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Disney/Patrick Harbron Contains spoilers for “Only Murders in the Building” Season 5, Episode 10 — “The House Always…” After once again nearly meeting their makers in the Arconia’s auspicious climbs, “Only Murders in the Building” mavens Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez) Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), and Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) finally unmask the person who killed Lester the Doorman (Teddy Coluca) in the season finale, “The House Always…”. It turns out the murderer was someone very high up the food chain – Mayor Beau Tillman (Keegan-Michael Key), Sofia’s (Téa Leoni) secret lover and a…

Paramount The cosmic trickster Q is perhaps the most iconic villain from “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” one who often broke the fourth wall. Played by actor John de Lancie, the character debuted in the show’s premiere, “Encounter at Farpoint.” Since his introduction, de Lancie has returned to the role in multiple “Trek” spin-offs, including “Star Trek: Voyager,” where he also became a regular foil to Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew). But believe it or not, de Lancie owes the role of Q to Gene Roddenberry’s lawyer — and a life-or-death surgery that…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects dead, officials said. The operation included officers in helicopters and armored vehicles and targeted the notorious Red Command in the sprawling low-income favelas of Complexo de Alemao and Penha, police said. The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil’s recent history, with at least one human rights organization calling for an investigation into each death. Rio’s state Gov. Claudio Castro…

Warner Bros. Pictures When ranking Tim Burton movies worst to best, the earlier half of his career dominates the best of the list, and vice versa. Suffice it to say, the filmmaker has struggled to maintain the quality of his glorious first 15 years of film. But Burton’s reputation saw an upswing with the release of “Wednesday,” returning the Barry Sonnenfeld-inspired Addams Family to prominence with his hit Netflix series. So when the long gestating “Beetlejuice” sequel was finally poised for release in 2024, with Burton at the helm, it…

Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images In “Roofman,” the newest film by “Blue Valentine” director Derek Cianfrance, Channing Tatum plays U.S. Reserve officer-turned-escaped convict Jeffrey Manchester. He’s a good-hearted man, locked up for and getting his moniker by cutting a hole into the roofs of dozens of fast food restaurants and robbing them, which is also how he lowers himself into the Toys”R”Us he’s resided in for months undetected. However, that all changed in the worst way possible when Jeffrey re-enters the store after showering in the restroom sinks — still in the nude — and comes…

Hurricane Melissa is now among the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record. The monster storm strengthened Tuesday before hitting Jamaica, bringing with it maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 kph). It’s the strongest Atlantic hurricane to make landfall since Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas in 2019.Here’s a look at the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record:Hurricane AllenThe most powerful Atlantic storm in terms of wind speed, Hurricane Allen killed more than 200 people in Haiti before swooping into Texas in 1980. Its highest sustained winds reached 190 mph (305 kph) but slowed before it hit land.Hurricane MelissaThe storm came ashore…

“If you had to point to one reason [crypto prediction markets] are able to come back to the US, you have to point to the Trump administration,” says Zach Hamilton, founder of crypto startup Sarcophagus, in an interview with WIRED. “Donald Trump. I mean, that’s it.”Even before the arrival of Truth Predict, the Trump family had a financial interest in the spread of prediction markets in the US.In January, Donald Trump Jr. joined Kalshi as a strategic adviser. Then, in August, Polymarket received an investment from 1789 Capital, a venture capital firm where Trump Jr. serves as a partner. As…

Netflix When “The Raid: Redemption” delivered some of the most epic movie fights of the 21st century, it became a cult hit across the globe, helping to introduce American audiences to Indonesian cinema. Netflix subsequently helped to further expand the reach of movies from the country by having an increasingly growing library of Indonesian films on its service. In recent years, that library has come to include a number of horror films, some of which have become quite popular on the streaming service. One such example is “The Elixir,” which…

Paramount One of film and TV’s greatest sci-fi franchises, “Star Trek” has long been famous for its iconic characters, be it Captains like Kirk and Picard, or alien adversaries like the Klingons and the Borg. But even its side characters have become pop culture icons, and few are as important to the pantheon of science fiction as Nyota Uhura, the communications officer who served on the original USS Enterprise in the 1960s TV series that started it all. Played by Nichelle Nichols, Uhura was a fixture of the Enterprise bridge,…

  Odisha’s ancient maritime heritage stands as a living testament to history, continually inspiring its people, said Deputy Chief Minister Smt. Pravati Parida today. Speaking at the India Maritime 2025 event here, she highlighted how the state’s seafaring warriors, known as Sadhavas, navigated grand voyages on Boita ships to distant lands like Bali, Java, Sumatra, and Thailand, amassing untold wealth for their homeland. Archaeological excavations further reveal deep-rooted trade ties with Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, underscoring Odisha’s pivotal role in ancient global commerce. Parida described the Boita Bandana festival and the Cuttack Bali Yatra – recognized as Asia’s largest…