Mike Flanagan is adapting Stephen King’s Carrie for Amazon

Three years after signing an overall TV production deal with Amazon, Mike Flanagan is finally developing a new project for the studio. Deadline reports that Amazon is moving forward with a Carrie series adaptation from Flanagan based on Stephen King’s 1974 novel about a girl born with telekinetic powers. In addition to writing and showrunning…

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3 senators lead effort to ban Chinese-owned GNC from military installations over spying concerns

Efforts to remove Chinese-owned GNC from U.S. military bases gained momentum this week as Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., introduced companion legislation to a House-led bill targeting the nutrition retailer. Some 85 GNC stores currently operate on American military installations. Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., first introduced a bill to ban the company from doing business on…

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Canva is now in the coding and spreadsheet business

Canva is launching its latest smorgasbord of generative AI-powered workspace tools in its attempt to cram everything that Microsoft, Google, and Adobe can do into a single platform. Canva’s Visual Suite is being redesigned to combine its design and productivity tools into a single interface, alongside adding new coding, photo editing, spreadsheet, and AI chatbot…

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Jelly Roll drops nearly 200 pounds, sets sights on sky-high goal

Jelly Roll is breezing through his weight-loss goals and celebrating his latest milestone. During the “Big Night Aht” live show Wednesday, he told host Pat McAfee and the gathered audience that he’s lost nearly 200 pounds. “I started at 540 pounds and I was 357 pounds this morning,” the 40-year-old said, adding, “I’m gonna lose…

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WH slams Dems’ ‘partisan games’ after Trump-foe Schiff calls for insider trading investigation over tariffs

The White House slammed Democrats for playing “partisan games” and calling for an investigation into alleged insider trading after President Donald Trump paused customized reciprocal tariffs for 90 days on Wednesday.  “It is the responsibility of the President of the United States to reassure the markets and Americans about their economic security in the face…

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