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Paul Giamatti, Zach Woods, and Noah Robbins in A Statement (2026)
DOOMED

Oscar Winner Behind ‘Spotlight’ Flames Out With New Film

Tom McCarthy is just the latest acclaimed director to crash and burn with a movie about the end of the world.

Nick Schager

Trump
FOSSILIZED

Trump Tears Apart Major Biden-Era Climate Change Rules

The president has declared climate change a “hoax.”

Martha McHardy

Leonardo DiCaprio (left) and Jeff Bezos (right). REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton, 
REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne.
HEATING UP

A-Lister Slammed for Teaming Up With Jeff Bezos

Everyone’s asking what the Oscar-winning actor is thinking.

Dana Herrnstadt

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APOCALYPTIC SCENES

‘Fire Clouds’ Sweep Across World-Famous Wine Region

The flames are now just seven miles from Bordeaux, at the heart of the country’s winelands

Will Neal

Swimmers sunbath on the banks of the Canal Saint-Martin as France experiences a heatwave in Paris on June 20, 2026.
SWELTERING

Nation Introduces Alcohol Ban Amid Deadly High Temperatures

The record-setting heat wave appears to be responsible for the deaths of three adults and two children.

Janna Brancolini

Alito
NOT BACKING DOWN

SCOTUS Justice Rejects Calls to Recuse Himself in Major Case

Justice Samuel Alito has been accused of “undermining public confidence in the impartiality of the court.”

Annabella Rosciglione

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‘DOUBLING DOWN ON STUPID’

Trump’s Top Troll Embarrasses President on World Stage

Gavin Newsom told European leaders there has never “been a more destructive president than the current occupant in the White House.”

Annabella Rosciglione

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 11: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building on December 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee convened to hear testimony from top national security officials on potential worldwide threats.  (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
PRIORITIES, PEOPLE

ICE Issues ‘Idiotic’ Warning as Winter Storm Approaches

The immigration agency is concerned that the weather will reflect badly on them.

Jack Revell

Al Roker, Russ Vought
‘DON’T DO THIS’

Al Roker Rebukes Trump Goon for Blowing Up Science

The climate change-denying White House says it’s moving to dismantle a “woke” climate center.

William Vaillancourt

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg leaves Westminster Magistrates Court
GREENWASH

Trump Foe Banned From Venice After Turning Canal Green

“These acts damage Venice, require restoration work, and—paradoxically—generate pollution,” the Veneto region governor said.

Amber Brace

HOUSTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 08: California Gov. Gavin Newsom arrives at a rally on November 08, 2025 in Houston, Texas. Gov. Newsom rallied with Democratic lawmakers just days after the passage of California's Proposition 50 to counter Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans' redistricting efforts.  (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
OWN GOAL

Newsom Humiliates Trump After Replacing Him at Major Summit

The California governor was the highest-ranking U.S. official at the international gathering.

Janna Brancolini

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