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Following the massive success of the sequel, Disney is moving forward with Zootopia 3. The news of the next film was revealed at Disney’s D23 event in Anaheim, with Ke Huy Quan joining Ginnifer Goodwin onstage to announce the new installment, which will focus on birds. Last year’s Zootopia 2 became the highest-grossing Hollywood animated movie of all time with $1.8 billion at the global box office. The franchise started with the original 2016 movie, which introduced fans to rabbit police officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and con artist fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman). The two started off as enemies…

By Mobolaji Sanusi “Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.”— Sydney J. Harris (1917-1986). After the recent off-season governorship election in Ekiti State, in which Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was re-elected, the attention of the entire nation has shifted to the governorship election taking place in Osun State this Saturday. The incumbent governor of Osun, Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, is seeking re-election. Nigerians will stay glued to their news gadgets, hoping to see the true wishes of Osun…

Paris Saint-Germain have announced the signing of Spanish World Cup-winning forward Ferran Torres, with the attacker joining the French champions on a contract running until 2031. The club announced the move on its official website on Saturday, confirming that Torres will wear the number nine shirt. Born in Foios, Spain, on February 29, 2000, Torres began playing football through futsal before joining the Valencia CF academy at the age of seven. He rose through the ranks at Valencia and made history in December 2017 when he became the first player born in the 21st century to feature in La Liga,…

Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026Sebastian Coe has a simple approach to avoiding political interference in global sport.“The balance is keeping the politicians on the bus but not letting them anywhere near the steering wheel,” Coe said late Friday at the European championships.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe World Athletics president was responding to a question while speaking to journalists about avoiding political turmoil at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Other topics included track and field’s ban on Russian athletes, private equity in sports and FIFA’s credibility crisis following a controversial overturned red card at the World…

On March 13, Nine PBS reportedly sent a letter to Iron Mountain stating that it would “pay any reasonable costs associated with” accessing the data. After allegedly being unable to communicate with OSS, Nine PBS eventually won a default judgment against the company in the St. Louis Circuit Court, which found that Nine PBS had the “immediate right to possess the data,” according to the complaint. The court also ruled that OSS must return the data “and/or facilitate its transfer to a new vendor,” the complaint says. However, Iron Mountain refused to give Nine PBS the data because it only…

Australia close Day Three of the first Test against Bangladesh on 161-4, trailing the record-chasing tourists by 67.Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026Spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz took the key wicket of Steve Smith to reduce Australia to 161-4 after the third day of the first Test in Darwin and move Bangladesh closer to a historic win.At the close on Saturday, Australia trailed the visitors by 67 runs in their second innings, with Cameron Green on 43 and Alex Carey on 19.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAfter being dismissed for 426 shortly after lunch, Bangladesh seamer Hasan Mahmud…

Hypertension is a leading cause of disease burden and mortality. Here, we present a single-cell analysis of hypertension and end-organ damage across six organs and tissues in angiotensin II–treated mice, Dahl salt–sensitive rats, and spontaneously …

The first week of the NFL preseason is officially here. We got a small taste of the action last week with the Hall of Fame Game, but this week, things will be kicking into warp drive with 16 games going down between Thursday and Saturday. When it comes to the preseason, you never know what you’re going to see on the field. Some coaches will keep their starters on the bench, but that strategy isn’t for everyone. There are also plenty of coaches who like to see their starters get some action in the preseason. With that in mind, we’re going to…

Every week, Annette Deao, a drug dependency counselor, sits in the county jail and offers incarcerated people in rural Ohio a chance at recovery. One bright day she meets Cody, a young man who shuffles towards the lectern and quietly says that he’s ready to give it a shot. “His self-respect is in the basement,” said Will Poulter, the British actor who plays the character. “He doesn’t like or accept himself enough to embark on helping himself.”Directed by Adam Meeks, an Ohio native, Union County is a bruising yet poetic depiction of a real life drug recovery court in Bellefontaine,…

In the mountains …A remote refuge in northern ItalyIt’s not easy to get to Rifugio Val di Togno, at 1,317 meters (4,320ft). The dirt road from the nearest town winds for 4 miles through 27 hairpins and is best done in a four-wheel drive, or it’s a solid two-hour hike from the tiny hamlet of Carnale. But as managers Luna Lybeer and Wout Allegaert say: “We offer guests nothing so they can get away from everything.” Although you can hardly describe this beautifully renovated mountain hideout as “nothing”. Every room looks down the valley, whether through a porthole-like round window…