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Lil Nas X has unveiled his desire for fans to see the «real me» behind his stage persona through his latest documentary film. Speaking to reporters at the 43rd Toronto Film Festival on Saturday night, the musician, whose given name is Montero Lamar Hill, discussed the project. Nas X made history as the first openly gay man to receive a Country Music Association award for his hit song «Old Town Road.» The biographical documentary, titled «Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero,» is directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada and Zac Manuel.

Edge rusher Carl Nassib, who made history as the NFL's first openly gay player to participate in a regular-season game, has officially announced his retirement. Nassib's groundbreaking moment came in 2021 while he was a member of the Las Vegas Raiders, and he later played a season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In his retirement announcement shared on Instagram, the 30-year-old Nassib expressed mixed emotions. He stated, «This is a bittersweet moment for me, but after seven seasons and just over 100 NFL games, I am officially retiring from football to focus on my company Rayze.» Nassib fondly reminisced about his football journey, from his humble beginnings as a walk-on at Penn State to achieving his dream of playing in the NFL. Throughout his NFL career, which spanned seven seasons and included stints with the Cleveland Browns, Las Vegas Raiders, and two separate periods with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Nassib accumulated an impressive 25 1/2 sacks. His retirement marks the conclusion of a remarkable football journey and a transition towards new endeavors, particularly his entrepreneurial pursuits with Rayze. Nassib's bravery and contribution to LGBTQ+ representation in professional sports will undoubtedly leave a lasting legacy in the world of football.

championed by leaders across the region, went out of vogue after the Asian financial crisis of 1997. The idea that East and South-East Asia’s disciplined governments had a unique economic edge over the decadent West suddenly seemed less compelling. Today in prosperous East Asia a different facet of those ballyhooed values is looking even more parlous.

A top government official says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan supports his new economic team's plan to increase interest rates to lower the country's soaring inflation

Bryant Gumbel's “Real Sports” newsmagazine was the longest-running show on HBO, and soon it will be no more

OK, not all the movies. Some of them, like 'Dune: Part Two,' have been postponed until next year due to the ongoing actors and writers strikes. But most of the film calendar has stayed intact — for now. Just like summer, there are plenty of sequels and prequels on the way. A second 'Nun," a third 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding,' a fourth 'Expendables' and a 10th 'Saw.' But many of the most anticipated titles are awards contenders, historical epics and festival hits. Here's a look at some of the highlights of the next three months.

workplaces, said San Segundo. The women’s soccer team “are heroes not only because they won the World Cup, but because they are paving the way for all women toward equality." A rapidly changing country has become one of the world’s most socially liberal societies, survey evidence shows. Successive governments have passed laws to strengthen women’s rights, from advancing gender equality in the workplace to toughening penalties for violence against women.

Adarsh Gourav has joined the cast of «Alien» prequel series, to be produced by veteran Hollywood filmmaker Ridley Scott. In a press note issued on Tuesday, the actor's spokesperson said the series marks a significant milestone as the «Alien» franchise ventures into episodic storytelling for the first time. Gourav shot to fame after his BAFTA-nominated performance in the 2021 film "The White Tiger''.

Walt Disney Company is one of the most successful media and entertainment companies in history. It's a vast conglomerate that stretches from cartoon characters and animation films that much of the world grew up with, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Beauty and the Beast, to news channels and the world's most famous theme parks. So, why does this company seem to be struggling suddenly? According to at least one estimate, Disney may have lost close to $900 million on its recent films.

The contraction in euro area business activity deepened this month, most notably in Germany where the decline was the steepest since the pandemic brought the economy to a screeching halt in May 2020. France reported a third monthly drop in output, while the rest of the region contracted more moderately, according to a survey of purchasing managers. Sweden’s economic prospects dimmed, while a decline in UK retail sales underscored greater consumer caution. In Turkey, central bankers, including newly appointed officials led by Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan, surprised markets with the steepest interest-rate increase since 2018.

Turkey’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by an aggressive 7.5 percentage points, in a new sign of a return to more traditional economic policies

By Ali Kucukgocmen and Jonathan Spicer

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey's central bank is expected to raise its policy rate to 20% this week, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, though some economists expect a smaller increase after hikes in previous months remained below expectations.

The new administrator of Walt Disney World’s governing district can’t continue to work in his new job and be chair of Florida’s ethics commission at the same time

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₹100-crore club in India. The film, starring Sunny Deol, managed to collect over ₹50 crore at the box office on the third day of its release. Meanwhile, Sunny Deol fans are fondly remembering a time when “Iron Man" Robert Downey Jr.

AI companies not to use copyrighted work without permission or compensation. At the same time, AI is a story to tell, and no longer just in science fiction. As present in the imagination as politics, the pandemic or climate change, AI has become part of the narrative for a growing number of novelists and short story writers who only need to follow the news to imagine a world upended.

artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity. More than 10,000 of them endorsed an open letter from the Authors Guild this summer, urging AI companies not to use copyrighted work without permission or compensation. At the same time, AI is a story to tell, and no longer just in science fiction.

Made in Heaven' breakout star Arjun Mathur says he was initially worried about being typecast in gay roles, but the show made him realise that a well-written character is worth repeating. Having previously played the role of a homosexual in filmmaker Onir's 2010 anthology 'I Am' and a short movie 'Migration', the actor recalls how he was hesitant to play Karan Mehra in 'Made in Heaven'. «Two-three days after 'Made in Heaven' was released, I got offered a gay character in a very mainstream film that I refused.

A local LGBTQ+ support group, House of Guramayle, said that some TikTok users are also outing Ethiopians by sharing their names, photographs and online profiles on one of the country's most popular social media platforms. In Ethiopia, homosexual acts are punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The East African country whose population of close to 120 million is split between Christianity and Islam is largely conservative, and while LGBTQ+ people have long suffered abuse, activists say the hostility has reached a new level.

More hospitals are getting out of the baby business. Last month, Ohio-based University Hospitals said it would halt maternity services in the city of Ashland. OSF HealthCare said its hospital in Pontiac, Ill., would do so in September.