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No survivors are expected to be found after a major explosion at a Tennessee munitions factory on Friday that has left 18 people unaccounted for.Recovery teams are still clinging to hope of finding any of the missing alive, but assume they are deceased, said Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis.”As we get into this, we find it even more devastating than we thought initially,” he told a news conference.It’s still unclear what caused the explosion at the plant in Bucksnort, Tennessee – roughly 56 miles (90km) south-west of Nashville. The facility specialises in the development and manufacture of explosives.Video footage taken…

Simon Williams/Wonder Man (Yahya Adbul-Mateen II) in “Wonder Man.”Marvel TelevisionThe first official trailer for Marvel’s new TV series, Wonder Man, has finally arrived.The new footage debuted during the Marvel Television and Marvel Animation panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday. “I’m very, very excited to be a part of the MCU. I think we’re really gonna tear it up,” Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who stars as Simon Williams/Wonder Man, said while joined onstage by costar Ben Kingsley.The trailer shows Abdul-Mateen’s Simon, a working actor, learning that an old project called Wonder Man is being rebooted by a renowned and reclusive…

Maria Diaz/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysOnly 23% of shoppers bought gifts during October Prime Day.Meanwhile, 28% of shoppers said they purchased everyday items.The most popular products purchased by ZDNET readers were inexpensive tech devices. Shoppers used this week’s Prime Big Deal Days sale, which ran from Oct. 7-8, to stock up on sale items and purchase everyday goods instead of big holiday gift purchases, according to a new tracking survey of over 5,000 October Prime Day shoppers conducted by data company Numerator.Also: The best October Prime Day deals still liveIn September, Amazon said the Prime Big…

Diane Keaton, one of the best-loved film stars of the past 50 years, has died at the age of 79 in California.The news was confirmed by People magazine. Further details are not available at this time and her loved ones have asked for privacy, according to a family spokesperson.Keaton’s death came as a shock across Hollywood and the rest of the world. The actor had not been in the public eye for some months, but no illness had been announced.Posting on X, the actor Ben Stiller called Keaton “One of the greatest film actors ever. An icon of style, humor…

Noor NanjiCulture reporterGetty ImagesLiam Gallagher has become a grandfather for the first time after his daughter Molly Moorish-Gallagher gave birth to a boy.The 27 year old announced the news on Saturday in an Instagram post – along with pictures of her son, Rudy, and a sign saying “we adore you”.The Oasis frontman, 53, met his daughter for the first time in 2018. She was raised by her mother, the singer Lisa Moorish.He has three other children – two sons from his marriages to actress Patsy Kensit and singer Nicole Appleton, and another daughter from his relationship with US journalist Liza…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.Being a doctor is challenging enough, but imagine having a patient whose health has direct implications for national security and global politics. Presidential physicians face unique medical challenges, from preparing for gunshot wounds to managing the health care of someone with a grueling schedule. And then there’s the question of transparency: How much should the public know about a president’s health?Jeffrey Kuhlman served as physician to the president from 2009 to 2013. He also held other medical roles at the White House, like Director of the White House Medical Unit, White…

A blast on Friday at the rural Tennessee Accurate Energetic Systems plant, which supplies and researches explosives for the military left no survivors, authorities said, adding that the 18 people inside the building are presumed to be deceased. State officials brought in a “rapid DNA” team to help identify the remains and said it could be days, weeks or even months before foul play is ruled out.

Or take Meredith Placko, the CEO of Steve Jackson Games, which produces games like Munchkin. “Some people ask, ‘Why not manufacture in the US?’ I wish we could,” she wrote. “But the infrastructure to support full-scale board game production—specialty dice making, die-cutting, custom plastic and wood components—doesn’t meaningfully exist here yet. I’ve gotten quotes. I’ve talked to factories. Even when the willingness is there, the equipment, labor, and timelines simply aren’t.” But surely, you say, a box of cards should be possible. And it is. But CAH tells me that the downsides of US manufacturing for its game are still…

Fede Dorcaz, an Argentine singer and model, died Thursday night when he was fatally shot by armed motorcyclists in Mexico City. He was 29. Dorcaz was preparing to appear for the first time on the dancing reality show Las Estrellas Bailan en Hoy, which airs on Monday. After he left rehearsals, the car in which he was riding was intercepted by two people on motorcycles and shot at least three times, including in the neck, and died instantly, according to multiple outlets. There is speculation that the attack could have been an attempted robbery, but authorities had yet to determine a…