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Oscars: Ireland Picks ‘Aontas’ as Best International Feature Submission

Irish-language feature thriller Aontas is Ireland’s submission for the best international feature film category at the Oscars 2027. The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) unveiled the selection for the 99th Academy Awards on Friday.

In ‘Moolah,’ an Organized Crime Reporter Looks to Reboot His Career (Exclusive Venice Clips)

It’s all about the money in writer-director Jérôme Pierrat’s fiction feature directorial debut Moolah (La Moula), in which he also stars.

The crime drama, also featuring Kader Benchoudar, Jean Ruimi, Jean-Michel Correia, Thierry Coignard, Patrice Kouyoumdjian, Jean-Mathieu Frattaci, Fethi Makdoudi, Michel Ucciani and Jacques Sordi, will world premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 9 in the Horizons section of the 83rd edition of the Venice International Film Festival. And it takes us on an 82-minute cinematic trip into a world that we – or at least most of us – don’t know up close.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Restrictions—Again

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A federal judge again on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing its new mail-in voting restrictions ahead of the midterms, days after the Supreme Court lifted an earlier injunction against the measure without weighing in on the legality of Trump’s efforts.

Selena Gomez pushes back against 'frivolous' fraud claims

Selena Gomez's social media accounts brim with adoring fans: two million likes for her most recent post showing her and her husband in a rose-petal strewn hotel, and thousands of comments praising her beauty, her lipstick and the perfume brand she founded.

Scientists tracked 4,500 animals and found a surprising human effect

For millennia, people have transformed landscapes, forcing wildlife to adjust to cities, farms, roads, and other human activity. But new research suggests animals are responding not only to the environments we build, but also to the simple fact that people are physically nearby.

‘Confluence of errors’ led to Belgian tourist Celine Cremer’s death in Tasmanian wilderness, coroner finds

Overlapping errors, including a lack of preparation in near-freezing winter weather, contributed to the death of a Belgian tourist on a wilderness track.

Celine Cremer set off on a walk at Philosopher Falls in Tasmania’s remote north-west on 17 June 2023 and was reported missing almost 10 days later.

4 Major GTA 6 Questions the Previews Haven't Answered

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Published Aug 27, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT

Rockstar's Netflix preview has given us much to ponder

4 major questions we still have about GTA 6

Image: Grant Walkup / Polygon

Netflix's extended look at Grand Theft Auto 6 has come and gone, and fans the world over are sifting through all the details about the most anticipated game of 2026. Given Rockstar's unusual move of debuting the footage on Netflix, many observers — us included! — weren't totally sure about what to expect from the show, but it was a pretty straightforward gameplay deep-dive without any narration or commentary from developers.

'We are not wanted anywhere': Rohingya face fierce new wave of hostility in Malaysia

Not long ago, Malaysia's then-prime minister urged his country to protect Rohingya Muslims - a stateless minority that has fled violence and discrimination in Myanmar for decades.

"We must defend them, not just because they are of the same faith, but [because] they are humans, their lives have value," Najib Razak said in 2017.

T-Mobile's Limited-Time Internet Offer Makes Switching to Fiber More Affordable Than Ever

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As college football kicks off and TV premiere season peaks, T-Mobile is helping fans and families get in on the action with its deepest deals to date on Fiber Home Internet. Other than the speed (more on that later), T-Mobile Fiber is now at its lowest price of the year thanks to two limited-time offers.