Emma Roberts and Kim Kardashian headline the latest horrors in 'American Horror Story: Delicate'
"Restraint" is a seldom-used word in connection with "American Horror Story," where the emphasis often tilts more toward gory images and sadism than genuine scares. Yet working from a novel with a different writer appears to have imposed some welcome discipline on the 12th edition of the FX series, "Delicate," which owes a tonal debt to "Rosemary's Baby."
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McCarthy faces a threat to oust him as speaker. Here's how that could work
The impending showdown on Capitol Hill over government funding represents a significant leadership test for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The road ahead is rocky as the speaker faces tough vote math, major challenges and the potential threat of a conservative revolt against his speakership.
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Landmark Google trial opens with sweeping DOJ accusations of illegal monopolization
US prosecutors opened a landmark antitrust trial against Google on Tuesday with sweeping allegations that for years the company intentionally stifled competition challenging its massive search engine, accusing the tech giant of spending billions to operate an illegal monopoly that has harmed every computer and mobile device user in the United States.
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Lee adds to a growing trend of intense hurricanes powered by warmer oceans
Hurricane Lee rapidly intensified at a historic pace into a Category 5 storm Thursday night, adding to a spate of extremely intense hurricanes this year and in recent decades which experts say is a symptom of the climate crisis.
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Irish students receive boosted Leaving Cert results for third year running
Unlike in the UK, grades were still boosted to reduce the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Taika Waititi plans to introduce 'formidable' new villain in Thor 5
Taika Waititi wants to introduce a "formidable" new foe for the God of Thunder if he gets to direct 'Thor 5'.
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David Hunter: Cyprus prosecutors appeal against manslaughter conviction
He was convicted of the manslaughter of his seriously ill wife but could be tried again for murder.
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A Black man's drug conviction has been vacated after a White judge said the man 'looks like a criminal'
A Black man in Michigan had his drug conviction vacated due to a district court judge saying the man "looks like a criminal to me," according to a federal appellate court ruling.
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Apology after wrong fuel put in petrol pumps
Up to 87 customers are affected after diesel was delivered in an underground petrol tank, it says.
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China hotpot chain Haidilao soars on surge in first-half profit
BEIJING Shares in Haidilao International Holding soared 16% on Monday after China's largest hotpot chain said it expected
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Federal judge vacates Bowe Bergdahl's conviction and dishonorable discharge
A federal judge has vacated Bowe Bergdahl's dishonorable discharge from the US Army, roughly seven years after the former soldier was convicted of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy after abandoning his outpost in Afghanistan in 2009.
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Italy starts removing lesbian mothers' names from children's birth certificates
The northern Italian city of Padua has started removing the names of non-biological gay mothers from their children's birth certificates under new legislation passed by the "traditional family-first" government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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