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166 stories in Entertainment

Business, Entertainment

Millions of Gamers in China Can’t Play Popular Game

Millions of gamers in China who play World of Warcraft (WoW) must say goodbye to the popular game. World of Warcraft will go offline in China because of a disagreement between the US video game developer Blizzard and the

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Business, Entertainment

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Earns More Than $100m

The movie “Avatar: The Way of Water” earned one-hundred thirty-four million dollars at the US box office in its first weekend. This is the first time a movie directed by James Cameron has had a one-hundred million dollar

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Entertainment, Technology

Disney’s New Tool Makes Actors Look Young

Making actors look younger or older in movies is usually a difficult process. In recent years, companies have used technology and many hours in post-production for somewhat realistic results. 

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Entertainment, Nature

Jonathan the Tortoise Turns 190 Years Old

St. Helena, an island in the Atlantic Ocean near Africa, celebrated Jonathan’s birthday last week. Jonathan is a giant tortoise who turned 190 years old and is the oldest living animal on land.

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Entertainment, Science, Travel

Photographer Gathers 2,500 Naked People for Photo

Last month, 2,500 people took off their clothes for photos on Australia’s Bondi Beach. The purpose of this event was to raise awareness of skin cancer.

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Entertainment, Sports, Travel

Saudi Arabia Beats Argentina - Businesses Close Next Day

The king of Saudi Arabia declared a public holiday for the country on Wednesday. The holiday was to celebrate their win against Argentina in the World Cup. Saudi Arabia beat Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday.

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Entertainment

US Lotto Jackpot Record $1.9 Billion

On Monday, Americans lined up to buy Powerball lottery tickets. The Powerball jackpot is now a record high $1.9 billion.

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Entertainment, Other

Hirokazu Tanakas Break Guinness World Record

A group of 178 people with the name ‘Hirokazu Tanaka’ broke a Guinness World Record. They were the largest gathering of people with the same first and last name.

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Business, Entertainment

Kanye West Wants to Buy Social Media App ‘Parler’

Kanye West, also known as ‘Ye’, has proposed to buy Parler, a social media platform similar to Facebook and Twitter. Kanye was recently banned from Twitter and Instagram for writing anti-Semitic posts.

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Entertainment, Travel

BTS Holds Free Concert in South Korea

On Saturday, BTS, a k-pop boy group, performed a concert in Busan. The concert was to support South Korea’s bid to host the World Expo in 2030.

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Entertainment, Technology

James Earl Jones Gives Darth Vader Job to AI

James Earl Jones has been the iconic voice of Darth Vader since the first Star Wars movie. He is now 91 years old and ready to retire. A report from Vanity Fair says that Jones signed over the rights to his Darth Vader v

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Business, Entertainment

Nintendo Stock Price Jumps with ‘Splatoon’ Launch

Nintendo Co Ltd reported record sales for its new video game “Splatoon 3” for the Switch console. After the announcement, the Japanese game company’s stock price increased 5%.

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Business, Entertainment

Paramount Pictures Fights ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Lawsuit

Recently, Paramount asked the court to throw out a lawsuit. The lawsuit says that the movie “Top Gun: Maverick” ignores copyright of a 1983 magazine article. It also says that the magazine article was the main source of

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Entertainment, Science

New Baby Hippo at Cincinnati Zoo

A baby hippopotamus (hippo) was born at the Cincinnati Zoo last Wednesday night. The new baby hippo is Fiona’s sibling, a famous hippo that was born prematurely in 2017.

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