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Can Trump ban CNN, news outlets he doesn’t like from the White House?

Can Trump ban CNN, news outlets he doesn’t like from the White House?

The ban is the latest attack by Trump on media outlets that he perceives as unfavourable to his administration.
Why Allie Hayes From Off Campus Looks So Familiar

Why Allie Hayes From Off Campus Looks So Familiar

"Off Campus" star Mika Abdalla and her on-screen love interest, co-star Stephen Kalyn, got the entire internet hot and bothered dancing to the Jennifer Lopez hit "On the Floor" when the show premiered on Abdalla's 26th birthday, May 13, 2026. But that's probably not the first time you've noticed her. She started acting at a young age, so there are tons of ways to stumble on her work. Abdalla's career reached new heights in recent years: Prime Video confirmed that she and Kalyn would be the leads in the show's highly anticipated Season 2.
A Tibetan cooperative keeps a centuries-old weaving tradition alive

A Tibetan cooperative keeps a centuries-old weaving tradition alive

More than a dozen men and women sit at wooden looms, sliding shuttles through rows of wool yarn before pulling each thread tight. They repeat it again and again as they weave Pulu, the traditional woolen fabric that has clothed people on the Tibetan plateau for centuries.
A prestigious university used AI to monitor its entrance exam. It turned into a disaster

A prestigious university used AI to monitor its entrance exam. It turned into a disaster

Protestors are rallying as experts estimate up to 75,000 test-takers may have cheated on the exam for Mexico’s largest university.
A union is offering training – with $23m in funding from big tech

A union is offering training – with $23m in funding from big tech

Partnership between American Federation of Teachers, one of the largest labor unions in the US, and AI firms has stirred controversy
Paramount Skydance raises full-year profit guidance, remains ‘confident’ about WBD merger
 Skydance raises full-year profit guidance, remains ‘confident’ about WBD merger

Paramount Skydance raises full-year profit guidance, remains ‘confident’ about WBD merger Skydance raises full-year profit guidance, remains ‘confident’ about WBD merger

Paramount Skydance raised its full-year guidance on Tuesday and reported second-quarter results that showcased the continued strengths of streaming and weaknesses of linear TV.
NATO unit forgets its not the EU

NATO unit forgets its not the EU

The US-led military bloc’s AWACS airborne force has proposed adding a little ‘air superiority’ to the Euro
For Brazil’s Xokleng people, saving a sacred tree means saving their culture

For Brazil’s Xokleng people, saving a sacred tree means saving their culture

Zág, pronounced “zã,” is the Xokleng word for the Brazilian pine. This tree species, Araucaria angustifolia, is typical of the Atlantic Forest that runs along Brazil’s south and southeastern coast, and has been evolving on the planet for about 200 million years. Each female tree produces dozens of cones, which in turn carry hundreds of seeds.
State Department Releases 250,000 More Passports Featuring Trump’s Face

State Department Releases 250,000 More Passports Featuring Trump’s Face

The agency announced on Thursday that it was expanding access to what it calls the “Patriot Passport” because of “overwhelming demand.”
Egypt uncovers ancient tombstones

Egypt uncovers ancient tombstones

Archaeologists have found carved limestone stelae pottery coffins and ritual objects reflecting Egyptian and Greco-Roman traditions