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Jason Atta Kwei Arday (9 May 1985 – 14 August 2026) was a British academic and a professor of sociology of education. He joined the faculty of the University of Cambridge in 2023, becoming the youngest black professor in the university's history. In August 2026, he resigned following accusations of academic misconduct and numerous biographical inaccuracies.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a 2026 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Pascal Pictures, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the 38th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the fourth film in the MCU Spider-Man film series following Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
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Awarapan 2 (transl. Vagrancy 2) is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Nitin Kakkar and written by Kakkar, Bilal Siddiqi and Vishesh Bhatt. Produced by Bhatt under his namesake banner Vishesh Films and presented by his father Mukesh, it is a sequel to the 2007 film Awarapan and stars Emraan Hashmi, Disha Patani and Shabana Azmi.
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. xxx is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended as a voluntary option for pornographic websites on the Internet. This option enables website operators to establish a web address like example. xxx instead of example.com. The sponsoring organization for . xxx is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR).
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The End of Oak Street is a 2026 American science fiction survival film written, co-produced, and directed by David Robert Mitchell. It stars Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, and Christian Convery as a family whose suburban neighborhood has been transported from 1982 into the age of dinosaurs. Development of the film began in March 2023, with Hathaway in the lead role.
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The Odyssey is a 2026 epic action fantasy film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who produced it with his wife Emma Thomas. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic poem the Odyssey, it stars an ensemble cast including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Samantha Morton, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron.
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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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The Last House is a 2026 American science fiction horror film directed by Louis Leterrier and written by Matthew Robinson. It stars Greta Lee and Wagner Moura. The film follows a family that finds themselves inexplicably sealed in their home, with the whole world being affected by a mysterious disaster, forcing them to learn to survive.
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The Campaign for North Africa (CNA), subtitled The Desert War, 1940–43, is a strategic board wargame published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1978 that simulates the entire North African campaign of World War II. It is considered one of the most complex wargames ever published, with ten recommended players and an estimated total playtime of 1,500 hours.
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Karoline Claire Leavitt (, LEV-it; born August 24, 1997) is an American political spokesperson who served as the 36th White House press secretary from 2025 to 2026. A member of the Republican Party, she was the party's nominee in the 2022 election for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district. Leavitt studied politics and communication at Saint Anselm College, graduating in 2019.
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Finlay Luke Tarling (2 October 2006 – 14 August 2026) was a Welsh track and road cyclist who rode for the UCI Continental team NSN Development Team. He was the younger brother of Welsh track and road cyclist Josh Tarling. In 2023, Tarling won silver medals in the team pursuit at the Junior European Track Championships, and in the Junior Chrono des Nations.
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Big Brother 28 (American season)
Big Brother 28 (also known as Big Brother: Time Trip) is the twenty-eighth season of the American reality television program Big Brother. The program is an adaptation of the franchise created in 1999 by John de Mol Jr.. The season featured a time travel theme.
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On December 4, 2024, Brian Robert Thompson, the CEO of the American health insurance company UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed by 26-year-old Luigi Mangione outside the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan, New York City, where Thompson was heading to attend an investors' meeting. The perpetrator, initially described as a white man wearing a mask, fled the scene.
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Independence Day is celebrated annually on 15 August as a public holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947. On this day the Indian Independence Act 1947 came into effect, transferring legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly.
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Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman (born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer. Known for her work in television, blockbuster films, and advertising, her accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. She has been featured on Forbes' 30 under 30 list and Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.
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Katseye (stylized in all caps) is a girl group formed in 2024, based in Los Angeles. The group consists of six members: Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza, and Yoonchae Jeung. With members from the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United States, Katseye is often called a "global girl group".
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Thomas Stanley Holland (born 1 June 1996) is a British actor. Known for his performances in both independent films and major studio features, his films have grossed over $16. 1 billion worldwide, making him the highest-grossing leading actor of all time. His accolades include a British Academy Film Award and three Saturn Awards, in addition to nominations for four Critics' Choice Awards.
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2026 European Athletics Championships
The 2026 European Athletics Championships were held from 10 to 16 August 2026 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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Reacher is an American action crime television series developed by Nick Santora for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the Jack Reacher novel series by Lee Child, it stars Alan Ritchson as the title character, a self-proclaimed drifter and former U.S. Army military police officer with formidable strength, intellect, and abilities.
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List of highest-grossing films
Films generate income from several revenue streams, including theatrical exhibition, home video, television broadcast rights, and merchandising.
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DC is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Arun Matheswaran and produced by Kalanithi Maran's Sun Pictures. The film stars Lokesh Kanagaraj (in his debut as a lead actor), Wamiqa Gabbi and Sanjana Krishnamoorthy, with Kasthuri Raja, Thalaivasal Vijay, Krish Dayal, Avinash Raghudevan, Jawahar Sakthi, Sharath Ravi and Pranav Teophine in supporting roles.
