A Marvel What If Clip Introduces a Different Skinny Steve Rogers and His Hydra Stomper

Peggy spotting something she wants to obliterate.Screenshot: Disney+/MarvelIn each episode of What If, different characters from the MCU and Marvel’s comics are spotlighted in self-contained stories that reimagine them as distinctly different versions of themselves than we’re used to seeing on either the big or small screens. What if, the show asks, T’Challa was abducted…

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11 HIV Organizations Pen Open Letter to DaBaby Calling For Educational Meeting

Elton John was among the high-profile musicians speaking out after DaBaby’s controversial remarks, offering the rapper, his fans and other artists important information about HIV and AIDS, courtesy of his Elton John AIDS Foundation. The new memo from the 11 organizations underlines how HIV is a preventable, treatable condition, how it disproportionately affects the Black community in the U.S.…

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Lunay, Chris Jedi & Gaby Music Will Create a Hit In Real Time At 2021 Latin Music Week

The star-studded 2021 Latin Music Week lineup includes Daddy Yankee, Karol G, and Nicky Jam, includes Anitta, Carin León, Elena Rose, Erika Vidrio, Esteman, Goyo, Grupo Firmer’s Jhonny Caz, Kany García, Los Dos Carnales, Myke Towers, Natanael Cano, Nicki Nicole, Nicky Jam, Rauw Alejandro, Raymix, Tainy, Tini, Tostao and Yotuel Romero, with more to be announced…

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Crypto Industry Still Angry At Part of Senate Infrastructure Bill Increasing IRS Reporting Requirements

Imitations of physical Bitcoin tokens and currency, photo taken in Istanbul.Photo: Ozan Kose / AFP (Getty Images)The cryptocurrency lobby won some major concessions in the $1 trillion infrastructure bill just approved on a bipartisan basis in the Senate, the New York Times reported on Monday, but are still pressing for more.The Senate agreement doesn’t change…

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Frontier Airlines Attendants Put on Paid Leave After Duct-Taping Violent Passenger to Seat

Frontier Airlines initially suspended a flight crew for failing to follow “proper policies” by duct-taping a hostile passenger to his seat, but it appears to have now walked back the disciplinary measures after social media users and the flight attendants’ union judged the crew’s actions to be quite reasonable.According to ABC 6, a 22-year-old Norwalk,…

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Biologists Have Been Vastly Underestimating Giraffes’ Social Skills

A tower of giraffes in Botswana in 2010.Photo: Cameron Spencer (Getty Images)Giraffes are way more socially competent than we give them credit for, a team of scientists from the University of Bristol say. They’re calling for an updated understanding of the incredibly tall artiodactyls.Giraffes have the unfortunate circumstance of sharing the African savanna with elephants,…

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Billie Eilish Brings ‘Male Fantasy’ to the Bedroom for Vevo Live Performance: Watch

Her “Male Fantasy” performance arrives after her inaugural “Your Power” Vevo Live performance and on the heels of her highly anticipated sophomore album Happier Than Ever, which was released last Friday via Darkroom/Interscope Records. “All of us at Vevo have been huge fans of Billie for years and love working with her. We got to collaborate with…

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Bill’s Single Again, Folks

Photo: Jeff Pachoud (Getty Images)It finally happened. After 27 years, millions of dollars and a few lucrative book deals between them, Bill and Melinda Gates finalized their divorce on Monday, marking the end of one of the most wholesome power couples of our time—or at least, formerly wholesome. Ever since the two announced their impending…

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Duke lands second top-20 commit in four days

6:57 PM ETJeff BorzelloCloseESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware.Paul BiancardiCloseBasketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright StateFive-star wing Dariq Whitehead committed to Duke on Sunday, giving Jon Scheyer…

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No. 2 prospect in Ohio State’s class decommits

7:15 PM ETTom VanHaarenESPN Staff Writer CloseESPN staff writerJoined ESPN in 2011Graduated from Central MichiganESPN 300 cornerback Jaheim Singletary decommitted from Ohio State on Sunday.Singletary is the No. 15 prospect overall and was the second-highest-ranked commit in the Buckeyes’ class behind quarterback Quinn Ewers, who is the No. 1-ranked recruit. Singletary is a 6-foot-1, 175-pound…

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The World’s Blackest Ink Will Make Your Doodles Look Like Empty Voids on the Page

