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James McAvoy in ‘Speak No Evil.’ Photo: Universal Pictures.Opening in theaters on September 13th, ‘Speak No Evil’ takes on the basic concept of a 2022 Danish chiller that has a shocking, politically charged and pitch-black ending and re-imagines it for American audiences in a way that still works.Though some might argue that the harder edges of the original –– which (spoiler alert if you haven’t seen it) ends with the murder of a child and a couple stoned to death that carries heavy echoes of the Holocaust –– have been whittled down here, there are still plenty of shocks and…

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Jenn Tran took to social media to troll Devin Strader’s ex with a racy photoshoot. Fans praised the ‘petty’ behavior. Keep reading for all the messy details on the never-ending Bachelorette breakup drama. Jenn Tran Trolls Devin Strader’s Ex With Racy Instagram Post Bachelorette viewers found out that Jenn Tran and Devin Strader broke up on the After The Final Rose live special. The split has had several dramatic twists and turns, including leaked sexts and Devin asking fans to stop hating on him. Credit: YouTube Photos surfaced online shortly after the ATFR special of Devin canoodling with a woman…

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iPhone 16 series is now available to pre-order in India, which means that customers can pay a token amount in advance to reserve the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max before they go on sale in the country on September 20. Authorised third party retailers have already announced discounts and cashback offers on the new iPhone models. All four handsets will offer support for Apple Intelligence, which won’t be available in localised English in India until next year, according to Apple’s rollout plan.iPhone 16 Series Price in IndiaiPhone 16 price in India starts…

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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives to testify before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2024.Chris Kleponis | AFP | Getty ImagesFederal Reserve officials head into their policy meeting Tuesday closer to their goal of low inflation, but how much they will ease back on interest rates remains an open question.A week’s worth of inflation data showed that price pressures have eased substantially since their meteoric rise in 2021-22. One gauge of consumer prices showed 12-month inflation at its…

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Traders on the New York Stock Exchange floor on Sept. 9, 2024.Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesSeptember historically hasn’t been kind to stock investors.Since 1926, U.S. large-cap stocks have lost an average 0.9% in September, according to data from Morningstar Direct.  September is the only month during that nearly century-long period in which investors experienced an average loss, according to Morningstar. They saw a profit in all other months.For example, February saw a positive 0.4% return, on average. While that performance is the second-lowest among the 12 months, is still eclipses September’s by 1.3 percentage points. July…

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Pfizer’s experimental drug for a common, life-threatening condition that causes cancer patients to lose their appetite and weight showed positive results in a midstage trial, the drugmaker said Saturday. Patients with the condition, called cancer cachexia, who took Pfizer’s treatment saw improvements in body weight, muscle mass, quality of life and physical function, according to the drugmaker. The results could pave the way for the drug, a monoclonal antibody called ponsegromab, to become the first treatment approved in the U.S. specifically for cancer cachexia. The condition affects about 9 million people worldwide, and 80% of cancer patients suffering from it are expected…

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Elucid has shared “The World Is Dog,” a new song from his new album Revelator. The Armand Hammer artist co-produced the track with Jon Nellen. “This song was written and recorded during the first session I set up with Jon,” Elucid remarked in a statement. “It quickly established Revelator’s sonic identity and a practice in striving for intensity.” Listen to the new song below.Revelator is out October 11. The next month, Elucid will perform at Fabric London as part of Pitchfork Music Festival London. He continues his tour for Revelator in January. See the artist’s tour dates below.All products featured…

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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a visit to the United Association Local 190 Training Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S., September 6, 2024. Craig Hudson | ReutersThe Biden administration announced new steps on Friday to curtail what it calls the “overuse and abuse” of a longstanding trade law that permits low-value shipments to enter the United States without paying import duties and processing fees.The steps include a new rule proposal, which would bar overseas shipments of products that are subject to U.S.-China tariffs from being eligible for the special customs exemption.Known as the de minimis loophole, the trade provision…

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Here are the stories that made news in the world of books and reading this week. The Fiction Longlist for the 2024 National Book Awards The final and most closely-watched longlist for The National Book Awards was announced this morning: the ten nominees in fiction. James is the headliner, though Martyr!, All Fours, and the newly-released Creation Lake have all been getting quite a bit of attention. I think James is the clear front-runner. Possibly the biggest surprise was a McSweeney’s title, Yr Dead by Sam Sax, making the list. I poked around to see if they had ever had a title on the list before, and while I might…

