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2 hours ago
- Entertainment
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Nintendo announces new Direct presentation for Thursday
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto attends the premiere of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" in Los Angeles in 2023. Nintendo has announced that a new Direct presentation will be live streamed for fans on Thursday. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo July 30 (UPI) -- Nintendo has announced a new Direct presentation that will showcase new games coming to the Switch and Switch 2 consoles. The Direct, labeled as a Partner Showcase, will live stream on Nintendo's official YouTube and Twitch channels Thursday starting at 9 a.m. EDT. The Partner Showcase title means Nintendo will be highlighting games from third-party publishing partners, as opposed to games made and published by Nintendo. The Direct will run about 25 minutes. Upcoming third-party games that could potentially make an appearance include titles such as the eagerly anticipated sequel Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades 2, developer FromSoftware's The Duskbloods and a Switch 2 version of the highly-acclaimed Elden Ring titled Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition. Nintendo launched the Switch 2 console in June alongside Mario Kart World. Nintendo then released the critically-acclaimed Donkey Kong Bananza for the new console in July.
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7 hours ago
- Politics
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DOJ finds UCLA failed to protect Jewish, Israeli students
Workers clear debris from a pro-Palestine encampment after hundreds of law enforcement officers clad in riot gear breached and dismantled the camp at UCLA in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 2, 2024. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo July 30 (UPI) -- The Justice Department has said that the University of California, Los Angeles, failed to protect Jewish students amid pro-Palestine protests that erupted on university campuses during the spring and summer of last year. UCLA is one of dozens American universities under investigation for constitutional and civil rights violations in connection to the protests demanding the school divest from Israel over its war in Gaza. The Trump administration has launched the investigations as it has been cracking down on institutions of higher learning, in particular so-called elite schools, on slew of allegations, from not protecting Jewish students to illegally enforcing diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The Justice Department announced the findings of its investigation in a letter to the school on Tuesday, saying UCLA violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by "acting with deliberate indifference in creating a hostile educational environment for Jewish and Israeli students." The investigation was launched in early May, focusing on a pro-Palestine encampment formed by protesters in April of 2024 on the UCLA campus. The Justice Department said that UCLA failed to properly stop the "unlawful and periodically violent" encampment. It also said that during the short-lived encampment, at least 11 complaints were filed alleging demonstrators were discriminating against Jewish or Israeli students. Complaints included preventing the students from accessing parts of the campus. While stating that UCLA did not ignore the complaints, the federal prosecutors said that it "took no meaningful action to eliminate the hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students caused by the encampment until it was disbanded." The encampment was erected on April 25 and was disbanded on May 2. The Justice Department said it is seeking to enter into a voluntary resolution agreement with the university to ensure that the "hostile environment is eliminated." "Our investigation into the University of California system has found concerning evidence of systemic anti-Semitism at UCLA that demands severe accountability from the institution," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. "This disgusting breach of civil rights against students will not stand: DOJ will force UCLA to pay a heavy price for putting Jewish Americans at risk and continue our ongoing investigations into other campuses in the UC system." The announcement from the Justice Department came on the same day UCLA said it reached a multimillion-dollar settlement that includes paying $6.13 million to three Jewish students and a professor who accused the school of violating their civil rights by permitting the pro-Palestine protest. "We are pleased with the terms of today's settlement," all parties in the lawsuit said in a statement provided by UCLA.
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2 days ago
- Entertainment
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Ariana Grande to star with Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller in 'Fockers' sequel
1 of 5 | Ariana Grande is confirmed to star in the 2026 comedy "Focker-in-Law." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo July 28 (UPI) -- Universal announced Monday that Focker-in-Law, a new film in its Meet the Parents family franchise, is set for release in theaters on Nov. 25, 2026. Returning cast members Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, Owen Wilson and Teri Polo will star alongside Ariana Grande and Beanie Feldstein in Focker-in-Law. John Hamburg -- whose credits include Along Came Polly, I Love You, Man and Why Him? -- is directing. The Focker family is expanding. See #FockerInLaw only in theaters Thanksgiving 2026. Focker In-Law (@fockerinlaw) July 28, 2025 Meet the Parents was released in 2000 and was followed by 2004's Meet the Fockers and 2010's Little Fockers. Ariana Grande turns 32: a look back Ariana Grande arrives for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles on March 31, 2012. Grande starred in multiple Nickelodeon shows , including "Victorious" and "Sam & Cat." Photo by Jonathan Alcorn/UPI | License Photo
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3 days ago
- Entertainment
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'It: Welcome to Derry' to premiere on HBO, HBO Max in October
Bill Skarsgard's "It: Welcome to Derry" is set to premiere in October. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo July 27 (UPI) -- The It prequel, Welcome to Derry, is to premiere on HBO and HBO Max this October. Bill Skarsgård reprises his role as the supernatural, child-killing clown Pennywise from two It blockbuster films in the show, which takes place in 1960s Maine. The cast of the series also includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe and Rudy Mancuso. A second teaser for the show was released on Sunday. You'll love Derry so much, you'll never leave.#ITWelcomeToDerry premieres October 2025 on HBO Max. HBO Max (@hbomax) July 27, 2025
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4 days ago
- Entertainment
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'Breaking Bad' creator's 'Pluribus' to premiere on Apple TV+ Nov. 7
Rhea Seehorn will soon be seen in the Apple TV+ series "Pluribus." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo July 26 (UPI) -- Breaking Bad writer-director Vince Gilligan's Pluribus is set to premiere on Apple TV+ Nov. 7. Starring Better Call Saul alum Rhea Seehorn and Sneaky Peak actress Karolina Wydra, the nine-episode series is billed by the streaming service as a "genre-bending original" about what happens "when the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness." Carlos Manuel Vesga, Miriam Shor and Samba Schutte will also appear in the series, which is slated to run through Dec. 26. The show has already been renewed for a second season.
