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. xxx is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended as a voluntary option for pornographic sites on the Internet. The sponsoring organization is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). The registry is operated by ICM Registry LLC. The ICANN Board voted to approve the sTLD on 18 March 2011.
Obsession is a 2025 American supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker in his theatrical debut. The film follows Bear (played by Michael Johnston), a shy and awkward music store employee who buys a supernatural toy that grants him his wish for his friend Nikki (played by Inde Navarrette) to fall in love with him, resulting in horrifying consequences.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (alternatively spelled Suryavanshi; born 27 March 2011), is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bihar in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. As a left-handed batsman, he made his first-class debut in January 2024. He is the youngest Indian List A debutant and the youngest to debut in the Indian Premier League at just the age of 13.
The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It will be jointly hosted by sixteen citiesβeleven in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada.
Anthony Michael Gordon (born 24 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays primarily as a winger for La Liga club FC Barcelona and the England national team. Gordon began his professional career with Everton, making his senior debut in December 2017 in a Europa League match, before joining Newcastle United in 2023. In 2026, he completed a transfer to join Barcelona for Β£69.
Lars Mejern Larsson (born 31 December 1965) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006. He is a member for the constituency of VΓ€rmland County and is currently taking up seat number 21. Larsson was a member of Transport and Communications Committee from 2010 until 2018.
Protactinium is a chemical element; it has symbol Pa and atomic number 91. It is a dense, radioactive, silvery-gray actinide metal which readily reacts with oxygen, water vapor, and inorganic acids. It forms various chemical compounds, in which protactinium is usually present in the oxidation state +5, but it can also assume +4 and even +3 or +2 states.
Murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan
The murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan occurred on July 31, 2022, at approximately 5:30 a. m, when Mackenzie Shirilla intentionally crashed her vehicle into a brick wall in Strongsville, Ohio, killing two passengers: her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, Davion Flanagan.
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 β June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th century. His musical achievements broke American racial barriers and made him a dominant figure worldwide.
2026 French Open β Men's singles
Carlos Alcaraz was the two-time reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to a wrist injury. This marked Alcaraz's first absence from a major since the 2023 Australian Open. This tournament was notable for one of the biggest upsets in recent years, with world No.
Disclosure Day is an upcoming American science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by David Koepp based on a story by Spielberg. The film stars Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, and Colman Domingo. In April 2024, it was reported that Spielberg's next project would be a UFO film, with Koepp writing the screenplay.
007 First Light is a 2026 action-adventure video game developed and published by IO Interactive. Based on the James Bond franchise, it tells an original narrative inspired by the novels and short stories by Ian Fleming, and the film series starring the character. The game depicts James Bond's origin story, as he embarks on the mission he must complete to earn his licence to kill.
Peter Andreas Thiel ( ; born 11 October 1967) is a German-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and conservative political activist. A co-founder of PayPal (1998), Palantir Technologies (2003), and Founders Fund (2005), he was also the first outside investor in Facebook (2004). According to The New York Times, as of December 2025, Thiel's estimated net worth stood at US$27.
Karuppu (transl. Black) is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language fantasy action film directed by RJ Balaji from a screenplay he co-wrote with Rathna Kumar, Ashwin Ravichandran, Rahul Raj, T. S. Gopi Krishnan and Karan Aravind Kumar. Produced by Dream Warrior Pictures, the film stars Suriya, Trisha Krishnan and Balaji, alongside Indrans, Natty Subramaniam, Swasika, Sshivada and Supreeth Reddy.
Michael is a 2026 biographical film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan. It follows the early life of American singer Michael Jackson, covering the period from his involvement in the Jackson 5 in the 1960s to the Bad World Tour in the late 1980s. Jackson is portrayed by his nephew Jaafar Jackson and as a child by Juliano Valdi, both in their film debuts.
Kane Parsons, known online as Kane Pixels, is an American director and visual artist. In January 2022, Parsons published The Backrooms (Found Footage) to his YouTube channel, which went viral and expanded into a series of episodes. A film adaptation, directed by Parsons, was released by A24 in the United States on May 29, 2026.
Blue Origin Enterprises, L.P. is a private American space technology company headquartered in Kent, Washington. The company operates the suborbital New Shepard rocket and the heavy-lift New Glenn rocket. In addition to producing engines for its own rockets, Blue Origin supplies engines for other vehicles, including United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur.
