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Serena Williams shared her discomfort after discovering a decorative cotton plant in a New York City hotel. “Alright, everyone. How do we feel about cotton as decoration?” she asked fans via Instagram Stories on Thursday, while walking toward the plant in a hallway. She added, “Personally for me, it doesn’t feel great.” In another slide, she plucked a cotton ball off a branch and took it to her thumbnail, stating that it “feels like nail polish remover cotton.” The tennis great, 43, visibly shuddered before walking off camera. Serena Williams expressed discomfort after seeing a cotton plant at a hotel.…

Focus Features sends word that they’re kicking off their first-ever FocusFest on the Universal Studios lot, spotlighting two of their best films, while also hosting an advanced screening of Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia: From the Press Release: “Focus Features is launching an unforgettable celebration of bold, timeless filmmaking and the fans who make it all matter with the debut of FocusFest, an immersive, one-day festival experience taking place on the iconic Universal Studios lot.  The inaugural event, hosted by film lover and TikTok star, Juju Green (aka @straw_hat_goofy), will spotlight a curated lineup of Focus’s most celebrated films including cult classic The…

Mamma Mia! Greta Thunberg and other activists were tortured with nonstop ABBA songs pumping from their hacked radio as their flotilla sailed from Greece in an attempt to deliver aid to Gaza. The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) slammed what it called the “psychological” attacks it endured when its communications got “jammed” as it sailed overnight Thursday. The group also said it spotted “at least 13 explosions” around the flotilla of 10 vessels, which set sail from Spain on Sept. 1. Footage of the assault, uploaded by activist Yasemin Acar, showed how the ships’ radios were hacked during the attack to…

Two tropical cyclones are barreling through the Atlantic on a potential collision course — and if they clash, a freak weather event merging them into one monster storm could wreak havoc along the East Coast. Tropical Storm Humberto formed in the North Atlantic Ocean Wednesday and is expected to become a major hurricane this weekend, while another system looming in the Caribbean may strengthen into Tropical Storm Imelda in the coming days, according to Fox Weather meteorologist Greg Diamond.  But if these two storms get too close, they could trigger the rare phenomenon known as the Fujiwhara Effect.  What is…

Drones have landed near four Danish airports, with two of them containing military bases.

On select nights this fall, the South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes will light up for the return of Magic of the Jack O’ Lanterns. Presented by Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group, the family-friendly event will run from September 19 through November 2, 2025, welcoming families, couples, and all who love Halloween. Magic of the Jack O’ Lanterns 2025 A Pumpkin-Filled Wonderland Thousands of hand-carved jack o’ lanterns illuminate the meandering paths of the Botanic Garden, creating a magical and welcoming ambiance. Visitors are immersed in displays featuring swashbuckling pirate ships and towering dinosaurs, fire-breathing dragons and traditional Halloween favorites. Every 30 minutes, the pumpkin light show takes center stage,…

A wall of water burst through glass doors in the lobby of an up-market Hong Kong hotel, washing away guests and staff, as the “King of Storms” battered the city. Super Typhoon Ragasa has cut a deadly path through the region with at least 14 people killed in Taiwan and more than 100 injured across the disputed island nation and Hong Kong. Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment murky water crashed against the closed glass doors of the Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel in Hong Kong’s Aberdeen district. The powerful seawater rush shattered the glass before sweeping through the building as hotel…

DSA Council member Alexa Avilés (Right) and her Chief of Staff Edward Cerna (Left). A lefty New York City council member’s chief of staff was hit with a hefty fine from the conflict of interest board after encouraging subordinates to donate to his boss’s campaign. The board found that in January, Edward Cerna — chief of staff to DSA and Working Families party council member Alexa Avilés — texted seven of his colleagues to donate to Avilés’s reelection bid. Cerna was fined for texting his subordinates to donate to Avilés’s reelection campaign. Linkedin/Edward Cerna The message to subordinate co-workers expressly…

WASHINGTON — President Trump confronted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday for defying his calls for European nations and NATO allies to stop buying Russian oil and funding Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Noting that Erdogan has said he wants to remain “neutral” in Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II, Trump told reporters in front of the Turkish president that it was time to crank up the economic pressure on the Kremlin. “I’d like to have him stop buying any oil from Russia while Russia continues his rampage against Ukraine,” he said. “[Moscow has] lost millions of lives already, and…

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