The fate of CNN, undoubtedly the world’s most famous name in news, hangs in the balance. Donald Trump, as much as anyone, continues to think that CNN is CNN. He hates it for that—and he thinks he’s using his power to kill it. To sum up the state of play as quickly as I can: David Ellison has used his father, Larry Ellison’s, money to take control of Paramount. Larry is a Trump supporter, and Trump helped push the deal through. The Ellisons’ bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (crucially, CNN is part of WBD) was immediately countered by a bid from Netflix—which the WBD board preferred and hurried to accept. But then the Ellisons bid more. The Ellisons getting this deal would mean that Trump had well and truly vanquished CNN, his enemy. So a whole bunch of blue state attorneys general got together and sued to stop the deal. But then came the Ellisons’ ju-jitsu move: They agreed to delay the deal if all sides would accept an early trial date—which, this week, was set for March 2027. News is not really the point for David Ellison... And he is not dumb enough to go to trial. This leaves Trump with a surprise ending—and CNN with a fate no one saw coming.

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James Haven, the brother of Angelina Jolie and son of Jon Voight, has come out as gay after splitting from his ex-wife, Romi Imbelli. On a livestream, Haven read a letter explaining why he is ready to come out now. “Not because he’s changed, but because he’s tired of hiding. Coming out isn’t about becoming someone new, it’s about allowing everyone else to meet the person who has been here all along,” the letter read. Haven and Imbelli were only married for 15 days in 2024 before separating, but had been friends for more than two decades before their marriage. The pair has maintained their friendship post-breakup. Imbelli posted a compilation video of her and Haven to Instagram on Thursday, writing, “I wasn’t here to out someone I love. I was here to help set someone free. There is a difference. In return he set me free.” Haven’s letter continues: “That little boy with glitter on his face and mascara on his lashes was never confused, broken, or something to be ashamed of. He was simply gay. He was joyful. He was brave before he even knew it.” Haven and Jolie caused a stir at the Academy Awards in 2000, where Jolie won Best Supporting Actress for Girl, Interrupted. The siblings shared a kiss on the lips, which created a scandal and rumors that the pair were a little too close.

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A 51-year-old Florida man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly turning off an 18-year-old scuba diver’s air supply during a feud over a lobster diving spot. Hunter Cofer was underwater searching for lobsters at about 7 a.m. on July 29 when the suspect, Michael Simpson, sped up on his boat and anchored it near Cofer’s boat. Simpson then began arguing with the boat’s captain, saying they were in his spot, according to investigators. At one point, he allegedly became irate and threatened to turn off Cofer’s breathing system, then jumped in the water and made good on his threat. The boat owner immediately jumped into the water and pulled Cofer to the surface, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. He was gasping for air, appeared disoriented, and did not understand what had happened, according to an arrest form. Simpson fled the area but voluntarily surrendered to the authorities nearly a week later. He was charged with attempted second-degree murder but plans to plead not guilty. According to his attorney, he never touched Cofer’s tank.

Americans aren’t convinced the war with Iran is anywhere close to over, despite President Donald Trump’s claims that his administration is locked in talks to bring a close to hostilities.

In fact, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, they expect things to get worse before they get better, and those who think the Middle East will spiral into chaos outnumber those who think the war will bring more stability by a ratio of three to one.

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The six-day poll concluded Monday, the same day Trump again backed away from threatened “massive attacks” on Iran, underscoring the uncertainty surrounding a five-month conflict he initially predicted would deliver a swift victory.

On July 23, Trump told Axios he was “considering a massive attack” that would be “bigger than ever before,” adding he was “close to making a decision.”

But by July 27, following reports that senior leadership had advised him to hold off, Trump told reporters he was pursuing negotiations instead. “They want to meet, and we’re meeting,” Trump said, traveling on Air Force One. “We’ll see what happens.” Iran denied that direct talks with the United States were taking place.

