’28 Years Later III’ Going Forward at Sony; Alex Garland Writing and Cillian Murphy in Talks to Return

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Lead: Sony Pictures has decided to move ahead with a third film in the 28 Years Later cycle after early screenings of the most recent installment, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, drew positive fan responses, according to people familiar with the project. Series screenwriter Alex Garland is writing the script, and Cillian Murphy is … Read more

Washington state braces for dangerous flooding as thousands could face evacuation orders

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Western Washington on Dec. 11, 2025, moved into emergency mode as a powerful atmospheric river pushed rivers toward record levels, prompting officials to warn that thousands could face evacuation orders. State and local authorities reported widespread threats along the Skagit, Snohomish and Puyallup river systems, and Gov. Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency, saying lives … Read more

Mystery of the “Stolen” Sean Combs Footage in Netflix & 50 Cent’s Reckoning, Sorta

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Who: Sean “Diddy” Combs, Netflix and executive producer Curtis Jackson (50 Cent). When: footage dated September 10, 2024, and the four-part series premiered December 2, 2025; a December 1, 2025 cease-and-desist letter followed. Where: the material surfaced in the Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning while Combs is incarcerated at Fort Dix, New Jersey. What … Read more

Why Big Tech Pledged Over $50 Billion for India’s AI and Cloud Buildout

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Lead: In under 24 hours this week, Microsoft and Amazon pledged more than $50 billion in new commitments aimed at accelerating India’s cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure, while Intel signaled plans to build chips locally to serve growing PC and AI demand. The moves reflect a coordinated push by global tech firms to place compute, … Read more

NASA Confirms Loss of Contact With Mars Orbiter MAVEN

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On Dec. 6, 2025, NASA lost radio contact with the MAVEN orbiter while it passed behind Mars; when the spacecraft reappeared from occultation, ground teams could not reestablish a link. The agency announced on Dec. 9 that engineers are actively searching for any signal and investigating the communications anomaly. MAVEN has been in Mars orbit … Read more

’28 Years Later III’ Advances as Cillian Murphy Enters Talks

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Sony has greenlit development on a third 28 Years Later film, and Cillian Murphy is in negotiations to rejoin the franchise, industry outlets reported on Dec. 10, 2025. Alex Garland, who wrote earlier installments, is scripting the project while Danny Boyle has indicated he would direct if the picture proceeds. The announcement follows the studio’s … Read more

Fed cuts rate but future easing uncertain – BBC

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Lead The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered its key policy rate by 0.25 percentage points to a 3.50%-3.75% target range, marking the third cut this year. Policymakers remain divided over whether further easing is appropriate amid a softening labour market and inflation above the Fed’s 2% target. The Fed’s updated projections point to one … Read more

How the 2025 Rule 5 Draft Reshaped 10 Clubs’ Top-30 Prospect Lists

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Lead Thirteen players — 12 right-handed pitchers and one catcher — found immediate big-league opportunities in the 2025 Rule 5 Draft held Wednesday, forcing adjustments across ten MLB clubs’ Top-30 prospect lists. Each selection was Rule 5-eligible because those players were not protected on their clubs’ 40-man rosters. To remain with their new teams, most … Read more

How 50 Cent Obtained Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Footage, Videographer Says

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Lead: Michael Oberlies, the documentarian who spent two years filming Sean “Diddy” Combs, says a short-term freelancer — not he or anyone authorized — provided the clip that surfaced in Netflix’s four-episode series. The footage was recorded at Combs’ Park Hyatt hotel room on September 10, 2024, six days before Combs was arraigned on federal … Read more

U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela, Trump Announces

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Dec. 10, 2025 — President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions with President Nicolás Maduro’s government escalated. The administration says the vessel carried roughly 2 million barrels of heavy crude, about half reportedly tied to a Cuban state importer, and that the operation … Read more

Sophie Kinsella, author of millions-selling ‘Shopaholic’ novels, dies at 55

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British novelist Sophie Kinsella, best known for creating Becky Bloomwood in the Shopaholic series, died Wednesday in London at age 55, her family said. Kinsella—who also published under her birth name Madeleine Wickham—had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer first identified after symptoms in November 2022 and publicly disclosed in April 2024. Her … Read more

Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson Returning in Hunger Games Prequel ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’

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Lead: Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are confirmed to appear in the upcoming prequel film The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, with Lionsgate scheduling the theatrical release for Nov. 20, 2026. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed both actors will return to their franchise roles, reportedly in a flash-forward sequence; no further scene details have been … Read more

Trump launches $1m ‘gold card’ immigration visas – BBC

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Lead President Donald Trump unveiled a paid, fast-track US residency programme that requires a minimum $1 million payment (£750,000) from individual applicants and larger sums from sponsoring employers. Announced on social media and described on the scheme’s official pages, the so-called “Trump Gold Card” promises an expedited route to permanent residency and eventual citizenship for … Read more

Thailand and Cambodia: Why their border conflict keeps flaring

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A fresh round of fighting has erupted along the Thailand–Cambodia frontier after a US-brokered ceasefire collapsed in July. Artillery, rockets and air strikes have forced the evacuation of communities on both sides of a long, disputed border corridor, with civilians sheltering again weeks after the truce. Both capitals accuse the other of reigniting violence following … Read more