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Conspiracy theories surrounding singer and philanthropist Dolly Parton’s recent death have flooded the internet, referencing everything from satanic rituals to cloning. But one conspiracy theory has dominated all the others: the claim that Parton’s death was caused by “turbo cancer” brought on by the Covid…
REI’s annual Labor Day Sale has come to feel like the end of summer to me. This year’s event kicks off on August 28 and ends on Labor Day, September 7. Many items are up to 40 percent off, and REI Co-op members save up…
KAMPALA — Oyo Nyimba, a Ugandan king who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch when he took the crown in 1995, has died aged 34, the prime minister of his kingdom announced. Uganda is a republic, ruled by an elected head of state, but it…
DUBAI — Mediators in the Iran war are stepping up efforts to get the Strait of Hormuz reopened, with Tehran agreeing to draw up a list of conditions to restore normal traffic after a Qatari emissary pressed the Iranians to respect freedom of navigation. With…
Americans remain sour on the Iran war and President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict after six months, polling shows. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 27, 2026. Andrew Harnik / Getty Images The judge in a court…
Chris Sussman, formerly director of scripted series at Netflix U.K. and prior to that head of comedy at BBC Studios, has rejoined the broadcaster as its director of comedy, where he’ll be responsible for leading what the BBC says is the “U.K.s largest generator of…
Since early 2023, photographer Jingna Zhang and a small crew of volunteers have worked tirelessly to maintain an image-sharing social media and portfolio app called Cara. So far, it has attracted about 1.5 million artists. What drew them to the platform? A shared opposition to…
Whisper it quietly, but certain bricks in Apple’s walled garden might be getting taken away. Thanks to some recent upgrades added to Android by Google, it’s now easier than ever to share files between an iPhone and an Android phone, without installing any new apps…
Meta is testing robots that can plug in cables, reset servers, and handle other tasks inside its data centers, according to several current and former workers familiar with the projects. The ongoing effort, which has not been previously reported, may eventually allow Meta to operate…
Americans remain sour on the Iran war and President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict after six months, polling shows. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 27, 2026. Andrew Harnik / Getty Images Trump will become the first…