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In this web exclusive, Jon Favreau, the creator of the “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian,” and director of the new film “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the myth of “Star Wars,” the influences on the story (including Japanese samurai films), and expanding the universe for a new audience. He also talks about working with Robert Downey Jr. on his film “Iron Man,” and about cooking, the subject of his 2014 movie, “Chef.”

Mount Ridley Mines has officially fired up a phase one metallurgical test work program at the Winstons and Keiths prospects, which form part of its Grass Patch heavy rare earths project in Western Australia.The critical minerals player has locked in leading Perth-based laboratory Nagrom to spearhead the campaign, which is set to test the company’s big regolith-hosted heavy rare earths element mineralisation.Nagrom has been tasked with firing the first shot at representative mineralised clay samples pulled directly from the Winstons and Keiths prospects.Mount Ridley says the lab work represents the first significant metallurgical program targeting its newly defined heavy rare…

KUALA LUMPUR: The United States has charged three senior employees of Telekom Malaysia (TM) for allegedly misappropriating over US$20 million from the Malaysian state telecommunications firm, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday (May 19).Mohd Hafiz Lockman, Mohd Yuzaimi Yusof, and Khanh Thuong Nguyen, who were senior executives at the US subsidiary of TM, were accused of using false statements and forged records to siphon funds from the company and deceive counterparties, suppliers, auditors and supervisors in the US on various occasions between July 2020 and February 2026, authorities said.”These three individuals are alleged to have conducted a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal immigration officials blasted California’s sanctuary policies Tuesday after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested an illegal immigrant accused of critically injuring a 4-year-old boy in a hit-and-run crash.Aman Kumar, an Indian national living in the U.S. illegally, was arrested by ICE on May 13 after previously being released from local custody.According to the Fresno Sheriff’s Department, Kumar was initially arrested last month after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run crash. He was charged with felony hit-and-run causing death or injury.Police said Kumar was driving a vehicle that struck a…

From any distance between six to 10 km a day, Monique Trudeau and her trusty pup Storm are pounding the pavement somewhere around her southeast Calgary neighbourhood of Copperfield. But she says that stroll has produced a disappointing sight over the past couple of weeks.“There’s geese that have babies in (that pond) every year, there’s ducks,” she says. “It’s just really sad for the wildlife.”Those ponds have become inundated with trash from the nearby Shepard landfill facility on 130th Avenue SE, particularly after a major wind event on Apr. 24.On that day, thousands of pieces of trash could be seeing…

New Delhi, India – Abhijeet Dipke has barely slept in the last 72 hours, fielding waves of messages on social media after a casual joke took an unexpected turn.The 30-year-old, a recent graduate in public relations from Boston University in the United States, finds himself leading a sweeping satirical political movement – the so-called Cockroach Janta Party (“janta” is people in Hindi) – being joined online by thousands of people with each passing day.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listOn Friday, India’s chief justice of the Supreme Court, Surya Kant, said during an open court hearing that “parasites” were…

Washington — CBS News projects Rep. Mike Collins and former college football coach Derek Dooley will advance to a runoff next month in the Georgia GOP primary for Senate, as Republicans vie for an opportunity to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.In Georgia, if no candidate clears 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters in the primary advance to a runoff, which will be held on June 16.A third candidate, GOP Rep. Buddy Carter, was eliminated on Tuesday.A handful of Republicans have been seeking the nomination as the GOP eyes a chance at flipping a Senate seat in Georgia.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pro wrestling fans know Kayla Becker as a regular during WWE programming doing backstage interviews, hosting pre-shows and even trying her hand at in-ring announcing.Becker is being introduced to a whole host of new sports fans due to her partnership with BZZR – a social media platform dedicated to the fanatic.PRO WRESTLING PODCASTER DWAYNE SWAYZE TALKS TEAMING WITH MVP FOR SHOW, PARTNERSHIP WITH BZZR Kayla Becker attends the world premiere of “Black Phone 2” presented by Universal Pictures and Blumhouse at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on Oct. 8, 2025. (Alberto…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man who has now been arrested on a murder charge was allegedly caught on camera blasting a shotgun through the front door of the victim’s home hours before the incident.Doorbell video from May 16 allegedly shows Sean Hubbard, 34, firing the gun at the entrance of a home in Rock Hill, South Carolina, according to WBTV. While Hubbard’s face is completely exposed to the camera, the firearm is wrapped in what appears to be a hooded sweatshirt or jacket.Nobody was home at the time of the shooting, but Hubbard allegedly returned…