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Westfield science teacher is honored as Mass. Project Lead the Way Teacher of the Year

Westfield High School physics teacher Renee Sweeney was surprised with the 2026 Massachusetts PLTW Teacher of the Year award for her engaging, applied-learning engineering courses.

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Oct 23 • 6:01 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Dear Tim Sweeney, You Could Learn A Thing Or Two From The Xbox Exec Who Posted So Bad That He Had To Delete His Account

A better world is possible

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Oct 20 • 3:34 PM EDT • Technology • aftermath.site
Inside the Conversation Between Magic's Sean Sweeney and Jon Gruden

Orlando Magic head coach Sean Sweeney and Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden recently discussed numerous topics concerning the Magic.

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Oct 20 • 12:21 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Epic Games shifts to automation-first development: Tim Sweeney sees a “golden age of gaming”

Epic Games is moving teams toward automation-first development. Tim Sweeney says generative tools could speed up production, lower costs, and open wha

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Oct 18 • 4:04 PM EDT • Technology • en.softonic.com
Epic Games CEO Believes A 'Golden Age Of Gaming' Is Imminent Because of AI

Tim Sweeney continues to advocate for the use of AI in video game development

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Oct 18 • 11:43 AM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Dodgers player slams ‘soft porn’ ads during MLB postseason games

The Sydney Sweeney Novig ad has gone viral for the “creative” way it uses her fame and beauty to advertise a brand new gambling platform. But at least one Dodgers player isn’t happy that the ad, and others like it, are impacting families trying to enjoy the MLB postseason. Dodgers outfielder Alex Call replied to…

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Oct 14 • 8:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ubisoft plans cuts at German studios, adding to wave of workforce reductions

