Prime Video Is Building A ‘Marília-Verse’ Around Brazil’s Late Icon Marília Mendonça With A Movie, Documentary & More

Prime Video Is Building A ‘Marília-Verse’ Around Brazil’s Late Icon Marília Mendonça With A Movie, Documentary & More

Having secured rights to Marília Mendonça’s music and life story, Prime Video is preparing its own ‘Marília-verse’ of projects about the late Brazilian superstar singer, who tragically died in a 2021 plane crash at 26. The streamer has found its leading lady for the biopic, plucking an unknown first-timer to play the sertanejo icon. Amazon…

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S&P 500 opens muted as Middle East tensions weigh

S&P 500 opens muted as Middle East tensions weigh

Published Mon, Aug 17, 2026 · 09:56 PM [NEW YORK] The S&P 500 opened subdued on Monday (Aug 17) as markets weighed the prospect of renewed tensions between the US and Iran, while the report of a strong revenue forecast from AI lab Anthropic lifted some tech stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 69.3…

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DramaBox Sets Brazilian Vertical Series From Cimarron & Trio Of Colombian Originals In Latin American Push

DramaBox Sets Brazilian Vertical Series From Cimarron & Trio Of Colombian Originals In Latin American Push

EXCLUSIVE: DramaBox is going deeper into the Latin American verticals world. We can reveal the microdrama platform has put into production a Brazilian series starring telenovela actor Duda Reis with regional production powerhouse Cimarrón and is rolling out a trio of productions from Colombia: Mi Barco del Amor Zarpó Sin Ti, Besando al Hermano Equivocado…

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Hollywood strikes first AI copyright truce with ByteDance

Hollywood strikes first AI copyright truce with ByteDance

The Motion Picture Assn. has struck its first agreement with an artificial intelligence company, saying Monday that ByteDance has strengthened copyright guardrails into its AI video and image tools that drew legal threats from every major Hollywood studio in February. ByteDance, a Chinese company, is the former majority owner of TikTok’s U.S. operations. The MPA,…

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Hayden Panettiere Shared Hopes of Returning to Acting Before Her Death

Hayden Panettiere Shared Hopes of Returning to Acting Before Her Death

The Bring It On: All or Nothing actress—who shared 11-year-old daughter Kaya with ex Wladimir Klitscho—also opened up about how she was evolving her approach to setting boundaries and doing what she truly wanted to be doing. “[I’m] always checking in with myself, being self-aware, being surrounded by healthy people who bring out the best in…

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A New Search For Barack Obama’s Tan Suit

A New Search For Barack Obama’s Tan Suit

There’s a special anniversary coming up on August 28: It’ll be 12 years since Barack Obama wore a tan suit to a press conference at the White House, creating a sartorial stir that has since become an ongoing joke about what generated controversy back then vs. the chaos of today. What’s a mystery is just…

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The internet is changing its mind on maxxing mania

The internet is changing its mind on maxxing mania

Maxxers had their moment of glory. Now it is the anti-maxxers who are calling the shots as they embrace a radical concept in the year 2026: being good enough. After a decade being swept up in hyper-optimization fads such as “looksmaxxing,” “mewing” and “bonesmashing,” fresh conversation around self-improvement suggests the tide has turned. Data from…

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Map shows potential snowfall across US as super El Niño chances climb

Map shows potential snowfall across US as super El Niño chances climb

A potentially historic super El Niño is taking shape in the Pacific Ocean, and forecasters say it could significantly influence where snow falls across the United States this winter. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Weather Service (NWS) Climate Prediction Center (CPC) say El Niño is strengthening and now has a greater…

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