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On 3 December 2025, Henry Nowak, a white 18โyearโold British university student, was murdered by Vickrum Digwa in Southampton, England. Digwa, a 23-year-old British Sikh man, cut and stabbed Nowak a total of five times with a dagger. When police officers from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary arrived, Digwa accused Nowak of assault, and officers handcuffed Nowak.
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Obsession is a 2025 American supernatural psychological horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker in his theatrical debut. The film follows Bear (played by Michael Johnston), a 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.
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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 citiesโeleven in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada.
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William John Pulte (born May 28, 1988) is an American businessman who has served as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac since 2025. Pulte is the grandson of William J. Pulte, founder of PulteGroup, a residential home construction company. He studied broadcast journalism at Northwestern University.
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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.
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Kane Parsons (born June 18, 2005), known online as Kane Pixels, is an American YouTuber and film director. In January 2022, Parsons began publishing the viral web series Backrooms to his YouTube channel, based on the creepypasta of the same name. A film adaptation, which he directed, was released by A24 in May 2026.
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Richard Leonard Adelman (June 16, 1946 โ June 1, 2026) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He coached 23 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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ล enturลกka Gora (Slovene: [สษnหtuหษพสka หษกษหษพa] or [สษnหtuหษพสka หษกษหษพa]; German: Ulrichsberg) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The local church is dedicated to Saint Ulrich, thus the name of the village (literally, 'Mount Saint Ulrich'). It was built in 1368 and extended in the late 17th century.
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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.
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The third and final season of the American psychological drama television series Euphoria, inspired by Ron Leshem's miniseries of the same name, premiered on HBO on April 12, 2026. Series creator Sam Levinson serves as showrunner for the season. The season centers on recovering addict young adult Rue Bennett navigating her faith while also being drawn into the illegal drug trade.
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Myles Lorenz Garrett (born December 29, 1995) is an American professional football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). Garrett played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, receiving unanimous All-American honors in 2016, and was selected first overall by the Cleveland Browns in the 2017 NFL draft.
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Arthur Juan Brown (born June 30, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, twice receiving first-team All-SEC honors, and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft.
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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.
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Danielle Fabiola "Inde" Navarrette ( IN-dee NAV-ษ-RET-ee; born March 3, 2001) is an American actress. She is known for playing Sarah Cushing in Superman & Lois (2021โ2024). In 2026, she received critical acclaim and international recognition for her breakout performance as Nikki Freeman in the horror film Obsession.
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Masters of the Universe (2026 film)
Masters of the Universe (internationally titled as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe) is a 2026 American sword and sorcery film directed by Travis Knight and written by Chris Butler, Aaron Nee, Adam Nee, and David Callaham, from a story by the Nees, Alex Litvak, and Michael Finch.
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Jared Isaiah Verse (born November 4, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Albany Great Danes and Florida State Seminoles. Verse was the 2020 CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year with Albany and a two-time All-American with Florida State.
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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 โ 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.
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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.
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Marilyn Monroe ( MARR-ษ-lin mษn-ROH; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 โ August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution.
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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 crashed her vehicle into a brick wall in Strongsville, Ohio, United States, killing two passengers: her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, Davion Flanagan.
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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).
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Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ( zen-DAY-ษ; born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer. Her accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, and in 2022 Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Her films as a leading actress have grossed over $3. 9 billion worldwide.
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2026 French Open โ 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. Jannik Sinner was vying to complete the career Grand Slam, but lost in the second round to Juan Manuel Cerรบndolo.
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Mika Sofia Abdalla (born May 13, 2000) is an American actress best known for portraying McKeyla McAlister in Netflix series Project Mcยฒ (2015โ2017). She has since starred in the Amazon Prime Video series Off Campus (2026-present). Her films include the Hulu comedy Sex Appeal (2022) and Snack Shack (2024).
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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.
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The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fรฉdรฉration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 due to World War II.
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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.
