Xbox First Look: Metro 2039 – Everything We Learned Today from This World Premiere Broadcast – Xbox Wire

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April 16, 2026 — 4A Games and publisher Deep Silver closed out a world‑premiere broadcast today with a first look at Metro 2039, the fourth mainline entry in the Metro series. The presentation revealed that players will control a new voiced lead, known as The Stranger, who returns to a Moscow Metro now ruled by … Read more

S&P 500, Nasdaq Pull Back After Record Highs as Markets React to Ceasefire Talk

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Lead On April 15, 2026, U.S. equity benchmarks briefly eased after a run of record-setting closes driven by renewed hopes for a ceasefire and possible Iran negotiations. The S&P 500 finished above 7,000 for the first time and the Nasdaq topped 24,000, yet trading later trimmed some gains as investors digested mixed economic data and … Read more

China’s Economy Rebounds as Q1 Growth Tops Forecasts

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Lead China’s economy rebounded more strongly than expected in the first quarter of 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday, with gross domestic product up 5.0% year‑on‑year and 1.3% quarter‑on‑quarter on a seasonally adjusted non‑annualized basis. The jump, the fastest year‑on‑year pace in three quarters and the quickest sequential gain since Q4 2024, … Read more

Warriors advance, 76ers earn seven seed – NBA

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Lead On April 15–16, 2026, two SoFi Play-In Tournament games settled final playoff positioning: the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 109-97 in Philadelphia to claim the East No. 7 seed, while Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors rallied to down the LA Clippers 126-121 at the Intuit Dome to keep their season alive. … Read more

Jury: Live Nation Illegally Monopolized Ticketing

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Lead A Manhattan federal jury on Wednesday found that Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster unit illegally maintained monopoly power in the U.S. ticketing market after roughly five weeks of trial. The verdict, returned in Manhattan federal court, concluded that Ticketmaster’s conduct caused an overcharge of $1.72 per ticket at major concert venues in the … Read more

S&P 500 Nears Record High as Futures Hold Near Flat

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U.S. stock futures opened little changed on Wednesday, April 14, 2026, after the S&P 500 closed the prior session less than 1% below its all-time high. The S&P gained 1.2% on Tuesday, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed about 2% and the Dow rose more than 300 points, pushing the Nasdaq into a 10-day winning streak … Read more

U.S. Says Blockade of Iranian Ports ‘Fully Implemented’ as Trump Weighs Talks

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Lead The United States on Tuesday said a naval blockade of Iranian ports has been “fully implemented” as President Trump weighs further negotiations with Iran. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the operation halted sea trade to and from Iran within 36 hours and that more than 10,000 service members are involved. Diplomatic activity continued in … Read more

Clavicular Hospitalized After Suspected Overdose While on Livestream

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Braden Peters, known online as Clavicular, was hospitalized Tuesday evening after a suspected overdose during a livestream, a source told The Hollywood Reporter. Emergency responders arrived as onlookers helped carry the streamer to a vehicle while an ambulance reached the scene; THR reported he remained in the hospital in “stable condition” Tuesday night. The incident … Read more

In ‘Famesick,’ Lena Dunham Diagnoses Celebrity, Illness and Herself

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Lead On April 14, 2026, Lena Dunham published FAMESICK: A Memoir, a candid account that takes readers from hospital wards and therapy rooms to the fraught production zones of her HBO series Girls. The book chronicles a litany of physical and psychiatric conditions—endometriosis, ovarian cysts, migraines, hives, acute colitis, an eardrum rupture, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia, … Read more

Live Updates: U.S. Blockade Enters Day 2 as Push to Resume Iran Talks Intensifies

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Lead On Tuesday, the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports entered its second day as diplomats and leaders pressed to revive suspended U.S.-Iran negotiations. More than 10,000 U.S. service members are reported to be enforcing the measure, and CENTCOM said no vessels made it past the blockade in the first 24 hours. Simultaneously, Washington hosted … Read more