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MrBeast Awarded $15 Million to Film Reality Show in North Carolina

The money, which supported the second season of the extreme competition show “Beast Games,” represents nearly half of the state’s annual film and entertainment grants.

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Jimmy Donaldson, known online as MrBeast. The first season of “Beast Games” became Amazon’s biggest unscripted show ever, with 50 million unique viewers.
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In Some Records, Fed Governor Lisa Cook Listed Atlanta Home as Secondary

In a court filing, lawyers for Lisa Cook cited a news story about the records and urged a federal court to rule against President Trump’s efforts to block her from an upcoming Fed meeting.

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Lisa Cook at the Federal Reserve meeting in June. President Trump is seeking to oust her from the Fed on the grounds she falsely claimed a condominium in Atlanta as her primary residence.
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Van Hollen Criticizes Democratic Leaders for Delay in Endorsing Mamdani

At an annual fund-raiser in Iowa, the Maryland Democrat said he supported Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City and said people were sick of “spineless politics.”

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Senator Chris Van Hollen isn’t alone in suggesting that it is time for the national Democrats to get behind Zohran Mamdani, but many party leaders have not.
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In ‘Hedda,’ Tessa Thompson Puts a Sexy, Messy Spin on the ‘Female Hamlet’

Have you ever seen Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” set in the 1950s with a biracial star in a lesbian love triangle? In this new film adaptation, you will.

“There are incredible plays, but are there a million incredible parts for women? Not necessarily. And so Hedda remains one of those ones that has its own iconography and history and reputation.”
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Rubio Heads to a Defiant Israel After Qatar Strike

The diplomat will consult with Israeli officials about their coming military offensive in Gaza City, as President Trump’s efforts to end the Gaza war appear stalled.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel on Sunday.
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Paramount Criticizes Celebrity-Endorsed Israeli Film Boycott

The film studio, which some say has turned rightward under its new owner, said it disagreed with thousands of Hollywood professionals pledging to boycott Israeli film institutions.

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Paramount, which was acquired by the media company Skydance this year, is the first major Hollywood studio to condemn the Israeli boycott.
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Trump Administration Questions Colombia’s Anti-Drug Efforts and Weighs Cutting Aid

Millions in military and development funds for Colombia hang in the balance as Washington questions the country’s fight against cocaine.

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Soldiers standing amid a coca crop in Cúcuta, Colombia, in 2020. Colombia is the world’s top producer of cocaine, but it has also been a key ally of the United States in trying to combat the drug trade.
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Trump Says He Will Impose More Sanctions on Russia if NATO Does

It was the latest in a series of new conditions that President Trump had announced on punitive action against Russia for its war against Ukraine.

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President Trump leaving New York for Bedminster, N.J., on Friday night aboard Marine One.
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Hasan Piker on Charlie Kirk

The two men had very different politics. But as a fellow star of a new political media class, the left-wing streamer had a personal reaction to Mr. Kirk’s assassination.

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Hasan Piker in January. He was scheduled to debate Charlie Kirk, a political foe, this month.
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Miles From New York, Another Ex-Governor Seeks a Comeback as Mayor

Jim McGreevey and Andrew Cuomo are each competing for mayor against left-leaning opponents, setting up an odd symmetry in the races to lead cities on opposite banks of the Hudson River.

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Jim McGreevey is running for mayor of Jersey City, N.J., two decades after he resigned as the state’s governor.
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