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“Only Murders in the Building” returning for its fifth season and Ed Sheeran coming back with the new pop album “Play” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: The Netflix two-part documentary “AKA Charlie Sheen” chronicles the 60-year-old star’s up-and-down career, Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke star in a psychological thriller for Prime Video called “The Girlfriend” and R&B giant Ty Dolla $ign offers his first full-length album in half a decade. — The Netflix two-part…

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Washington — A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a lawsuit filed by a group of states that challenged the mass firings of thousands of federal probationary workers.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit divided 2-1 in finding that the 19 states and the District of Columbia did not have legal standing to sue over the large-scale terminations. The appeals court sent the case back to the federal district court with directions to dismiss it.”We acknowledge that the abrupt and indiscriminate dismissal of the probationary employees here exacted all-too-human costs upon those affected,” Judge Harvie Wilkinson wrote for…

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NEW YORK/LONDON : A global index of stocks was higher on Monday while the dollar fell broadly – but gained against the yen – as investors grappled with political uncertainty in countries from Japan and Indonesia to France and Argentina.A heavy election defeat for Argentine President Javier Milei’s ruling party in Buenos Aires province sent the Argentinian peso to a record low, down as much as 7.5 per cent.Argentine stocks plunged more than 10 per cent – headed for the sharpest daily drop since March 2020 – raising uncertainty ahead of a key October vote. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba…

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[SINGAPORE] Overall hiring sentiment in Singapore is set to cool in the fourth quarter, as employers take a cautious approach amid the global trade uncertainty, indicated a private-sector employment outlook survey.Of the 524 employers that responded to workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup’s latest quarterly survey, only 37 per cent said they plan to hire in Q4. In the previous survey, 43 per cent of respondents said they planned to hire in Q3.But fewer companies also expect to make cuts. Some 17 per cent anticipate a decrease in their staffing levels, marginally lower than the 19 per cent that said so in…

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It’s always interesting to get a chance to review a new IP because you can expect the unexpected. This is unlike reviewing Madden every year, where you can predict how the game looks and feels.  I haven’t heard much about Metal Eden before its release this September, as all I knew about it was that it was an FPS game. YouTube videos don’t do the game justice, though, because you really need to play the game for yourself to truly understand how fast and chaotic it can really be.  The best way I can superficially describe Metal Eden is that…

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A prostate cancer diagnosis can feel like being handed a script written without you. For Black men, it often arrives with limited choices, delayed detection, and unanswered questions. One of the most common questions that follows is whether food can actually make a difference. The answer is not simple, but it is evolving. While no single ingredient can stop cancer, research continues to show that diet may influence how prostate cancer behaves, especially in its early stages. In a healthcare system that often misses the mark for Black men, food offers a way to take back some control. What the…

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There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves.Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from the weekend in Major League Baseball:The Mariners took care of businessThe Mariners are in a tough spot. Among the AL’s wild card teams, they have had the most difficult road: the Red Sox stumbled a bit, sure, but have more than recovered and have been among the league’s best over the summer, while the Yankees have seemingly rebounded from their midsummer mediocrity.…

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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou reacts after the result of a vote on a motion of no-confidence against the French government at the National Assembly in Paris, France, Jan. 16, 2025. Benoit Tessier | ReutersFrench Prime Minister Francois Bayrou and his centrist minority government were ousted in a confidence vote in France’s National Assembly on Monday.Bayrou was widely expected to lose the motion — that he had called himself — after failing to win support from political rivals on both the right and left for 2026 budget plans aimed at reducing the country’s yawning budget deficit.Losing the confidence vote means President…

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