Ubisoft is planning to reduce its workforce in Germany, where it operates a trio of studios, by about 100 workers, Game File has learned. The company wants to offer employees buyouts to, should enough people accept, avoid having to lay anyone off. “In Germany, we initiated discussions with the Works Council last week regarding a proposed voluntary departure plan across Ubisoft Dusseldorf, Ubisoft Berlin & Ubisoft Mainz,” a company rep told Game File. A “works council” is a union-like group representing employees. “The voluntary plan is the primary measure being proposed to support the intended organizational changes,” the Ubisoft rep added. The company declined to confirm the scale of the potential headcount cut. Of the impacted studios, Mainz might be the best known to the public. It leads development of the Anno series and shipped the well-reviewed strategy game Anno 117: Pax Romana in November 2025. Berlin and Dusseldorf operate as support studios within Ubisoft’s creative network. Berlin recently supported the development of Rainbow Six Siege and the Rayman Legends Retold remake. Dusseldorf also contributed to those projects, as well as The Settlers and Ubisoft-branded escape rooms. Dusseldorf is the biggest of the three studios, with some 400+ workers, compared to just over 100 at the other two, a source familiar with the reductions and the teams told Game File. More than half of these new reductions of about 100 people are expected to happen at Dusseldorf. The planned cuts were announced at a town hall for the German studios on Tuesday of last week. In an email follow-up, the studio group’s managing director, Benedikt Grindel, said the cuts were intended to “best position our German studios for the future... with a clearer focus on their role, capabilities and organizational setup needed for the work ahead.” The email was an echo of the past. In January 2025, Grindel had emailed the Ubisoft developers in his region (or studio “zone”) to explain that a round of 185 cuts at the time, including about 65 at Dusseldorf, were “essential to improve our operational efficiency and ensure the long-term sustainability of our studios, the zone and the company.” A half-decade of continued job cuts Ubisoft has been aggressively cutting its headcount for years. At the end of September 2022, it had 20,729 workers. By the end of March 2026, that total was down to 16,590. Studio management is trying to trim costs as it grapples with a changing industry and a drought of releases, let alone hits. The company announced earlier this year that it had reduced its costs since 2022 by “nearly €325 million” ($362m) and planned to lower them through 2028 by another €180 million ($200m). In June the company said it was closing down its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios and cutting roles in its Barcelona team. Even commercial and creative success hasn’t spared studios from this ongoing company-wide contraction. As Game File was nailing down details around the proposed cuts in Germany, Ubisoft management was informing workers of cuts in its Singapore studio, which shipped a hit remake of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag this past July. Some 70 positions in Singapore are being eliminated “to align the studio with upcoming production needs,” per a company rep’s statement to Game File. In early 2024, a large team in the Singapore studio launched the multiplayer pirate game Skull & Bones. It performed poorly but has been supported with regular content updates since. Many of Ubisoft’s studios around the world are heavily subsidized via regional grants and tax breaks. Singapore had been among them for years, but received no such local assistance in the 12 months ending this past March. News of the Singapore cuts broke today alongside word that Ubisoft is also proposing the closure of RedLynx, pending negotiations with officials. The Finnish studio behind the motorbike series Trials was founded in 2000 and sold to Ubisoft in 2011. As reported by VGC (and corroborated by Game File), Ubisoft management told employees it could not come up with a new, sustainable assignment for RedLynx. The 2025 workforce at Ubisoft Dusseldorf were straight-up cuts. This time, Ubisoft is hoping the reductions at its trio of German studios will largely come from workers taking a payout to leave. The company offered such voluntary dismissals at its Massive Entertainment studio (The Division) a year ago. For the German studios’ buyouts this time around, Ubisoft and the Works Council had discussed a formula that’d pay a worker’s monthly salary multiplied by 1.5 and by the number of years they’ve worked at the company, according to Game File sources. The formula is still subject to negotiations with the Works Council and has not yet been part of an official offer to workers. It could be adjusted up or down, and it could be supplemented with additional bonuses. Asked about the floated payout formula, a Ubisoft rep told Game File, “The terms of a potential voluntary departure program remain subject to negotiation with employee representatives. No final agreement has been reached, and we won’t comment on specific proposals while discussions are ongoing.” Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: Epic’s AI adventures Epic Games (Fortnite, the Unreal engine) is all-in on using AI to try to transform the way it makes video games and game-making tools. It’s leaders appear to be undeterred by any resistance among gamers and some game developers around generative AI—and instead emboldened by advances, particularly in AI-assisted programming. A recap of the last three days: On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Epic management told workers last week that development of an upcoming game combining Star Wars and Marvel characters would be “AI first.” Employees would be expected to use AI models such as Claude to code the game. A manager told Epic’s developers there would be “[n]o more hand-written code” and that art for the game would be “generated with full AI workflows,” per the outlet. Just ahead of that story running, Epic founder Tim Sweeney tweeted: “We have a huge pivot underway here at Epic, moving developers around to retool for maximum AI acceleration. The aim isn’t to do the same stuff with fewer people, but to enable everyone here to build MORE and BETTER stuff, and to bring the benefits to all teams using Unreal.” In a follow-up, Sweeney predicted that most game development processes would be at least three times faster a year from now than they were in January 2026, thanks to AI. To a person on X who told him he was failing to read the room, Sweeney said: “Much of the room wants it to be 2016 again, but it’s not. Our job, as the provider of tools and technology to much of the industry, is to design for the present that is and the future that will soon be.” On Wednesday, Epic announced it was releasing a faster launcher for its Epic Games Store marketplace. It did so by stating in a blog post as clear as could be that the launcher is an AI-enabled, vibe-coded project: Programming is hard. So, instead of doing that, we vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher that’s way faster and more responsive than the current one, and has a new look. Programming is hard? That was unexpected phrasing from a company founded by a legendarily great programmer. Back in 2011, Sweeney told me that he’d picked up programming quickly as a kid and rejoiced at the power it gave him. “I could look at any program that anybody else had written and, with enough effort, build something cooler.” Item 3: The Xbox Labs experiment (and one of the people behind it) Microsoft’s Xbox division, which is flooding the zone with announcements lately, yesterday revealed a new internal tech-tinkering team called Xbox Labs. In the words of Xbox boss Asha Sharma Labs is “a small group of game makers, engineers and scientists whose job is to turn emerging ideas into things our players and developers can experience.” Conventional wisdom coming out of the announcement is that Labs is a team that’ll focus on ideas driven by generative AI. In her announcement, Sharma cited some of the dizzying achievements in tech and gaming over the past month as AI agents and other AI tools have been deployed to swiftly figure out how popular games work, then rebuild them and mix them up. She mentioned seeing ”games rapidly decompiled and rebuilt to run on hardware they were never originally designed to support” and said “[p]erhaps more surprisingly, we’ve seen many of the biggest games in the world have been remixed into the source code of another.” (Minecraft plus Elden Ring, for example, or Fortnite + Super Monkey Ball + Overwatch + Diablo + others.) Sharma also cited the work of Windows PC games being ported to run in browsers, a seeming reference to a recent AI-assisted fan port of Halo. Or perhaps Call of Duty or GTA. Sharma didn’t use the specific term “AI” in her memo, but she came close, citing AI “agents” and their potential for game-making tools that Labs could help craft: I think XBOX has an important role to play here. Coding became the first major workload for agents because they can write, run, and test software. Games share many of those same properties, and people spend more than 72 billion hours a year playing XBOX games, roughly five times the estimated time spent writing code worldwide. We’ve spent 25 years learning how to make great games, and I want our game makers to help shape what these new technologies make possible. As we learn, we’ll share the tools we build with developers across the industry, just as we always have. When I asked an Xbox rep if Labs was an AI-centric team, they said genAI was not the focus, describing it as having a broader mandate for using new tech in new ways in gaming. As an example, they pointed to Xbox’s recently launched disc-to-digital gaming usage rights program. Microsoft didn’t specifically name anyone involved full-time in Xbox Labs yesterday, but on social media and LinkedIn, I spotted Adrian Mato IDing himself as leading the creatio of tools at Labs and talking up the launch. Mato first caught my attention in late September, when he said on X that he was “starting to build a new team at Xbox focused on products and tools for how games get built and distributed as agentic tools become more capable.” At the time, he framed AI-based tools as a supplement to traditional game dev tools. “I don’t think we need to replace them,” he said. Since then, he’s publicly shown interest in AI and in games. He’s recently spent some of his X feed marveling at the power of AI agents and praising the lighting in the latest Gears of War. Following the Labs announcement yesterday, he enthused about the Xbox Labs’ stylish landing page. He wrote: “We built some fun tools to art-direct shaders in real time, experimented with interactive ASCII art, and sprinkled in lots of tiny details. “Move your mouse to leave a colorful trail that reveals the original footage, or interact with the video to trigger bursts of particles. “A lot of love went into making it all feel just right. “More to come”

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Oct 14 • 4:31 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Dodgers outfielder blasts MLB for airing controversial Sydney Sweeney commercial

Alex Call doesn't like watching what he called 'soft porn ads' with his young son.

