NFL sees increased viewership for wild-card round, eyes more for divisional games

NFL sees increased viewership for wild-card round, eyes more for divisional games

After double-digit increases in its regular-season and wild-card playoff round ratings, the NFL is looking for another large bump in ratings during this weekend’s division round. The league and Nielsen said last weekend’s six wild-card games averaged 32 million viewers, a 13% jump from last year. It was also the most-watched opening weekend of the…

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Julio Iglesias denies sexual abuse allegations, calling them ‘absolutely untrue’

Julio Iglesias denies sexual abuse allegations, calling them ‘absolutely untrue’

MADRID — Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias on Friday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted two former employees, calling the accusations “absolutely untrue.” Media reports from earlier this week alleged Iglesias had sexually and physically assaulted two women who worked at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas between January and October 2021. A…

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Defense Department says military newspaper Stars and Stripes must eliminate ‘woke distractions’

Defense Department says military newspaper Stars and Stripes must eliminate ‘woke distractions’

The Pentagon said Thursday that it is changing the independent military newspaper Stars and Stripes so it concentrates on “reporting for our warfighters” and no longer includes “woke distractions.” That message, in a social media post from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s spokesman, is short on specifics and does not mention the news outlet’s legacy of…

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Mattel and Alex Aster team up for Barbie young adult novel, ‘Barbie: Dreamscape’

Mattel and Alex Aster team up for Barbie young adult novel, ‘Barbie: Dreamscape’

NEW YORK — The publishing arm of Mattel Inc. is teaming with million-selling novelist Alex Aster on a Barbie young adult novel in which the iconic doll embarks on a journey across “treacherous, magical lands.” “Barbie: Dreamscape,” scheduled for July 28, is the first novel for young adults out of Mattel Publishing since the imprint…

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