paramount's new take on the 1981 original that Parker Finn is directing.

Hollywood Reporter

‘Possession’ Remake With Callum Turner, Margaret Qualley Sets Summer 2027 Release - The Hollywood Reporter

It's the slipup America seems to need right now.
Over the past few days, Toni Brattin has gone viral for accidentally saying an NSFW phrase while showing off a wig during a QVC broadcast.
Brattin i… [+4210 chars]

Toni Brattin went viral for accidentally saying an NSFW phrase while showing off a wig during a QVC broadcast. It's exactly what we need right now.

USA Today

Toni Brattin's NSFW slipup on QVC is going viral. We needed it. - USA Today

EAGAN, Minn. -- No one should be surprised that Kyler Murray won the Minnesota Vikings' quarterback competition.
Murray demonstrated this spring that he had recovered from a foot injury that limited… [+8237 chars]

McCarthy, the No. 10 pick in 2024, will take a back seat to offseason addition Murray. Here's what we know.

ESPN

What Kyler Murray as QB1 means for Vikings, J.J. McCarthy - ESPN

If you are subscribed to an iCloud+ plan with at least 2TB of storage, you will receive new perks in the Home app on iOS 27, according to Apple.
Starting with iOS 27, Apple said iPhone users who are… [+1574 chars]

If you are subscribed to an iCloud+ plan with at least 2TB of storage, you will receive new perks in the Home app on iOS 27, according to Apple.  ...

MacRumors

iPhone Users Who Pay for Enough iCloud Storage Get New iOS 27 Perks - MacRumors

Jensen Huang built the world's most valuable company by pioneering the specialized computer chips behind the artificial intelligence boom.
To keep his vision for the future within reach, the Nvidia … [+4207 chars]

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is pitching GPUs as long-term collateral to unlock $500 billion in funding. The question is how fast will his chips depreciate?

CNBC

Why Jensen Huang’s $500 billion AI financing plan faces a big risk from China - cnbc.com

President Donald Trump was whisked out of Turkey last month on a military aircraft in an elaborate plot to keep his location secret amid security fears from the war with neighboring Iran, according t… [+7017 chars]

The operation last month used a catering truck to get the president on the C-32 that flew from Ankara to Royal Air Force Mildenhall in the U.K.

NBC News

Trump took a secret flight out of Turkey in an elaborate plot to hide his location amid Iran war - NBC News

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A former U.S. Marine who spent more than four years imprisoned in Russia has been released on humanitarian grounds and is on his way back to the U.S., the Trump administration announ… [+2395 chars]

A former U.S. Marine who spent more than four years imprisoned in Russia has been released on humanitarian grounds and is on his way back to the U.S., the Trump administration announced Tuesday. Robert Gilman, a U.S. citizen who was arrested in Russia in Janu…

The Hill

Former US Marine Robert Gilman released from detention in Russia - The Hill

The Lindsay Clancy murder trial has been described as "America's saddest murder trial", according to a report by The Guardian. But as psychiatrists, therapists and medical experts took the stand last… [+6724 chars]

Clancy, who was 32 when she killed her three children in January 2023, does not dispute that she caused their deaths. Her defence, however, argues that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and had lost touch with reality, making her not criminally resp…

NDTV News

"US' Saddest Murder Trial": Warning Signs Before A Woman Killed Her 3 Children - NDTV

The WNBA is finding itself at the center of escalating culture wars over issues relating to gender, race and equity as the leagues popularity grows and players continue to be outspoken on politics. … [+5094 chars]

The WNBA is finding itself at the center of escalating culture wars over issues relating to gender, race and equity as the league’s popularity grows and players continue to be outspoken on politics.  Much of the debate, on social media and sports or news talk…

WNBA becomes magnet for culture wars - The Hill

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Sorry, North America. After winning the cosmic lottery with a pair of coast-to-coast total solar eclipses, now its Europes turn.
But look skyward anyway Wednesday and, if y… [+2442 chars]

Sorry, North America. After winning the cosmic lottery with a pair of coast-to-coast total solar eclipses, now it's Europe's turn. But look skyward anyway Wednesday and, if you're far enough north in the U.S. and Canada, you can savor a partial eclipse as the…

Associated Press

Looking to see the solar eclipse from North America? Here's where and when to catch a sliver - AP News

President Donald Trump's latest executive order calls for splitting the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine into three separate shots but doctors and other experts say that effort has no scie… [+4813 chars]

Doctors and other experts say that splitting the measles, mumps and rubella shot has no scientific basis and is unlikely to get off the ground.

Trump wants to split the MMR vaccine. Experts say that's unlikely — and comes with consequences - CNBC

The only total solar eclipse of 2026 will have people looking to the skies as darkness falls on its path across part of the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday.
First, if you've never had the opportuni… [+4799 chars]

The only total solar eclipse of 2026 will cross the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday, Aug. 12, with a path of totality across parts of Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain. See when and where it will be visible.

CBS News

2026's only total solar eclipse happens tomorrow. Here's the path and times of visibility. - CBS News

NAIROBI More than 2,000 people have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a fast-moving outbreak health authorities believe began months earlier than officially declared. 
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Health experts are racing to stem the outbreak which WHO officials believe started months earlier than officially declared.

The Washington Post

Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo - The Washington Post

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The Colombian government has declared a state of national disaster after a powerful earthquake killed at least 200 people and injured hundreds more. Follow for the latest updates.

Live updates: Over 200 dead in Colombia earthquake, with rescuers unable to reach epicenter yet - CNN

The Maumelle Animal Services arrived to retrieve the venomous snake, placing it into a tote bag and relocating it to a nearby river.
Animal Services Director Chris Davis told NBC News on Tuesday tha… [+504 chars]

An Arkansas high school football player discovered a venomous snake in the helmet he was wearing during practicing for almost an hour last week.

Arkansas high school football player finds deadly snake was in his helmet while he practiced for an hour - NBC News

The Wall Street Journal

CoreWeave Reports New Revenue High of $2.6 Billion as Sales Backlog Grows - WSJ

Lucy Davis, best known for playing receptionist Dawn Tinsley in the original U.K. edition of “The Office,” has revealed that she has terminal cancer. 
Writing on Instagram, Davis said she was diagno… [+1799 chars]

Lucy Davis, who played Dawn Tinsley in the UK edition of The Office, has said that she has incurable cancer but isn't 'scared of whatever comes next'

Variety

‘The Office’ U.K. Star Lucy Davis Reveals ‘Incurable’ Cancer Diagnosis: It’s ‘Too Late for Chemo’ and ‘I’m Not Scared of Whatever Comes Next’ - variety.com

One of the years brightest and most popular meteor showers peaks this week, offering a chance to see shooting stars cross a particularly dark sky, thanks to the new moon.
The Perseid meteor shower h… [+2533 chars]

The Perseids’ peak coincides with another highly anticipated celestial event: a total solar eclipse that will be visible in parts of Europe.

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