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Michael Caine’s AI voice narrates 13-hour Odyssey audiobook ahead of Nolan film
Michael Caine’s licensed AI voice narrates a new 13-hour audiobook of Homer’s The Odyssey released June 23 ahead of Nolan’s film due July 19.
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Clive Davis, legendary music executive behind Whitney Houston, dies at 94
Clive Davis, influential music executive who signed Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston, died June 22 at age 94 in New York.
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79th Cannes Film Festival ends with Palme d'Or award amid strong arthouse competition
The 79th Cannes Film Festival concluded Saturday with the Palme d'Or ceremony, led by jury president Park Chan-wook judging 22 international films.
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Italian police shut down Mick Jagger's Stromboli party over local music ban
Police halted a May party on Stromboli island attended by Mick Jagger and film cast due to a local Wednesday music ban.
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Lebanese turtle conservationist Mona Khalil dies after Israeli airstrike near Tyre
Mona Khalil, a Lebanese environmentalist known for protecting sea turtles, died June 19 after being wounded in an Israeli airstrike on June 4.
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Fire Destroys Reikado Hall Housing Nearly 1,200-Year-Old Eternal Flame on Miyajima Island
A fire destroyed the Reikado Hall on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, this week, but the temple saved its nearly 1,200-year-old eternal flame.
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Toy Story 5 opens with record $160M in North America over Father's Day weekend
Toy Story 5 earned an estimated $160 million in North America during its opening weekend, the franchise's best debut, grossing $312 million worldwide over three days.
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Greek Iliad fragment found sealed on Roman-era Egyptian mummy at Oxyrhynchus
University of Barcelona archaeologists discovered a papyrus fragment of Homer’s Iliad incorporated in a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy.
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Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters critiques capitalism through shoplifting story
Boots Riley released I Love Boosters on May 22, a film depicting a women’s group using shoplifting to fight economic inequality.
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Studio Ghibli opens first U.S. pop-up store in Torrance, California
Studio Ghibli is launching its first official U.S. store, Donguri Republic, as a six-month pop-up in Torrance starting June 23, 2026.
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DR Congo reports record surge in Ebola cases amid tracing and funding challenges
The Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 72 new Ebola cases on June 14, raising the outbreak total to 782 amid shortages and tracing gaps.
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Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk uses AI for brainstorming but not novel writing
Olga Tokarczuk said she uses AI tools for idea development and fact-checking but not to write her novels, sparking debate among Polish writers.
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Australia declares strong El Niño event in tropical Pacific with global impacts
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology declared an El Niño event underway in the tropical Pacific, forecast as strong to very strong on June 16, 2026.
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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes near Palu, Indonesia causing building damage
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit near Palu, Indonesia, damaging buildings but causing no immediate casualties.
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Actor Tyler Mane diagnosed with rare male breast cancer, begins chemotherapy
Tyler Mane announced he has rare male breast cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, after his wife urged him to seek diagnosis.
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British Artist David Hockney Dies Peacefully at Age 88 in London
David Hockney, a celebrated British pop art pioneer, died at home in London on June 11, 2026, aged 88.
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Extreme Rain and Landslides Kill 7% of Tapanuli Orangutans in Sumatra
Cyclone Senyar’s November 2025 rainfall and landslides in Sumatra killed about 58 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans, 7% of their global population.
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Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' premieres as alien-themed sci-fi blockbuster in US theaters
Steven Spielberg's latest film, Disclosure Day, opened June 11-12 across 3,824 North American theaters, outperforming box office projections with strong reviews.
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El Niño officially formed, may become one of the strongest on record, NOAA says
NOAA and Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed El Niño has formed, with a 63% chance it will peak very strong this winter.
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Glenn Close, Ridley Scott to receive honorary Oscars at 2026 Governors Awards
Glenn Close, Ridley Scott, Floyd Norman, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler will receive honorary Oscars on November 15, 2026.
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Schmigadoon! wins Best Musical; Death of a Salesman revival takes six Tonys
Schmigadoon! won Best Musical and Death of a Salesman revival led play honors with six Tony Awards June 7 in New York.
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UK Couple Grows Functional Furniture by Shaping Living Trees Over Years
Gavin and Alice Munro have spent nearly 20 years developing techniques to grow chairs and furniture by shaping living trees in Derbyshire, England.
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Man dies after shark attack near Michaelmas Island, Western Australia
A 35-year-old diver died after a suspected 4.5-metre shark bit him while spearfishing near Michaelmas Island on June 6, 2026.
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University of Cambridge tests world's first AI-designed vaccine targeting coronaviruses
Researchers at the University of Cambridge completed initial human trials of the world's first AI-designed vaccine targeting broad coronaviruses.