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French producer Claude Berda, whose AB Groupe was one of the founding acquisitions of European media group Mediawan, has died at the age of 78 years old. Although Berda was little known outside of France, his activities as a TV producer and visionary media exec were seminal at home He and Jean-Luc Azoulay co-founded AB Productions in 1977, with the pair lending the initials of their respective family names to make up the company name. Initially created as a record label, the company moved into audiovisual production in the late 1980s, after it forged a deal with TF1 to produce…

Motor sports have skyrocketed in popularity over the last few years, which has brought mainstream sports fans to F1 betting and NASCAR betting through pop culture. We’ll take a look at how sportsbooks operate when it comes to motor sports, how bettors can wager on racing events and go over some of the best strategies and tips when it comes to racing betting.Finding the best sportsbook promos for motor sports bettingHere’s a look at some of the promotions going on at top sportsbooks for fans interested in getting into motor sports betting.BrandPromoCBS promo codeDraftKingsBet $5, get $200 in bonus bets…

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely harsh conditions in his poem “Roman Wall Blues,” in which a soldier laments enduring wet wind and rain with “lice in my tunic and a cold in my nose.” We can now add chronic nausea and bouts of diarrhea to his list of likely woes, thanks to parasitic infections, according to a new paper published in the journal Parasitology. As previously reported, archaeologists can learn a great deal by studying the remains of intestinal parasites in ancient feces. For…

Ski resorts are struggling to open runs, walk-through ice palaces can’t be built, and the owner of a horse stable hopes that her customers will be satisfied with riding wagons instead of sleighs under majestic Rocky Mountain peaks. It’s just been too warm in the West with not enough snow. Meanwhile, the Midwest and Northeast have been blanketed by record snow this December, a payday for skiers who usually covet conditions out West. In the Western mountains where snow is crucial for ski tourism — not to mention water for millions of acres (hectares) of crops and the daily needs…

Trump’s executive order stops short of legalizing marijuana for recreational use, but will allow more research and medical treatment, and will clear the way for Medicare to cover some cannabis-related treatments.

Cuba is watching nervously as the U.S. ramps up pressure on Venezuela, threatening a lifeline and deepening the island’s isolation.

Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer of Palantir Technologies Inc., speaks at the Hill & Valley forum at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2025. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images ) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Welcome to Fox News’ Artificial Intelligence newsletter with the latest AI technology advancements.IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- AI fuels blue-collar productivity boom across manufacturing, Palantir technology chief tells FOX Business- New exoskeleton adapts to terrain with smart AI power- Purdue becomes first university to require AI competency for all undergrads as universities race to adaptRISE OF MACHINES: Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam…

Rapper Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced to nine months in prison in Romania on a drug possession charge. Khalifa, 38, was sentenced Thursday, December 18, more than a year after he was charged with allegedly possessing 18 grams of cannabis following a performance at the Beach, Please! festival in the coastal village of Costinesti in July 2024, the Associated Press reported Thursday, citing Romania’s national news agency, Agerpres. According to AP, the rapper — real name Cameron Thomaz — was convicted of “possession of dangerous drugs, without right, for personal consumption,” In April, Khalifa was issued an $830 fine for…

Ryan O’HanlonDec 19, 2025, 03:43 AM ETCloseRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”You know it’s probably going to be Arsenal or Manchester City for the Premier League title; Burnley and someone else for relegation; and one of, like, eight or nine different teams for the final two or three UEFA Champions League places.These are the races that matter. These are the races we talk about. They frame everything that happens with a given club: Is the manager keeping the team safe from relegation? Are the new…

One Battle After Another, the 10th film from celebrated filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, tells the story of an ex-revolutionary who, after his daughter is taken, is forced to reconcile with the misdeeds of his past. Take a quick look around the internet, and you’ll see mention of this movie on a plethora of “Best Of” lists. The Oscar buzz is definitely buzzing with this one.If you missed it in theaters, or you just want to watch it again and again, I’ve got good news for you: One Battle After Another just arrived on streamingLeonardo DiCaprio stars as Bob Ferguson, the…