Talks or not, the American public isn’t buying the reassurances. Fifty percent of poll respondents said they expect U.S. military action in Iran to destabilize the Middle East over the next year, roughly three times the 17 percent who said the war would bring more stability. Another 16 percent said stability would stay about the same, while 17 percent said they were unsure.

Respondents were similarly pessimistic about gas prices, which have climbed as Iran chokes off traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical corridor for global oil supplies.

Fifty-eight percent said they expect gas prices to get worse, compared with just 15 percent who expect improvement.

Even Republicans, who overwhelmingly back Trump personally, are split on how his war is playing out. While 80 percent of Republicans approve of Trump’s overall performance and 66 percent back his handling of Iran, 41 percent believe Middle East stability will actually improve over the next year because of the war.

The conflict, which Trump launched alongside Israel in late February, has cost U.S. taxpayers at least $37.5 billion, killed 18 U.S. service members and killed thousands of Iranians. Just 35 percent of Americans approve of the war overall.

Asked which party has a better approach to handling war and terrorism, registered voters picked Democrats over Republicans, 37 percent to 36 percent, the first time Democrats have led on the question since Reuters/Ipsos began asking it in December 2024, when Republicans led 39 percent to 28 percent. The same polling has shown voters now see Democrats as better equipped to manage the economy for the first time in roughly a decade.

“This war was unpopular the day it started, and it’s gotten more unpopular since,” said Justin Logan, director of defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, a Washington think tank.

Logan said Trump faces a difficult tradeoff, having set ambitious goals for the conflict—destroying Iran’s missile capabilities and preventing it from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon— while also trying to limit U.S. casualties and the political fallout that could come with them.

“That incoherence, or rudderlessness, in the conduct of the war is causing more problems for the president,” Logan said.

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David Owori, the captain of a Ugandan soccer club, has died after being brutally attacked during a robbery outside his home in Kampala. The 27-year-old player of the country’s national team and SC Villa team was assaulted late Tuesday after trying to stop thieves from stealing his cellphone and other belongings. Witnesses told local media the attackers repeatedly struck him with paving stones before fleeing the scene. Passersby found Owori, widely known by his nickname “Colgate,” and rushed him to Sir Albert Cook Hospital. He was later transferred to Case Hospital for specialized treatment but died from his injuries early Wednesday. Police said investigators are collecting evidence and searching for those responsible. SC Villa called the killing a “senseless act” and urged authorities to bring the attackers to justice. “We call upon the relevant security and law enforcement agencies to urgently pursue, apprehend, and bring to justice the perpetrators of this heinous crime,” the team wrote in a statement. The club described Owori as a respected leader whose commitment and professionalism inspired teammates and supporters. The Uganda national team said Owori “carried the hopes of a nation.”

ZZ Top axed their Hollywood Bowl concert Wednesday with hours to go before showtime, blaming “unforeseen personnel matters.” The Texas trio entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. Guitarist Billy Gibbons, 76, now fronts a lineup with Frank Beard, 77, on drums and Elwood Francis on bass. Francis replaced founding member Dusty Hill, who died at 72 in 2021. Gibbons said in the band’s Instagram post that “insurmountable obstacles require canceling our Hollywood Bowl performance.” The group told supporters to stand by and pledged refunds covering tickets, parking and travel passes. Cheap Trick, sharing dates on the run, was booked for the same Bowl bill. The group instead moved to the Troubadour, a West Hollywood club, for a stripped-back gig. Beard, in the lineup since 1969, sat out last year’s Elevation Tour over a health problem, with John Douglas filling in. Fans urged Beard to retire then, and commenters on Wednesday’s post pointed to other aging rockers calling off shows.

