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House panel opens Minnesota fraud investigation

House panel opens Minnesota fraud investigation

The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced Tuesday it has opened a social services fraud investigation into the state of Minnesota. “The extensive fraud schemes being perpetrated in Minnesota have wreaked havoc on government-funded health programs. We have an obligation to ensure finite tax...

Why the Trump administration’s demand for a list of Jews at Penn is so dangerous | Sigal Ben-Porath, Serena Mayeri and Amanda Shanor

Why the Trump administration’s demand for a list of Jews at Penn is so dangerous | Sigal Ben-Porath, Serena Mayeri and Amanda Shanor

If history teaches us anything, it is that making lists of Jews, no matter the ostensible purpose, is often a prelude to their and others’ persecutionThis month, a judge ordered the University of Pennsylvania to justify its refusal to collect and disclose the names and personal contact information...

2XKO review

2XKO review

A League of Legends fighting game is the sort of idea only the most stoned bozo, most gormless ruffian, could have dreamt up a decade or so ago. It stands in the day-dream pantheon of a Riot Games MMO (wait a minute), or some kind of League of Legends trading card game (hang on a second). Yet, despi...

‘Wildwood’ Sets October Release Date; Laika Partners With Fathom for Domestic Distribution and Filmnation Entertainment for International Sales

‘Wildwood’ Sets October Release Date; Laika Partners With Fathom for Domestic Distribution and Filmnation Entertainment for International Sales

Laika has partnered with Fathom Entertainment for the domestic distribution of its latest stop-motion animated feature, “Wildwood.” Filmnation Entertainment will handle international sales. In addition, Oct. 23 has been announced as the film’s U.S. release date. “Wildwood” is based on Coli...

2026 Netflix Is A Joke Fest Sets First-Wave Lineup

2026 Netflix Is A Joke Fest Sets First-Wave Lineup

Netflix has announced the first wave of shows for Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2026, the third iteration of the festival, which is set to take place across Los Angeles from May 4-10. Produced by Netflix in partnership with Live Nation, this year’s festival will spread across 35 venues with more than 350...

Sam Heughan Joins Anna Kendrick & J.K. Simmons In ‘Embassy’

Sam Heughan Joins Anna Kendrick & J.K. Simmons In ‘Embassy’

Sam Heughan is joining Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons in Embassy, the geo-political action thriller series. The Outlander star will play a British SAS soldier in the six part-series, which is from AGC Television, Ascendant Fox and Turbine Studios. Christian Alvart (Case 39, Dogs of Berlin) is also j...

Thomas E. Sanders Set For Art Directors Guild Hall Of Fame

Thomas E. Sanders Set For Art Directors Guild Hall Of Fame

The Art Directors Guild has its newest Hall of Famer. Production designer Thomas E. Sanders, a two-time Oscar nominee for Saving Private Ryan and Bram Stoker’s Dracula who also worked on Braveheart and many other films, will be inducted posthumously into the ADG Hall of Fame at the 30th annual...

Alexander Skarsgard’s Brat Winter: Acting With Charli XCX, Romancing Olivia Colman in a Prosthetic Mask and Playing a Gay Dom in ‘Pillion’

Alexander Skarsgard’s Brat Winter: Acting With Charli XCX, Romancing Olivia Colman in a Prosthetic Mask and Playing a Gay Dom in ‘Pillion’

Alexander Skarsgård doesn’t know why you’re so obsessed with what he wears. As we speak in November at the Chateau Marmont, he’s splayed his 6-foot-4 frame into a chair, and wears a billowing white shirt unbuttoned to mid-chest and ’70s-style aviators. But — especially when promoting the ...