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Updated 21/10/2026, 00:04:32 UTC

Black is drawing attention across 8 news outlets right now. The reports below are the current coverage, newest first.

The coverage

WorldAl Jazeera45m ago

NATO to send additional patrol planes to Black Sea after drone attacks

The alliance announces the deployment after a series of deadly drone attacks in the region.

EntertainmentRolling Stone3h ago

Roseanne Barr ‘Met a Lot of Resistance Casting Black Actors’ for New Show

"A lot of people said no, they wouldn't [work with me]. 'How could any Black person work with me?'," comedian says. "That hurt me"

EntertainmentKotaku3h ago

CoD Dev Who Crunched On Black Ops 1 + 2 Reacts To Remasters Blowing Up: ‘Hard To Watch The Suits Rake In Giant Financial Windfalls From Our Old Code’

'That wealth needs to be shared retroactively,' argued the former Black Ops level designer

TechnologyMIT Technology Review3h ago

Here’s the tea

When Tristan Brown, an associate professor of history at MIT, first examined a Chinese tea chest label displayed at Old South Meeting House, he had no reason to doubt its story. Descendants of the Boston blacksmith Thomas Wells had donated the label in 1987, saying it had been recovered after colonial protesters threw tea into…

EntertainmentIGN4h ago

Get a Bose Soundbar Speaker for Under $100 Ahead of Black Friday

An affordable yet significant upgrade from your anemic built-in TV speakers.

EntertainmentIGN5h ago

Save $2,000 Off the Massive 2026 83" LG Evo C6H 4K Tandem OLED TV Ahead of Black Friday

Bigger is better.

EntertainmentIGN6h ago

Having Trouble Sleeping? Try a Dreamegg D1 Nova Noise Machine for Just $13 Ahead of Black Friday

Doubles as an alarm clock with night light.

WorldThe Guardian6h ago

Nato increases Black Sea deployment amid escalating deadly Russian attacks

Mounting anxiety as Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches Nato’s borders with targeting of vessels transporting agricultural cargo Nato is deploying additional military assets to the Black Sea amid the recent deadly escalation of Russian attacks on merchant shipping, as five more vessels were attacked on Tuesday. Russia’s military said it ⁠struck three cargo vessels in Ukraine’s ⁠port of Reni and two ⁠other cargo vessels en route ‌to ‌Odesa. Continue reading...

EntertainmentVariety7h ago2 outlets

Gram Parsons Tribute Concert at Troubadour to Feature Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, Black Crowes, Margo Price and More

The Grievous Angel will be getting a salute from a lot of grateful angels when an all-star tribute concert honoring the late Gram Parsons takes place at the Troubadour on Nov. 11, three nights before the country-rock pioneer is inducted into the Rock Roll Hall of Fame. One of Parsons’ key collaborators during his […]

EntertainmentIGN8h ago

The 2026 LG Evo C6 4K OLED TV Drops to the Lowest Price of the Year Ahead of Black Friday

One of the best TVs for gaming.

EntertainmentRolling Stone8h ago

Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, the Black Crowes, and More to Play Gram Parsons Tribute Concert

A Song for Gram at Los Angeles’ the Troubadour takes place days before Parsons’ Rock Roll Hall of Fame induction

EntertainmentEurogamer8h ago

Ex-Call of Duty designer "who survived the crunch" in order to launch Black Ops 1 & 2 calls out executives "raking it in" from sales of remasters

A former long-time Call of Duty developer has called out Activision executives profiteering from the re-release of games like Black Ops 1 and 2, whereas the developers who contributed "blood, sweat, and tears" to make them gained nothing. Read more

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