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EntertainmentAug 18, 2026

HBO's Green Lantern Series 'Lanterns' Debuts to Rave Reviews From Critics

HBO's new DC series 'Lanterns,' starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as intergalactic space cops investigating an earthbound murder mystery, premiered August 16 to widespread critical praise. Reviewers singled out the show's grounded, mystery-driven tone and Chandler's performance as a weary, veteran Hal Jordan.

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Nike Shares Sink to Their Lowest Price in More Than a Decade

Finance · Aug 18 · L1-L4

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Trump Threatens to 'Bomb' Oman as the US-Iran Truce Deadline Runs Out

World · Aug 18 · L1-L4

English News in Levels

HBO's Green Lantern Series 'Lanterns' Debuts to Rave Reviews From Critics

Nike Shares Sink to Their Lowest Price in More Than a Decade

Trump Threatens to 'Bomb' Oman as the US-Iran Truce Deadline Runs Out

Animals May Have Been Eating Nature's Own Bioplastic for Hundreds of Millions of Years

Swiss Scientists Create a Compound That Clears Alzheimer's Protein Clumps in Mice

Actress Hayden Panettiere, Star of Heroes and Nashville, Dies at 36

Anthropic Posts Its First Profitable Quarter, Years Ahead of Its Own Forecast

Saudi TV Reports the US and Iran Extended Their Ceasefire, But Neither Side Confirms It

Scientists Discover a New Species of Ice Age Toad Hidden in a Museum Collection

Engineers Build a Map to Design Space Habitats That Keep Astronauts Mentally Healthy

HBO's 'The Pitt' Sweeps the 2026 Astra TV Awards With Seven Wins

South Korea's SK Hynix Bets $720 Billion on the World's Biggest Memory Chip Factories

Iran and the US Reach a Ceasefire Deadline That Neither Side Will Confirm

Scientists Spot Tiny Whirlpools of Plasma Swirling Across the Sun's Surface

Tech Companies Race to Build AI Data Centers in Space

Fans Gather at Graceland to Mark 49 Years Since Elvis Presley's Death

US Consumer Confidence Falls to 51 as War and Price Worries Grow

Iran and Oman Agree on New Shipping Routes Through the Strait of Hormuz

Scientists Find Evidence That Life on Earth May Have Begun Twice

AI Helps Scientists Map the Brain's Hidden Waste Cleaning System

Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor's Dinosaur Film 'The End of Oak Street' Opens in Theaters

Sandisk Stock Soars After JPMorgan Sets a $2,250 Price Target

Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Kills Dozens on Indonesia's Flores Island

Wreck of Royal Navy Warship HMS Tiger Found After 118 Years