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Oct 14 • 12:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
When does “The Housemaid’s Secret” come out? Everything to know about Sydney Sweeney’s sequel

The highly anticipated follow-up to the hit thriller arrives in 2027.

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Oct 14 • 8:55 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Orlando Magic's Sean Sweeney Gets Honest After Loss to Cavs

Orlando Magic coach Sean Sweeney detailed what went wrong for his team in a 119-105 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.

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Oct 12 • 2:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Magic's Sean Sweeney Talks Preseason Win, Injury Updates

Orlando Magic coach Sean Sweeney had a lot of good things to say about the team after a preseason win over the Memphis Grizzlies. He also provided injury updates on Anthony Black and Noah Penda.

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Oct 9 • 4:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New Jersey Politics (Episode 531)

This week on New Jersey Politics with Laura Jones, Assemblywoman Marisa Sweeney on her bill requiring AI companion apps to clearly and repeatedly tell users

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Oct 8 • 5:00 PM EDT • Politics • onnj.com
Sean Sweeney Already Building Strong Culture With Orlando Magic

From Seattle workouts to intensive two-a-days, the new assistant coach is cementing player buy-in through personalized development plans and a relentless commitment to rapport-building in Orlando.

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Oct 7 • 4:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe are related, because of course they are

The blonde actresses are ninth cousins, once removed, via a shared relative in the 1600s.

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Oct 7 • 1:22 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe are related, because of course they are

Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe are related, according to a new study done by MyHeritage.

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Oct 7 • 1:22 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
What Will the Best Version of the Magic Look Like Under Sean Sweeney?

The Orlando Magic will get their first dose of game action on Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies, and it will be a preview for how they will look under coach Sean Sweeney.

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Oct 7 • 1:03 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Can new Magic coach Sean Sweeney solve the team's biggest problem?
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Oct 6 • 10:14 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Orlando Magic's Jalen Suggs Details Key Differences in Coaching Staff

Jalen Suggs reveals how a lifelong bond with new head coach Sean Sweeney is fueling a systemic shift in Orlando, prioritizing disciplined efficiency over past habits.

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Oct 4 • 11:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Orlando Magic's Nikola Vučević Draws Flattering Comparison for Sean Sweeney

The veteran center praises new head coach Sean Sweeney’s collaborative style, drawing a high-stakes parallel to the coach who sparked the best seasons of his storied career.

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Oct 1 • 5:33 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New Jersey Politics (Episode 530)

This week on New Jersey Politics with Laura Jones, Assemblywoman Marisa Sweeney discusses her bill requiring AI companion apps to repeatedly disclose they are

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Oct 1 • 5:00 PM EDT • Politics • onnj.com
Magic's Sweeney Speaks Highly of Roster, Talks Significance of Leadership

Orlando Magic coach Sean Sweeney had a lot of nice things to say about his players during media day while also underlining the importance of leadership.

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Sep 30 • 7:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NAVANEETHAKRISHNAN: You do not know women’s sports

When female autonomy is still marketed through male desire, is it really empowerment or just the same gaze repackaged?

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Sep 28 • 5:01 PM EDT • Sports • vanderbilthustler.com
Steve Sweeney to return to Middleborough for comedy show

Comedian Steve Sweeney brings his observational humor to the Alley Theatre in Middleborough for an October show.

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Sep 28 • 4:46 AM EDT • Entertainment • enterprisenews.com
Full Court Magic Episode 35: Major Takeaways Before Media Day

New head coach Sean Sweeney faces immense pressure to instill discipline as Jeff Weltman bets big on roster continuity and a veteran reunion to escape postseason stagnation.

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Sep 26 • 6:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Hooters isn't dead yet as iconic brand releases 2027 bikini calendar, Packers disaster & Oktoberfest

Friday Screencaps covers Hooters naming Ohio's Sophia Zullo as its 2027 bikini calendar cover model in a shocking upset for the Florida brand.

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Sep 25 • 9:22 AM EDT • Technology • foxnews.com
Angus Sampson Signs With Buchwald & Sweeney Entertainment

Australian actor and filmmaker Angus Sampson has signed with Buchwald and Sweeney Entertainment for representation.

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Sep 22 • 12:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • deadline.com
Angus Sampson Signs With Buchwald & Sweeney Entertainment

EXCLUSIVE: Australian actor and filmmaker Angus Sampson has signed with Buchwald and Sweeney Entertainment for representation. Sampson is best known for his multi-year run as Cisco in Netflix’s hit le...

