Video game actors, companies reach tentative deal to end nearly year-long strike over AI | Frederick Forsyth, author of The Day of the Jackal, The Shepherd, dead at 86 | Sly Stone, of the iconic band Sly and the Family Stone, dead at age 82
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Video game actors, companies reach tentative deal to end nearly year-long strike over AI; Members of SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents video game performers, says a tentative deal has been reached to end a strike that began last year summer after talks with major video game companies broke down over artificial intelligence protections\.

Video game actors, companies reach tentative deal to end nearly year-long strike over AI

June 10 , 2025 at 10:08:41 a.m. EDT • :

The union for Hollywood's video game performers has reached a tentative contract with several video game companies, which may bring an end to an almost year-long strike tied to the use of artificial intelligence.

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Frederick Forsyth, author of The Day of the Jackal, The Shepherd, dead at 86; British writer Frederick Forsyth is shown on March 15, 2017, in London\.

Frederick Forsyth, author of The Day of the Jackal, The Shepherd, dead at 86

June 10 , 2025 at 07:21:17 a.m. EDT • :

Frederick Forsyth, the British author of The Day of the Jackal and other bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness, his literary agent said Monday. He was 86.

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Sly Stone, of the iconic band Sly and the Family Stone, dead at age 82; Musician Sly Stone performs at the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival in Indio, Calif\., on April 18, 2010\. Stone died after a prolonged battle with illness, his family said Monday in a statement to CBC News\.

Sly Stone, of the iconic band Sly and the Family Stone, dead at age 82

June 9 , 2025 at 04:05:14 p.m. EDT • :

Sly Stone, the iconic frontman of the band Sly and the Family Stone, and an influential figure in funk, soul and rock, has died at the age of 82.

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Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg performs ahead of B.C. Lions home opener; Snoop Dogg performs before the Edmonton Elks and the B\.C\. Lions play a CFL football game in Vancouver, on Saturday, June 7, 2025\.

Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg performs ahead of B.C. Lions home opener

June 7 , 2025 at 10:47:31 p.m. EDT • :

The B.C. Lions kicked off their CFL season with a concert by legendary rapper Snoop Dogg. The 35-minute performance came before the Lions hosted the Edmonton Elks in their first game of the season.

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The Al Pacino-led exorcism thriller The Ritual is vile. Not just for its horror, but its message; Abigail Cowen  and Al Pacino appear in a still from The Ritual\. Based on true events, the film is noxious and vile\.

The Al Pacino-led exorcism thriller The Ritual is vile. Not just for its horror, but its message

June 6 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Director David Middel's new film seems to suggest that spirits and demons are not only real, but they only continue to exist because egghead authorities don't believe hard enough.

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A knighthood is coming for soon-to-be Sir David Beckham, according to media reports; Former soccer star David Beckham, seen in this 2024 file photo, is set to received a knighthood from King Charles III, according to BBC\.  

June 6 , 2025 at 03:49:15 p.m. EDT • :

A knighthood is coming for soon-to-be Sir David Beckham, according to media reports

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Tom Cruise scores Guinness World Record for most burning parachute jumps; Tom Cruise poses for photographers against a fake backdrop at the premiere of the film Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning on May 15 in London\.  

June 6 , 2025 at 02:02:33 p.m. EDT • :

Tom Cruise scores Guinness World Record for most burning parachute jumps

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Police investigating if homophobia played a role in King of the Hill actor's killing; In this image taken from video, Jonathan Joss, an actor best known for his voice work on the animated television series King of the Hill, talks to reporters following a fire at his San Antonio, Texas, home on Jan\. 23\. Joss was fatally shot earlier this week, and police are investigating whether homophobia played a role in his killing\.  

June 6 , 2025 at 10:17:28 a.m. EDT • :

Police investigating if homophobia played a role in King of the Hill actor's killing

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A-ha singer Morten Harket diagnosed with Parkinson's disease; A-ha lead singer Morten Harket is seen performing at the Rock in Rio Music Festival in Rio de Janeiro in 2015\. The front man of the Norwegian synth-pop band has Parkinson's disease\.  

June 5 , 2025 at 11:03:21 a.m. EDT • :

A-ha singer Morten Harket diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

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Tony Awards laud android rom-com Maybe Happy Ending and history-making Purpose; Branden Jacobs-Jenkins accepts the best play award for Purpose at the 78th Annual Tony Awards in New York City on Sunday\.  

June 9 , 2025 at 07:26:19 a.m. EDT • :

Tony Awards laud android rom-com Maybe Happy Ending and history-making Purpose

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