
Ted Cruz calls GOP’s midterm losses an ‘ass kicking’ | CNN Politics: Republican Sen. Ted Cruz described the 2026 midterm elections as a “blue tsunami” on his ...
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Earthlings in Love Review: A Sci-fi Journey Leaps from TikTok to Tokyo: “One Cut of the Dead” director Shinichiro Ueda helms a project that’s better than a ...
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Affordable Alternatives To DJI's Osmo Pocket 4: The best options when DJI's gimbal camera is too expensive or unavailable.
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Texans go honking to celebrate state turning blue | CNN Politics: Texans took to the streets to celebrate the state flipping from red to blue for the first time ...
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Stevens’ chief of staff quits after GOP endorsement | CNN Politics: Speaking to CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) said her team is free to share ...
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‘I could’ve won the Vietnam War in a week’: Trump in Iowa | CNN Politics: President Donald Trump said he could’ve have won the “Vietnam War in a week” when ...
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Disney's 'Hexed' Directors Address Vertical Video Backlash and Real Reason Behind It
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Paid articlePaywall Fledgling French Streamer JLA Play Strikes Deal For 30 DramaBox Microdramas: JLA Play, the latest streaming app in France, has struck a deal for around 30 ...
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Paid articlePaywall ‘Fear Factor’ Goes Vertical With Scripted Microdrama: Fox and Endemol Shine North America are producing a microdrama series based on the network's reality ...
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White House official quips Nicki Minaj could be new press secretary | CNN Politics
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Paid articlePaywall Apple’s Newest iPhone May Be Hollywood’s Best Friend: Apple iPhone Duo is made for Hollywood Streaming Services like Netflix amid vertical video push.
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Inside Russia’s new jet-powered drones | CNN: CNN had rare access to a jet-powered Russian Geran 4 drone, downed over Ukraine. Nick Paton Walsh was shown Western ...
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Prince Harry says he wants to reconcile with royal family | CNN: In an interview with GQ magazine, Prince Harry said he hopes to reconcile with the royal family ...
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How AI is reshaping microdramas as video format takes a ‘generational jump’: Microdrama industry insiders share effects of recent AI advances ...
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Susan Dell pledged billions. The internet focused on her face | CNN: A clip from philanthropist Susan Dell speaking in the Oval Office Wednesday night has gone ...
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Selma Blair appears in court after alleged incident on New York flight | CNN: Actress Selma Blair has appeared in court in New York on charges of second-degree ...
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Fox Entertainment, Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat Sign Vertical Drama Deal: Fox takes a first-look option to develop original vertical series into future film and ...
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Key FactsIsaias Reaches Florida as Category 2 Hurricane
Oct 10, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: abcnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: abcnews.com
- Isaias came ashore near Destin in the Florida Panhandle at 8:30 p.m. CT Friday, with winds reaching 105 mph.
- The storm weakened to Category 1 over the western Panhandle; the NWS reported 90-mph winds and 20-mph forward movement.
- Hurricane warnings extend from east of Biloxi to Mexico Beach; storm surge could reach nine feet near Grayton Beach.
- About 260,000 electric utility accounts lacked power, DeSantis said; transportation and rescue teams were scheduled to mobilize around 3 a.m. Saturday.

Are you ready for everything to look like TikTok?: Meta is testing making Facebook and Instagram open directly into full screen vertical video feeds ...
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Paid articlePaywall A+E Global Media and Lifetime Expand Original, Adapted Microdrama Slate: A+E Global Media and Lifetime have expanded their original and adapted microdrama slate ...
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‘Rs 50,000 for 12-hour work’: Actor bought a Mumbai home without ever doing a ‘big role’
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Paid articlePaywall ‘Night Of The Living Dead’ Vertical Microdrama Readied For Horror-Focused App Room418
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What even is a ‘microdrama’?: Does a vertical recut of the soap opera that made Margot Robbie famous count as a microcrama?
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‘We will make winter painful for Russia’: Zelensky addresses UNGA | CNN: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called for steps to de-escalate the ...
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YouTube is getting in on the microdrama craze: Google’s video service now lets creators publish short, vertical video series. This puts YouTube in direct ...
fastcompany.com/91611367/youtube-is-getting-in-on-the-microdrama-craze

