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Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood

16 février 2026 à 11:04
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.

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Brad Pitt, left, and Tom Cruise at the London premiere of “F1: The Movie” last year. Their images were used in a widely circulated video created with A.I. by the Irish director Ruairi Robinson last week.

From One President to Another, a Love Letter With an Edge

16 février 2026 à 11:03
To open a series of essays about U.S. presidents, George W. Bush pays tribute to George Washington, who “ensured America wouldn’t become a monarchy, or worse.”

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George W. Bush focuses on the humility of the first president in his essay. Barack Obama is writing about Abraham Lincoln, and Bill Clinton about Theodore Roosevelt.

‘A Superstar Is From Here’: Pride of Cleveland Suburb Soars for U.S. Hockey

16 février 2026 à 11:03
The Olympic journey of Laila Edwards, the first Black woman to play for the U.S. hockey team, has captivated her hometown, Cleveland Heights.

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Laila Edwards is the talk of Cleveland Heights, a hometown she shares with the football stars Travis and Jason Kelce. “This ice rink feels so ordinary,” said Corrie Fleck, 10, “but then a superstar is from here.”

How a Trump Tax Break Rescued Horse Racing

Par : Joe Drape
16 février 2026 à 11:00
Owners spent nearly $1.5 billion last year on racehorses, a big increase over 2024. A new tax provision allows them to immediately deduct the full cost of the purchase.

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Prices Jump as Venezuelans Abroad Consider Buying Property Back Home

Nicolás Maduro’s capture and talk of oil investment have pushed prices higher, even as brokers say enthusiasm is outpacing demand in a weak economy.

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The capture of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has helped spur growing interest in buying real estate in the country.

Germany’s foreign minister says French defence spending is ‘insufficient’ in rebuke to Macron – Europe live

16 février 2026 à 11:28

Johann Wadephul says French president needs to make ‘difficult decisions’ and to ‘act accordingly’ to meet Nato spending targets

The press conference between the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, in Budapest, is expected to start shortly:

In other news, the Kremlin has dismissed assessments from five European countries that concluded that the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison developed from a dart frog toxin administered by the Russian state two years ago.

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Winter Olympics 2026: men’s slalom, plus curling, speed skating and more on day 10 – live

16 février 2026 à 11:27

Solberg of Norway looks like he’s going nicely, but he’s still well off the lad at every checkpoint. Increasingly, it looks like getting out first was a big advantage, Atle Lie McGrath still in front, as Sala of Italy joins the growing list of those who didn’t finish.

Visibility isn’t great as Dave “The Rocket” Ryding” sets off for his penultimate Olympic run. The GB veteran isn’t likely to trouble the podium, but he’ll want to make the second run, and he finishes 13th, 3.74 off the lead.

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England v Italy: T20 World Cup cricket – live

16 février 2026 à 11:26

T20 World Cup Group C updates, play from 9.30am GMT
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Alistair Connor writes in and wants to know, “what’s the record of this Italian side against ... Scotland?”

Hmmm. Well, according to a quick Google search, they’ve played each other once with Scotland winning by 73 runs.

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Weather tracker: New Zealand hit by storms and widespread floods

16 février 2026 à 11:22

Low pressure system funnels rain over already saturated areas, compounding risk of further flooding

A deep area of low pressure to the south-east of New Zealand’s North Island swept into the region on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, gale-force winds and dangerous coastal swells that lashed exposed shorelines. The storm triggered power outages, forced evacuations, and damaged infrastructure, with further impacts likely on Monday as the system lingers for a time, before tracking southwards later.

Its arrival came after days of widespread flooding in the Ōtorohanga district, where a man was found dead after his vehicle became submerged in flood waters. Some areas recorded more than 100mm of rain in 24 hours on Thursday, with Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay and the Bay of Plenty bearing the brunt of the deluge. The Tararua district and Wairarapa have also been experiencing heavy rain and strong winds from the storm, with 24-hour rainfall totals reaching more than 100mm locally, and wind speeds of about 80mph (130km/h) along coastal parts.

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