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Sep 22 • 12:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
The Stunning Transformation Of Sydney Sweeney
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Sep 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
The Sydney Sweeney advert and what it says about the marketing of women in sport

Women in sport have come too far for one advert to cause a setback, but the content can have nefarious effects on all aspects of society

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Sep 18 • 12:10 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Sophie Cunningham questions Sydney Sweeney’s viral sports ad: ‘So inauthentic’

Sohie Cunningham called Sydney Sweeney’s viral Novig campaign “inauthentic,” but the Fever guard also explained why she refuses to criticize the actress personally.

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Sep 17 • 10:38 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bruins GM Don Sweeney Announces Extension For Young Forward

The Boston Bruins have made several moves so far during the offseason that they hope will help further propel them in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season; they returned to the playoffs after missing in 2025, though they’d be eliminated in the opening round by the divisional rival Buffalo Sabres.The Bruins, who lost forward Viktor […] The post Bruins GM Don Sweeney Announces Extension For Young Forward appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 17 • 7:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sharon Stone shades “Euphoria” costar Sydney Sweeney for her lingerie line

“I tried to get Sydney Sweeney’s character to stop being a cam girl,” the “Casino” star said. “As you can see from Sydney’s new lingerie line, it didn’t take.”

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Sep 17 • 2:29 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
The Strange New Politics of AI. Plus. . .

It’s Thursday, September 17. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: Douglas Murray asks, why do we allow terrorists to die of old age? The American nonprofits backing Hamas. A conversation with Dara Horn and Coleman Hughes. And much more. But first: inside the unlikely coalition warning that AI may kill us all. Last week, an AI researcher named Jacob Coxon made headlines around the world after saying that he had resigned from Anthropic because he believes AI might cause human extinction—and his co-workers do, too. Unlike the rest of us, potentially, the story just won’t die. The Pro-Human Assembly, a conference held Tuesday in Washington, D.C., about the existential dangers of artificial intelligence, couldn’t have come at a better time—or with a more eclectic coalition. The Archbishop of San Francisco was there. So was Steve Bannon, screaming about the Chinese. Bernie Sanders did a quasi-dramatic reading of messages posted to an online forum by rogue AI agents. Ashley Judd paraphrased a graphic Andrea Dworkin quote for reasons that remain a mystery to me still. It was odd. People in the AI industry have talked openly about the possibility of this technology causing human extinction for years, but it hits differently in the wake of the Hugging Face incident. If you don’t know what that is, all the more reason to read my dispatch today. As the doomers see it, the best-case scenario is a future in which humans are basically kept as pets: well cared for, but with zero autonomy. The worst-case scenario, obviously, is the everyone dies thing. What should be done? I heard lots of ideas but no easy answers. There are currently zero federal regulations on AI, which is sort of strange even to think about. After all, we regulate microwaves, and the people running the microwave industry have never once refused to rule out the possibility that their products will end all human life on Earth. What I saw in D.C. left me even more convinced that you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who believes nothing should be done. You know, except for President Trump. — River Page River Page • Tech and Business [ The AI Doomers Have a Plan to Save Us. I Went to Find Out What It Is. ](https://www.thefp.com/p/the-ai-doomers-have-plan-save-bernie-sanders-bannon) Read story How Robert Kraft Made Macklemore a Martyr—and How to Better Fight Antisemitism On Monday, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and a group of other NFL owners banned Macklemore from performing at their stadiums after the rapper delivered a “Free Palestine” speech while opening for Ed Sheeran. Kraft cited the rapper’s “broader history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery.” Once multiple venues refused to host shows with Macklemore on the lineup, the tour’s promoter officially dropped him. Today, Josh Kaplan says that the move was counterproductive, arguing that though well-intentioned, Kraft’s decision turned an irrelevant footnote into a martyr. “You cannot cancel people into liking you,” Josh writes. Read his column on what a better response to Macklemore would have looked like. Read [ Robert Kraft Made Macklemore a Martyr ](https://www.thefp.com/p/robert-kraft-made-macklemore-martyr-antisemitism-palestine) This raises the question: What actually works against antisemitism? On the latest episode of Conversations with Coleman, recorded in front of a live audience in New York, Dara Horn joins Coleman Hughes to talk about her new book The Final Solution to the Jewish Question. She argues that antisemitism is a script that has repeated itself across countries and ideologies, and that most people don’t understand that well enough to fight it. Don’t miss their conversation. Watch [ The Lie at the Center of Antisemitism, with Dara Horn ](https://www.thefp.com/p/the-lie-at-the-center-of-antisemitism-coleman-hughes-dana-horn) Listen now Douglas Murray • U.S. Politics [ Douglas Murray: The 9/11 Failure That Still Haunts America ](https://www.thefp.com/p/douglas-murray-911-failure-justice-terrorist-guantanamo-bay) Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, the men who planned them have still not faced trial. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and most of the accused have been locked up in Guantanamo Bay since 2002. Judges have retired, and plea deals have collapsed. Today, Douglas Murray examines how this happened and argues that a justice system that allows terrorists to die of old age in an interminable pretrial process is one that has failed. Read his latest column on what that failure says about our unpreparedness for the era we are now living in. Read story The Editors • U.S. Politics [ When Nonprofits Support Terrorists ](https://www.thefp.com/p/when-nonprofits-support-terrorists) A newly declassified CIA brief from 1998 found that Osama bin Laden used nonprofit shell organizations—including U.S.-based Islamic groups—to fund his terror plots. Today, a similar story is unfolding as multiple organizations on American soil present themselves as nonprofits, taking advantage of tax-exempt status while seeking to advance the ideological mission of terrorist groups like Hamas. Read our editorial on the latest evidence of this dangerous trend—and why there’s no excuse for making the same mistake the CIA revealed 28 years ago. Read story Simon Sebag Montefiore and Bari Weiss Live in New York For decades, the Middle East has shaped American foreign policy and loomed large in the public consciousness. Few understand its influence on our politics better than Simon Sebag Montefiore, who argues that America’s quagmires in the Middle East stem from a deep misunderstanding of the region—on both the left and the right. Join him October 1 as he sits down with Bari Weiss live in New York City to kick off his U.S. book tour for The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East. Get Tickets Now MORE FROM THE FREE PRESS [ Sydney Sweeney’s Naked Truth ](https://www.thefp.com/p/sydney-sweeneys-naked-truth-caitlin-flanagan) Caitlin Flanagan Read story [ I Thought Ukraine Was Losing. Then I Was Almost Hit by a Russian Drone. ](https://www.thefp.com/p/elliot-ackerman-ukraine-drone-gas-station-train) Elliot Ackerman Read story [ The Dangerous Ideology Behind the AI Warnings ](https://www.thefp.com/p/dangerous-ideology-effective-altruism-artificial-intelligence) Shyam Sankar Read story [ Amanda Knox: Patrick Clancy Can’t Win ](https://www.thefp.com/p/amanda-knox-patrick-clancy-grief-internet-crime) Amanda Knox Read story THE NEWS The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point, its first hike since 2023, signaling that another increase could follow as the central bank tries to bring inflation under control. President Donald Trump fired back by demanding that rates be cut sharply, though he stopped short of criticizing Fed Chair Kevin Warsh by name. The Houthis fired drones and missiles at Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, including a major oil port on the Red Sea, and Saudi jets struck back with air strikes across Yemen in an escalating front of the Middle East war. (For more on the Houthis, read Zineb Riboua’s column from earlier this week.) A sweeping Russia and Iran sanctions bill passed the House in a 262–159 vote and is now heading to Trump for his signature. Named after the late senator Lindsey Graham, the legislation would hit countries that purchase large volumes of Russian oil and gas with tariffs of up to 100 percent, and is aimed at cutting off revenue that funds Russia’s war in Ukraine. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the European Union’s first-ever “associate member,” drawing a standing ovation from European lawmakers. The proposal, framed as a response to a world grown more hostile, faces an uncertain path as EU member states would have to approve it, and one diplomat said that “nobody really ​knows what it means.” The House voted unanimously to send billionaire Leon Black a criminal contempt referral after he defied a congressional subpoena to testify and hand over documents related to his connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Black chose to fight the subpoena in court rather than comply. Charlie Kirk’s family filed a wrongful death notice Wednesday against Utah Valley University, alleging that a series of security failures left him exposed to a rooftop sniper. The notice is a required legal step before the family can sue. Merriam-Webster added 1,400 words and definitions to its dictionary, including looksmaxxing, vibe coding, and cuffing season. The publisher said the new entries offer “a window into the world today.” The Free Press earns a commission from any purchases made through all book links in this article.

