Posts by Nathan Pine
Trump Rages at Alaska Republicans Over Three-Way Race: ‘How Stupid Are We’
President Donald Trump has lashed out at Alaska Republicans for fielding three candidates in the state’s Senate race in November, criticizing the ranked choice voting system for splitting the party’s vote. “Can you believe that Alaska, a State I love, and won BIG, all three times, has three Republicans running against one Dumocrat for Governor?…
Read MoreSoaring freight rates threaten Asia’s appetite for US crude
Chartering a very large crude carrier to carry 2 million barrels of US oil from the Gulf of Mexico to China hit US$80 million in November Published Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 02:32 PM [SINGAPORE] Tanker freight rates soaring to record highs are putting US crude oil out of reach for Asian refiners, pushing them…
Read MoreSarah Snook & ‘Game Of Thrones’ Stars Shows Adapted As Microdramas
EXCLUSIVE: Succession star Sarah Snook and Game of Thrones actors Maisie Williams, Liam Cunningham, Iain Glen and Kit Harington are making their microdrama debuts. Vertical video platform Snips is adapting series that each actor or actress has starred in for the new medium, as the platform continues to seek films and TV shows to repurpose…
Read MoreDid Royal Mail Revive BBC & ‘Paddington’ Voiceover Star With AI?
EXCLUSIVE: Lucy Wynne can’t just watch TV. She’s usually scribbling, talking, or scrolling with half an eye on the big screen. On the day she heard her dead Dad’s voice reverberate around her living room, Wynne froze. It was November 2025, 11 years after her father had passed. She had been reminded of his anniversary…
Read MoreChina emerges as source of cheap global funding as Beijing lets more yuan flow offshore
Shift echoes Japan decades ago, when rock-bottom yields and a glut of domestic savings sent capital pouring overseas Published Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 01:14 PM CHINA is letting a wave of cheap money flow across its borders, turning the country into a rare source of low-cost funding for foreign borrowers. Regulators have approved the…
Read MoreCompetition authority seeks public views on Eneos Apac’s proposed acquisition of Chevron Singapore
Eneos says there are many existing competitors in the industry and relatively low barriers to entry [SINGAPORE] The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS) is inviting public feedback on the proposed acquisition of Chevron Singapore – a distributor of petroleum products – by Eneos Apac, a subsidiary of energy, resources and materials group Eneos. The…
Read MoreCrystal Hefner Asks Jessica Biel “Please Reconsider” ‘Playmates’ Role
Nearly a decade after his death, Hugh Hefner‘s widow is expressing her disapproval of a coming-of-age story inspired by her late husband. Crystal Hefner, who was married to the Playboy founder from 2012 until his death at age 91 in 2017, shared a screenshot of an Instagram DM she sent to Jessica Biel asking her…
Read MoreHarry Styles Credits “Outgoing” Ex-Girlfriend for Helping Him Overcome Public Anxiety
“I read something about walking being the artist’s kind of perspective,” he shared, “because you’re at ground level and you see things that you just don’t see if you’re driving everywhere.” But while Styles may be comfortable stepping out for a stroll in public, he has been adamant that he isn’t interested in sharing the…
Read More‘Freddy vs. Jason’s Monica Keena Recalls Killing Freddy Krueger
After 23 years, Monica Keena is reliving her “final girl” moment in the ultimate horror crossover. The Freddy vs. Jason actress recalled why it was “really cathartic” killing off Robert Englund‘s Freddy Krueger in the 2003 Ronny Yu-helmed slasher after his performance in A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) did a number on her as…
Read MoreBen Affleck Campaigned For Mayor In LA As ‘Animals’ Character
As Angelenos fill out their ballots, Ben Affleck is making it clear that he should not be anyone’s write-in vote, despite playing a politician onscreen. The 2x Oscar winner, who co-wrote, directed and stars in Netflix’s Animals, revealed that he campaigned for mayor in Los Angeles as his character Mark Kimball in order to prep…
Read MoreNvidia-backed Firmus scraps US$5 billion Australian IPO on poor demand; eyes private funding
Fund managers see pulled deal reflecting questions around Firmus, not AI more broadly Published Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 10:04 AM [SYDNEY] Australia’s Firmus, a data centre operator backed by Nvidia, shelved its US$5 billion initial public offering, citing market volatility and conditions, and said it would opt for a private fundraising round instead. Firmus’…
Read MoreSpecial Forces’ Alexia Umansky Shares She Was “Taken Advantage of” by a Friend While Unconscious
Alexia Umansky is reflecting on one of the darkest moments in her life. During the Oct. 8 episode of Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, the daughter of Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky spoke about a harrowing past experience for the first time publicly. “Seven years ago I was on a trip with some friends…
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