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Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups is a 2026 Indian psychological thriller gangster film directed by Geetu Mohandas and jointly produced by Venkat K. Narayana and Yash through KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations respectively. It stars Yash in the lead role alongside Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria, and Rukmini Vasanth.
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Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean (née Parton; January 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026) was an American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman. Dubbed the "Queen of Country", Parton was one of the most successful country music performers in history. She was also known for her cultural influence and philanthropy via Dollywood and the Dollywood Foundation.
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The 2026 All In, also promoted as All In: London, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American company All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was AEW's fourth annual All In, and the fifth overall. The event took place on August 30, 2026, at Wembley Stadium in London, England during the United Kingdom's August Bank Holiday weekend.
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Killing of the Clancy children
On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan, at the family's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States. She then attempted suicide by cutting her wrists and neck and jumping from a second-story window, sustaining injuries that left her paralyzed from the waist down.
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Timothy James Curry (19 April 1946 – 25 August 2026) was an English actor and singer who amassed several credits on screen and stage in a career which spanned nearly 60 years. Curry made his acting debut in the West End production of Hair (1968–1969) and gained wide recognition for portraying Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show (1973–1975), reprising the role in its 1975 film adaptation.
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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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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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Coyote vs. Acme is a 2026 American live-action animated legal comedy film based on the 1990 The New Yorker magazine article "Coyote v. Acme" by Ian Frazier (itself using elements from the Looney Tunes franchise), and follows Wile E. Coyote as he enlists a billboard attorney to sue the Acme Corporation for repeatedly selling him faulty products.
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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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2026 Icelandic European Union membership negotiations referendum
A referendum on the resumption of European Union membership negotiations was held in Iceland on 29 August 2026. Its result was to reject the proposal for resuming accession negotiations. Iceland applied to join the EU in 2009, but negotiations have been suspended since 2013.
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On the morning of 26 August 2026, a series of flash floods destroyed the Gyirong checkpoint on the China–Nepal border and struck dozens of settlements along a 72 km (45 mi) stretch of the Trishuli River in Nepal. At least 788 deaths and 2,502 missing were confirmed in Nepal with an additional 16 dead and 546 missing in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
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Buddy is a 2026 American black comedy supernatural horror film directed by Casper Kelly (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Kelly and Jamie King. The film stars Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Patton Oswalt, Michael Shannon, Topher Grace, and Keegan-Michael Key as the voice of the title character.
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Harald V (21 February 1937 – 28 August 2026) was King of Norway from 1991 until his death in 2026. A member of the House of Glücksburg, Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the line of succession at the time of his birth, behind his father.
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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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Umar Magomednabiyevich Nurmagomedov (Russian: Умар Магомеднабиевич Нурмагомедов; born January 3, 1996) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Nurmagomedov has previously competed in the Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC) and Professional Fighters League (PFL).
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Damián Emiliano Martínez Romero (born 2 September 1992), also known as Dibu Martínez, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Chelsea and the Argentina national team. Known as a specialist in saving penalty kicks, he is often regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
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Gabriel Fernando de Jesus (born 3 April 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Arsenal. Jesus began his senior club career at Palmeiras, where he was voted Best Newcomer at the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and finished first in the Copa do Brasil.
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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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Haakon VIII (Haakon Magnus, Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn]; born 20 July 1973) is King of Norway, reigning since the death of his father, Harald V, in August 2026. He is the second child and only son of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. Haakon represents the fourth generation of the reigning Norwegian royal family of the House of Glücksburg.
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The 2026 Heatwave was a professional wrestling television special and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's developmental brand, NXT. It was the fifth annual Heatwave produced by WWE for NXT and the 13th Heatwave overall. The event took place on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas.
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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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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (shortened as the Roman Space Telescope, Roman, NGRST, or RST) is a NASA infrared space telescope that was launched on a trajectory toward a Sun–Earth L2 orbit on 30 August 2026 by a Falcon Heavy launch vehicle. It is named after former NASA chief of astronomy Nancy Grace Roman. The Roman Space Telescope is based on an existing 2. 4-meter (7.
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Bethlehem Kudumba Unit (transl. Bethlehem family unit) is a 2026 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Girish A. D. and produced by Bhavana Studios, Fahadh Faasil, Dileesh Pothan and Syam Pushkaran. The film stars Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju in the lead roles. The film was released on 21 August 2026, coinciding with the Onam festival season.
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Aaron Charles Donald (born May 23, 1991) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). Donald played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, winning the Bronko Nagurski, Outland, and Bill Willis trophies and the Chuck Bednarik and Lombardi awards in 2013.
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Neem Karoli Baba (Hindi: नीम करौली बाबा, romanized: nīm karaulī bābā) also known as Neeb Karori Baba (Hindi: नीब करौरी बाबा, romanized: nīb karaurī bābā) and by his followers as Maharaj-ji, was a Hindu guru and devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman. He was born "Laksman Narayan Sharma" around c. 1900 and died on 11 September 1973.
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Milo Yiannopoulos ( yə-NOP-əl-əs; né Hanrahan, born 18 October 1984) is a British far-right conspiratorial political commentator, known for his opposition to Islam, feminism, and social justice. He is a former editor of Breitbart News, an American far-right news and opinion website. Yiannopoulos worked for Breitbart from 2014 to 2017.