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Sep 17 • 6:03 AM EDT • Politics • thefp.com
‘Not surprising’ to see Ilhan Omar supporting Macklemore, political commentator says

Fox News contributor Joe Concha and political commentator Debra Lea discuss the controversy surrounding Sydney Sweeney’s ad for sports trading app Novig and Macklemore being dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour on ‘Fox News @ Night.’

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Sep 16 • 12:04 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
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Female athletes accuse Sydney Sweeney ad of sexualizing women in sports

An advertising campaign featuring American actor Sydney Sweeney has sparked widespread backlash from female athletes who say it is sexualizing women in sports.

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Sep 15 • 1:26 PM EDT • Sports • abc7chicago.com
Orlando Magic Missed Out on Potential Winning Move

While the front office prioritized roster continuity, passing on versatile veteran Bruce Brown Jr. leaves a critical void in perimeter shooting and defensive depth for Sean Sweeney.

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Sep 15 • 11:07 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Are you outraged by Sydney Sweeney

Today it’s a silly sports betting ad, but I can’t see anything she’s done that’s worth this ire. She’s in her twenties: she does dumb things. Enjoy! says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Sep 15 • 5:49 AM EDT • Sports • theguardian.com
Sydney Sweeney ad criticized for sexualizing women in sports

An advertising campaign for the sports prediction market platform Novig, featuring American film and television actor Sydney Sweeney, has sparked widespread backlash from female athletes who say it is sexualizing women in sports.

