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Jason Atta Kwei Arday (9 May 1985 – 14 August 2026) was a British academic and author who was a professor of sociology of education at the University of Cambridge from 2023 to 2026. He came to international attention amid accusations of fabrication and academic misconduct, his subsequent resignation and death, and debates about media conduct.
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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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Mister Sinister is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artist Marc Silvestri and writer Chris Claremont, the character was first mentioned as the employer of the Marauders in The Uncanny X-Men #212 (cover dated December 1986), and made his first full appearance in The Uncanny X-Men #221 (September 1987).
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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 is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR).
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Danielle Fabiola "Inde" Navarrette ( IN-dee NAV-ə-RET-ee; born March 3, 2001) is an American actress and former online streamer. She began her acting career as a teenager with roles in short films, before landing roles in the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why (2020) and The CW's superhero drama series Superman & Lois (2021–2024).
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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, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron.
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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.
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Christopher Jacob Abbott (born February 10, 1986) is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater. In 2011, he made his first film appearance in Martha Marcy May Marlene and his Broadway debut in the revival of the play The House of Blue Leaves. He then gained recognition for his role as Charlie in the HBO series Girls.
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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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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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List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) centers on a series of American superhero films produced by Marvel Studios based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. The MCU is the shared universe in which all of the films are set.
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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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Doctor Doom is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Fantastic Four #5 (1962) and has endured as the archenemy of the Fantastic Four. Doctor Doom is the self-proclaimed moniker of Victor Werner von Doom, the monarch of the fictional Eastern European country of Latveria.
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The Last House is a 2026 American science fiction thriller film written by Matthew Robinson, and directed by Louis Leterrier. 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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Vishwanath & Sons is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Venky Atluri. Produced by Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas, the film stars Suriya, alongside Mamitha Baiju, Raadhika Sarathkumar, and Raveena Tandon. In the film, a competitive shooter reconnects with his child's surrogate mother after his son is diagnosed with a serious health condition.
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VisionQuest is an upcoming American television miniseries created by Terry Matalas for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics character Vision. A spin-off from the miniseries WandaVision (2021), it is intended to be the 18th television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) from Marvel Studios and is produced under its Marvel Television label.
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2026 European Athletics Championships
The 27th European Athletics Championships were held from 10 to 16 August 2026 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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Obsession is a 2025 American supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker. The film follows Bear (Michael Johnston), a music store employee who buys a supernatural toy that grants his 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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Luigi Nicholas Mangione ( MAN-jee-OH-nee; born May 6, 1998) is an American former software engineer who shot and killed Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, in December 2024. Born and raised in the U.S. state of Maryland to a wealthy family, Mangione attended the University of Pennsylvania and became a software engineer.
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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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Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ( zen-DAY-ə; born September 1, 1996), known mononymously as Zendaya, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Known for her work in television and blockbusters, her films as a leading actress have grossed over $4 billion worldwide. Her accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe.
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Awarapan (transl. Vagrancy) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language action crime 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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Katherine O'Connor (born 12 December 2000) is an Irish track and field athlete who competes in the heptathlon and indoor pentathlon for Ireland and Northern Ireland. As of July 2026, O'Connor is the Irish record holder for heptathlon and indoor pentathlon, and both the 2026 European champion and the 2026 Commonwealth Games champion in the former.
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Thomas Stanley Holland (born 1 June 1996) is a British actor known for his work in a diverse range of genres. His accolades include a BAFTA Award as well as two Critics' Choice Awards nominations. Holland's films as a leading actor have grossed over $13. 1 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time.
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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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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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X-Men is an American superhero film series based on the X-Men, a group of characters created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for comic books published by Marvel Comics. Encompassing thirteen live-action films, it was produced by 20th Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment from 2000 to 2020. Throughout the 1980s, Marvel embarked on efforts to create film versions of the X-Men stories.
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Rogue is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. She first appeared in The Avengers Annual #10 (1981). In the Marvel Universe, Rogue is depicted as a mutant, a subspecies of humans born with an "X-gene" that grants superhuman abilities.
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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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Kit Sebastian Connor (born 8 March 2004) is an English actor. He gained recognition for starring as secondary school student Nick Nelson in the Netflix teen series Heartstopper (2022–2024) and its series finale film Heartstopper Forever (2026). He won the inaugural Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance for the role, and received another nomination for the third season.
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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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Charles Milles Manson (né Maddox; November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) was an American criminal, cult leader, and musician who was the founder of the Manson Family. He gained notoriety for ordering the Tate–LaBianca murders, where his followers murdered nine people around Los Angeles in 1969. Before the murders, Manson had spent more than half of his life in correctional institutions.
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Teagan Croft (; born 23 April 2004) is an Australian actress. She appeared as Rachel Azarath / Rachel Roth / White Raven on the DC Universe / HBO Max superhero series Titans (2018–2023) and portrayed the title character in the 2016 science fiction film The Osiris Child. She is currently set to play Rapunzel in Disney’s live action adaptation of Tangled alongside Milo Manheim.
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Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; 8 June 1951 – 8 July 2026), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, was a Welsh singer. Known for her distinctive husky voice, she came to prominence with the release of her debut studio album The World Starts Tonight (1977) and its singles "Lost in France" and "More Than a Lover".
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Finlay 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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The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios, based on characters from American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The franchise is owned by the Walt Disney Company and includes television series, short films, digital series, and literature.
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Nathan Cofnas (born 1986 or 1987) is an American philosopher who is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University in Belgium. His scientific racism, particularly his view that race determines intelligence, has resulted in controversy over his appointments at universities in the United Kingdom and Belgium.
