‘Lanterns’ Creators On OMG First Episode Ending With Hal Jordan

‘Lanterns’ Creators On OMG First Episode Ending With Hal Jordan

Warning: This podcast and write-up has spoilers about the ending of tonight’s first episode of HBO/DC’s Lanterns We can’t even say it in a blunt, straight sentence. But, first episode in, something crazy happened to Kyle Chandler’s O.G. Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, in a time jump. It’s an outcome that sets up for an interesting…

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Shipping slows through Strait of Hormuz after tanker attacks, data shows

Shipping slows through Strait of Hormuz after tanker attacks, data shows

Published Mon, Aug 17, 2026 · 09:51 AM [SINGAPORE] Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed over the weekend, data showed on Monday (Aug 17), following attacks on tankers, while US-Iran talks to resolve the Middle East conflict stalled. Five commodity vessels transited the strait on Saturday, with none registered for Sunday, shiptracking data from…

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Beyond McDonald’s: From coffee to hotpot, China’s growing burger market draws brands racing for a bite

Beyond McDonald’s: From coffee to hotpot, China’s growing burger market draws brands racing for a bite

The niche Western import is turning into one of the most hotly-contested segments of the country’s restaurant space Published Mon, Aug 17, 2026 · 08:46 AM [BEIJING] Burgers are having a moment in China, with budget-conscious diners and smaller households turning the humble sandwich into one of the country’s hottest fast food battlegrounds, drawing in…

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Myki Meeks Video Interview On Experience Winning ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18

Myki Meeks Video Interview On Experience Winning ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18

After 18 seasons on the air, RuPaul’s Drag Race has received a total of 88 Emmy nominations with 29 wins. To celebrate its most recent slew of Emmy nominations, executive producer Natalia James, co-executive producer John Polly, production designer Jen Chu, choreographer Jamal Sims and Season 18 winner Myki Meeks joined Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees Studio…

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Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper Leaves UTA, CAA Talks

Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper Leaves UTA, CAA Talks

Following turbulent months and the end of her beverage brand, Alex Cooper is embracing change, at least when it comes to her representation. The Call Her Daddy host is in serious talks with CAA, Deadline can confirm. Nothing is signed, sealed and delivered yet, but the expectation is Cooper will make the uberagency her new…

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Oil edges higher as Middle East tensions linger

Oil edges higher as Middle East tensions linger

Global benchmark Brent crude rose 0.5% in early Asia trading, with the US dollar little changed against major peers Published Mon, Aug 17, 2026 · 06:49 AM OIL opened slightly higher as traders weighed renewed Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the prospect of fresh US sanctions on Iran ahead of the formal end of the…

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Jason Segel Video Interview On ‘Shrinking’ Season 4 Move Past Acute Grief

Jason Segel Video Interview On ‘Shrinking’ Season 4 Move Past Acute Grief

They’re already shooting Season 4, but the Shrinking cast — co-creator/co-writer Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams and Michael Urie — took a break to chat about their Emmy-nominated third season at Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees Studio. Segel, who stars as Jimmy and serves as executive producer and writer alongside Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein, teased…

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