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List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) centers on American superhero films produced by Marvel Studios, based on characters from Marvel Comics publications. The MCU is the shared universe in which all of the films are set. Marvel Studios has released 38 films since 2008 and has at least eight more in various stages of development.
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José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ moˈɾiɲu]; born 26 January 1963) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of La Liga club Real Madrid. Nicknamed "The Special One", he is one of the most decorated managers of all time.
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Awarapan (transl. Vagrancy) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romantic crime action film directed by Mohit Suri, written by Shagufta Rafique, and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. An uncredited remake of the South Korean film A Bittersweet Life, it stars Emraan Hashmi, Shriya Saran, Mrinalini Sharma, and Ashutosh Rana.
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Nigel Paul Farage (born 3 April 1964) is a British politician who has been Leader of Reform UK and Member of Parliament for Clacton since 2024. He was the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2006 to 2009 and from 2010 to 2016, and a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 1999 until the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (EU) in 2020.
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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, all of whom were 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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Obsession is a 2025 American supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker. It follows shop clerk Bear (Michael Johnston) as he makes a wish for his friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette) to fall in love with him, which makes her become obsessed. Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter appear in supporting roles.
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Charles Milles Manson (né Maddox; November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) was an American criminal and musician who was the central figure and leader of the Manson Family. He orchestrated the Tate–LaBianca murders, in which his followers murdered eight people around Los Angeles, including actress Sharon Tate and her unborn child.
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Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and music producer who is the drummer for the rock band Blink-182. He has collaborated with hip-hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Transplants, co-founded the rock band +44, and has also joined Box Car Racer, Antemasque and Goldfinger.
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Terrell Williams (born June 19, 1974) is an American professional football coach and former defensive tackle who is the assistant head coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously worked for the Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans, and Detroit Lions in various coaching capacities.
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Limonene () is a slightly yellow-green 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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Ian David Machado Garry (né Garry; born 17 November 1997) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Prior to signing with the UFC, Garry was a Cage Warriors Welterweight Champion. As of 20 June 2026, he is #2 in the UFC welterweight rankings.
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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 companies with large market capitalizations, including two share classes of stock from three of its component companies: Alphabet, Fox Corporation and News Corp. The index includes about 80% of the American stock market by capitalization.
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Vishwanath & Sons is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Venky Atluri. Produced by Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas, the film stars Suriya, alongside Mamitha Baiju, Radhika Sarathkumar, and Raveena Tandon. In the film, an industrialist reconnects with his child's surrogate mother after his son is diagnosed with a serious health condition.
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Natalie Harp (born 1991) is an American political aide and former television anchor who has served as special assistant and executive assistant to the president of the United States since 2025. In 2019, Harp received attention after praising President Donald Trump for signing into law a federal right-to-try law which she said had saved her life.
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Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. Her work encompasses both screen and stage, and her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to two other Golden Globe nominations. Her films have grossed more than $6. 7 billion worldwide.
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Sterling Point is a drama television series created by Megan Park and starring Ella Rubin, Amélie Hoeferle, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Bo Bragason, and Keen Ruffalo. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on August 5, 2026. That same month, the series was renewed for a second season.
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Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed ( el-SAY-id; born October 31, 1984) is an American politician and epidemiologist who is the United States senator-elect from Michigan. Born and raised in southeast Michigan, El-Sayed graduated from the University of Michigan and was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, where he earned a doctorate in public health.
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Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Known for his agility, intensity and explosiveness, he is considered one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. Westbrook is a nine-time NBA All-Star and earned the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) for the 2016–17 season.
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Lost Weekend (Phoebe Bridgers album)
Lost Weekend is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers. It was released on August 14, 2026, through Dead Oceans. Marking her first solo release in six years, the album continues Bridgers's signature indie folk style while exploring electronica and ambient genres.
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Keely Nicole Hodgkinson (born 3 March 2002) is an English middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. Over this distance, she won gold medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2026 World Indoor Championships. She is also a two-time winner at the European Athletics Championships and has won silver and bronze medals at World Championships.
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MLB at Field of Dreams is a recurring Major League Baseball (MLB) regular-season specialty game played in a ballpark adjacent to Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, west of Dubuque, a site popularized by the 1989 baseball film Field of Dreams. The game has been held on the second Thursday of August.
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The Odyssey (, ODD-iss-ee; Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized: Odýsseia [odyˈsːeːˌja]) is one of two major epics of ancient Greek literature attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest surviving works of literature and remains popular with modern audiences. Like the Iliad, the Odyssey is divided into 24 books.
