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Two Rescued After Cargo Ship Sinks in Bay of Bengal; Search Continues for 22
Two crew members have been rescued after the Ocean Winner sank off eastern India. Coast Guard and Navy ships are searching for 22 others.
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Upendra Joins Zombie Reddy Nxt Lvl, Where the Undead Are Apparently Going Global
Kannada star Upendra has joined Teja Sajja and Shanaya Kapoor in Zombie Reddy Nxt Lvl, a seven-language sequel due in 2027.
Strange News
Warm Water Is Bringing Some Unexpected Neighbors to England's Cromer Reef
New underwater footage shows spiny spider crabs and tompot blennies on the Cromer Shoal chalk beds after unusually warm North Sea temperatures.
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Kartik Aaryan Is Home Recovering After Surgery for an On-Set Knee Injury
Kartik Aaryan underwent successful knee surgery in Mumbai after being injured while filming an action sequence. His representative says he is recovering at home.
Strange News
The Maximum Overdrive Goblin Head Survived a Junkyard, a Backyard and a Riding Mower
The restored eight-foot Green Goblin head from Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive is on display at GoblinCon in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
Internet & Tech
Sydney Marathon Put Munich's Stadium on Its Finisher Medal and Decided to Run With It
The 2026 Sydney Marathon medal includes Munich's Allianz Arena instead of Sydney's Allianz Stadium. Organizers acknowledged the mistake a week before race day.
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Chappell Roan Turned a Friday Drag Show Into a Very Generous Night Out
Video from The Precinct in downtown Los Angeles shows Chappell Roan dancing, cheering and tipping performers during a Friday night drag show.
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Alex Rodriguez and Meghan Hayden Took Their New Romance to an Ibiza Dance Floor
New video shows Alex Rodriguez and Meghan Hayden dancing together at an Ibiza club early Friday, the latest public sighting of the couple.
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Writer Sues Taylor Sheridan, Alleging Yellowstone Borrowed Her Ideas
Lauren J. Salkin alleges she pitched a tribal-governance drama before Yellowstone was greenlit. Sheridan and the companies named had not responded publicly Saturday.
Internet & Tech
Viral Foot-Washing Video Prompts Probe at a Staten Island Ferry Dunkin'
City transportation and health officials are reviewing a viral video apparently recorded at a ferry-linked Dunkin' location. The concern is improper sink use in a food-service area.
Internet & Tech
Andrew Garfield Has a Secret Instagram and Even His Screen-Time Report Is Judging Him
The actor avoids a public account but admits he still loses hours to Instagram, where weird ceramics and Japanese crafts apparently run the algorithm.
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Janie Bradford Hobbs, Motown Songwriter Behind Money, Dies at 87
Bradford Hobbs rose from Motown receptionist to songwriter, publishing executive and advocate, helping create foundational hits including Money (That's What I Want).
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Michael Wright, Star of The Five Heartbeats and V, Dies at 70
The actor's family announced his death Friday, remembering a nearly five-decade career that stretched from The Wanderers and V to Oz and Black Lightning.
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Bret Michaels Cancels the Rest of His 2026 Shows One Night Into His Comeback
The Poison frontman returned to the stage Friday, but doctors determined after the show that he needs several more months to recover from kidney stone surgery.
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Natasha Cloud Calls Out Fans After Sex Toys Interrupt Another WNBA Game
The Chicago Sky guard called the repeated court-throwing stunt weak and disrespectful after multiple objects interrupted Friday night's game at Wintrust Arena.
Strange News
Humanoid Robot Runs 100 Meters in 9.39 Seconds and the Track Meet Is Officially Getting Weird
Tiangong Ultra won a robot-only 100-meter heat in Beijing in 9.39 seconds, a number faster than the human world record but not a like-for-like athletics comparison.
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Laptop Battery Catches Fire on American Airlines Flight, Crew Contains It Before Landing
Flight 2398 landed safely in Dallas after flight attendants contained a burning laptop battery; the FAA is investigating and one passenger was treated and released.
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Kacey Musgraves Opened Her Tour Riding a Giant Pair of Disco Balls Because Subtlety Is Dead
The country star launched her Middle of Nowhere tour in Chicago atop a sparkling airborne prop that left the internet doing a collective double take.
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Before Walnut Grove, Charlotte Stewart Was Jim Morrison's Designated Driver
The Little House on the Prairie actress says her Los Angeles boutique led to an unlikely friendship—and many rides home—with the Doors frontman.
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Anna Paquin Says Hollywood's Child-Star Safeguards Look Better on Paper Than in Real Life
The Oscar winner says former child performers belong to a small club—and that the systems meant to protect them have repeatedly fallen short.
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Nanny Connie Says Brooke Shields and Bridget Moynahan Opened Hollywood’s Nursery Door
Connie Simpson says connections with Brooke Shields and Bridget Moynahan helped turn decades of newborn-care experience into a career inside some of Hollywood’s most famous homes.
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Texas Woman Is Attempting All 89 State Parks With Three Rules and One Very Busy Calendar
Austin resident Emma Keteler wants to visit every Texas state park in 2026, and merely showing up does not count: she camps, swims when possible and tries each park’s signature activity.
Gen X Files
Anthony Michael Hall Says Turning Down Ferris Bueller Broke His Bond With John Hughes
Anthony Michael Hall says passing on Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Pretty in Pink hurt John Hughes and created a years-long rupture between the two Gen X movie fixtures.
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Hayden Panettiere’s Death: What Is Confirmed, What Is Still Unknown and the Latest Tributes
Hayden Panettiere died unexpectedly at 36 on August 16. Here is what authorities have confirmed, what remains under investigation and how those closest to her are remembering her.
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Hull City Returns to the Premier League as Manchester United Unveils Its New Midfield
Hull City is back in the Premier League, while Manchester United has handed competitive debuts to Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos in its rebuilt midfield.
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João Pedro Signs Chelsea Contract Through 2034 Because Apparently Eight Years Is Casual Now
Chelsea has tied João Pedro to the club through 2034, giving the Brazilian forward an eight-year commitment and the rest of us a sudden awareness of time.
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Walmart Is Finally Getting Tap-to-Pay Because Apparently It Is 2026
Walmart plans to introduce tap-to-pay, including Apple Pay and Google Pay. Shoppers may soon stop waving their phones helplessly at the checkout terminal.
Science & Unexplained
The Government Released More UFO Files and We Still Have Questions
Another collection of government UFO records has been released. The files offer more information, but no convenient announcement that aliens are landing at Walmart.
Strange News
Man Allegedly Tried to Fly With 200 Lizards Stuffed Into Socks
Airport authorities reportedly discovered approximately 200 lizards stuffed inside 22 pairs of socks. Suddenly, paying extra for checked luggage seems perfectly reasonable.
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Michelle Pfeiffer Is Not Retiring, So Everybody Calm Down
Michelle Pfeiffer says rumors of her retirement were wildly exaggerated. She simply prefers interesting ensemble roles over carrying an entire movie on her back.