Strange New Worlds ends a frustrating season on a high note, with a Uhura time-travel story that helps to wash away some of the memories of the high-concept episodes that have preceded it.
Presented by American Policy Ventures Plus: 🥬 What’s on the menu tonight {beacon} It’s Thursday. Congratulations to the Bad News Babes, who beat Team Congress Wednesday night in the Capitol press corps vs. lawmakers softball game. The Hill’s reporting intern Ryan Karlin was there for the action. Programming note: We’re Claire Leibowitz…
While Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent travels to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru faced criticism regarding legal overreach and geopolitical tension, the article argues that the United States must prioritize deep economic and security partnerships in Latin America to counter China’s growing influence.
The blood pressure trends, insulin resistance trends, and sleep breathing quality metrics mentioned at the 2026 Made By Google event weren’t available when the Pixel Watch 5 launched last month, but now Google says they’ll start rolling out to Watch 3 models and later this week. You can set them up in the Google Health app, and trend reports will arrive in “early October.”
[Image: Here’s the preview of the blood pressure trend feature we got last month. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/bloodpressurepw5.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
Johnny Fisher returns to heavyweight action at the Copper Box against Belgium's determined Michael Pirotton, with Craig Richards vs Radivoje Kalajdzic, Lee Cutler vs Louis Greene and much more on the card; <strong>Watch Zuffa Boxing 11 on Saturday live on Sky Sports</strong>
The average 30-year mortgage rate has surpassed 7 percent, marking the first time it has done so since January 2025. The benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate is 7.03 percent this week, up from 6.95 percent last week, according to data from Freddie Mac. It marks the fifth-consecutive weekly rise in mortgage rates, and the first…
New York sued Polymarket on Thursday, accusing the prediction market platform of running an illegal gambling operation. It marks the latest lawsuit from the Empire State, which has levied similar allegations against Kalshi, Coinbase and Gemini in recent months. “I will always stand up for New Yorkers when bad corporate actors prey on consumers and…
Check out the trailer for V/H/S/MIXTAPE, an upcoming horror film featuring new segments from directors Ernest Dickerson, Flying Lotus, Tobias Forge, David Moreau, RZA, and Renee Zhan. The latest installment pushes the boundaries of found footage with four wildly original stories that each put a unique spin on the terrifying relationship between sound and fear. V/HS/MIXTAPE features GWAR and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. V/H/S/MIXTAPE cranks the franchise's signature found-footage horror up to eleven with an electrifying new anthology where music and sound become the source of terror. United by a theme that explores the power of music, rhythm, and audio to haunt, possess, transform, and destroy, the film blends cosmic horror, psychological suspense, outrageous splatter, and groundbreaking practical effects into one unforgettable mixtape of nightmares.V/H/S/MIXTAPE is produced by Josh Goldbloom, Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, Michael Schreiber, and Brad Miska. Ben Ross and Rami Yasin serve as executive producers. It is written by Zoe Cooper, David Moreau, Ernest Dickerson, RZA, and Matt Landsman.
V/H/S/MIXTAPE streams on Shudder beginning October 9, 2026.
One week away from their 2026-27 regular-season home opener, the San Jose Sharks have provided a first-look at one of their new concession items fans can look forward to purchasing at SAP Center.
A new survey found more Americans hold a positive view on China than in 2021, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the U.S. for the first time in more than a decade. The Pew Research survey asked people to rate China, along with other countries, on a “feeling thermometer” ranging from 0 to 100, where…
While there are still some questions around the international rollout of Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary, US distributor Bleecker Street is forging ahead, and has a new trailer to prove it. The trailer does a good job of summing up what to expect from a very, very lengthy film.
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President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have begun a series of high-stakes meetings Thursday, culminating in a state dinner at the White House. The summit marks the first official state visit from a Chinese leader in more than a decade, as tensions between the two countries remain high. Lawmakers have urged Trump to confront…
Mortgage rates reached a grim milestone this week, topping 7% for the first time since January 2025 and reaching their highest level during either of Donald Trump’s presidential terms.