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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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Paul Nicholas Miller (born August 11, 1988), better known as GypsyCrusader, is an American white supremacist internet personality. Described as homophobic, antisemitic, and racist by various advocacy groups and the United States Department of Justice, he frequently live streams himself cosplaying as various contemporary popular culture personas.
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Malick Junior Yalcouyé (born 18 November 2005) is a professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. Primarily deployed as a defensive midfielder, Yalcouyé can also play as a central midfielder or winger. Born in Mali, he is a youth international for the Ivory Coast.
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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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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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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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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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Grand Theft Auto VI is an upcoming action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. It is due to be the eighth main Grand Theft Auto game, following Grand Theft Auto V (2013), and the sixteenth entry overall. Set within the fictional US state of Leonida, based on Florida, the story follows the romantic criminal duo of Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos.
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Awarapan 2 (transl. Vagrancy 2) is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Nitin Kakkar, written by Kakkar, Bilal Siddiqui and Vishesh Bhatt, and produced under his banner Vishesh Films. A sequel to the 2007 film Awarapan, the film stars Emraan Hashmi, Disha Patani and Shabana Azmi.
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Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and Julia Roberts. The screenplay by Robert Harling is based on his 1987 play of the same name about the bond a group of women share in a small-town Southern community, and how they cope with the death of one of their own.
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Usman Magomednabiyevich Nurmagomedov (born 17 April 1998) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division as a free agent. He most notably competed in the Professional Fighters League (PFL), where he is the current and inaugural PFL Lightweight Champion.
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Furious is an American crime drama television series created by Elizabeth Meriwether and loosely inspired by the 1987 film Black Widow by Ronald Bass. Produced by 20th Television and Searchlight Television, the series stars Emmy Rossum as FBI agent Alice Black, alongside Lola Petticrew, Scoot McNairy, Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Jake Lacy.
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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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Days of Thunder is a 1990 American sports action drama film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Robert Towne wrote the screenplay based on a story he co-wrote with Tom Cruise. The film stars Cruise, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Michael Rooker, Nicole Kidman and Cary Elwes.
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Robert Anthony De Niro ( də NEER-roh; Italian: [de ˈniːro]; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor and producer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors of his generation, he has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for eight BAFTA Awards and four Emmy Awards.
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Lioness, also marketed as Special Ops: Lioness, is an American spy thriller television series created by Taylor Sheridan that premiered on July 23, 2023, on Paramount+. The second season premiered on October 27, 2024. In October 2025, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on August 2, 2026.
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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 $9. 8 billion worldwide. Her accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe.
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Adults is an American television sitcom created by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw about a group of friends in their twenties experiencing adulthood in Queens, New York. Adults premiered on FX on May 28, 2025, to generally favorable critical reviews. The series was renewed for a second season in October 2025, which premiered on August 27, 2026, on FX and FXX.
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Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football, following promotion from the Championship. Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn professional until 1936; the club was elected to the Football League in 1938.
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Chelsea Football Club is a professional association football club based in Fulham, West London, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football, and are one of the most successful clubs in English football history. In domestic football, Chelsea have won six top-flight league titles, eight FA Cups, five League Cups, four FA Community Shields and two Full Members' Cups.
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2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
The 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup was 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 was held from 15 to 30 August 2026 in Wavre, Belgium and Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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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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Kenneth Donald Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American country music singer-songwriter. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences, but also charted more than 120 hit singles across various genres, topping the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone.
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Vishwanath & Sons is a 2026 Indian Tamil language romantic family drama 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, an industrialist reconnects with his child's surrogate mother after his son is diagnosed with a serious health condition.
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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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Roger Federer ( FED-ər-ər; Swiss Standard German: [ˈrɔdʒər ˈfeːdərər]; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks (second-most of all time), including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No.
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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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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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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7), a Mw 9. 2–9. 3 earthquake struck with its epicenter off the west coast of Aceh, in northern Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, and appeared in 61 films over 38 years. The press coined the term "The Love Goddess" to describe Hayworth after she became the most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s.
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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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Anthony Michael Bourdain ( bor-DAYN; June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018) was an American celebrity chef, author, and travel documentarian. He starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition. Bourdain graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1978.
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Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 28, 2007) was an American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. In 1967 he introduced singer Dolly Parton on his television show, The Porter Wagoner Show. She became part of a well-known vocal duo with him from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.
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Gayatri Das, better known by her stage name Geetu Mohandas, is an Indian and director known for her works in Malayalam cinema. In 2013, she directed the socio political film Liar's Dice which has received two National Film Awards, was premiered at Sundance Film Festival, and was India's official entry at the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
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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 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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2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship
The 2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship was the 23rd staging of the AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with China Volleyball Association (CVA). The tournament took place at Tianjin Olympic Center Gymnasium in Tianjin, China from 21 August to 30 August 2026.
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Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( MAY-poth-ər; born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and film producer. Regarded as a Hollywood icon, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or, an Academy Honorary Award, and three Golden Globes, in addition to nominations for four competitive Academy Awards. As of 2026, his films have grossed more than $13.
