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‘Humanity is facing a reckoning’: Venice film festival shrugs off the glamour to take aim at politics | Venice film festival

‘Humanity is facing a reckoning’: Venice film festival shrugs off the glamour to take aim at politics | Venice film festival

For most of its 82 years, Venice has been perceived as the world’s most glamorous film festival. This year was no exception: stars including Julia Roberts, Cate Blanchett, Jude Law and George Clooney dutifully waved from canals and trooped down red carpets (although Law tripped while on a water taxi and Clooney got ill). But the films themselves struck a …

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Walmart takes aim at Amazon with new free streaming service

Walmart takes aim at Amazon with new free streaming service

By BEN SHIMKUS, US CONSUMER REPORTER Published: 20:30, 2 September 2025 | Updated: 01:10, 3 September 2025 Walmart is adding another perk to its subscription service as it ramps up its battle with Amazon.  Starting September 15, Walmart+ members will get Peacock’s ad-tier plan at no extra cost.  That means subscribers can can stream shows including Real Housewives, SNL, The …

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‘South Park’ Promo Takes Aim At Trump Tariffs; Satan Guest Stars Again

‘South Park’ Promo Takes Aim At Trump Tariffs; Satan Guest Stars Again

South Park is back this week, and so is Satan. The show’s latest bi-weekly installment shows President Trump and his Satan disembarking from Air Force One, even as the kids back in Colorado deal with the impact of the president’s tariffs. Titled “Wok is Dead,” the official logline is as follows: “Butters experiences the reality of tariffs when he has …

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Trump Takes Aim at South Korean Chipmakers’ China Operations – The New York Times

Trump Takes Aim at South Korean Chipmakers’ China Operations  The New York Times US makes it harder for SK Hynix, Samsung to make chips in China  Reuters Samsung, SK Hynix Lose US Waiver on Chip Gear for China Use  Bloomberg.com Trump Administration Restricts Samsung Chipmaking in China  Newsweek US makes it harder for chipmakers to run fabs in China amid new Alibaba processor reports  SiliconANGLE …

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Cheaper McDonald’s combos aim to bring diners back – Quartz

Cheaper McDonald’s combos aim to bring diners back  Quartz Exclusive | McDonald’s to Cut Combo-Meal Prices After Convincing Franchisees  The Wall Street Journal McDonald’s is cutting prices of its combo meals to convince customers it’s affordable again  CNN McDonald’s to slash combo meal prices to win back budget-conscious shoppers  Fox Business McDonald’s drops a bomb on the fast-food industry  Restaurant Business Magazine Source link

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‘South Park’ Takes Aim at Trump’s D.C. Takeover as Season 27 Episode 3

‘South Park’ Takes Aim at Trump’s D.C. Takeover as Season 27 Episode 3

“South Park” is taking on Donald Trump‘s Washington D.C. takeover in the third episode of its 27th season, set for release on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 10 p.m.. The official “South Park” X account dropped a teaser Tuesday night for the new episode, titled “Sickofancy.” In the teaser, we see the show’s pseudo mascot, Towelie, the pot-smoking anthropomorphic towel, arrive …

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What Fabio Paratici did at half-time in Super Cup as Tottenham aim for Eze and Savinho transfers – Football London

What Fabio Paratici did at half-time in Super Cup as Tottenham aim for Eze and Savinho transfers  Football London Luis Enrique: PSG didn’t deserve to win Super Cup  ESPN Tottenham Hotspur: Work to do after Super Cup collapse – but promising signs for Thomas Frank  BBC PSG 2-2 Tottenham (4-3 pens): Spurs let 2-0 lead slip in closing stages to miss out on …

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