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HBO’s “Lanterns” questions what makes a hero—and who gets to be one Meritocracy

HBO’s “Lanterns” questions what makes a hero—and who gets to be one

commentary The DCU's new drama uses Hal Jordan and John Stewart's tense team-up to take a swing at America's meritocracy myth Published August 14, 2026 12:00PM (EDT) Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler in "Lanterns." (John Johnson/HBO Max) Before we glimpse the opening title card for “Lanterns,” co-creators Chris Mundy, Damon…
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August 14, 2026
Thora Birch, Barbara Hershey, Jeff Perry & Morgan Saylor Among Cast For Indie Feature ‘The Last Seder’ Black Swan

Thora Birch, Barbara Hershey, Jeff Perry & Morgan Saylor Among Cast For Indie Feature ‘The Last Seder’

EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA nominee Thora Birch (American Beauty), Oscar nominee Barbara Hershey (Black Swan), Jeff Perry (Scandal), Alysia Reiner (Orange Is the New Black), Abigail Rose Solomon (Mouse) and Morgan Saylor (Homeland) are starring in indie feature The Last Seder . Production has wrapped in LA on the Rosalind Productions, which…
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August 14, 2026
BP to develop offshore gasfield in Venezuela with firms linked to Trump administration Maduro

BP to develop offshore gasfield in Venezuela with firms linked to Trump administration

BP has answered Donald Trump’s call for oil companies to help rebuild Venezuela’s fossil fuel industry with new plans to develop a large offshore gasfield. BP will partner with two oil firms with close links to the Trump administration to develop the second phase of the Loran gasfield, in one…
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August 14, 2026
Luigi Mangione to appear in court amid reports of plea deal over healthcare CEO’s killing – live New York City

Luigi Mangione to appear in court amid reports of plea deal over healthcare CEO’s killing – live

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty on federal charges - key points at a glance Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling the judge: “I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died.” Mangione said that “after years of enduring…
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August 14, 2026
Bosnian Serb Police Questioning Of Srebrenica Staff Triggers Bipartisan Warning From US Lawmakers Genocide

Bosnian Serb Police Questioning Of Srebrenica Staff Triggers Bipartisan Warning From US Lawmakers

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is seeking action, including possible sanctions, against Bosnian Serb officials after police began questioning staff at Bosnia's Srebrenica Memorial Center following the publication of a new report showing a marked jump in cases of genocide denial. Police from Republika Srpska, the Serb entity in…
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August 14, 2026
The Left Is Building Power. That’s Why Dems Are Slamming “Woke One.” New York City

The Left Is Building Power. That’s Why Dems Are Slamming “Woke One.”

The effort to relitigate the social and political earthquake of 2020 is undergoing yet another hopefully brief revival. Back in May, New York City Councilmember Chi Ossé quipped on X: “Woke 1 was crazyyyy.” Last Sunday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez repeated Ossé ’s maybe-joking comment on ABC’s This Week, in seeming…
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August 14, 2026
In-Orbit Services Market to Generate $3 Billion in Revenue Over the Next Decade Paris

In-Orbit Services Market to Generate $3 Billion in Revenue Over the Next Decade

Paris, France | August 2026 – Novaspace’s latest  In-Orbit Services Markets  report projects that emerging in-orbit services will generate approximately $3 billion in cumulative service revenues over the next decade, highlighting the early development of a more flexible, resilient, and sustainable space economy. Government and defense organizations are expected to play a…
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August 14, 2026
JD Vance implies: Top goal against Iran is cheap oil for the US, preventing nuclear weapons comes second Nuclear Weapons

JD Vance implies: Top goal against Iran is cheap oil for the US, preventing nuclear weapons comes second

U.S. Vice President JD Vance suggested on Thursday that U.S. economic interests are the top priority in the conflict with the Iranian regime, with preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons coming second. The comments came as the United States continued its naval blockade, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promised to…
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August 14, 2026
Holocaust survivor urges University of Alberta to reject ‘dirty’ money from Nazi soldiers Holocaust

Holocaust survivor urges University of Alberta to reject ‘dirty’ money from Nazi soldiers

An archive photo of Heinrich Himmler in the company of German officers in front of the unit of the 14th Grenadier Division of the Waffen SS "Galizien." Photo by National Archive of Poland /Handout Article content A Holocaust survivor and a Holocaust education centre are denouncing an Alberta university’s decision to…
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August 14, 2026
2 New Skateboarding Shows at Fotografiska Shanghai Skateboard

2 New Skateboarding Shows at Fotografiska Shanghai

Fotografiska Shanghai's major group exhibition Skate of the Art: Skateboarding Across Cultures features 21 global artists exploring the international skate landscape. It highlights how photography goes beyond documenting skate scenes to actively construct their cultural imagination—forging transgenerational icons, myths, and collective identities. From today, August 15 to September 6, Fotografiska…
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August 14, 2026