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3 days, 20 hours ago

Tom Cruise gifts $126 Christmas cake to A-list actress (but it's NOT Brooke Shields who got CUT from his curious annual list)

Tom Cruise's Christmas Bundt cake is a coveted gift amongst Hollywood stars. This December, Mindy Kaling, 45, made the cut, with the actress proudly sharing a photo of the indulgent sweet treat on her instagram; Mindy seen in 2024 'IYKYK,' she simply wrote on the image, which means, 'If You Know, You Know' Another one of Tom's lucky recipients this …

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4 days, 3 hours ago

Review: Vengeance is sumptuously served in an epic French take on ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’

LA Times

The brawny, bloodlust howl of “Gladiator II” isn’t your only opportunity for sweeping period spectacle this season, thanks to the renewed allure that OG adventure author Alexandre Dumas has exerted over the French film industry of late. Last year’s hearty two-part “The Three Musketeers” has now been followed up by an even grander and no less enjoyable import: a new …

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6 days, 3 hours ago

Sam Altman is apparently trying to remove the organisation that tried to remove him from OpenAI last year

India Today

OpenAI seems poised for a transformation. The nonprofit overseeing OpenAI acts as an internal conscience, tasked with ensuring the company's AI aligns with its original mission of not causing harm to humanity. Since then, he has been working to reduce the nonprofit’s grip on OpenAI’s operations, negotiating a fair price for the nonprofit’s reduced role — potentially in the billions …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan urges PM Modi to withdraw VGF repayment norm for Vizhinjam project

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Continuing with the state's efforts to get unconditional Viability Gap Funding support for Vizhinjam Seaport, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to intervene and withdraw the union finance ministry's norm making it mandatory for the state to repay the VGF. In his letter, Pinarayi pointed out that since the union finance ministry introduced the …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Emmanuel Macron's last act: France's pretty-boy Napoleon faces his Waterloo

Salon

At this point, Americans shouldn’t need reminding that the institutions of so-called liberal democracy are in profound crisis, and that the crisis is getting worse rather than better. If the downfall of onetime liberal dreamboat Emmanuel Macron in France seems like a startling headline — he remains in office, but has effectively lost control of government — and the crumbling …

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1 month ago

Europe is 'totally unprepared' for the level of hybrid warfare Putin is set to unleash, with energy and communications sabotage, aviation GPS jamming and weaponizing migrants all tools of the Kremlin

Daily Mail

Europe is 'totally unprepared' for Russia's tactics of hybrid warfare, defence officials have warned amid mounting fear that Moscow is already sabotaging critical infrastructure on the continent in anticipation of a wider conflict. Russia has been accused of trying to destabilise the West and allies since the war in Ukraine began by allegedly 'weaponising mass migration' along its western border; …

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1 month ago

Can you get a personal loan? Check eligibility criteria first

Live Mint

Personal loans are helpful for fast money if you need such speed to cover medical costs, house improvement, or that dream vacation. Understanding eligibility criteria for personal loans Lenders often consider a variety of factors when determining eligibility for a personal loan in India. Age, income, employment stability, credit score, and existing debt are all important eligibility factors. Factors affecting …

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1 month, 1 week ago

RFK Jr.'s revenge: Trump's controversial health secretary pick is payback for COVID

Salon

Well, President-elect Donald Trump certainly is off to a roaring start, isn't he? Hegseth's startling choice was soon overshadowed by the absolutely shocking announcements naming former Hawaii representative Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence and Florida congressman Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. Trump wants Gaetz confirmed and there's no reason to think he won't get that done. We …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Intelligence officials fear Trump’s rage over 'insufficiently loyal' 'deep state': report

Raw Story

As the country prepares for Donald Trump’s return to the White House, intelligence officials past and present are bracing for a more specific threat: the president-elect’s revenge plot against “deep state” federal employees whom he views as “insufficiently loyal,” according to a new report which lays out three possible scenarios for Trump’s payback. The former president has long made his …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Who is Farhad Shakeri? Afghan mastermind of Iran's plot to kill President-elect Trump was deported from US in 2008

Hindustan Times

Farhad Shakeri, an Afghan man accused of orchestrating a failed murder-for-hire plan against Donald Trump, was deported from the United States after serving time in prison. Tehran planned the plot against Trump as payback for Iranian major general and commander of the Quds Force Qasem Soleimani's death. Shakeri has been accused of participating in an extensive assassination conspiracy on behalf …

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2 months ago

Should revenge have any place in our politics?

