After U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hundreds of millions of dollars poured into prediction markets as people bet on what would happen next. According to Reuters, about $529 million was traded on Polymarket over when the U.S. and Israel would strike Iran, and $150 million was wagered on whether…
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Judy Garland rose from a chaotic childhood to become one of Hollywood’s greatest stars — but her life behind the spotlight was marked by pressure, control, and addiction. Born in Minnesota in 1922, she was performing before age three. Her unstable home life, her parents’ troubled marriage, and her mother’s harsh stage parenting shaped her…
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United States and Israel have launched coordinated strikes on Iran, killing dozens of senior officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. President Donald Trump told Fox News the campaign was progressing rapidly, claiming “48 leaders are gone in one shot.” Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks on U.S. bases across the Gulf. U.S. Central…
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Geena Davis rose from model to Oscar-winning actress in the 1980s, becoming one of Hollywood’s most distinctive stars. Born in 1958 in Wareham, Massachusetts, she grew up in a strict, old-fashioned New England household, later joking her parents “would have been Amish” if they’d known about it. Her childhood, however, included trauma. At 8, she…
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For months, I endured the sneers of my boss’s daughter, Tris, and her high-society friends. They treated me like dirt, simply because I was the maid. They never cared to know who I was or why I worked this job. But I kept quiet, understanding that many people think only of themselves. Margaret, my employer,…
When a flood destroyed my home in Clarksville, Tennessee, I showed up at my son Jordan’s house with nothing. He refused to let me in, telling me at 67 I needed to “handle my own problems.” I found a night janitor job and a tiny studio apartment. A truck driver named Henry began giving me…
U.S. President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” against Iran, saying joint U.S.-Israeli strikes aim to destroy Iran’s missiles and prevent it from obtaining nuclear weapons. He warned Iran’s armed forces to surrender in exchange for “complete immunity” or face “certain death,” and urged the Iranian people to rise up and overthrow their government. The…
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Neil Sedaka, the ’60s and ’70s hitmaker, has died at 86. His family said they were “devastated by the sudden loss” of the beloved husband, father, and grandfather, calling him a true rock and roll legend and an incredible human being. Born in Brooklyn in 1939, Sedaka began his career in the late 1950s and…
As tensions rise after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, many Americans are wondering what would happen if the conflict escalated into World War III. President Donald Trump has claimed Iran restarted its nuclear program and could quickly build a bomb, though The New York Times reports those claims are false or unproven. Still, the…
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On my flight home after visiting my mother, I never expected to find myself seated next to Clara, my husband Oscar’s ex-wife. At first, the coincidence felt harmless, but before long, Clara began sharing things that left me unsettled. What started as small talk soon turned into a window into parts of Oscar’s life that…
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