Half Man is a British six-part television drama created by Richard Gadd. It is a co-production by Thistledown Pictures and Mam Tor Productions for the BBC and HBO. The series stars Gadd, Jamie Bell, Stuart Campbell, and Mitchell Robertson. It premiered on 23 April 2026 on HBO and 28 April on BBC One (24 April on BBC iPlayer).
New Glenn is a family of launch vehicles developed and operated by the American company Blue Origin. The rocket has two configurations, one inactive after a 2026 explosion that damaged the rocket's launch pad, and one under development, both using a two stage partially reusable design with a seven-meter (23 ft) diameter.
Joan Mary Cusack ( KEW-sak; born October 11, 1962) is an American actress. An acclaimed character actress known for her distinctive voice and offbeat comedic timing, her portrayals of neurotic, endearing characters have earned her numerous accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards, winning once in 2015.
Limonene () is a colorless liquid aliphatic hydrocarbon classified as a cyclic monoterpene, and is the major component in the fragrance and essential oil of citrus fruit peels, taking its name from Italian limone ("lemon"). Limonene is a chiral molecule, and most biological sources produce just one enantiomer (isomer).
Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. Known for his versatility as an actor, Cage's work across diverse film genres has gained him a significant cult following.
XXX (stylized as xXx and pronounced Triple X) is an American action spy film series created by Rich Wilkes. It consists of three full-length feature films: XXX (2002), XXX: State of the Union (2005) and XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017), and a short film: The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage. The series has grossed $694 million worldwide.
Mexia Supermarket was a Mexican grocery store in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, that was active during the late 1990s. The shop was abandoned between July and August 1999, and the owners, Advance Investment Corp. , declared bankruptcy on September 28 or 29, 1999. The electricity was cut some time after, and the food inside was left to rot for 3 months.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament which will be held in Canada, Mexico, and United States, from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The 48 national teams involved in the tournament will be required to register a squad of up to 26 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads will be eligible to take part in the tournament.
YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen who were all former employees at PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google itself.
The Four Seasons is an American comedy drama series created by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield for Netflix, starring Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, and Will Forte. It is an adaptation of the 1981 film of the same name, which was written and directed by Alan Alda, who has a guest role in the series. The series premiered on Netflix on May 1, 2025.
Drishyam 3 is a 2026 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. Produced by Antony Perumbavoor for Aashirvad Cinemas, it is a sequel to Drishyam 2 (2021) and the third installment in the Drishyam film series. The film stars Mohanlal, alongside Meena, Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Kalabhavan Shajon, Siddique, Murali Gopy, and Asha Sarath.
Kara (Tamil pronunciation: [kaΙΎa]) is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language heist action thriller film directed by Vignesh Raja from a screenplay he wrote with Alfred Prakash. Produced by Vels Film International and Think Studios, the film stars Dhanush in the titular role with Mamitha Baiju, K. S. Ravikumar, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Karunas, Jayaram, Prithvi Rajan and Sreeja Ravi.
Brendan Lemieux (born March 15, 1996) is an American-Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a left winger for HC Davos in the National League (NL). He previously played for the Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, and Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Harambe (, hΙ-RAHM-bay; May 27, 1999 β May 28, 2016) was a western lowland gorilla who lived at the Cincinnati Zoo. On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old boy visiting the zoo climbed under a fence into an outdoor gorilla enclosure where he was grabbed and violently dragged and thrown by Harambe. Fearing for the boy's life, a zoo worker shot and killed Harambe.
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. Born into a wealthy New York City family, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics.
Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( BAY-zohss; nΓ© Jorgensen; born January 12, 1964) is an American businessman, the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company. According to estimates published by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes in 2026, Bezos's net worth was estimated at approximately US$284.
Dame Helen Mirren (; born Ilyena Lydia Mironoff; 26 July 1945) is an English actor. Regarded amongst Britain's greatest actors, Mirren is the recipient of several accolades including an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, four BAFTA Awards, five Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, two Cannes Film Festival Awards, a Volpi Cup and a Laurence Olivier Award.
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer ( KEE-kee; born August 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer, and television host. She has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Time magazine included her on its list of most influential people in the world in 2019.
Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 [O.S. May 18, 1736] β June 6, 1799) was an American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty or give me death"! A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786.
For All Mankind is an American science fiction drama television series created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi and produced for the Apple TV streaming service. The series dramatizes an alternate history depicting "what would have happened if the global space race had never ended" after the Soviet Union succeeds in the first crewed Moon landing ahead of the United States.
Clash in Italy is an upcoming 2026 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. The event will take place on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy, and will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This marks WWE's first-ever PPV and livestreaming event held in Italy.
The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30 companies that compose the Dow Jones Industrial Average). The index includes about 80 percent of the American market by capitalization.
Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites and assassinating several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser developed by Google. It was launched in 2008 for Microsoft Windows and was built with free software components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox. Versions were later released for Linux, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Android, where it is currently the default browser.
Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 β April 22, 1984) was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advocating "pure" photography which favored sharp focus and the use of the full tonal range of a photograph.
Vincent Peter Jones (born 5 January 1965) is a British actor, presenter, and former professional footballer. Jones played professionally as a defensive midfielder from 1984 to 1999, notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, Chelsea, and Queens Park Rangers. He also played for and captained the Welsh national team, having qualified through a Welsh grandparent.
Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander ( SHAY; born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a four-time NBA All-Star, a four-time All-NBA First Team member, and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP).
2026 French Open β Women's singles
Coco Gauff is the defending champion. Aryna Sabalenka retained the world No. 1 singles ranking after Elena Rybakina was defeated in the second round.
Renate Reinsve (Norwegian: [rΙΛnΙΜΛtΙ ΛrΙΙͺnΛsveΛ]; born 24 November 1987) is a Norwegian actress. Educated at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, she began her career on stage at TrΓΈndelag Teater in Trondheim before joining Det Norske Teatret in Oslo in 2016. Reinsve made her feature film debut in Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31st (2011).
Instagram is an American photo and short-form video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms. It allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters, be organized by hashtags, and be associated with a location via geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers.
Project Hail Mary is a 2026 American epic science fiction comedy film produced and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and written by Drew Goddard, based on the 2021 novel by Andy Weir. It stars Ryan Gosling, who also produced the film; Sandra HΓΌller, James Ortiz, and Lionel Boyce appear in supporting roles.
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Frequently referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she has achieved recognition in both the music industry and the fashion world as a major style icon. Her accolades include two Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards and eighteen ARIA Music Awards.
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through open collaboration and the wiki software MediaWiki. Founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger in 2001, Wikipedia has been hosted since 2003 by the Wikimedia Foundation, an American nonprofit organization funded mainly by donations from readers.
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an American actor. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Davis made her acting debut in Tootsie (1982), a satirical romantic comedy, and starred in the science-fiction horror The Fly (1986), one of her first box office hits.
Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-Ιnt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman, financial analyst, and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury. Bessent was a partner at Soros Fund Management (SFM) and founded Key Square Group, a global macro investment firm.
Magnifica Humanitas (lit. 'magnificent humanity') is the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV, concerned with "preserving the human person in the age of artificial intelligence". It was published on 25 May 2026. Leo XIV chose to present the encyclical personally at the Vatican, unlike most other popes who delegated this task to cardinals.
Li Jun Li (Chinese: ζιΊε; pinyin: LΗ LΓ¬jΕ«n), is an American actress, known for her roles as Iris Chang in the ABC series Quantico, Rose Cooper in the Fox series The Exorcist, Jenny Wah in the Netflix series Wu Assassins, Lady Fay Zhu in the period drama Babylon (2022), and Grace Chow in Sinners (2025).
The Boys of Dungeon Lane is the twentieth solo studio album by English musician Paul McCartney, released on 29 May 2026 through Capitol Records. Co-produced with Andrew Watt in sessions dating back to 2021, it was announced on 26 March 2026 along with the release of its lead single, "Days We Left Behind". The second single, "Home to Us", is a duet with Ringo Starr.
Dylan Robert Harper (born March 2, 2006) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and was drafted second overall in the 2025 NBA draft by the Spurs. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class.
Wordle is a web-based word game created and developed by the Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle. In the game, players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, receiving feedback through colored tiles that indicate correct letters and their placement. A single puzzle is released daily, with all players attempting to solve the same word.