Outside of military and aerospace applications, there’s not yet a lot of practical uses for the incredibly black paints created in research labs, unless you consider recreating the slapstick comedy of a Looney Tunes cartoon in real life an important application. But there’s no denying these non-reflective paints look impressive, and if you’re a calligraphy…

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BTS’ ‘Butter’ Tops Billboard Hot 100 for 9th Week, Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow’s ‘Industry Baby’ Debuts at No. 2

“Butter,” released on HYBE/BigHit Music/Columbia Records, drew 30.5 million radio airplay audience impressions (down 1%) and 8.1 million U.S. streams (down 8%) in the week ending July 29, according to MRC Data. The single holds at No. 21 on the Radio Songs chart and drops 40-44 on Streaming Songs. “Butter” also sold 112,900 in the…

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Borderlands Actor Edgar Ramirez Provides Insight on What to Expect From the Film

The crew from BorderlandsImage: 2K GamesEli Roth (Hostel) directs the Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) Borderlands script with a stacked cast of actors including Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Cate Blanchett, Gina Gershon, and Edgar Ramirez.While talking with CinemaBlend about Jungle Cruise, Edgar Ramirez did provide some information about his work on the Borderlands film.…

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Lizzo Shares Mysterious Teaser for Monday: ‘You Really Gon Like My Post Tomorrow’

Billboard reached out to a rep for Lizzo for more information. Reactions to her post ranged from “OMFG” to “HARRY HARRY HARRY” (manifesting their dream of a Lizzo/Harry Styles collab) to “YOU AND CHRIS ARE FINALLY MAKING IT OFFICIAL????” (in reference to the singer’s budding Internet friendship with Chris Evans). Many fans wondered whether Monday…

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St. Joe’s renames garden to honour Sudbury family’s decades-long support of the health centre

The Ashcroft family has donated more than $200,000 to St. Joseph’s Health Centre, not to mention giving countless volunteer hours to the facility  St. Joseph’s Health Centre is recognizing the decades-long support it has received from one Sudbury family. This week, the health centre’s board of directors announced it was renaming the garden at St.…

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Billie Eilish Hugs Olivia Rodrigo at ‘Happier Than Ever’ Party: ‘This Is Where the Real Love Is’

Khalid and Gracie Abrams were among the other artists and friends who were also photographed with Eilish, all showing support for her on release night. All guests were required to take a rapid COVID-19 test at the Beverly Hilton Hotel before being given the party’s address, Variety reported. Before posting her photos with friends, Eilish uploaded…

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Ricardo Montaner Returns to Touring in 2022: ‘I’m Incomplete Without the Applauds of My Fans’

“The virtual concerts are incredible. They have an immeasurable scope, phenomenal,” Montaner tells Billboard. “But nothing compares to the energy of seeing an audience face-to-face.” Montaner, behind some of Latin pop’s biggest hits — such as “Tan Enamorados,” “Me Va a Extrañar” and “Dejame Llorar” — announces his 2022 Montaner U.S. Tour exclusively on Billboard…

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Australia’s Matt Wearn officially secures sailing Laser class gold medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020

Australian sailor Matt Wearn has secured his gold medal after finishing runner-up in the last race of the Laser class at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.The 25-year-old debutant took an unassailable lead into the finale when his lead reached 22 net points following Friday’s racing.But instead of trundling around the course, Wearn jumped to second…

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There’s Another ‘+’ on the Market: Pearson+, the Wannabe Netflix for College Textbooks

Photo: Adam Berry (Getty Images)As if there weren’t enough services with a “+” in their name, here’s another for your list: Pearson+, the wannabe Netflix for college textbooks. Pearson recently unveiled Pearson+, a desktop and mobile app that will offer digital textbooks from the company’s catalogue via a two-tiered subscription model. The $9.99 per month…

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Olympics 2021 ICYMI: KD passes Melo, a new fastest woman, world record for Caeleb Dressel

Let’s keep these Olympic Games going. On Saturday, Kevin Durant surpassed Carmelo Anthony as the highest-scoring player in U.S. Olympic men’s basketball history as Team USA crushed the Czech Republic.We’ve also got a new fastest woman in the world.Olympics medal tracker | ScheduleAfter beginning her career 4-for-4 in Olympic individual competition, Katie Ledecky earned her…

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Minister Lametti to make a funding announcement regarding the revitalization of Indigenous laws

The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country will make a funding announcement related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 50. They will be joined by Kukpi7 Wayne Christian, Tribal Chief, Shuswap Nation…

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