Universal Pictures The pre-Thanksgiving weekend box office potentially just scored its biggest haul in 11 years, thanks to the combined powers of Broadway musical adaptation “Wicked” and swords ‘n’ sandals sequel “Gladiator II.” Of course, in every group project there’s one person who does most of the … Read more
NATO critic Calin Georgescu on track to face pro-European Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in run-off vote next month. A hard-right populist known for his opposition to the European Union and NATO has surged into the lead in Romania’s presidential election in a shock result that throws the country’s pro-Western outlook into doubt. With 98 percent … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A $2,800 smartphone from Huawei with a 10-inch folding screen has passed 5mn in pre-orders during its launch week, as the Chinese technology giant takes on Apple in its home market with increasingly sophisticated devices. … Read more
What is the best internet provider in Tempe? CNET’s pick for the best internet service provider in Tempe is Cox, which offers the fastest speeds, lowest starting prices and broadest coverage of any provider. It has some noteworthy drawbacks; upload speeds are much slower than download speeds — unless you have access to its fiber … Read more
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs scored three touchdowns as the team took advantage of an injury-riddled San Francisco 49ers to win, 38-10, on Sunday. Jacobs got on the board in the second quarter with a touchdown run from the goal line. He added two more one-yard touchdown scores throughout the rest of the … Read more
The Russian economy looks unable to sustain President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine past next year, but an end to the fighting could also pose an existential threat to his regime, according to experts. In an analysis in Foreign Policy magazine earlier this month, Marc R. DeVore, a senior lecturer at the University of St. … Read more
The Black Friday shopping season is here and Amazon is offering some great deals that you really won’t want to miss. Two standout products in the electronics category are the AirTag 4 Pack and the individual Apple AirTag, both of which are currently trending in the top five best-selling electronic items on Amazon since the … Read more
Stephen Nedoroscik, Rylee Arnold Disney/Eric McCandless Stephen Nedoroscik is putting in the work ahead of the Dancing With the Stars season 33 finale — and he’s got the receipts to prove it. While at the DWTS rehearsal studios, Nedoroscik, 26, and his partner, Rylee Arnold, recorded themselves listening to The Rembrandts’ “I’ll Be There for … Read more
Luke Humphries retained his Players Championship Finals crown after beating Luke Littler 11-7, despite some massive checkouts from the 17-year-old. The 29-year-old secured his seventh major title and retained the trophy he first won in 2023 after recovering from a shaky start at Butlin’s Minehead Resort in Somerset. Littler, who won the Grand Slam of … Read more
Getty Images Breyten Breytenbach was a vocal critic of the apartheid regime The renowned anti-apartheid writer and activist Breyten Breytenbach, jailed for his beliefs in South Africa in the 1970s, has died aged 85, his family said. He passed away in his sleep, with his wife Yolande by his side in Paris. The dissident poet, … Read more