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A source told Page Six Hollywood that Bloom’s exit was "leaving the production scrambling to reorganize just before filming." A source familiar with the film told us Bloom's alleged exit was part of a domino effect when the original director was replaced.

"Bond 26" director Denis Villeneuve and casting director Nina Gold have scoured the UK and looked at a stream of unknowns to play the new 007,w with Jack Barton emerging from that pack.

Former Hollywood Foreign Press Association member Husam “Sam” Asi was poised to be hauled away in handcuffs for allegedly being in contempt in a years-long case pitting him against his one-time Golden Globes brethren.

The company and the FBI confirmed the attack at Micro-Comm in Olathe, Kansas, which has not previously been reported.

A San Francisco train operator was removed from driving duties after allegedly falling asleep before a collision involving two L Taraval trains on July 31. The crash occurred at 47th Avenue and Wawona Street at around 8:30 a.m., with footage appearing to show the operator dozing off before the trains collided. Two commuters were aboard...

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion as part of a historic settlement with 29 state attorneys general who alleged the company purposely built Instagram and Facebook to addict kids.

Close enough, welcome back SuperBob!

Thijs Simonian created the game using Apple Maps data, he said.

Matthew Boyd will help lead the visiting Cubs past the Diamondbacks on Wednesday afernoon, Stitches predicts.

Labor Day Weekend looks pretty cozy from where we're standing.

Despite her body art, the country music icon maintained that she wasn't a “tattoo girl.”

Despite her body art, the country music icon maintained that she wasn't a “tattoo girl.”

Meta Settles With US States For $16.7 Billion Over Social Media Harms To Children

Meta Platforms has reached a $16.7 billion settlement to resolve a landmark claim brought by several states that the company designed Instagram and Facebook to addict children, improperly collected children's personal data, and misled consumers about their safety. 

The deal was in a Wednesday court filing in California after a lawsuit was brought by 29 states - with attorneys for  Colorado, California, New Jersey and Kentucky - leading the group. The states argued that features like infinite scroll were purposely engineered to keep young users hooked, that Meta misled the public about the safety of its platforms for adolescents, and that the company improperly collected and monetized children's personal data in violation of federal law.

As part of the settlement, Meta must implement daily usage limits and 'nighttime blocks' for teenagers who use the company's apps like Facebook and Instagram, as well as "enhanced age assurance measures" that would prevent children from using them, and also providing parents with additional tools, CNBC reports.

Additionally, Meta is tying another $5.3 billion of the settlement to Google and TikTok adopting similar teen safety measures - cutting default teen time limits from 2 hours to 1 hour per day. 

The attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming joined the settlement.

Prior to the settlement, Meta warned that maximum statutory penalties could theoretically reach $1.4 trillion, while the attorneys general have indicated they may seek around $200 billion. That said, the company still faces thousands of lawsuits filed by school districts and individual plaintiffs alleging harms from social media. 

While shares spiked as much as 5% premarket on the news, the move was quickly reversed at market open.

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Tyler Durden Wed, 08/26/2026 - 09:19

Trigg died days after he fell into the family’s fenceless pool in Arizona while Kiser’s husband, Brady, was home alone with their two children in May 2025.

Simply showing that he can pitch won’t suffice.

The man's blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit when he crashed the boat that the owners previously revealed was taken without permission.

Sending the dollar to 'debasement.'

Charlotte Ghekiere, 12, raised the alarm Sunday evening when Alan Smith -- her stepmom's "hermit" brother -- opened fire on his family that had gathered at the Billings home for dinner.

CIA Director Held Covert Moscow Talks With Russian Intel Chiefs As Relations Sink Deeper Into "Crisis"

Summary: 

• CIA Director Ratcliffe Met With Senior Russian intelligence officials, Not Putin
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov Says Meeting Focused On Repairing Bilateral US-Russia Relations In "Deep Crisis" 
• CIA Director Ratcliffe On USAF Cargo Jet Flight To Moscow
• US Air Force C-17 Makes Mysterious Visit To Moscow 

New Details On Ratcliffe's Trip To Moscow 

CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on a US Air Force C-17 transport jet on Tuesday morning for meetings with Russian intelligence officials, according to CBS News.

The outlet cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who confirmed Wednesday that Ratcliffe met with senior Russian intelligence officials but not President Vladimir Putin.

Putin was later briefed on the talks, according to Peskov, who cautioned that it was too early to determine whether the meeting could help pull bilateral US-Russian relations out of their "deep crisis."

The visit marks Ratcliffe's first known trip to Russia since becoming CIA director, though he has maintained contact with Russian intelligence counterparts, CBS noted.

CBS continued:

Ahead of his trip, the US told Ukrainian officials that a senior delegation would be traveling to Moscow and asked Kyiv to suspend strikes until the delegation's departure from Russia, according to a senior Ukrainian official.

The secretive trip comes as US-mediated peace talks remain stalled and Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure have stoked a refined-products crisis that is spreading worldwide in the form of diesel shortages. We must note the energy crisis has been compounded by tanker transit disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. 

CIA Director Ratcliffe On USAF Cargo Jet Flight To Moscow 

CIA Director John Ratcliffe was onboard the U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster lll that landed early Tuesday at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, in order to attend several high-level meetings with Russian officials, according to CBS News. pic.twitter.com/m4qg9apy3V

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) August 25, 2026

CBS News Senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs has provided some clarity on the mysterious US Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft that flew to Moscow earlier today.

Jacobs said, "Scoop: CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Russia aboard a C-17 for meetings in Moscow today, sources told @Olivia_Gazis @JimLaPorta and me. @CBSNews." 

Scoop: CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Russia aboard a C-17 for meetings in Moscow today, sources told @Olivia_Gazis @JimLaPorta and me. @CBSNews

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 25, 2026 US Air Force C-17 Makes Mysterious Visit To Moscow 

A US Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft landed at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport on Tuesday, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24.

The C-17 arrived from Riga, Latvia, where it landed on Sunday, according to Flightradar24 data. Flight data show that the military transport plane was recently at Camp Springs, Maryland, home to Joint Base Andrews, which supports presidential and senior US government travel.

"An unusual visitor to Moscow this morning. A US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III flew from Riga to Moscow Vnukovo Airport," Flightradar24 wrote on X early Tuesday.

An unusual visitor to Moscow this morning. 👀

A US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III flew from Riga to Moscow Vnukovo Airporthttps://t.co/D7vylYesDQ pic.twitter.com/jXbOSj0LXM

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) August 25, 2026

Flightradar24 shows the C-17's latest activity over the past seven days:

Russian business news website RBC confirmed that a US military transport aircraft had landed at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport.

Russian state-owned news agency TASS also reported that an "American Boeing C-17A Globemaster III military transport aircraft has reportedly landed in Moscow."

More from TASS:

A source within EU air traffic control authorities told TASS that the plane, having originally flown from Andrews Air Force Base to Latvia, had indeed continued its journey toward the Russian border. The source confirmed that the aircraft proceeded toward Russia's border after its stop in Riga. Additionally, the source noted that prior to this, the plane had also visited Charleston Airport.

There has been no official confirmation from the US about the C-17's landing in Moscow. The flight could indicate support for a senior US delegation, the transportation of diplomatic cargo or a prisoner transfer. Keep in mind that Joint Base Andrews is a major hub for US government and military missions.

Tyler Durden Wed, 08/26/2026 - 09:01

Daily Wire host Michael Knowles talks about how “small c” conservatism has the policies that will benefit Americans but it’s up to Republican politicians to get that message out before socialist like AOC take over. Can they make the sale to voters in time?