NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 05: Byron Buxton #25 of the Minnesota Twins looks on before a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on July 05, 2026 in New York City. The Twins defeated the Yankees 6-1. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
US senator Mitch McConnell is still not cleared to return to work, his office confirmed on Monday, six weeks after he was hospitalized after a fall at his home.
An update released alongside a new photograph of the Republican lawmaker – one of the highest-profile figures in Congress, as former Senate majority leader – said he was undergoing “intense physical therapy” and is “working hard” to get back to his duties.
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Integrated photonic devices—tiny circuits that use light instead of electrons—are becoming increasingly important for scalable photonics technologies and high-bandwidth communications. They are particularly valuable for managing low-power, light-based data transfer inside data centers, which are needed for artificial intelligence, cloud computing and high-performance signal processing.
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Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis, Vanessa Williams and Vivica A. Fox are teaming up to star in a new original comedy movie for Netflix. The film, titled “Women Like Us” is produced by the Obamas’ Higher Ground and Charles D. King’s Macro Film Studios.
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When Ryan Reynolds showed up at Comic Con on Saturday during the Marvel Studios presentation, audiences were surprised. He didn’t show up in his regular red suit, but donned a grey denim suit instead.
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A woman walks past war-themed graffiti and murals painted on walls along the capital Tehran's streets and avenues as air defense systems are activated during the night while daily life continues in the shadow of rising military tensions between the US and Iran on July 22, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
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FILE PHOTO: FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2017.
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Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia announced on Friday that the country had formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC). The instructions came from Interim President Delcy Rodriguez, said Plasencia on X, calling the decision “firm and irrevocable”.
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: Jul 27, 2026 5:33pm UTC
William Gibson, author of the cyberpunk Bible Neuromancer, is putting fans’ fears to rest about Apple TV’s long-awaited adaptation of his genre-defining novel.
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Jennie and Tame Impala rise to No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Pop Airplay chart with "Dracula," the second K-pop tune to lead, following "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters. INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 13: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Jennie performs at the Outdoor Theatre during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 13, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images for Coachella)