ESPN
The equation for Ecuador was simple: win or go home. And just in time, they found their scoring touch vs. a heavily favored Germany.
ESPN
Restricted free agent Mark Williams intends to sign a three-year, $38 million, fully guaranteed contract to return to the Suns, sources said.
Hollywood Reporter
Barker has been on a quick ascension to stardom, with his next feature landing at Universal Film Group and Blumhouse Atomic Monster.
The Guardian
‘It’s all just rendered useless’ Something For Kate’s Paul Dempsey says as AI scrapes millions of songs to learn how to make musicPaul Dempsey and Bernard Fanning are among big-name Australian musicians upset that their original songs have been found in datasets used to train artificial intelligence.A dataset search tool recently created by US publication The Atlantic reveals millions of creative works have been scraped from the internet to train the disruptive technology. Continue reading...
Science Daily
Astronomers may have witnessed one of the rarest and most dramatic cosmic events ever seen: a long-sought intermediate-mass black hole ripping apart a dense white dwarf star and devouring it. The Einstein Probe space telescope caught the explosion in its earliest moments, revealing an unusual sequence of intense X-ray flashes unlike anything seen in a typical gamma-ray burst.
BBC World
Questions are being raised over the handling of cash, valuable jewellery, gold and silver offered by devotees.
Variety
When Netflix released the first “Enola Holmes” in 2020, audiences watched “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown reinvent herself as the eccentric, fourth-wall-breaking detective. They also met a breakout newcomer: Louis Partridge. Six years later, at the world premiere of “Enola Holmes 3,” Partridge says he’s learned to navigate fame “in various ways, sometimes better […]
Variety
‘Love Island USA’ Star Alannah Keyser Fired From Season 8, Second Contestant Booted for Using N-Word
For the second time this season, a “Love Island USA” contestant has been kicked off the show for using the n-word. Casa Amor participant Alannah Keyser will no longer appear on Season 8, Peacock has confirmed, after videos surfaced on social media of her singing along to the n-word in a song. Additionally, users have […]
Hollywood Reporter
Keyser just made her grand entrance on season eight of the hit Peacock series as one of the new Casa Amor bombshells.
WSJ World News
Satellite imagery reveals for the first time the extent of what Iran destroyed at Naval Support Activity Bahrain.
ESPN
Narcisse Ngoy, the 57th pick in this week's NBA draft, said Thursday he still plans to play college basketball at Auburn next season.
Wired
Anthropic's critics argue it's rapidly accumulating power. The company says that's what responsible AI development looks like.
Hollywood Reporter
The two actors guest starred in the pop-rocker’s single “My Body Isn’t Ready.”
BBC Sport
Anthony Elanga scores a brilliant curling effort from the edge of the area to draw Sweden level with Japan in their FIFA World Cup Group F match at Dallas Stadium.
BBC Politics
Sir Keir, like his predecessors Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, lost the capacity to viably govern, our political editor writes.
BBC Sport
Sebastian Beccacece was on the verge of losing his job as Ecuador head coach as the clock ticked down against Germany - now he has a last-32 match to look forward to.
ESPN
UFC heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall confirmed he has been medically cleared to resume contact and shared Thursday that he has returned to "full training" for a potential fight with interim champ Ciryl Gane.
Bloomberg Markets
Cathay United Bank Co. Chairman Kuo Ming-jian has resigned following a regulatory breach at the lender’s asset management affiliate linked to his outside positions, an incident that culminated in a physical altercation with a member of Taiwan’s billionaire Tsai family.
Variety
Ann Blyth, who drew a 1946 Oscar nomination for her memorable performance as the spoiled, selfish daughter of Joan Crawford’s hard-working, devoted title character in the classic film “Mildred Pierce,” died Wednesday. She was 98. KABC’s George Pennachio reported her death. The dark beauty was also noted for her roles in prison drama “Brute Force” (1947), Mario […]
BBC Sport
Ivory Coast boss Emerse Fae says comments from ex-Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger about their "wild" playing style could be considered racist.