Kenyan patient suspected of Ebola infection tests negative

Preliminary lab results ease fears of a second case in Kenya, after the country reported its first-ever case this week.

Preliminary laboratory results from a Kenyan patient who was suspected of contracting the Ebola virus have come back negative.

Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says

Hegseth said in an interview with conservative TV outlet Real America's Voice that Hasan is "gonna get a firing squad of soldiers. As it should be".

Asked if Hasan had made any final requests or reached out to President Donald Trump Hegseth said: "Don't care. We'll see him on December 3rd."

Zuckerberg's image is in trouble - but Meta's business is booming

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Olivia Colman on viral Wicker memes: 'This has never happened to me before'

A picture of Olivia Colman as a fisherwoman, hugging Alexander Skarsgård as the Wicker husband in the film "Wicker"Image source, Black Bear Pictures

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Olivia Colman stars alongside Alexander Skarsgård in new film Wicker

Celebrity Traitors episode three: Emotions run high as two players banished

Emotions run high at the round table as Celebrity Traitors banish two players

Sharon Rooney looking shocked in the breakfast room on Celebrity Traitors

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Actress Sharon Rooney was visibly shocked to find which players returned to breakfast during Thursday's episode

NHS at risk of ‘system failures’ as demand for ADHD and autism care soars, inquiry finds

The NHS in England is heading into a “world of system failures” as it struggles to cope with relentlessly rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism care, leaving those affected desperate for support, a government-commissioned inquiry has found.

9 Legend of Zelda Side Quests Scarier than Any Horror Game

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‘The Social Reckoning’ Filmmaker Aaron Sorkin Isn’t Ruling Out a Zuckerberg Trilogy

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Aaron Sorkin had no intention of returning to the world of Facebook.

Of course, people tried to talk him into it. They’d ask, “What about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election via Facebook? What about the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal? What about the platform’s role in the Rohingya genocide?” But the Oscar-winning writer of 2010’s The Social Network remained determined not to go back to that well.

‘Other Mommy’ Review: Jessica Chastain’s Doppelgänger Horror Misfires in Every Direction

If you enjoyed watching the trailer for “Other Mommy” during every multiplex outing this summer, you’ll get an extended dose of its freneticism during the actual film — right down to an opening title card that appears letter-by-letter while intercut with choppy action. From director Rob Savage, and adapted from the horror novel “Incidents Around the House,” the finished product is among the most limp and ineffectual works to grace the screen this year, misfiring in every direction, including and especially its tone.

Matthew Lillard Resented ‘Scooby-Doo’ Movies After His Career Nosedived When the Sequel Flopped: We ‘Sold Our House’ and Had to ‘Downsize Our Lives’

Matthew Lillard got brutally honest about his love-hate relationship with the “Scooby-Doo” movies while participating in Variety‘s “Know Their Lines” video series. The actor expected to become a blockbuster movie star after landing the role of Shaggy in 2002’s live-action “Scooby-Doo,” which earned $275 million worldwide. But the franchise was short-lived after 2004’s “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” disappointed and cut Lillard’s blockbuster dreams short.