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Disney's live-action remake of "Snow White" is out in theaters, and with a miserable $42.2 million opening weekend, it's already proven to be a historic flop. The film, starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, cost at least $270 million to make, with tens of millions, if not more, spent on advertising. Given distribution and exhibition costs, it's likely Disney needed the film to make at least $800-850 million globally to break even. With the importance of the domestic market, US grosses needed to reach at least $400 million to give the entertainment giant a chance at profitability. It might not...

In his re-election campaign announcement, the Texas senator vows to be a partner to President Trump. But AG Ken Paxton says, "Texans won't believe your lies."AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has officially announced his 2026 re-election campaign – and another prominent Texas leader is taking issue with the promises he's making.After initially confirming the senator would seek re-election back in February, Cornyn's campaign team posted a video on social media Wednesday morning, officially announcing the campaign and saying Cornyn will be a "battled-tested partner" to President Donald Trump."In President Trump's first term, I was Republican Whip, delivering...

The father of Candice Chiu Wong, the wife of Alex Wong, the Trump-appointed Chinese Deputy National Security Advisor under @michaelgwaltz who is now at the center of the SignalGate Scandal, was directly tie to the CCP & the People’s Liberation Army of China via his 23 year long career with AsiaSat, the leading Satellite solutions provider in Asia. AsiaSat Holdings is jointly owned by Chinese state-owned CITIC Limited and private equity fund The Carlyle Group. AsiaSat is essentially partially owned by the CCP as a state owned entity in China. Dr. Ya-Hui Chiu, Alex Wong’s father in law, was a...

A Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation, her lawyer said Wednesday. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, had just left her home in Somerville on Tuesday night when she was stopped, lawyer Mahsa Khanbabai said in a petition filed in Boston federal court. Video obtained by The Associated Press appears to show six people, their faces covered, taking away Ozturk’s phone as she yells and is handcuffed. “We’re the police,” members of the group are heard saying in the video. A man is heard asking, “Why are you hiding...

The location of a chest believed to contain the Ten Commandments has long been a mystery, but CIA documents claims the Ark of the Covenant has been found. According to the Bible, the Ark of the Covenant was built by the Israelites shortly after they fled Egypt around the 13th century BC. Moses then placed the Ten Commandments inside. The CIA conducted experiments in the 1980s with individuals who claimed they could perceive information about distant objects, events or other people. The report details one of these tests where Remote Viewer No. 032 was given coordinates to locate a target,...

The female officer stayed in her car while the man was brutally beaten. It wasn't until other officers arrived that the female cop got out of her car and walked over. "The members of the Miami Police Department understand and take great pride in upholding their responsibility to protect and serve our community. We must act for the betterment of our community," said Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales. Location- Miami, Florida the week of March 17

New Zealand is now facing the stomach-churning reality of a public health crisis after the government’s mass vaccination campaign led to the population being almost universally “vaccinated” for Covid. The nation is one of the most Covid-vaccinated countries in the world after administering a whopping 260.78 “vaccine” doses per 100 people. However, New Zealand is now faced with the grim reality of plummeting public health in the wake of the vaccinations. A major new study has found that adverse events are skyrocketing among New Zealanders, specifically those who received mRNA-based Covid “vaccines.” ... More importantly, however, serious adverse events like...

A significant force of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers looks to be currently wending its way to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. Satellite imagery shows at least three C-17 cargo planes and 10 aerial refueling tankers forward-deployed in the last 48 hours to the highly strategic British territory, which has been used as a staging point for U.S. strikes in the Middle East on multiple occasions in the past. The build-up comes amid a new surge in U.S. strikes targeting the Houthis and growing warnings to Iran from the Trump administration over support for the Yemeni militants and Tehran’s...

Sen. John Cornyn officially announced he would seek reelection Wednesday. Cornyn made the announcement on X saying President Donald Trump needed a "battle-tested partner." Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is rumored to be mounting a challenge to Cornyn, responded to the announcement on X asking if the senator was "delusional." The Texas Republican will be seeking his sixth term in the Senate. What they're saying "President Trump needs a battle-tested partner by his side in Washington," Cornyn's campaign said. "The radical left thinks they can flip Texas blue, but Texans have a message for them – come and take it."