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Sadie Elizabeth Sink (born April 16, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career in theater as a child, playing the title role in the musical Annie (2012–2014) and young Elizabeth II in the historical play The Audience (2015) on Broadway. In 2016, she made her film debut in the biographical sports drama Chuck.
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Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev (Russian: Ислам Рамазанович Махачев; born 27 October 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Welterweight Champion and former UFC Lightweight Champion.
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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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Camp Rock 3 is a 2026 American film directed by Veronica Rodriguez and written by Eydie Faye, serving as a legacy sequel to Camp Rock (2008) and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010). The Jonas Brothers, Maria Canals-Barrera, and Demi Lovato reprise their roles from the previous films, starring alongside Sherry Cola, Liamani Segura, and Malachi Barton.
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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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Don't Say Good Luck is a 2026 American musical teen drama film directed and co-produced by Julia Hart and co-produced by Adam Sandler, Jackie Sandler, Jordan Horowitz and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones. The film stars Sunny Sandler, Melanie Lynskey, Max Greenfield, Stephanie Beatriz, Bebe Neuwirth, and Steve Buscemi. The film was produced by Happy Madison Productions and distributed by Netflix.
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2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
The 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup is the 16th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It is being held from 15 to 30 August 2026 in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.
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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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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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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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Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja VrC ((1963-05-22)22 May 1963 – (1999-05-27)27 May 1999) was a fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force who was killed in action during the Kargil War between India and Pakistan in 1999. His MiG-21 was hit by a Pakistani shoulder-fired FIM-92 Stinger near the town of Kargil in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pan Am Flight 103 was a regularly scheduled Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit via a stopover in London and another in New York City. Shortly after 19:00 on 21 December 1988, the Boeing 747 Clipper Maid of the Seas was destroyed by a bomb while flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew aboard.
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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 Nicholas Mangione in Manhattan, New York. The shooting occurred early in the morning outside an entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown on West 54th Street. The perpetrator, initially described as a white man wearing a mask, fled the scene.
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Alan Michael Ritchson (born November 28, 1982) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Aquaman/Arthur Curry 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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Ferran Torres García (Valencian pronunciation: [feˈran ˈtores]; born 29 February 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Spain national team. Nicknamed El Tiburón ("The Shark") by former Barcelona manager Xavi, Torres began his career at Valencia, where he made his senior debut in 2017.
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Slipknot ( SLIP-not) is an American heavy metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, vocalist Anders Colsefni and bassist Paul Gray. After several lineup changes in its early years, the band settled on nine members from 1999 until Gray's death in 2010: Crahan, Gray, Joey Jordison, Craig Jones, Mick Thomson, Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Chris Fehn, and Jim Root.
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Karoline Claire Leavitt (, LEV-it; born August 24, 1997) is an American political spokesperson who has served as the 36th White House press secretary since 2025. 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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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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Mesklin is a fictional planet created by Hal Clement and used in a number of his hard science fiction stories, starting with Mission of Gravity (1954). Alongside the novel's original 1953 serialization in Astounding Science Fiction, Clement published an essay titled "Whirligig World" on how he designed the planet to have the properties he wanted.
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Operation Safed Sagar (TV series)
Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War is a 2026 Hindi-language series created by Kushal Srivastava and Abhijeet Singh Parmar and directed by Oni Sen. It stars Jimmy Shergill, Siddharth, Vinay Pathak, Manu Rishi Chadha, Abhay Verma and others.
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Lanterns is an American superhero television series created by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King for HBO, based on the DC Comics Green Lantern characters Hal Jordan and John Stewart. It is the third television series in the DC Universe (DCU). It features experienced Lantern Jordan and new recruit Stewart as they investigate a murder on Earth that leads to a wider mystery.
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Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Six
Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a group of American superhero films and television series produced by Marvel Studios based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. The MCU is the shared universe in which all of the films and series are set.
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Katseye (stylized in all caps) is a girl group based in Los Angeles. The group is composed 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 described as a "global girl group".
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The Assumption of Mary is a Catholic dogma that Mary, at the end of her earthly life, was taken body and soul into heaven, defined by Pope Pius XII on 1 November 1950 in his apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus. It is celebrated on 15 August. It leaves open the question of whether Mary died or whether she was raised to eternal life without bodily death.
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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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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 features a time travel theme.
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Operation Safed Sagar ( lit. "Operation White Ocean") was the code name assigned to the combined arms operation by the Indian Air Force, supporting elements of the Indian Army during the 1999 Kargil war that was aimed at flushing out regular and irregular troops of the Pakistani Army from vacated Indian Positions in the Kargil sector along the Line of Control.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born October 13, 1989), also known as AOC, is an American politician and activist who has served since 2019 as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district. She is a member of the Democratic Party and the New York City Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
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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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Project Hail Mary is a 2026 science fiction film produced and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and written by Drew Goddard, based on the 2021 novel Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. It stars Ryan Gosling, who also produced the film, as Ryland Grace; Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, and Lionel Boyce play supporting roles.
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Sir Simon Philip Baron-Cohen (born 15 August 1958) is a British clinical psychologist and professor of developmental psychopathology at the University of Cambridge. He is the director of the university's Autism Research Centre and a Fellow of Trinity College. Baron-Cohen has worked in autism research for over 40 years, starting in 1982.
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Pervez Musharraf (11 August 1943 – 5 February 2023) was a Pakistani politician and military officer who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008. He overthrew Nawaz Sharif's government in the 1999 coup d'état and proclaimed himself the chief executive of Pakistan, under martial law.
