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U.S. Lawmakers Visit Taiwan and Vow Support in Face of Chinese Military Drills
A bipartisan delegation promised to stand by the island’s newly elected president, Lai Ching-te, after Beijing surrounded the self-governing island with naval vessels and aircraft.
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Ransomware Group Claims Responsibility for Christie’s Hack
The hacking group RansomHub is threatening to release “sensitive personal information” about the auction house’s clients.
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Killer Klowns from Outer Space Is a Total Blast
Clowns don’t tend to scare me, and certainly not the ones in “Killer Klowns from Outer Space,” the new video game adapted from the 1988 film of the same name. But I suspect that’s sort of the point; the latest movie license to get the asymmetrical-horror treatment feels like it’s aiming for a wider audience…
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Cannes 2024: It’s Not Me, Filmlovers!, Misericordia
In his freely associative, furiously introspective “C’est Pas Moi” (“It’s Not Me”), which played in the Cannes Première sidebar, Leos Carax pays homage to the late Jean-Luc Godard, along with an assemblage of other influences, through a rapid-fire cinematic “self-portrait” that, within just 44 fleet minutes, articulates not only some sense of the auteur’s relationship…
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The World’s Biggest Jewelry Box: Kristin Joseff on Hollywood’s Favorite Jeweler, Joseff of Hollywood
The family-owned jewelry firm Joseff of Hollywood has been providing sparkle and glamor to the movies for almost a century. At the opening reception of the Hollywood Museum exhibit showcasing some of Joseff’s treasures, Leonard Maltin paid tribute. In an email, he wrote, “Joseff was creative enough to attract attention from costume designers and clever enough to…
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Rivers of Lava on Venus Reveal a More Volcanically Active Planet
New software let scientists re-examine old radar images, providing some of the strongest evidence yet that volcanoes continue to reshape the hellish planet.
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Here Comes Manhattanhenge 2024: When and How to Watch
The annual event brings New Yorkers together to celebrate longer days, warmer weather and epic summer sunsets.
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She graduated from Yale after raising 3 kids. Her son was her classmate.
Vanessa Landegger, 50, graduated last week from the same Yale School of Nursing program where her son is a first-year student.
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9 cookout sides ready in 20 minutes or less
Last-minute summer recipes ready in about 20 minutes to bring to a potluck or cookout during the season.
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Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion
Elon Musk, who founded xAI last year, has said the business “still has a lot of catching up to do” as it looks to compete with well-funded companies like OpenAI.