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Entertainment · 17 October 2026

Paramount Fires Up Red Rising: Hunger Games Director Takes the Helm

Candy Voss, Washington desk

Paramount has secured the rights to Pierce Brown’s Red Rising series and tapped Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence to helm a film of the first novel, with Justin Rhodes writing the screenplay.

Finance · 17 October 2026

$2 Trillion Deficit: America’s New Heavyweight Champion

Helen Pell, Washington desk

The U.S. budget deficit is edging toward $2 trillion, driven by higher interest rates that raise borrowing costs and by Trump‑era spending on the Iran conflict and tariff refunds.

Entertainment · 17 October 2026

Delta Flight Turns into Drama Stage as Selma Blair Arrested for ‘Slam Dunk’ on Flight Attendants

Candy Voss, Washington desk

Actress Selma Blair, whose multiple sclerosis is in remission and who has upcoming gigs, was charged with second-degree assault after allegedly assaulting two flight attendants on a Delta flight from L.A. to New York; sh…

Entertainment · 17 October 2026

Cage and Banderas Team Up for True Detective Season 5, Filming Starts 2027

Candy Voss, Washington desk

Antonio Banderas joins Nicolas Cage in HBO’s True Detective Season 5, with showrunner Issa López returning and filming slated for 2027.

Finance · 17 October 2026

Budget Bites Back: $2 Trillion Deficit Gives Trump’s Wallet a Sore Spot

Helen Pell, Washington desk

The U.S. deficit is edging toward $2 trillion as higher interest rates raise borrowing costs, while spending on the Iran war and tariff refunds undercut the Trump administration’s cost‑cutting claims.

Entertainment · 17 October 2026

Chase Infiniti’s ‘The Julia Set’ Gets a Sony Upgrade After Its TIFF Debut – Math Meets Movie Magic

Clyde Rook, Washington desk

Sony Pictures Classics has snapped up U.S. and key international rights to Niki Byrne’s debut feature ‘The Julia Set,’ which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film stars Chase Infiniti as a…

Politics · 17 October 2026

Katie Zacharia’s 5‑Day Legal Lie Triggers Trump’s ‘Reconsider’ Order

Candy Voss, Washington desk

Press secretary Katie Zacharia lasted only five days after her first briefing exposed false lawyer claims and President Trump urged her to ‘reconsider’ her role, leading to her dismissal.

Business · 17 October 2026

Robust Earnings, Robust Fed, and a Briefing So Robust It Echoes Four Times

Helen Pell, Washington desk

A dry‑market parody where corporate earnings, the Federal Reserve and a press briefing all over‑use the word “robust,” leaving investors wondering if anyone ever said anything else.

Business · 17 October 2026

Robust, Robust, Robust, Robust: The Fed, Wall Street Earnings, and a Briefing That Couldn’t Stop Saying the Same Word

Helen Pell, Washington desk

A tongue‑in‑cheek look at how a Fed briefing that peppered ‘robust’ four times has inspired a chorus of equally over‑enthusiastic earnings releases, masking the market’s quieter tremors.