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Sep 14 • 5:55 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
How sports betting app Novig trolls us with its Sydney Sweeney ads

Northeastern experts explore why Novig’s first national ad campaign featuring actress Sydney Sweeney sparked online controversy.

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Sep 14 • 4:51 PM EDT • Sports • news.northeastern.edu
Sydney Sweeney's controversial ad may work for prediction app Novig

Peak Metrics found the Sydney Sweeney ad campaign for Novig had generated more positive than negative posts online.

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Sep 14 • 3:59 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Female athletes accuse Sydney Sweeney ad of sexualizing women in sports

An ad campaign featuring actor Sydney Sweeney has sparked backlash from female athletes who say it sexualizes women in sports. In the ad for sports prediction platform Novig, Sweeney appears

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Sep 14 • 3:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
Female athletes accuse Sydney Sweeney ad of sexualizing women in sports

An ad campaign featuring actor Sydney Sweeney has sparked backlash from female athletes who say it sexualizes women in sports | Newsradio 1140 WRVA

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Sep 14 • 3:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
Sydney Sweeney sparks backlash from athletes after nude sports betting ad

Sydney Sweeney's newest ad might be her most provocative campaign yet.

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Sep 14 • 9:50 AM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Sydney Sweeney faces criticism from women athletes for provocative sports betting ad

Actress Sydney Sweeney addressed public criticism regarding her provocative launch campaign for sports trading app Novig.

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Sep 14 • 9:09 AM EDT • Sports • kptv.com
Sydney Sweeney under fire from athletes over nude sports-prediction ad

Female athletes have reacted with anger and incredulity to a “hypersexualized” advertising campaign featuring a nude or minimally clad Sydney Sweeney posing with sports equipment.

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Sep 14 • 8:28 AM EDT • Sports • cnn.com
Athletes hit back at sports betting ad featuring Sydney Sweeney

A new sports betting ad, where Sydney Sweeney wears little to no clothing while posing with sports gear, has gone viral. Olympians and other athletes are now calling the ad out, saying it sexualizes and sets back women’s sports.

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Sep 14 • 6:13 AM EDT • Sports • cnn.com
Sydney Sweeney: Amy Hunt among the athletes to respond to controversial Sydney Sweeney advert

British sprinter Amy Hunt is among the female athletes to criticise the controversial betting advert starring actress Sydney Sweeney.

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Sep 14 • 5:43 AM EDT • Sports • bbc.com
Sydney Sweeney under fire for ‘sexualising women’s sport’ in sports prediction ad

Olympic athletes have come out in force to condemn a sports betting advert featuring actor Sydney Sweeney in various states of undress

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Sep 14 • 12:51 AM EDT • Sports • theguardian.com
Female athletes hit back at Sydney Sweeney’s sexualized ‘Just Sports’ ad

Olympians and other athletes say the mostly nude ad reinforces the sexualization they have spent decades fighting in their push to be recognized for their talent.

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Sep 13 • 3:23 PM EDT • Sports • nbcnews.com
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Chloe Fineman Hilariously Recreates Controversial Sydney Sweeney Ad

Fineman found good use for the ‘Sydney Sweeneys’ — i.e. the fake breasts — she took from her ‘SNL’ dressing room.

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Sep 13 • 11:04 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Premature to offer new deal to Borthwick

IT’S hard not to see a large crack in England’s runway to the 2027 World Cup with the RFU’s decision to give head coach Steve Bothwick a contract extension until after the 2028 Six Nations. It is reminiscent of the tangle that RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney, and his Teflon-coated performance director, Conor O’Shea, got […] The post Premature to offer new deal to Borthwick appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

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Sep 12 • 9:59 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sydney Sweeney strips down for provocative new ad campaign

The “Euphoria” actress bares it all to promote Novig, a sports prediction market.

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Sep 9 • 10:37 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Sydney Sweeney strips down for provocative new ad campaign

‘Euphoria’ actress Sydney Sweeney strips down for provocative new ad campaign promoting Novig, a sports prediction market: ‘No betting on wars or deaths, and no politics.’

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Sep 9 • 10:37 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Can Orlando Magic Exceed Shockingly Low Expectations

Reeling from a playoff collapse and a dismal D+ offseason grade, Orlando bets on rookie coach Sean Sweeney and a veteran reunion to spark their stagnant offense.

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Sep 9 • 10:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Can This Orlando Magic Trio Exceed Expectations?

New head coach Sean Sweeney aims to ignite a stagnant offense and harness the defensive grit of Paolo Banchero’s crew to solidify Orlando as an Eastern powerhouse.

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Sep 8 • 1:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sydney Sweeney and Robert Pattinson lead the standout looks on Venice Film Festival red carpet

From John Malkovich's ruff to Nina Dobrev's vintage Armani gown, there's a lot to unpack.

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Sep 7 • 11:59 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
The Pressure on Orlando Magic Coach Sean Sweeney

Orlando Magic coach Sean Sweeney is tasked with a big job, but he has the tools to be successful.

