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The 2021 Mortal Kombat reboot is the #1 movie streaming on HBO Max. By Charlene Badasie | Published 1 minute ago Mortal Kombat has fought its way into the top ten on the U.S. HBO Max streaming charts. The data is recorded by Flixpatrol, a site that tracks viewing data across multiple platforms worldwide. Based on the popular video game franchise created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, the 2021 movie is now streaming on HBO Max and serves as a reboot of the film series following the critical and commercial failure of Mortal Kombat: Annihilation in 1997. Directed by Simon McQuoid from a screenplay by Greg…

Thousands of people have taken part in the Palestine Marathon and Half Marathon which returned to the West Bank city of Bethlehem after a two-year pause because of restrictions over the Gaza War.The event, which attracted runners and spectators from across the West Bank and overseas, happened in conjunction with a race in Gaza, as a fragile ceasefire in the Palestinian Territory continues to hold.Wyre Davies reports from the event in Bethlehem.This video has been edited to remove an expletive written on a wall, which has been blurred at 00:48-00:53 seconds.

Delhi Capitals have been strongly reprimanded by a former Indian cricketer for experimenting throughout the competition and not settling their house in order. Axar Patel, the DC skipper, has also been tagged as an uninspiring skipper. The Delhi Capitals are on the verge of being knocked out of the competition in this edition of the tournament. The Capitals are one of the three franchises to have never won the IPL in its long history of 19 seasons. However, since their last final appearance in 2020 under Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy, Delhi have struggled with their leadership choices. After Rishabh Pant’s departure,…

By Kath Hudson    07 May 2026 Cheshire-based, leisure charity, Everybody Health and Leisure, has announced the appointment of four high-profile patrons, who will campaign on its behalf in order to raise funds and visibility. The patrons are retired Paralympic athlete, disability campaigner and sitting member of the House of Lord, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. Her appointment underlines the charity’s commitment to building its provision for people with disabilities in the borough. Consultant psychiatrist and bestselling author of the Chimp Paradox, Professor Steve Peters, who has been a consultant to more than 20 Olympic and national sporting teams and individuals has…

President Trump has reportedly signed off on a plan to dismiss Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary. It would be the latest high-profile departure to hit Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health department. Makary has served in the role for a little over a year. His tenure was ambitious, filled with the announcements of dozens of new initiatives, including efforts to shorten drug review timelines, crack down on misleading ads, and pressure the food industry to remove chemical dyes. The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, and Politico reported that the White House is planning to oust Makary. The plans could…

End-of-school year chaos has arrived. These 20-minute (or less) meals will get you cooking through it.Published May 7, 2026 Updated May 8, 2026Ah, May.To kids, the month is a thrilling wind-in-the-hair downhill race toward summer, freedom and possibility. For parents, it’s also a race, but the gasping, out-of-breath kind, toward a finish line that feels like it keeps moving farther and farther out of reach.Every commitment that seemed like a great idea in September culminates, making our Google calendars look like someone scattered confetti all over them: school concerts, sports banquets, dances, recitals, tournaments, graduation ceremonies, shopping for teacher gifts,…

1 Borussia Dortmund secured second place after coming from behind to secure a vital 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday night. Borussia Dortmund come from behind Can Uzun fired Albert Riera’s side into the lead after just two minutes with a superb curling effort into the bottom corner. Minutes later, Michael Zetterer was then called into action to deny Dortmund’s Italian prodigy, Samuele Inacio, who ghosted into the Frankfurt box unmarked, but fired his header straight at Eintracht’s custodian. Farès Chaïbi and Ritsu Dōan both looked to double Eintracht’s lead, but Serhou Guirassy’s 16th strike of the season brought…

Federal and local lawmakers in Puerto Rico, as well as civil rights and advocacy organizations, have called for investigations after ProPublica reported how a federal probe into a drugs-for-votes scheme in Puerto Rico prisons got quashed after the 2024 elections.   The territory’s representative in Congress, Pablo José Hernández Rivera, called on members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to join him in a push for a congressional probe into the matter.  “The report published today by ProPublica details facts that no elected official — whether in Puerto Rico or in Washington — can ignore,” he said in a…

As the new year begins, the startup ecosystem quickly regains momentum. Annual event calendars fill up, demo days resume, and conferences once again become central meeting points. January and February are often positioned as the starting line for new connections. Yet one familiar pattern persists. While the number of meetings continues to grow, the rate at which they translate into real outcomes does not. As preparations for 2026 are already underway, this gap can no longer be explained by individual effort alone. It points to a structural limitation across the ecosystem. Connections are made, but the next step is undefined…

Part the First: Paper Mills and the Corruption of Research.  No not Hammermill.  I don’t think I have actually known of someone buying a “scholarly” paper for publication, and I remember reading (a few paragraphs) only a few that seemed to be purpose built.  But following up on The Credibility Crisis in Science from earlier this week, when it comes to reading something that looks good, the warning remains “Let the buyer beware!” as shown Nature article How much for a fake authorship? Ad database reveals secrets of scientific fraud: Researchers have amassed a data set of thousands of advertisements…