Underworld Turns

LAPD asks public to be alert, report any suspicious activity ahead of 2026 Oscars

The Los Angeles Police Department issued a statement Friday asking the public and attendees of the 2026 Academy Awards to “follow posted advisories, remain aware of their surroundings, and promptly report any suspicious activity to law enforcement,” ahead of Sunday’s award ceremony. The 98th Academy Awards come less than a week after the FBI issued […]
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‘Access Hollywood’ canceled as NBCUniversal ends 1st-run syndication

After nearly three decades, NBC Universal is pulling the plug on the entertainment magazine show “Access Hollywood.” The move comes as the media giant announced it will stop producing first-run syndicated television programming. The move also affects “Karamo” and “The Steve Wilkos Show.” “NBCUniversal is making changes to our first-run syndication division to better align […]
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‘Access Hollywood’ canceled as NBCUniversal ends 1st-run syndication

After nearly three decades, NBC Universal is pulling the plug on the entertainment magazine show “Access Hollywood.” The move comes as the media giant announced it will stop producing first-run syndicated television programming. The move also affects “Karamo” and “The Steve Wilkos Show.” “NBCUniversal is making changes to our first-run syndication division to better align […]
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LIVE: Police respond to possible firearm threat at Los Angeles High School

Police are investigating a possible firearm threat reported at Los Angeles High School in the Mid-Wilshire area Friday afternoon. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded to the 4600 block of Olympic Boulevard at about 12:09 p.m. for possible reports of firearms seen on campus. Authorities said officers made contact with the reporting […]
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This Oscar-Nominated Doc Says Now’s the Time to Resist

Pavel Talankin is a teacher from a small mining town in Central Russia. He spent two and a half years documenting how his school was conscripted into Putin’s war propaganda machine for the Oscar-nominated documentary, Mr. Nobody Against Putin. After Russia invaded Ukraine, his school changed almost overnight– teachers ordered to deliver government scripts and […]
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The Other Iran War Crisis: It’s Threatening Global Food Supplies

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Up until the end of February, a steady flow of ships bound for destinations across the world would pass daily through the Strait of Hormuz. A narrow channel running between Oman and Iran, the waterway serves as the only natural maritime link […]
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