Author: Alex Maschino
When Ann Walter looked outside her rural West Texas home, she didn’t know what to make of the bulky object slowly drifting across the sky. She was even more surprised to see what actually landed in her neighbor’s wheat field: a boxy piece of scientific equipment about the size of a sport-utility vehicle, attached to a massive parachute, adorned with NASA stickers. She called the local sheriff’s office and learned that NASA, indeed, was looking for a piece of equipment that had gone lost. “It’s crazy, because when you’re standing on the ground and see something in the air, you…
Courtesy of Kris Jenner/Instagram Kris Jenner is ditching her signature black hairstyle for a dramatic new blonde look — at least, just for a day! The Kardashian-Jenner matriarch, 69, enlisted the help of celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton, who transformed her usual dark locks into a platinum blonde bob to celebrate the launch of Shark Beauty’s new Shark Glam multi-styler at CUT Lounge at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on Wednesday, October 8. In an Instagram video shared by Appleton on Wednesday, Jenner can be seen sitting in a salon chair with her hair wrapped in a towel.…
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has praised Lamine Yamal’s maturity and is confident the teenage winger can handle his rise to superstardom, and won’t be sidetracked by the pitfalls that come with it. Yamal is currently sidelined with a groin injury that flared up again during the Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain and has been ruled out for up to three weeks. It is a good opportunity for the 18-year-old to get some much-needed rest with the hope he can be fit in time for the season’s first Clasico against Real Madrid on October 26. Yamal has had to contend…
The U.S. military has killed at least 21 people in recent strikes on small boats that it says were smuggling drugs off the coast of Venezuela.President Trump justified the attacks by saying the United States is in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels and vowing to “destroy Venezuelan terrorists and trafficking networks.”But Mr. Trump’s focus on Venezuela is at odds with reality: The vast majority of cocaine is produced and smuggled elsewhere in Latin America, according to data from the United States, Colombia and the United Nations. And Venezuela does not supply fentanyl at all, experts say.Here is how those…
Iconoclast has teamed up with AI licensing and protection platform Vermillio to monitor and control uses of Tony Bennett’s name, image, voice and likeness across generative AI systems.The partnership comes as estates and rightsholders face challenges in protecting artists from unauthorized AI reproductions.Vermillio’s TraceID platform can monitor the internet and public generative AI models, including OpenAI’s Sora, for misuse of name, image, and likeness (NIL) data. The company says that it scans both at the point of creation across major video models and at distribution wherever those AI-generated outputs appear online.The partnership between Iconoclast, Vermillio and Tony Bennett’s estate seeks…
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The European Parliament (EP) has voted to ban the use of words like “burger” or “steak” to describe their plant-based variants.The 355-247 majority vote is seen as a victory for livestock farmers who say the labels threaten their industry and livelihoods. A full ban, however, is not imminent – or even certain – as the proposal needs the backing of the European Commission – the EU’s executive arm – as well as the governments of the 27 member countries to become law. The plant-based food industry has grown exponentially in recent years, with more people opting for a meat-free lifestyle.”Let’s…
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Make way for the shimmer queen! Taylor Swift revived her viral glitter freckles during a recording session for her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, bringing back the trend she first rocked at Travis Kelce’s NFL game. The pop star, 35, was spotted with the design on her cheeks in a photo she shared on Monday, October 6, documenting studio time she described as an “unforgettable experience.” “Taylor Swift just posted wearing our Gold Speckles AGAIN, exactly one year after she wore them the first time. No tag, no warning, just pure magic,” beauty brand Fazit posted about the…
The 2025-26 NHL Season is here as the Florida Panthers raise their 2025 Stanley Cup Championship banner to the rafters against the Chicago Blackhawks. Missing from the lineup will be Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov, putting the spotlight on Anton Lundell. The Panthers had depth down the middle with Barkov, Sam Bennett, and Lundell. However, even with Bennett getting a new eight-year, $64 million contract with an AAV of $8 million, how many people look at him as a number-one center? Head coach Paul Maurice is adjusting his lineup accordingly, with Evan Rodrigues, a potential cap casualty, playing center for…