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Germany demolished the Moorburg coal plant, one of Europe's most advanced, just six years after its launch, underscoring its shift to clean energy in pursuit of climate goals. n a move reflecting Germany's determination to achieve its climate targets, the massive Moorburg power station in Hamburg, touted as among Europe's most advanced coal-burning plants, was demolished in a controlled explosion. The footage captures a massive explosion detonating the building, followed by the plant collapsing as thick gray smoke billows over the industrial area. The collapse, a grim visual reminder of the country's energy shift, came just six years after the...

Cackles rang out on Capitol Hill Wednesday as NPR's CEO argued her newsroom isn't biased. The response was seen during Katherine Maher's congressional testimony Wednesday, where NPR is facing losing its federal funding. Presiding over the matter is Georgia firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene, but it was a back-and-forth between Maher and Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan that elicited the laugh. Cackles rang out on Capitol Hill Wednesday as NPR's CEO argued her newsroom isn't biased. The response was seen during Katherine Maher's congressional testimony Wednesday, where NPR is facing losing its federal funding. Presiding over the matter is Georgia firebrand Marjorie...

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Private contact details of the most important security advisers to U.S. President Donald Trump can be found on the internet. DER SPIEGEL reporters were able to find mobile phone numbers, email addresses and even some passwords belonging to the top officials. To do so, the reporters used commercial people search engines along with hacked customer data that has been published on the web. Those affected by the leaks include National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Most of these numbers and email addresses are apparently still in use, with some...

Karoline Leavitt and her husband, Nicholas Riccio, met in 2022 before getting married three years later. The White House press secretary, 27, and Riccio, 59, welcomed their son, Nicholas Robert Riccio, nicknamed “Niko,” in July 2024. Six months later, the two wed days before President Donald Trump's second inauguration in January 2025. As the youngest person in history to hold her role, Leavitt is aware of the attention to her age — and her 32-year age gap with her husband. “I mean it's a very atypical love story, but he's incredible,” she shared during a February 2025 appearance on The...

President Trump, for now, is standing by his National Security Advisor Mike Waltz after Deep State reporter Jeffrey Goldberg was added to a Signal chat group.It was reported on Monday that Jeffrey Goldberg, the anti-Trump editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, claimed he was accidentally added to a secure Signal group chat where top Trump administration officials discussed sensitive military operations against Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen.According to Jeffrey Goldberg, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Vice President JD Vance were in a Signal group called “Houthi PC small group,” discussing plans to...

The magazine said that it decided that “there is a clear public interest in disclosing” the information. The Atlantic on Wednesday released the screenshots of messages sent between top Trump administration officials through the encrypted app Signal detailing the timing and weapons used in airstrikes against the Iran-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen, arguing that spin from the White House warranted as full a release as possible. In a piece published Wednesday, the magazine said that it decided that “there is a clear public interest in disclosing the sort of information that Trump advisers included in nonsecure communications channels,...

Over the next decade, advances in artificial intelligence will mean that humans will no longer be needed "for most things" in the world, says Bill Gates. That's what the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist told comedian Jimmy Fallon during an interview on NBC's "The Tonight Show" in February. At the moment, expertise remains "rare," Gates explained, pointing to human specialists we still rely on in many fields, including "a great doctor" or "a great teacher." But "with AI, over the next decade, that will become free, commonplace — great medical advice, great tutoring," Gates said. In other words, the world...

Their collective name, “coalition of the willing,” suggests that the loose grouping of Ukraine's allies certainly wants to help. But as the nearly three dozen nations gather again for more talks in Paris, it is still far from clear exactly what kind of aid they are preparing that could contribute toward their goal of making any ceasefire with Russia lasting. French President Emmanuel Macron, who has been driving the coalition-building effort with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is expecting 31 delegations around the table Thursday morning at the presidential Elysee Palace. That's more than Macron gathered for a first meeting...