ABC

There is something undeniably satisfying about revenge. In ancient Greece, to inflict such an injury was conceived of as incurring a debt — and the only way to make the perpetrator “whole” was to have the injury repaid in kind. The paradox — as Socrates, Sophocles and Euripides all knew — is that revenge, though it is desired, is never …

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Why Oregon football is better prepared than ever for a Big Ten takeover

New York Times

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s a November morning in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A lot of savvy marketing went into Oregon’s climb from Pac-10 middleweight to emerging Big Ten power. The space-age facilities, the Nike threads, the Joey Harrington billboard in Times Square — all of it helped Oregon become a program worthy of a spot at college football’s big table. The Ducks …

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5 months ago

Infrastructure projects face land acquisition hurdles; lower private participation seen as concern

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Despite the large build-up of connectivity infrastructure and energy-related assets, both sectors reported the need for corrections in the delay in land acquisition, and land-related clearances, said the Economic Survey of 2024 released on Monday. In the case of airport development, greenfield airport projects are time-intensive due to the need for appropriate site selection, land acquisition and necessary …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Despicable Me 4' movie review: Formulaic film that has its moments

New Indian Express

CHENNAI : When you book tickets for a Despicable Me film, you expect two main things: a generous helping of Minion mayhem and a sprinkle of outlandish villainy. While Despicable Me 4 attempts to differentiate itself from past entries, it ultimately falls back on a familiar formula, delivering a forgettable experience with occasional comedic sparks. This time around, the film …

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6 months ago

Hooping to step up in 3x3

China Daily

Smaller in numbers, but bigger in ambition — China's 3x3 basketball program is poised to steal the show in Paris, with both the men's and women's teams shooting for Olympic success. With a decorated women's team eager to step higher on the podium, and an emerging men's side raring to make its presence felt, China is taking the half-court game's …

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6 months ago

Maharashtra BJP shares audio, slams INC MP Shobha Bachhav for 'supporting cow slaughter' on Eid, says it is payback for Muslim votes

Op India

The BJP Maharashtra branch shared a startling audio recording on their official social media handle on X leveling allegations at the newly elected Congress MP from Dhule for allegedly assisting the Islamist community in slaughtering of ‘animals’ on Bakrid. The party released the audio clip on Wednesday 19th June, alleging that the newly elected MP from Maharashtra’s Dhule, Shobha Bachhav, …

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6 months, 1 week ago

'This is payback:' Ex-prosecutor warns Steve Bannon hid 'chilling' threat in recent speech

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump's outspoken ally Steve Bannon frightened a former federal prosecutor who said he hid a "chilling" authoritarian threat in his campaign rhetoric. Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance appeared on MSNBC Sunday to discuss Bannon's promise, made at the Turning Point Action event in Detroit on Saturday, that MAGA Republicans will be "coming after" those pursuing criminal charges …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mayank Yadav misses his fifth game in row as LSG, RR go unchanged

India TV News

Mayank Yadav continues to be on the bench for his fifth match in a row as Lucknow Super Giants go with an unchanged team for their clash against Rajasthan Royals at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday. He looks good in the nets and he'll have to stay positive, you saw last night when Jonny came back after getting dropped …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kevin Mccarthy blames ouster on Matt Gaetz's sexual misconduct allegations probe

Raw Story

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is pulling no punches about the real reason he believes he was ousted from power, according to new reports. While Jacobs does not specify to whom McCarthy was referring, one House Republican led the charge to remove the former speaker and has found himself embroiled in an investigation as to whether he had sex with …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