A 37-year-old baseball fan is suing for $10 million after she was hit in the head by a flying bat during a game in June. Yankees fan Stephanie Duluc was watching her team play the Cleveland Guardians from fourth-row seats directly behind home plate when Guardians infielder Jose Ramirez’s bat went flying into her section. It sailed over the protective netting and hit Duluc “with such force that it knocked her from her seat and violently threw her to the ground, causing her to sustain severe and permanent injuries,” including a traumatic brain injury, concussion, severe light sensitivity, and permanent damage to her neck and hands, the suit alleges. Her injuries have left her “unable to return to her professional duties” as chief of staff at the Bronx-based SOMOS Community Care, which owns season tickets in the section where Duluc was sitting. Her suit argues the stadium is responsible because the netting in that section was “significantly lower” than adjacent sections, leaving an “unprotected opening” for the bat to shoot through. The Yankess declined to comment.

Meta says one of its AI models got onto the open internet during a security test and broke into a third-party company’s systems. A spokesperson for Mark Zuckerberg’s company blamed a “misconfiguration” by Irregular, the outside firm that ran the evaluation, and said it will publish more “once we have all the facts.” The model was Muse Spark 1.1, billed by Meta as its best yet at coding and acting on its own. It “exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service,” the company said in a statement. It is the fourth such breach an AI company has disclosed. Rival AI firm OpenAI said its agents went after a string of services open to the public, while Anthropic ran its own checks and found its Claude model had hit other firms too. The Meta incident was the “exact same evaluation-environment issue” Anthropic disclosed a week earlier, an Irregular spokesperson said, and not a test-mode “escape.” Republican state attorneys general have told OpenAI to preserve records on its own breach.

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When it comes to liver-focused supplements, many of us assume they’re only for recovering from a hangover or for people who drink heavily (or at least frequently). But alcohol is just one small part of the equation. Your liver is responsible for hundreds of essential functions, including filtering waste products from the blood, processing nutrients, supporting metabolism, and producing bile. This digestive fluid helps break down fats and absorb fat-soluble vitamins. When bile secretion or liver function is less than optimal, digestion can suffer, possibly contributing to symptoms like bloating, gastrointestinal discomfort, and sluggishness.

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Scientists have used the world’s most powerful solar telescope to capture new images of the sun in the finest detail yet. Researchers used the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope near the summit of Maui’s Haleakalā to reveal tiny, swirling patterns that resemble small whirlpools on the surface of the sun. While the images were originally taken to test the limits of the telescope, scientists realized they had actually captured the sun’s bright outer shell at higher resolution than ever before, including the feathering patterns rippling across the surface. “That reminds me of famous paintings, like the swirling skies in Van Gogh’s Starry Night,” solar physicist Ruizhu Chen at Stanford University told the Associated Press. Chen was not involved with the new research. The findings were published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. The scientists suggested that the patterns are the signature of Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, or KHI. KHI may be a key reason why the sun’s outer atmosphere gets so hot, and also why magnetic energy builds up and moves around on the sun. It could also help explain explosive solar activity and other solar phenomena. Scientists research the inner workings of the sun to track major bursts of energy known as coronal mass ejections which can hurtle toward Earth. They can trigger solar storms when they land, potentially scrambling GPS communications.

A legendary rock vocalist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee is officially hanging up his microphone to undergo urgent, major open-heart surgery. Deep Purple star Glenn Hughes, 74, revealed the difficult decision in a message to fans following months of worsening health issues. “The results from numerous MRIs, CT scans, and an echocardiogram have alerted my medical team, that I need another open-heart surgery,” the English-born bass guitarist and singer wrote. “I really have no option and no choice as health is my number one priority.” The musician first rose to prominence in the 1970s with Trapeze before joining Deep Purple in 1973 alongside David Coverdale, helping define a generation of hard rock before his 2016 Hall of Fame induction. After canceling a U.S. tour earlier this year over medical concerns, Hughes made the step back permanent. Expressing deep gratitude for his five-decade career, Hughes added, “Grateful to have been chosen with a life full with the gift of music… Thank you for walking beside me.”