THE RUNDOWN Taylor Swift references the famous Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet in the first song on The Life of a Showgirl. In “The Fate of Ophelia,” Swift seems to credit her fiancé, Travis Kelce, from saving her “heart” from Ophelia’s own terrible downfall. “The Fate of Ophelia” also includes several references to Ophelia’s insanity and subsequent drowning. The opening track of …
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“Bad Decision Led to Teen Tragedy,” Says Los Angeles PI Steve Fischer on Rivas Hernandez Case Credit: Photo by Roberto Finizio/NurPhoto via AP In a development that has intensified further pressure on the once rising musician David Anthony Burke, known professionally as D4vd, sources close to the investigation confirmed Tuesday that the 20-year-old artist has retained high-profile Los Angeles criminal …
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President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a stark warning that violence in the United States would “go back on” what he called the “radical left,” a comment critics denounced as dangerous and tantamount to incitement. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Stewart F. House / Getty Images “Radical left rhetoric. The radical left is causing the problem,” said Trump. “They’re saying …
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Oregon State head coach Trent Bray looks up at the videoboard as the Beavers face the Houston Cougars in a college football game at Reser Stadium in Corvallis on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. Sean Meagher/The Oregonian It’s difficult to justify a hard reset as the solution at Oregon State given that it was a hard reset in the form of …
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There is a very personal tragedy at the heart of John Leguizamo’s play, The Other Americans, which this underpowered production attempts to connect to the bigger themes of how racism and a feverish pursuit of the American Dream jointly capsize a family. As well as writing the play (Public Theater, to Oct. 26), Leguizamo also plays its 59-year-old patriarch, Nelson …
Read More »Freeport Stock Divides Market After Copper Mine Tragedy. It’s Upgraded and Downgraded. Barron’s Copper Surges as Freeport Mine Accident Clouds Global Supply Outlook The Wall Street Journal Accident at World’s Second-Biggest Copper Mine Strains Market Bloomberg.com Goldman Sachs downgrades copper supply forecast after Grasberg mine disruption Reuters Copper prices jump as US miner Freeport warns it will not meet contracts with customers Financial Times Source …
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns kicker Andre Szmyt deserved our support before he kicked a 55-yard field goal to beat the Packers. We just didn’t know it yet. Because before Szmyt kicked the longest walk-off field goal in Cleveland history, we didn’t know him at all. Didn’t even try, if we’re honest. Kickers don’t draw attention unless they’re deciding games. New …
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An American Red Cross Disaster Relief van is parked outside a hotel that is acting as a reunification center after a shooting at a country club in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Sept. 20, 2025. Michael Casey/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Casey/AP NASHUA, N.H. — Patrons at a restaurant acted quickly and selflessly to stop a gunman who opened fire …
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They say, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say something at all.” So it’s probably to be expected that the left-leaning Hollywood crowd at the 2025 Emmy Awards on CBS Sunday night steered clear of bringing up the shocking assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whose murder last week has roiled the nation and sparked mourning, reflection and fierce …
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She’s a woman who feels most at home in the natural world, curling up on forest floors in rural England and displaying a gift for falconry. He’s a young Latin tutor, barely out of his teens, desperately trying to pay off his father’s debts. They encounter each other outside of a garden near the school where he works, the young …
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