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Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO says he will meet with the US president on Monday to discuss the offer.
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US launches task force to disrupt Iran’s land-based supply routes
The operation is to prevent Iran from using ground routes to transport weapons and other materials, US says.
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IP Companies Spin Books Into Sold-Out Plays, Series and Signature Scents at Taiwan Creative Content Fest
Taiwanese companies laid out how original stories can grow from books into stage plays, series, fragrances and even travel itineraries at a Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) session on cross-sector intellectual property in Taipei. “The original intention behind developing IP is for the industry to thrive together, so everyone can make money,” said Mimi Wang, […]
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Murder-House Impostor Thriller ‘The Stand-In Family’ Wins Mirror Fiction Award at Taiwan Creative Content Fest
Taiwanese literary IP developer and production company Mirror Fiction announced the winners of its fifth Mirror Fiction Award and unveiled five projects for its 2027 slate at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF). The NT$1 million ($32,000) Grand Prize went to Iris Kong for “The Stand-In Family” (provisional title), a suspense novel about four strangers […]
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Canary Islands’ El Hierro declares emergency amid migrant, refugee influx
El Hierro asks Spanish government for help after more than 3,300 people arrived on boats since start of November.
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Papua New Guinea’s Most Expensive Film, ‘Mussau: The First Song,’ Wraps Shoot, Unveils First Looks (EXCLUSIVE)
Papua New Guinea’s most expensive film to date, the $4.5 million historical drama “Mussau: The First Song,” has wrapped principal photography after a 40-day shoot across two provinces. Filming took place on Mussau Island in New Ireland Province and in Goroka, in Eastern Highlands Province. PNG-based producer NAFA Productions celebrated the wrap at a Thanksgiving […]
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U2’s The Edge Wrote an ‘Elf’ Sequel, But It ‘Petered Out and Never Happened,’ Says Andy Richter
According to Andy Richter, U2’s the Edge penned a script for a sequel to “Elf” — but fans will likely never get to see (or read) it. On a recent episode of “Obsessed: The Podcast,” the actor explained that Shauna Robertson, who’d produced the original film, once received a message saying that the band member, […]
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‘Pokemon’ Anime Studio OLM Trains AI Coloring Tool on Just Three Frames in Japan Government-Backed Project
OLM, the Japanese animation group behind the “Pokemon” anime series and films, has developed an AI coloring tool that picks up a show’s look from just three hand-painted frames, OLM Digital board director Yotsukura Tatsuo said at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. The tool came out of ANIMINS, a 15-month research project […]
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AI Could Make Filmmaking Costlier Than the 35mm Era, Korean Pioneers Warn at Taiwan Creative Content Fest
AI is already slashing the cost of commercials, but runaway token fees and piecemeal revisions could leave feature producers paying more than in the days of 35mm film, a Korean AI production pioneer told Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. Kim Kwang-jib, founder and CEO of AI content studio Studio Meta-K, said that with […]
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Sylvester Stallone Says His 20-Year Rivalry With Arnold Schwarzenegger Only Ended When He Ran for Governor and Wasn’t ‘Doing Movies Anymore’
Sylvester Stallone is reminiscing about his now-infamous rivalry with fellow action star Arnold Schwarzenegger through the 1980s and 1990s — and why they only laid down the hatchet when the latter ran for governor of California. In a recent interview on “The Rest Is Entertainment” podcast, the “Rocky” actor answered whether he felt the competition […]
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Iran war live: Riyadh’s Saudi Aramco tower damaged during attack from Yemen
Iranian state media report blasts on Qeshm Island in Strait of Hormuz and the cities of Jask, Sirik, and Bandar Abbas.
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Bill Skarsgård Says He ‘Wasn’t Even Thrown Into the Mix’ to Be James Bond: ‘Maybe They Were Like, “We Can’t Do a Swede”’
Bill Skarsgård won’t be the next 007, but he would play a Bond villain. In a recent appearance on Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Skarsgård revealed he wasn’t asked to test for Denis Villeneuve’s reboot. “They didn’t call me about James Bond. I don’t know what that was about,” he joked. “Every single British, […]
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‘Club Kid’ Scene-Stealer Kirby Howell-Baptiste on Playing a Drugged-Up Party Girl Who Turns Jordan Firstman’s World Upside Down: She’s ‘A Complete Tornado’
“Should we do a bump?” It’s a line said, in various forms, numerous times across the first half of “Club Kid,” Jordan Firstman’s hedonistic and heartfelt coming-of-age comedy drama about a hard-partying New York club promoter suddenly forced to grapple with life and responsibilities. But the most hilariously-timed utterance comes in the middle of a […]
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Mélenchon promises action against Israeli annexation if elected President
Mélenchon promises action against Israeli annexation if elected President
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More than 140,000 rally as new protests against rising costs sweep France
Tear gas fired in Paris and Lyon as interior minister warns authorities are 'ready and waiting' for rioters and looters.
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Israel’s president picks Eisenkot over Netanyahu to form next government
Isaac Herzog formally gives Gadi Eisenkot 28 days to secure 61 Knesset seats and replace Netanyahu as prime minister.
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Trump Offers Press Secretary Role to UFC CEO Dana White, Asks That He Bring Assistants to ‘Defend Us Against the Lunatic Left’
President Donald Trump has offered UFC President and CEO Dana White the White House press secretary role after Katie Zacharia was ousted in October. “I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,” Trump wrote on Truth […]
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Trump orders DOJ to investigate Democrats for ‘threatening’ people
Trump lashed out at Democrats on Truth Social days after the party won control of Congress.
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Demonstration in Berlin calls for an end to arming Israel
Demonstration in Berlin calls for an end to arming Israel
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Yemeni gov’t forces report advances as Houthis say deadly strikes hit Sanaa
Civilians bear the brunt of fighting as 27 people reported killed in strikes on a village in Sanaa province.