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Sep 6 • 1:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
"This is the worst crash we've seen since the 1980s," says Tim Sweeney

Industry experts speak to Edge Magazine deputy editor Alex Spencer about how the industry is facing "Crash 2.0"

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Sep 3 • 3:29 AM EDT • Technology • gamesindustry.biz
How Sean Sweeney's Approach Can Elevate the Orlando Magic

The way Sean Sweeney implements his approach as the new head coach of the Orlando Magic has a chance to be very beneficial.

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Aug 8 • 11:53 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Federal judge’s NCAA eligibility ruling sends shockwaves through college sports

Colorado Judge Charlotte Sweeney ruling would allow athletes from the Class of 2022, who have not redshirted, a fifth year of eligibility. How that impacts N.C. State, UNC, Duke and the rest of the ACC.

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Jul 31 • 10:58 PM EDT • Sports • newsobserver.com
Orlando Magic Receive Shockingly Low Grade for Offseason

Despite hiring Sean Sweeney and reuniting with Nikola Vučević, analysts remain skeptical. A dismal D+ grade questions if relying on internal growth can finally spark a deep postseason run.

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Jul 30 • 5:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Inside Sean Sweeney's Thoughts on New Job With Magic

New Orlando Magic coach Sean Sweeney joined Ryen Russillo to talk about his position with the team.

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Jul 18 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Orlando Magic's Sean Sweeney Reveals Key to Improving Offense

New Orlando Magic coach Sean Sweeney has a philosophy he abides by for elevating an offense.

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Jul 14 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Teen entrepreneur Brooke Sweeney to showcase award-winning business at Bellevue Farmers Market

At an age when most teenagers are enjoying summer break, 15-year-old high school sophomore Brooke Sweeney is growing a business she built from the ground up. Brooke, founder of Oats Elevated, will be among the featured vendors at the Bellevue Farmers Market on Sunday, July 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bellevue Beach...

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Jul 14 • 12:45 AM EDT • Business • nkytribune.com
Cheltenham sign Exeter defender and 'leader' Sweeney

Cheltehan Town bring in experienced Exeter City captain and defender Pierce Sweeney after 10 years at St James Park.

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Jun 29 • 4:27 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Orlando Magic Have Something to Prove After Latest Power Rankings

New head coach Sean Sweeney faces immense pressure to transform Orlando's talented core into postseason contenders and silence doubters following a mediocre mid-pack ranking and trade rumors.

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Jun 28 • 6:08 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Meet the Bruins’ 2026 draft class

Don Sweeney and the Bruins added seven new players to the organization over the weekend in the 2026 NHL Draft.

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Jun 28 • 2:10 PM EDT • Sports • 985thesportshub.com
Bruins Draft Tracker: What to know about Day 2 picks

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Jun 27 • 12:43 PM EDT • Sports • audacy.com
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Epic's Tim Sweeney Keeps Inventing Solutions To Problems That Are Already Solved

Quick, someone tell him what Discord is

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Jun 26 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Sydney Sweeney, Prince Harry, Timothée Chalamet and other celebrity fans were courtside as the Knicks clinched their first NBA title since 1973

Taylor Swift, the Haim sisters, Adam Sandler, Timothée Chalamet, Ben Stiller, Spike Lee and Larry David were among those in attendance at Game 4.

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Jun 14 • 12:06 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Sydney Sweeney reacts to 'Euphoria' 'cast drama' rumors after final season

Sydney Sweeney responded to 'cast drama' rumors after 'Euphoria' ended with a heavily maligned final season, and spoke about 'clickbait' that's written about her.

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Jun 10 • 8:14 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Sydney Sweeney hopes cut “Euphoria” pole-dancing scene is released: 'I put a lot of hard work into that'

The actress played Cassie on the HBO drama for all three seasons.

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Jun 10 • 12:23 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Sydney Sweeney hopes her cut 'Euphoria' pole-dancing scene is released: 'I put a lot of hard work into that'

Sydney Sweeney, who played Cassie on 'Euphoria,' says there was a pole-dancing scene that was cut. Here's why she was disappointed.

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Jun 9 • 11:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Magic reportedly hire Spurs associate coach Sean Sweeney as team's new head coach

Sean Sweeney will finish out the postseason with the Spurs before joining the Magic.

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May 29 • 2:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Epic Games CEO Dunks On Valve Raising Steam Deck Prices

Then people turned around and dunked on Sweeney for laying off 1,000 employees

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May 29 • 9:08 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Epic Games Tips Unreal Engine 6 Timeline With Rocket League Reveal, Targeting UE5’s Multithreading Wall

Epic Games hints at Unreal Engine 6 through Rocket League. Tim Sweeney's earlier comments point to a multithreaded future for the engine.

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May 24 • 2:30 PM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
How to watch Euphoria tonight on Sling with HBO Max

Only two episodes remaining! Euphoria comes to its highly-anticipated end soon. Stream tonight's new episode on Sling with HBO Max.

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May 24 • 1:47 PM EDT • Entertainment • statesmanjournal.com
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Astros vs. Cubs Series Primer with Ryan Sweeney of Marquee Sports Network

Former Major Leaguer Ryan Sweeney, who serves as studio analyst on Chicago’s Marquee Sports Network, sits down to preview the Astros upcoming series with the Cubs at historic Wrigley Field. Q: When it’s all said and done, could the Cubs have the best rotation in all of baseball this season? A: Cubs have had a […]

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May 22 • 10:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Roberts and Sweeney among seven to leave Stevenage

Midfielder Jordan Roberts and defender Dan Sweeney are among seven players released by League One club Stevenage.