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Alan Michael Ritchson (born November 28, 1982) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Arthur Curry / Aquaman on The CW superhero series Smallville (2005–10), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and tenth seasons. He subsequently had a starring role in the Spike TV sitcom Blue Mountain State (2010–2011), a role he reprised in the 2016 film sequel.
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Matthew Rhys ( REESS; born 8 November 1974) is a Welsh actor. Known for portraying morally complex protagonists, he has received various accolades including four Primetime Emmy Awards, becoming the first and only actor to win in all three Lead Actor categories in Emmys history. He has also been nominated for two Actor Awards, two BAFTAs, and four Golden Globe Awards.
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Avengers: Doomsday is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is intended to be the sequel to Avengers: Endgame (2019) and the 39th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
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John James Rimmer (10 February 1948 – 14 August 2026) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Manchester United, Swansea City, Arsenal and Aston Villa. Rimmer, who won two European Cup winners medals, has been described by the Birmingham Mail as "perhaps the greatest goalkeeper in Aston Villa's history".
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Agnes Monica Muljoto (born 1 July 1986), known professionally as Agnez Mo (previously Agnes Monica), is an Indonesian singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Jakarta, she started her career as a child singer in the 1990s. She later transformed into an Indonesian pop icon of the 2000s and launched her international career in the mid-2010s.
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The Invite is a 2026 American sex comedy drama film directed by Olivia Wilde from a screenplay by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones. It is an English-language remake of the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs (Sentimental) by Cesc Gay. The film stars Seth Rogen, Wilde, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton.
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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – 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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Pan Am Flight 103 was a regularly scheduled Pan Am flight from Frankfurt to Detroit, with stopovers in London and New York City. Shortly after 19:00 GMT on 21 December 1988, the Boeing 747 Clipper Maid of the Seas operating the transatlantic leg of the flight was destroyed by a bomb while flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie.
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Christa Gail Pike (born March 10, 1976) is a convicted American murderer on death row in Tennessee. In 1995, when she was 18, Pike and her boyfriend lured their 19-year-old classmate Colleen Slemmer into a wooded area in Knoxville where they tortured and killed her. Slemmer was beaten, slashed, and had a pentagram carved in her chest before Pike killed her by crushing her skull.
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Field of Dreams is a 1989 American sports magical realism drama film written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson, and based on Canadian novelist W. P. Kinsella's 1982 novel Shoeless Joe. The film stars Kevin Costner as a farmer who builds a baseball field in his cornfield that attracts the ghosts of baseball legends, including Shoeless Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta) and the Chicago Black Sox.
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Clacton in the 2024 United Kingdom general election
An election took place in the Essex constituency of Clacton on 4 July 2024, as part of the 2024 general election. Nigel Farage, the newly re-appointed leader of Reform UK and the former leader of the UK Independence Party, won the election with 46. 2% of the vote and successfully entered Parliament after seven previous attempts.
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Spider-Man: No Way Home is a 2021 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Pascal Pictures, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and the 27th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
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Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, 12 August 2026, with a magnitude of 1. 0386. Totality occurred in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2. 3 days after perigee (on 10 August 2026, at 11:18 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
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Google LLC (also known simply as Google and pronounced or GOO-gəl) is an American multinational technology corporation focused on information technology, online advertising, search engine technology, email, cloud computing, software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence (AI).
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Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – 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.
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Cocktail 2 is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Homi Adajania, co-written by Luv Ranjan and Tarun Jain, and produced by Dinesh Vijan, Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg under Maddock Films and Luv Films. It is a spiritual sequel to Cocktail (2012) and stars Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles.
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Z-Library (abbreviated as z-lib, formerly BookFinder) is a shadow library project for file-sharing access to scholarly journal articles, academic texts and general-interest books. It began as a mirror of Library Genesis but has expanded dramatically. According to the website's own data released in February 2023, its collection comprised over 13. 35 million books and over 84. 8 million articles.
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Venky Atluri is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films. He is known for directing Tholi Prema (2018), Sir / Vaathi (2023) and Lucky Baskhar (2024). The lattermost is his highest grosser and has won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay – Dialogue Writer.
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Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. Widely recognized as a Hollywood icon of the action genre, he first achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has appeared in over one hundred films, gaining widespread recognition as an action hero for his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988–2013).
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Clacton is a constituency in Essex, England, that has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, since winning a by-election in August 2026, having previously held the seat from 2024 to July 2026. It is centred on and named after the seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea.
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The NATO phonetic alphabet, officially the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, is an internationally recognized set of names for the letters of the Latin alphabet and the Arabic digits. It is most commonly used in radio communication, where the usual names of the letters are likely to be misheard. It was defined in 1955–1956 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
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