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‘Superman’ Tops $300 Million U.S., First For DC Since 2022

‘Superman’ Tops 0 Million U.S., First For DC Since 2022

DC Studios/Warner Bros’ Superman from James Gunn is passing the $300 million mark at the domestic box office Thursday. It’s the first DC movie to cross that threshold since Matt Reeves’ The Batman pulled off the feat in 2022. Overall, Superman is the ninth DC movie to cross the three-century mark at the U.S.-Canada box office after 2008’s The Dark …

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Paramount+ Loses 1.3 Million Quarterly Subs; Ups Revenue, Operating Profit

Paramount+ Loses 1.3 Million Quarterly Subs; Ups Revenue, Operating Profit

Erik Gruenwedel July 31, 2025 Paramount+ July 31 disclosed an increase in operating income and revenue despite losing 1.3 million subscribers in the second quarter ended July 31. The subscription streaming VOD platform ended the fiscal period with 77.7 million subscribers, down from 79 million through the end of March. Paramount attributed the decline to the end of an international …

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Mikal Bridges signing $150 million Knicks contract extension

Mikal Bridges signing 0 million Knicks contract extension

From five first-round picks to $150 million. The Knicks will extend the contract of Mikal Bridges, a source confirmed Thursday, with the durable wing agreeing to four years and $150 million and a player option. The deal landed about $6 million less than the max, which might help the Knicks moving forward as they navigate the CBA’s apron restrictions. The …

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Knicks, Mikal Bridges agree to 4-year, $150 million extension

Knicks, Mikal Bridges agree to 4-year, 0 million extension

Jul 31, 2025, 06:07 PM ET New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges has agreed to a four-year, $150 million contract extension with the franchise, his agents, Sam Goldfeder and Jordan Gertler of Excel Sports Management, told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Thursday. The deal includes a player option for 2029-30 and a trade kicker. By completing this new contract, Bridges takes …

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Senate committee rejects NIH cuts, boosts budget by $400 million

Senate committee rejects NIH cuts, boosts budget by 0 million

WASHINGTON — Senators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes of Health on Thursday, in an Appropriations Committee vote that represents a clear rebuke of President Trump’s plan to dramatically reduce the agency’s spending. The administration had proposed slashing the NIH’s budget for the 2026 fiscal year by $18 billion, a 40% …

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Bill Gates’ $645 million superyacht, the first ever to be powered by hydrogen, is for sale. A yachtie calls it ‘a modern engineering marvel, period’

Bill Gates’ 5 million superyacht, the first ever to be powered by hydrogen, is for sale. A yachtie calls it ‘a modern engineering marvel, period’

If you’re looking to cruise in style à la Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, now might be your chance.  The $645 million, 390-foot “Breakthrough” superyacht that’s long been linked to the billionaire and philanthropist is up for sale by yacht broker Edmiston.  Jamie Edmiston, CEO of his namesake company, said in a statement it’s “the most extraordinary yacht ever built [and] …

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Potatoes evolved from tomatoes and another South American plant 9 million years ago, study finds

Potatoes evolved from tomatoes and another South American plant 9 million years ago, study finds

Random mating between wild tomato plants and potato-like species 8 million to 9 million years ago may have given rise to one of our favorite carbs: the potato. Together with 107 extant, wild potato species, the cultivated potatoes we know today (Solanum tuberosum) belong to the lineage Petota. New research suggests that this lineage, or group of closely related species, …

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GOP group launches $6 million plan to defend megabill – Politico

GOP group launches $6 million plan to defend megabill  Politico SCOOP: Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ tax cuts promoted in new Republican ad blitz  Fox News What the GOP’s megabill promotional plan doesn’t mention  Yahoo Home ‘They’re scared’: Leaked memo shows GOP urging lawmakers to skip town halls  MSN House Republicans Hit the Road to Spotlight Historic Wins for Americans in the One Big Beautiful …

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