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Badlands Ending, Stranger Things Cameos Explained by Director

Badlands Ending, Stranger Things Cameos Explained by Director

SPOILER ALERT: This story includes major plot details, including the ending, of “Predator: Badlands,” currently playing in theaters. When Dan Trachtenberg first began conceiving “Predator: Badlands,” the director knew he wanted to do something totally different with the 38-year-old sci-fi franchise. He’d already done it once with 2022’s “Prey,” which is set in the early 1700s and follows a Comanche …

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Hawkeye Star Jeremy Renner Denies Harassment Allegations As He Trades Cease and Desist Letters With Director Yi Zhou

Hawkeye Star Jeremy Renner Denies Harassment Allegations As He Trades Cease and Desist Letters With Director Yi Zhou

Marvel actor Jeremy Renner has denied allegations of harassment made by filmmaker Yi Zhou, after the pair worked together on a Disney documentary project. In a Daily Mail interview published last week, Zhou claimed Renner became “violent” during a meeting at Renner’s house in August where it’s alleged the actor drank a bottle of wine. Zhou said she then locked …

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Transcript: Kevin Hassett, National Economic Council director, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Nov. 9, 2025

Transcript: Kevin Hassett, National Economic Council director, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Nov. 9, 2025

The following is the transcript of the interview with Kevin Hassett, National Economic Council director, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Nov. 9, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: We begin this morning with the Director of the White House National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett. This is now the longest shutdown in American history. The treasury secretary told us …

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BBC director resigns after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech : NPR

BBC director resigns after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech : NPR

BBC Director-General Tim Davie is pictured at BBC World Service offices in London, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Hannah McKay/Pool Reuters hide caption toggle caption Hannah McKay/Pool Reuters LONDON — The head of the BBC and the British broadcaster’s top news executive both resigned Sunday after criticism of the way the organization edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The …

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BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit

BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit

PA Media Davie said the current debate around BBC News “has understandably contributed to my decision” Tim Davie has resigned as the director general of the BBC following criticism a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump. Deborah Turness, the corporation’s head of News, has also stepped down from her role over the issue. …

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Jeremy Renner denies sending lewd photos to director Yi Zhou, making ICE threat

Jeremy Renner denies sending lewd photos to director Yi Zhou, making ICE threat

Actor Jeremy Renner has denied a series of allegations raised by filmmaker Yi Zhou, including that he sent her unsolicited sexual messages and threatened to call US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on the Chinese writer-director. “The allegations are totally inaccurate and untrue,” a representative for Renner told People magazine. Zhou, who says she worked with Renner on both the …

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FDA broadens search for CDER director to replace Tidmarsh

FDA broadens search for CDER director to replace Tidmarsh

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is struggling to select a new head of its drug center after the sudden and chaotic exit of the previous director, George Tidmarsh.  Richard Pazdur, the director of the FDA’s Oncology Center for Excellence, was approached about the job and turned it down, two sources told STAT. The Pink Sheet first reported the news, …

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Publishing Director Pushes Back At Square Enix’s AI QA Plans

Baldur’s Gate 3 Publishing Director Pushes Back At Square Enix’s AI QA Plans

Earlier this week, Square Enix disclosed its ambition to drastically cut its Quality Assurance employees and use generative AI to handle 70% of its game QA and debugging. The company went on to note that it wants to “establish a competitive advantage in game development.” However, Michael Douse–the publishing director of Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian–has called out Square Enix …

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Jeremy Renner denies sending unsolicited nudes, ICE threat to director

Jeremy Renner denies sending unsolicited nudes, ICE threat to director

Filmmaker Yi Zhou has accused Jeremy Renner of sending her unsolicited nudes and threatening to call ICE on her. Renner’s lawyer has denied the allegations, calling them “false, outrageous, and highly defamatory.” Zhou responded by sharing what looks like a cease-and-desist letter addressed to the actor demanding that he “cease threatening, intimidating, and disrespectful conduct.” Jeremy Renner is denying serious …

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