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The Onitsuka Tiger brand has a long and really interesting history, from its glory days in the ’60s and ’70s to its revival in the 2000s and even to the present day’s difficulty of getting your hands on a new pair in the U.S. Unfortunately, we can’t quite get into all of it, but we will go on a deep dive into the best Onitsuka Tiger shoes that are available right now. I’ll start with a spoiler and reveal that the legendary Onitsuka Tiger MEXICO 66 sneakers are at the top of this list as the best Onitsuka Tiger shoes.…

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Tim Burton and Warner Bros.’ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is losing none of its ghostly mojo in its second weekend and will easily stay atop the box office chart with $52 million or more as it hurtles toward the $200 million mark domestically. The pic, playing in 4,575 theaters domestically, could fall as little as 51 percent. Blumhouse and Universal’s new horror-thriller Speak No Evil is also good news for the box office. The pic, coming No. 2, is on course to open to a better-than-expected $12.3 million from 3,375 locations against a budget of just $15 million before marketing. The movie…

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DirecTV and Disney have reached a deal that brings Disney’s ESPN and other channels back to the pay-tv provider’s customers after a roughly two week blackout.The deal comes in time for college football this Saturday, which airs on ABC, ESPN, as well as the SEC Network and ACC Network, as well as the Emmy Awards which air on ABC. CNBC earlier reported a deal could be made as early as Saturday.Disney’s networks went dark on Sept. 1 after the two sides could not agree to terms on fees and bundle structures. The dispute left DirecTV’s more than 11 million customers…

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A Pogue’s work is never done, especially when it comes to treasure. Since we first met them, John B (Chase Stokes), Sarah (Madelyn Cline), JJ (Rudy Pankow), Kiara (Madison Bailey), Pope (Jonathan Daviss) and Cleo (Carlacia Grant) haven’t stopped running from the law and toward buried gold in Netflix’s Outer Banks.  They spent three seasons searching for the treasure of the Royal Merchant, a search that ended up holding the secret to El Dorado, the lost city of gold in South America. In the Season 3 finale, they found the promised land, even though the path to victory was paved…

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Vivo X200 and Vivo X200 Pro will reportedly be unveiled at a launch event scheduled on October 14, and the company’s purported handsets have now surfaced on a Chinese certification website. The Vivo X200 Pro has also been spotted in a listing on Geekbench, with evidence that it will be powered by a flagship-grade Dimensity 9000 series chipset that is yet to be unveiled by MediaTek. The upcoming Vivo X200 series is expected to offer support for 90W fast charging.Vivo X200 Series Listed on 3C Certification WebsiteThree new Vivo smartphones have been spotted on China’s 3C certification website by Gizmochina.…

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Larry Ellison, chief technology officer of Oracle (L), and Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon.ReutersOracle’s best week on the stock market since 2021 has bolstered Chairman Larry Ellison’s net worth, briefly edging him past Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Friday to become the world’s second-richest person.Ellison’s net worth reached $208.4 billion shortly after the market open, then fell to $197 billion, according to Forbes’ real-time billionaires list. Bezos, who has claimed the title of world’s second-richest person on and off over the years, is worth $204 billion. Only Tesla CEO Elon Musk, at $252 billion, is currently above…

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Pictured here is a shopping mall in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 9, 2024.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China’s retail sales, industrial production and urban investment in August all grew slower than expected, according to National Bureau of Statistics data released Saturday.Retail sales rose by 2.1% in August from a year ago, missing expectations of 2.5% growth among economists polled by Reuters. That was also slower than the 2.7% increase in July.Online sales of physical goods rose by just under 1% in August from a year ago, according to CNBC calculations of official data.Industrial production rose by 4.5% in August from a…

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Liam Gallagher has addressed rumours that Richard Ashcroft could support Oasis on their reunion tour next year. After a fan on X/Twitter asked if Ashcroft would be supporting Oasis at their 2025 live shows, Gallagher replied in very typically Liam Gallagher fashion: “That would be BIBLICAL”. Ashcroft has a long history with Oasis, serving as the inspiration behind their 1995 hit ‘Cast No Shadow’. During a Select interview that year, Noel Gallagher said: “I always felt he was born at the wrong time and in the wrong place, and he was always trying to say the right things, but they…

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