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Mandy Patinkin Named First Honorary Team Captain of USA Fencing

Inigo Montoya isn’t putting down his sword just yet. 

Almost 40 years after Mandy Patinkin expertly parried and jousted his way to defeating the six-fingered man in the beloved 1987 film “The Princess Bride,” the actor is returning to the world of foils and sabers after being tapped to serve as USA Fencing’s first-ever honorary team captain for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. 

Blue Jays Castoff Returning To Role He ‘Can’t Stand’ After Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Update

BALTIMORE, MD - JULY 29: Eric Lauer #56 of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on before game two of a split doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 29, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

Will Kevin Warsh Tell The Truth About Inflation At Jackson Hole?

Tomorrow, central bankers, policymakers, economists and academics from around the world will gather for the much ballyhooed annual gathering dubbed the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. Will Fed head Kevin Warsh use the occasion to tell these pooh-bahs the truth about inflation?

‘Under Salt Marsh’ Renewed for Season 2 With Rafe Spall Returning

“Under Salt Marsh” is returning for a second season at Sky.

The crime drama has been greenlit for an “as-yet-untitled second chapter” with Rafe Spall reprising his role as Detective Eric Bull, Sky announced on Wednesday. The six-episode season will pick up as Detective Bull “moves to a remote Scottish mining village sinking under the weight of its own secrets, where a murder investigation brings him closer to the truth about his own past,” according to a press release. Season 2 is set to film in Scotland in 2027.

At least 160 killed, hundreds missing, as flash flood hits Nepal and Tibet

At least 160 people have been killed and hundreds are missing after a huge flash ⁠flood swept away villages in Nepal, damaging roads, bridges and power projects in areas near Tibet, authorities said.

Oscars: Japan Picks Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘All of a Sudden’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission

Japan has selected Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s luminously cerebral French-language feature All of a Sudden as its submission for the best international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards.

The Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, known as Eiren, announced the choice Wednesday. It marks the second time a Hamaguchi film has represented Japan at the Oscars, following Drive My Car, which was selected five years ago and went on to win best international feature while also earning nominations for best picture, director and adapted screenplay.

Haidilao shares jump as delivery growth and new restaurant brands boost outlook

People dine in a Haidilao hot pot restaurant in a shopping mall complex in Beijing on March 13, 2025. One of China's biggest restaurant chains has promised to refund thousands of customers after footage of a patron urinating into a simmering hotpot went viral online, triggering a public outcry. The clip, filmed last month, appeared to show a young man standing on a table at a Haidilao branch in Shanghai urinating into a vat of boiling broth. (Photo by JADE GAO / AFP) (Photo by JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images)

Italy’s RAI Cinema International Boards Edoardo De Angelis’ ‘The Fire Within You’ Ahead of Venice Launch, Reveals First Clip (EXCLUSIVE)

RAI Cinema International Distribution has acquired world rights to Italian director Edoardo De Angelis‘ dark tragicomedy “The Fire Within You” ahead of its Venice competition launch.

De Angelis, a native Neapolitan, broke out on the festival circuit at Venice in 2016 with the Naples-set conjoined twins drama “Indivisible” and subsequently opened the festival in 2023 with anti-war epic “Comandante.” He also directed Netflix’s Elena Ferrante adaptation “The Lying Life of Adults” that year. He will now be back on the Lido vying for the Golden Lion with this more intimate piece, which revolves around the impact a toxic Neapolitan mother has on her progeny. The film is based on the prizewinning autobiographical book “Il fuoco che ti porti dentro” by Italian author and editor Antonio Franchini.

LEGO and Nintendo Finally Give Fans What They Want, With Proper Super Mario Minifigure Sets Including Bowser's Castle and Mario Kart

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: Aug 26, 2026 9:07am UTC

LEGO has finally revealed its Super Mario range that will include minifigures for the first time, including playsets for Bowser's Castle and numerous Mario Kart vehicles.