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Warning: This post contains spoilers for Thunderbolts*. Thunderbolts* introduces one of the more unassuming villains of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Some guy named Bob walking around barefoot in his pajamas. Okay, he’s not just Bob. Played by Lewis Pullman, Bob

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Thunderbolts* The asterisk in the Thunderbolts* title became a major part of the Marvel Studios marketing campaign for the new movie. Why was it there? What did it mean? The studio remained mum. Now

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Thunderbolts*. By the end of Thunderbolts* the rag-tag group of sidekicks and antiheroes has emerged as the collective savior of New York. A supersoldier serum test subject named Bob (Lewis Pullman) tries to become

During his many decades in politics, Mahathir bin Mohamad has been accused of many things. Laziness was never one. Even today, at a venerable 99 years of age, Malaysia’s longest-serving Prime Minister, who left his second stint in office in

Stephen Miller claims Americans likely ‘willing to pay more’ for US-made dolls  The Hill Trump admin live updates: Executive order blocks federal funding to NPR, PBS  ABC News Watch: Trump says US kids might have ‘two dolls instead of 30’ due to

White House budget calls for $163 billion in federal cuts next year  The Washington Post

Trump signs order that aims to cut funding to NPR, PBS  Reuters Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR  AP News Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS  NPR ENDING TAXPAYER SUBSIDIZATION OF BIASED MEDIA  The

Trump replacing Waltz as national security adviser, Rubio takes role for now  ABC News ‘Well there you go’ – watch moment spokeswoman learns Waltz news  BBC Trump Is Plotting Shock-and-Awe ‘Purge’ of White House Staff  The Daily Beast Waltz out as national security

De minimis: US small parcels loophole set to close pushing up prices for Shein and Temu  BBC A massive tariff on millions of Americans’ purchases just went into effect — cue the chaos  CNN Trump Ends Chinese Tariff Loophole, Raising the Cost

The count is likely lead to demands to raise the country’s quotas that reserve government jobs, college admissions and elected offices for lower and intermediate castes. (Image credit: Anupam Nath)