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David Hockney, painter of California pool scenes, dies at 88

British artist David Hockney has died at 88, famed for his colourful Los Angeles landscapes and pop‑era innovations

Gio Reyna scores stoppage-time goal for USMNT

Reyna tucks a stoppage-time strike to cap a 4-1 USMNT win, celebration draws fan attention.

Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO

SpaceX's market debut jumps about 19%, valuing the company near $2.1 trillion and lifting Musk's net worth to roughly $1 trillion

FrightClub watch parties spotlight The Blob and Beware the Blob

Horror watch-party threads are queuing classic The Blob and the new Beware the Blob releases for themed FrightClub screenings

‘Captain America’ nickname for Christian Pulisic resurfaces after US opener

Fans are calling Christian Pulisic 'Captain America' following the U.S. men's strong tournament-opening performance.

Gene Shalit, longtime 'Today' movie critic, dies at 100

Veteran 'Today' show critic Gene Shalit has died at 100, remembered for his puns, bowties and distinctive style

U.S. orders Anthropic to suspend foreign access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5

U.S. export-control directive suspends access for foreign nationals; Anthropic disables Fable 5 and Mythos 5

Love Island USA recoupling episode ignites fights over Sincere

Tonight's recoupling sees Sincere accused of lying and tensions spike between Bryce, Trinity and Kayda.

The Archers, Brian tells Adam 'Get off my land' in today's episode

The long‑running radio drama featured Brian confronting Adam with the blunt line in this episode.

TCM Party, theme 'Summer of Darkness', Scarlet Street screening

Weekly TCM watch party is screening Fritz Lang’s 1945 Scarlet Street as part of the 'Summer of Darkness' series

Taylor Swift becomes youngest woman inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

Swift, 36, is inducted and gives a tearful speech thanking family and her Nashville roots at the ceremony

SpaceX IPO priced at $135 per share, values company at $1.77 trillion

SpaceX set IPO price at $135, raising about $75 billion and placing the company's valuation near $1.77T.

Washington National Opera sues Kennedy Center for $17M

WNO filed suit saying the Kennedy Center refused to return more than $17 million in donations and endowment funds after their split.

Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas 4-2, take 3-2 lead in Stanley Cup Final

Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and Nikolaj Ehlers had three assists as Carolina won Game 5, Canes lead series 3, 2.

Major Facebook outage knocks down Facebook, Messenger and Instagram

GOP Rep. invokes Charlie Brown football analogy on Iran ceasefires

Rep. Carlos Gimenez compared Iran ceasefire moves to Lucy yanking the football, saying he needs terms in writing.

Carter Hart becomes first goalie to allow 4+ goals in first five Stanley Cup Final games

Hart has surrendered at least four goals in each of the first five Final games, an NHL-record unwanted first.

Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day opens to reviews noting familiar sci‑fi beats

Disclosure Day, Spielberg's new alien thriller, debuts with critics drawing parallels to Close Encounters and E.T.

Former South Korean president Yoon sentenced to 30 years over Pyongyang drone flights

Seoul court gives Yoon Suk Yeol a 30-year prison term for ordering 2024 drone incursions into North Korea.