BLACKFOOT, Idaho — When Cary Jones, of Blackfoot, Idaho, heard the news of Robert Redford’s passing, a flood of memories came rushing back. Few people can say they spent time with the Hollywood icon, but Jones had that rare opportunity in the late 1970s and early 1980s, getting to know the genuine man beyond the movie star persona. Redford, dubbed …
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Clayton Kershaw, the iconic Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander who won three Cy Youngs with the franchise and left an indelible mark as perhaps the best pitcher of his generation, is retiring after 18 seasons. The Dodgers announced Kershaw’s decision a day ahead of what will be his 228th and final home regular-season start at Dodger Stadium. The 37-year-old, who has …
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is now rolling out Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 to Pixel devices, which brings a long-awaited customization feature to the OS. This new beta build finally adds icon shape customization options, letting users change the look of their home screen icons. While this release focuses more on refinement, it notably does not include …
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Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Screen icon Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor, director, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival, has died …
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is making support for its Themed Icons feature mandatory by automatically generating themed icons for apps that don’t already provide one. This change addresses inconsistent home screens, as many developers currently opt out of providing a themed icon for branding or design reasons. To enforce this, Google updated its Play Store policy today, …
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Robert Redford, the actor and director who sailed to Hollywood stardom with turns in classics such as “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “All the President’s Men” and invigorated American independent cinema as one of the founders of the Sundance Film Festival, died Tuesday morning. He was 89. Cindi Berger, his publicist, said he died at his home “in the mountains …
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Former Jets center Nick Mangold blasted Madison officials on social media Saturday night after the borough kept its American flag at full staff despite President Donald Trump’s order to lower flags to half-staff for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In a post on X, Mangold, who lives in Madison, posted a picture of a flagpole in Madison and linked Gov. …
Read More »It’s that time of year again: The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards are officially here. Hosted by LL Cool J, the awards kicked off at 8 p.m. ET following an MTV pre-show, where several early Moon Person statues were handed out, including the award for Best New Artist for Alex Warren and Best Country, which went to Megan Moroney for …
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Ken Dryden, Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender who won six Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1970s, died Friday after a battle with cancer, the team announced. He was 78. “Ken Dryden was an exceptional athlete, but he was also an exceptional man. Behind the mask he was larger than life. We mourn today not only the loss …
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