What Will Happen If China’s Evergrande Group Collapses-

When Chinese home-buyer Zhiwei decided to purchase a luxury apartment at a development named Australia Villas back in 1997, it was billed as the apex of affluence.

Located outside China’s southern megacity Guangzhou, the sprawling complex was to have 292 buildings, including a gymnasium, spa, cinemas, and a private school. Boutiques and restaurants would dot its 2,000 acres, sales s…

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Xi Calls for Tech Push in China After U.S. Escalates Curbs

Xi Jinping renewed calls for China to step up the development of technology critical to national security, issuing a forceful reminder just as escalating U.S. sanctions threaten Beijing’s efforts to become self-reliant in semiconductors.

Invoking the so-called “whole nation system” that propelled China’s space and nuclear weapons programs, Xi exhorted top officials…

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Tupac Shakur Shooting- Suspect Arrested

Las Vegas police have arrested a man in the deadly 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur, a long-awaited break in a case that has frustrated investigators and fascinated the public ever since the hip-hop icon was gunned down on the Las Vegas Strip 27 years ago.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested early Friday morning, although the exact charge or charges were not immediately clear, accord…

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The True Story Behind Welcome to Chippendales

Spoilers for Welcome to Chippendales ahead

Before there was Magic Mike, there was Chippendales. Hulu’s limited series Welcome to Chippendales, premiering Nov. 22, tells the true story behind the revolutionary all-male revue founded by Somen “Steve” Banerjee in 1980s Los Angeles. But this tale of male stripper…

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The Most Anticipated Video Games of 2023

2023 is shaping up to be a huge year for gaming, with almost wall-to-wall releases coming out at least once a month, though in some instances more like once a week. The new year could potentially bring on record-breaking sales, although delays of some of the year’s biggest games are always on the table, given the crowded release schedule.

It’s always difficult to predict where…

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The True Story Behind ‘The Crowded Room’

After a shooting takes place outside New York City’s Rockefeller Center, the investigation that follows unearths secrets buried deep inside the mind of the young man accused of the violent crime, Danny Sullivan (Tom Holland), in Apple TV+’s new limited series The Crowded Room.

Set in 1979, the 10-episode psychological thriller is told through a series of interviews wi…

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What to Know About Jen Shah’s Guilty Plea

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City viewers got a taste of a different type of drama when Jen Shah, one of the cast members of the Bravo reality TV series, was arrested on March 30, 2021 in Salt Lake City for her alleged involvement in a national telemarketing fraud scheme. She was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing and conspiracy to commit …

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TikTok Changed the Meaning of a Follow 

Alex Burriss and Roi Fabito, known online as Alex and Roi Wassabi, have been making videos for 17 years. As “O.G. YouTubers” who have amassed over 10 million subscribers since the platform’s early days, they’ve been attending VidCon, an annual convention for fans to connect with their favorite online personalities, for nearly a decade. Back in the day, they used to know the vast majorit…

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Will Smith Addressed Slapping Chris Rock During His Oscars Acceptance Speech for Best Actor

Will Smith had a complicated night at the 2022 Academy Awards. He won his first Oscar for his lead performance as Venus and Serena Williams’ father, Richard Williams, in King Richard. But Smith spent the bulk of his speech addressing an unscripted and unsettling moment from earlier in the night when Smith walked up on stage and slapped Chris Rock. Smith had taken offense at a jok…

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What to Know About The Crown’s Sydney Johnson

The British royal family is not exactly known for its diversity, so it’s no surprise that the characters depicted in The Crown are predominantly white. But in its fifth season, the Netflix drama makes space for some of the people of color who were previously connected to the institution.

Airing on Nov. 9, the show—which Netflix has taken pains to emphasize is fictionali…

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