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The dark arts of “Hol­ly­wood account­ing” make it dif­fi­cult to deter­mine film bud­gets with pre­ci­sion. But accord­ing to rea­son­able reck­on­ings, James Cameron may have direct­ed not just one but sev­er­al of the most expen­sive movies of all time. The under­wa­ter sci-fi spec­ta­cle that was The Abyss neces­si­tat­ed one of the biggest pro­duc­tion bud­gets of the eight­ies, but it looked straight off Pover­ty Row when com­pared to Cameron’s next project just two years lat­er. Ter­mi­na­tor 2: Judg­ment Day was the first film to cost more than $100 mil­lion; True Lies, his next Arnold Schwarzeneg­ger vehi­cle, could have cost as much as…

“It was the most gruesome thing I’ve ever seen,” her son says after the Detroit woman was attacked in her yardRita EmeryCredit: GoFundMeNEED TO KNOWA 68-year-old Detroit woman was severely injured in a dog attack while gardening, requiring a 7.5-hour surgery and a blood transfusionShe suffered injuries to her arms, neck and face and lost two pints of blood, her family saidAs she recovers, her son says she faces mounting medical and housing challenges, with a GoFundMe launched to support her careA 68-year-old Detroit woman is recovering after a violent dog attack in her own yard left her with severe…

For those not intimately familiar with the topographical and historical minutiae of the UK, the relatively blasé way in which the British public react to the inciting event of David Mackenzie’s Fuze might seem a bit odd. An unexploded World War Two bomb is discovered on a building site in central London, and it’s a hassle more than anything, causing a headache for Chief Superintendent Zuzana (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) an evacuation of disgruntled locals, and the summoning of the army bomb squad led by renegade Major Will ​‘The Thrill’ Tranter (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). The rather subdued response to the bomb threat by all parties doesn’t seem so…

Recently, as I sat in my small undergraduate economics class, another student raised his hand to share a thought about the current state of markets. Though quite well-spoken, he quickly began expressing disdain for the system of capital markets that has created the prosperity and flourishing of modern life, encapsulated in the oft-cited sentiment that “the elites are getting richer while the rest of us are held down!”  The student cited the success of entrepreneurs such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, along with the growth of wealth inequality in the United States and between the developed and developing worlds.…

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Delhi Capitals (DC) produced a remarkable comeback to defeat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by six wickets in Match 5 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. Chasing a modest target of 142, DC overcame a shaky start thanks to a brilliant knock from Sameer Rizvi and a composed partnership with Tristan Stubbs.LSG post below-par total despite fighting contributionsAfter being put in to bat by DC captain Axar Patel, LSG struggled to build momentum and were bowled out for 141 in 18.4 overs. Mitchell Marsh led the scoring with a…

For the second time in his coaching career, Bruce Cassidy finds himself let go as a head coach in the National Hockey League. The first time came in the summer of 2022, when the Boston Bruins let Cassidy go. He was soon picked up by the Vegas Golden Knights, who also let their head coach, Peter DeBoer, go that same summer. NHL News: Vegas Golden Knights Fire Bruce Cassidy and Hire John Tortorella Cassidy came into Vegas with an edge as he fell one game short of the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the Bruins. The talent was assembled; they…

One live music bar firm in Glasgow says it is facing a near six-fold increase and may have to lay off staff.

Interactive Brokers has launched crypto trading for eligible retail investors across the European Economic Area, extending its digital asset offering through Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited, an authorized crypto-asset service provider. The rollout gives users access to 11 digital assets, including Bitcoin, alongside equities, options, futures, currencies, bonds, and mutual funds within a single account interface. The offering is enabled through an integration with Zero Hash, which provides backend crypto and stablecoin infrastructure for institutional platforms. The partnership expands an existing relationship between the two firms and opens access to a market of roughly 450 million people across the EEA. Clients…

Reviews are in for the sequel to the mega-successful Super Mario Brothers Movie, but not everyone is convinced.