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May 18 • 6:12 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
What did Morgan McSweeney and Philip Barton tell MPs about Mandelson’s vetting?

Key takeaways from appearance at select committee of PM’s former chief of staff and former Foreign Office chief

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Apr 28 • 9:35 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
The best, boldest and most 'wait, what?' Stagecoach outfits, from Sydney Sweeney’s corset to Brittany and Patrick Mahomes' coordinated country-chic

From Sydney Sweeney's lingerie saloon moment to Post Malone's quadruple denim ensemble, the best Stagecoach looks went beyond the basics.

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Apr 27 • 2:11 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Sydney Sweeney's business strategy: A blank canvas for roles and brand deals

Sydney Sweeney is back in the news thanks to HBO's hit show "Euphoria." Like her character, Cassie, Sweeney is a magnet for controversy and discourse.

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Apr 26 • 10:00 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
'Euphoria' new episode hits major character with shockingly gory surprise

'Euphoria' season 3, episode 3 just hit Jacob Elordi's Nate with a shockingly gory surprise after the character's wedding to Sydney Sweeney's Cassie.

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Apr 26 • 10:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Sydney Sweeney rocks eye-catching corset while belting tunes with celebrity friends at Stagecoach

Sydney Sweeney rocked a baby blue corset at her SYRN pop-up saloon during Stagecoach, performing karaoke with Chase Rice and Lance Bass in Indio.

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Apr 26 • 12:22 PM EDT • Entertainment • foxnews.com
Celebs spotted at Stagecoach 2026 include Sydney Sweeney, Ashton Kutcher

Stagecoach 2026 brought out many famous faces. See which actors, singers, and reality stars were spotted at the festival.

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Apr 25 • 6:07 PM EDT • Entertainment • desertsun.com
UK packaging maker to build up e-commerce business at Clinton Commerce Center

There were no presses left to stop for the news announced at the huge industrial building at 2201 Sweeney Dr. within Clinton Commerce Center in Findlay Township.

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Apr 23 • 11:18 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
No one can look Starmer in the eye … and the Mandy saga is not going away

The PM’s failure was being a spectator as Morgan McSweeney set about finding jobs for his mates

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Apr 22 • 12:21 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Sydney Sweeney cameo cut from 'The Devil Wears Prada 2,' source explains why
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Apr 22 • 9:54 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Behind the scenes of 'The Devil Wears Prada 2': Anne Hathaway's push for body diversity, Sydney Sweeney's cut scene and more

The film's couture-clad cast and crew have been dishing on all things Runway magazine and reuniting nearly two decades later.

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Apr 21 • 5:37 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Sydney Sweeney cameo cut from “The Devil Wears Prada 2”, source explains why (exclusive)

A source tells EW what would've happened in the "Euphoria" actress' scene.

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Apr 21 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Sydney Sweeney cameo cut from 'Devil Wears Prada 2,' source explains why

Sydney Sweeney's cameo in 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' was cut from the final film, as a source tells EW what would've happened in the scene and why it was nixed.

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Apr 21 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
'Euphoria' Season 3 returns with new plot and dedications

After four years, 'Euphoria' Season 3 premieres this weekend, dedicated to Angus Cloud and others. What to know.

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Apr 12 • 10:12 AM EDT • Entertainment • democratandchronicle.com
New movies to watch this weekend: See 'Faces of Death' in theaters, rent 'EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert,' stream 'Christy' on HBO Max

Sydney Sweeney's critically lauded performance in "Christy" hits HBO Max, while the not-so-critically lauded "The Bride!" is available for rent.

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Apr 10 • 9:18 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
What to Stream: Sydney Sweeney, 'Malcolm in the Middle,' Jonah Hill, 'Hacks' and Ella Langley

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Apr 6 • 5:25 PM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
What to Stream: Sydney Sweeney, 'Malcolm in the Middle,' Jonah Hill, 'Hacks' and Ella Langley

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Apr 6 • 5:25 PM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
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What to Stream: Sydney Sweeney, 'Malcolm in the Middle,' Jonah Hill, 'Hacks' and Ella Langley

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Apr 6 • 4:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
Morgan McSweeney’s phone: a murky business?

The stolen phone contained sensitive government information, and is becoming a political issue for Labour

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Apr 2 • 11:09 AM EDT • Business • theweek.com
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney apologises and seemingly rectifies life insurance situation of laid off worker with terminal brain cancer

Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, has responded online to messages about an ex-employee with terminal brain cancer that was laid off last week.

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Mar 31 • 11:22 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Cardi B and Steph Curry earn Webby Award nominations, along with Sydney Sweeney's bathwater

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Mar 31 • 9:54 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
Cardi B and Steph Curry earn Webby Award nominations, along with Sydney Sweeney's bathwater

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Mar 31 • 8:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com