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Widow's Bay is an American comedy horror television series created by Katie Dippold for Apple TV, and starring Matthew Rhys, Kate O'Flynn, Kevin Carroll, Dale Dickey, Kingston Rumi Southwick, and Stephen Root. The series is set on the fictional New England island town of Widow's Bay, which happens to be afflicted with a centuries-old curse that brings various supernatural evils upon the island.
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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.
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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.
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The Shanay-timpishka, more popularly known as the "Boiling River of the Amazon", is a tributary of the Pachitea River, which subsequently flows into the Ucayali River, the main headstream of the Amazon River. It is one of the largest documented thermal rivers in the world; the entire river system is around 9 km (5. 6 mi), but only the lower 6. 3 km (3. 9 mi) is thermal. Its deepest point is around 4.
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Graham Cunningham Platner (born September 1, 1984) is an American oyster farmer and Marine Corps veteran who is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Maine, seeking to challenge incumbent Republican senator Susan Collins. Born and raised in coastal Maine, Platner enlisted in the Marine corps after graduating from high school.
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Robert Peapo "Peabo" Bryson ( PEE-boh; April 13, 1951 โ June 2, 2026) was an American singer and songwriter. After collaborating with singers Luther Vandross and Cissy Houston on his debut album Peabo (1976), he signed to Capitol Records and released the 1978 albums Reaching for the Sky and Crosswinds, which were certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Colman Jason Domingo (born November 28, 1969) is an American actor, playwright and director. Prominent on both screen and stage since the 2010s, Domingo has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Tony Awards. Time magazine named him among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2024.
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Aaron Charles Donald (born May 23, 1991) is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He spent his entire career playing for the St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams and is widely considered to be one of the greatest defensive players of all time.
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Ruby "Rue" Bennett is a fictional character in the American television drama series Euphoria on HBO. Part of the main cast for all three seasons and the specials, Rue is the sardonic protagonist who serves as the show's unreliable narrator through voice-over monologues about other characters' intimate lives.
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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.
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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.
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Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( BAY-zohss; nรฉ 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.
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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.
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2026 Los Angeles mayoral election
The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on June 2, 2026, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a runoff election will be held on November 3, 2026. Incumbent mayor Karen Bass announced her re-election bid in July 2024.
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Odell Cornelious Beckham Jr. (born November 5, 1992), commonly known by his initials OBJ, is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Giants in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft.
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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.
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Kermit Barron Gosnell (February 9, 1941 โ March 1, 2026) was an American serial killer and abortion doctor. At his clinic in West Philadelphia, Gosnell provided illegal late-term abortions, committed post-labor infanticide after many live births, and ran a prescription pill mill which eventually attracted federal attention.
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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.
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Lisa Olivia Munn (born July 3, 1980) is an American actress. After an internship at a news station in Tulsa, she moved to Los Angeles where she began her professional career as a television host for the gaming network G4, and on the series Attack of the Show! (2006โ2010) before appearing as a recurring correspondent on the Comedy Central late night series The Daily Show from 2010 to 2011.
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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.
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (born 27 March 2011), alternatively spelled Suryavanshi, 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.
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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.
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2026 French Open โ Women's singles
Coco Gauff was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Anastasia Potapova. With her third-round victory over Solana Sierra, Sorana Cรฎrstea became the oldest woman in the Open Era to score a double bagel in a singles major main-draw match, overtaking Victoria Azarenka from the previous year.
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Joseph Kevin Keegan (born 14 February 1951) is an English former footballer and manager. Nicknamed "King Kev" or "Mighty Mouse", Keegan was recognised for his dribbling ability, as well as his finishing and presence in the air, and is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Keegan began his playing career at Scunthorpe United in 1968, before Bill Shankly signed him for Liverpool.
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2026 California gubernatorial election
The 2026 California gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of California. The statewide top-two primary election will be held on June 2, 2026. Incumbent Democratic governor Gavin Newsom is ineligible to seek re-election to a third term.
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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).
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Backrooms is a science fiction horror web series created by Kane Parsons, based on the creepypasta of the same name. Presented as found footage, the series follows a fictional organization called the Async Research Institute, whose scientists explore an extradimensional space consisting of large, mostly vacant and interconnected indoor complexes.
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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.
