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EntertainmentMay 9, 2026

The Devil Wears Prada 2 Struts to $234 Million Global Debut, Smashing Original's Record

Disney's The Devil Wears Prada 2 stormed the box office on opening weekend, pulling in $77 million from North America and another $156.6 million internationally for a $233.6 million worldwide debut. The sequel nearly tripled the original 2006 film's domestic opening and became the second-biggest global launch of 2026 to date.

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UK Gilt Yields Ease and Pound Steadies as Markets Digest Reform UK Surge

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Reform UK Smashes Labour in Local Elections as Starmer Refuses to Quit

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English News in Levels

The Devil Wears Prada 2 Struts to $234 Million Global Debut, Smashing Original's Record

UK Gilt Yields Ease and Pound Steadies as Markets Digest Reform UK Surge

Reform UK Smashes Labour in Local Elections as Starmer Refuses to Quit

Hantavirus Scare Sparks Global Race to Trace Cruise Ship MV Hondius

Anthropic Overtakes OpenAI in Annual Revenue After Explosive 80x Q1 Surge

Met Gala 2026 Dazzles With Costume Art Theme as Beyonce, Kidman and Williams Co-Chair

Akamai Soars 27% on $1.8 Billion AI Cloud Deal as S&P 500 Eyes Weekly Gain

Iran Accuses US of Breaching Ceasefire as New Strikes Hit Strait of Hormuz

Pope Leo XIV Welcomes Marco Rubio to the Vatican for High-Stakes Talks on Iran and Middle East

OpenAI Raises $122 Billion at $852 Billion Valuation as AI Funding Frenzy Hits New Records

Bonnie Tyler Hospitalized in Portugal for Emergency Intestinal Surgery, Tour Postponed

Wall Street Futures Climb on May 8 as Investors Brace for Jobs Report and Watch Iran Talks

Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship MV Hondius Kills Three as Vessel Heads to Canary Islands

US Gas Prices Hit 4.56 Dollars a Gallon as Middle East War Squeezes Households

Anthropic Overtakes OpenAI in Annual Revenue as Enterprise AI Race Heats Up

Met Gala 2026 Dazzles With 'Costume Art' Theme as Beyoncé and Rihanna Lead the Stars

Bitcoin Surges Past 82,000 Dollars as Dow Crosses Historic 50,000 Milestone

US Military Strikes Iran's Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Ports in Shock Escalation

Oil Prices Crash Over 5% as Iran-US Peace Talks Accelerate and Strait of Hormuz Set to Reopen

Jonathan Pollard, Former US Spy for Israel, Announces Run for Israeli Parliament

Arsenal to Face PSG in Champions League Final in Budapest — First Final in 19 Years

Dolly Parton Steps Back from Performing After Health Struggles at Age 80

Bitcoin Surges Past $82,000 to Highest Level Since January on Iran Peace Hopes

AMD and Super Micro Stocks Explode as AI Chip Demand Breaks All Records