First Hong Kong, now Southeast Asia
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NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, fantasy playoff pickups
Sean Allen Close Sean Allen Special to ESPN.com Sean Allen is a contributing writer for fantasy hockey and betting at ESPN. He was the 2008 and 2009 FSWA Hockey Writer of the Year. Victoria Matiash Close Victoria Matiash Special to ESPN.com Victoria Matiash is a contributing writer for fantasy hockey and betting at ESPN. Victoria…
Jennifer Coolidge Could “Relate” To Heartbreaking ‘Riff Raff’ Role
While Jennifer Coolidge knows how to knock a comedic performance out of the park, it’s the humanity of her characters that continues shine through. Discussing her new movie Riff Raff, now available on demand, the Golden Globe winner told Deadline she could “really relate” to her heartbreaking and “self-destructive” character Ruth in the crime comedy…
U.S. Says Decision to Turn Back French Scientist Had Nothing to Do With Trump
The French government’s claim that a scientist was denied entry into the United States because of an opinion he expressed about the Trump administration is “blatantly false,” a U.S. official has said. Even as the authorities in France continued to call the case a concerning violation of academic freedom, the U.S. official, Tricia McLaughlin, who…
Amazon wants the Consumer Product Safety Commission deemed 'unconstitutional'
Amazon is suing the Consumer Product Safety Commission over its decision to hold the company legally responsible for faulty products on its platform, The Associated Press reports. Amazon's suit demands that the shipping giant be considered a "third-party logistics provider" instead of a distributor and also calls the CPSC "unconstitutionally constructed." The origins of the legal…
New York Liberty sign electric French guard LeBron James has gushed over
The New York Liberty announced Friday they have re-signed Marine Johannès, who previously played for the team in 2019, 2022, and 2023. Johannès, a 5’10 guard, helped lead the French National Team to a Silver medal finish against Team USA in the 2024 Paris Games. She sat out the 2024 WNBA season in order to…
bitchy | Cate Blanchett: The Oscars should ‘go back to the day when it wasn’t televised’
Cate Blanchett went through the entire awards-season rigamarole in 2022 and 2023 with Tár. I was really rooting for her at the 2023 Oscars, but she lost to Michelle Yeoh. I was happy with Yeoh’s win, although I think people will look back on Tár and wonder how the hell Cate lost to anyone that…
As Tesla Protests Spread, Elon Musk Gets Ready to Enter the Restaurant Business
A retro-futuristic diner is rising on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles. Curved, silvery and flanked by two outdoor film screens, it looks as if a flying saucer had sailed out of a 1950s drive-in movie and come to rest in the parking lot. An opening date has not been announced, but Tesla’s all-night diner,…
Tate Brothers, Trailed by Human-Trafficking Charges, Are Returning to Romania
Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, the online influencers who decamped last month to the United States while facing human-trafficking charges in two European countries, were set to return on Friday to Romania ahead of a criminal proceeding, one of them said Friday. The British American siblings were expected to arrive at night in…
Apple’s Mythic Quest spinoff series is diving into the game
Aside from cutscenes, most of Mythic Quest takes place in the real world. But Apple’s upcoming spinoff series Side Quest will give us a much better look at what the game looks like from within. While some of Side Quest’s four episodes focus on people’s lives outside of and away from Mythic Quest, the final…