A year of living less dangerously? Finland’s first 12 months in NATO

Al Jazeera

Finland’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been to move away from policy of self-reliance and embrace the alliance. Tuomas Iso-Markku, a senior research fellow at FIIA, said the move would require Finland’s foreign policy leadership and the Finnish Defence Forces to “adjust their way of thinking and doing things”. However, Pusztai said that this minority is “not very …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Latest | Iran promises payback for Israel’s apparent strike that killed top generals

Associated Press

Iranian leaders renewed their promise to hit back after an airstrike widely blamed on Israel destroyed Iran’s Consulate in Syria, killing 12 people, including two elite Iranian generals. AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER CRITICIZES ISRAEL’S KILLING OF AID WORKERS MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Israeli airstrikes that killed six foreign aid workers in Gaza “stands in stark …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ vice presidential pick in 2000, dies at 82

LA Times

No Labels founding chairman and former Sen. Joe Lieberman speaks in Washington on Jan. 18. Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain’s running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by …

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9 months ago

Oregon’s Couisnard drops 40 points on old school in 87-73 March Madness win over South Carolina

Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Jermaine Couisnard swears it wasn’t personal and he wasn’t seeking revenge against South Carolina. Oregon center N’Faly Dante added 23 points, some of them coming on backboard-shaking dunks for the 6-foot-11 big man who had knee surgery earlier this season. However, South Carolina did provide this tournament’s first viral moment, as guard Ta’Lon Cooper dropped a shot from …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Shoaib Bashir's 'Undertaker' stare the perfect payback after 'winning the war' against Yashasvi Jaiswal

Hindustan Times

Earlier in the ongoing India-England Test series, a duel between veteran James Anderson and young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal had captivated the audience and left experts in awe as the batter took down the legend for a hat-trick of sixes. On Thursday, at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala, Jaiswal entered into another battle with an England bowler, this …

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Tom Cruise gifts $126 Christmas cake to A-list actress (but it's NOT Brooke Shields who got CUT from his curious annual list)

Review: Vengeance is sumptuously served in an epic French take on ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’

Sam Altman is apparently trying to remove the organisation that tried to remove him from OpenAI last year

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan urges PM Modi to withdraw VGF repayment norm for Vizhinjam project

Emmanuel Macron's last act: France's pretty-boy Napoleon faces his Waterloo

Europe is 'totally unprepared' for the level of hybrid warfare Putin is set to unleash, with energy and communications sabotage, aviation GPS jamming and weaponizing migrants all tools of the Kremlin

Can you get a personal loan? Check eligibility criteria first

RFK Jr.'s revenge: Trump's controversial health secretary pick is payback for COVID

Intelligence officials fear Trump’s rage over 'insufficiently loyal' 'deep state': report

Who is Farhad Shakeri? Afghan mastermind of Iran's plot to kill President-elect Trump was deported from US in 2008

Should revenge have any place in our politics?

Why Oregon football is better prepared than ever for a Big Ten takeover

Infrastructure projects face land acquisition hurdles; lower private participation seen as concern

'Despicable Me 4' movie review: Formulaic film that has its moments

Hooping to step up in 3x3

Maharashtra BJP shares audio, slams INC MP Shobha Bachhav for 'supporting cow slaughter' on Eid, says it is payback for Muslim votes

'This is payback:' Ex-prosecutor warns Steve Bannon hid 'chilling' threat in recent speech

Mayank Yadav misses his fifth game in row as LSG, RR go unchanged

Kevin Mccarthy blames ouster on Matt Gaetz's sexual misconduct allegations probe

A year of living less dangerously? Finland’s first 12 months in NATO

The Latest | Iran promises payback for Israel’s apparent strike that killed top generals

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ vice presidential pick in 2000, dies at 82

Oregon’s Couisnard drops 40 points on old school in 87-73 March Madness win over South Carolina

Shoaib Bashir's 'Undertaker' stare the perfect payback after 'winning the war' against Yashasvi Jaiswal