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Thora Birch is opening up about her identity in a deeply personal way. The “Hocus Pocus” actress revealed she is bisexual while attending the 35th anniversary celebration of The Abbey, the iconic LGBTQ+ bar in West Hollywood, on Wednesday. Birch, now 44, used the event to share a heartfelt message of support for the LGBTQ+ community while reflecting on how much it shaped her own life. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency / MEGA While speaking at the anniversary celebration, Birch shared that supporting the LGBTQ+ community has always been personal for her. “As a hometown girl, I’m always here to show…

Key Takeaways Meta’s former chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, told Gen Z graduates in a recent commencement speech to abandon rigid 10-year career plans. Instead of a detailed roadmap, she says young people need two things: a clear short-term direction and a broader long-term dream for the life they want. She warned that overplanning can backfire, causing graduates to miss unexpected opportunities. Sheryl Sandberg says that the traditional advice to choose a job, map each promotion and plot out where you will be in 10 years no longer fits today’s world. The former chief operating officer of Meta recently told…

Image Credit: CAROLINE DUBOIS/NETFLIX Just like past years have seen big departures from our screens, 2026 is shaping up to be another wave of cancellations and series finales across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. From long-running staples to newer originals, here’s a look at the shows that have been canceled or announced as ending in 2026 so far, below. Emily In Paris (Netflix) What It Is: A romantic comedy-drama starring Lily Collins as Emily Cooper, an American marketing executive who relocates to Paris for work. Ending Info: Netflix confirmed in May 2026 that the series will end after its upcoming…

Image Credit: Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Tulsi Gabbard was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the Director of National Intelligence in November 2024. In February 2025, the former Democrat was confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 52-48. “For over two decades, Tulsi has fought for our country and freedoms of all Americans,” Trump said in a statement at the time of nominating Gabbard. “I know Tulsi will bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our intelligence community, championing our constitutional rights, and securing peace through strength. Tulsi will make us all proud!” In May…

If you’re one of the lucky ones who got the new Steam Controller, you may want to be careful with the charging puck it comes with. One customer discovered the hard way just how quickly it could start a fire. The customer in question shared a post on Reddit detailing how they were charging their Pixel Watch 3 next to the Steam Controller charging puck when the watch’s metallic band hit the puck’s exposed pins, and the metal “started sizzling due to a short circuit.” The user saw this immediately and disconnected the Puck, but there was some damage to…

Generative AI arrived in education everywhere all at once. Today’s students are surrounded by tools that promise help, answers, and efficiency at every turn. But learning has never been about convenience alone. As AI reshapes how students engage with academic material, the questions are whether it is being built to support how humans actually learn and ultimately improve outcomes. New research on millions of actual higher education student interactions in digital course materials suggests that the answer lies in a deceptively simple idea: active reading (and in AI designed to support it, not replace it). Active reading is a well‑established…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators is pushing back on delays by the Department of Defense in sending $600 million in security aid to Ukraine and other allies in eastern Europe, dispatching a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday that calls for the funding to be disbursed. Friction has grown between Congress and the Trump administration in recent weeks as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle push for updates on what has happened with $400 million in Ukraine aid and $200 million more for defense programs in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The money was allocated…

Atletico Madrid star Julian Alvarez will reportedly prioritise a move to Barcelona this summer if he is to leave the Metropolitano this summer. Talk continues to be fueled that Alvarez could leave Los Rojiblancos, despite reportedly being happy in the Spanish capital.Earlier this week it was put out there that Sporting Director Mateu Alemany was open to the idea of cashing on Alvarez this summer. Yet Los Colchoneros do have a renewal offer on the table for Alvarez, and their intention is to keep him. Matteo Moretto reported on Thursday night that Alvarez was prioritising a move to Barcelona, something…

Scientists have been sounding the alarm on just how bad AI and data centers are for the environment. And now, researchers have proof that data centers are also making nearby neighborhoods 4 degrees warmer, according to a new study from Arizona State University. The findings, which were published on Monday in the Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities, looked at how much heat two Arizona data centers were giving off in the Phoenix area—a hot spot for data center growth in the U.S. Researchers looked at a 36-megawatt facility in Mesa and a larger 169-megawatt data center campus in…

Focus Features wants to make people obsessed with its newest horror movie—and it seems to be working. Obsession, written and directed by Curry Barker, follows Bear (played by Michael Johnston) as he uses a mysterious, supernatural One Wish Willow toy to make his crush, Nikki (Inde Navarrette), fall in love with him. However, he soon discovers it comes with shockingly sinister and scary results. The movie was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) last fall and was acquired by Focus Features shortly after in a deal reportedly worth more than $14 million. It also screened at South by…