Mamdani: Democratic socialist policies may boost turnout | CNN Politics: New York City Mayor Mamdani said the Democratic Party has lost sight of what is ...
cnn.com/2026/09/21/politics/video/mamdanis-response-to-the-midterms

Athlete ‘deeply sorry’ after winning race covered in diarrhea | CNN: The winner of a Hyrox fitness competition, Joanna Wietrzyk, is apologizing after she ...
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RappLearn’s masterclass: Professionals learn basics of vertical videos: 'Scrollproof,' RappLearn's one-day vertical video masterclass ...
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‘I’m so, so sorry’: Ed Sheeran speaks out at concert | CNN: Before performing any music, Ed Sheeran took the stage Saturday night in Philadelphia to apologize ...
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Wired launches new global app: Noticeably absent from Wired's new app is an AI interface or chatbot.
axios.com/2026/09/15/wired-launches-new-global-app

Sen. Gallego: Fetterman is a ‘committed Democrat’ | CNN Politics: Senator Ruben Gallego defends his Democratic colleague John Fetterman after appearing in a RNC ...
cnn.com/2026/09/13/politics/video/gallego-dnc-fetterman-sotu

Smerconish: Former Cyber Czar on AI Risks: “We have to do something in the next several months” | CNN Business
cnn.com/2026/09/12/business/video/smerconish-cyber-czar-ai-risks
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke at the Pentagon for the 25th anniversary of 9/11, saying she had ‘deep personal remorse’ for the terrorist ... Show more
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Insta360 launches a single-lens Osmo Pocket rival you can actually buy in the US: The Luna Pro has one lens, a detachable display, and 4K vertical recording.
theverge.com/gadgets/993837/insta360-luna-pro-steadicam-gimbal-release-price-specs

Trump leads GOP convention crowd in pledge to vote and ‘cheat like hell’ | CNN Politics
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Former Anthropic researcher warns AI could ‘kill us all’ | CNN: Former AI researcher Jacob Coxon tells CNN’s Anderson Cooper why he quit Anthropic over fears ...
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Congressman on Trump’s 100+ posting spree: ‘It’s unhinged’ | CNN: In an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett, Rep. Robert Garcia (R-CA) reacts to Trump’s social ...
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Paid articlePaywall Vertical Video Studio LoveHit Launches With Adaptations Of Literary Classics Starring Microdrama Regulars & Eric Roberts
deadline.com/2026/09/lovehit-microdrama-literary-classic-originals-1237069378/
A TV episode in 1 minute? ASU students to learn about ‘microdramas': The partnership between ASU’s film school and a major entertainment company will walk ...
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Democratic Senate candidate dodges question on pro-Israel group’s funding | CNN Politics
cnn.com/2026/08/30/politics/video/democratic-senate-nominee-dodges-question-on-pro-israel-groups-funding-vrtc

Paid articlePaywall Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat To House Vertical Originals On Microdrama Platform aTwist: Kevin Hart's production company, Hartbeat, will make vertical originals for ...
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OpinionHBO Max is sacrificing its credibility to vertical video: The latest streamer to adopt short-form content is doing it all wrong
salon.com/2026/08/27/hbo-max-is-sacrificing-its-credibility-to-vertical-video/

Microdramas boom in a shrinking Hollywood as studios chase a TikTok audience: 'If they want the character to smile, I can go into the prompt, say ‘make this ...
nation.africa/kenya/news/world/microdramas-boom-in-a-shrinking-hollywood-tiktok-audience-5562856

Why Trump wants to rename Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ | CNN: President Donald Trump wants to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” but what’s behind this and ...
cnn.com/2026/08/26/world/video/president-trump-lake-ontario-rename-to-lake-america-canada-tariffs-stewart-vrtc

6 Major Streamers Just Made the Same Move, and It Could Change How We Find TV Shows
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Insta360’s Luna Pro takes on DJI Osmo Pocket 4 with better video capabilities: Insta360 just launched the Luna Pro to challenge DJI's single-lens Osmo ...
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Paid articlePaywall International Insider: Australia’s Attention Battle; Vertical Video Rises; Kevin Macdonald On Pep Guardiola
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Paid articlePaywall FlareFlow & Europe’s Shorts Strike Four-Title Microdrama Pact: Microdrama platforms FlareFlow and Shorts are sharing the vertical love with a four-title vertical ...
deadline.com/2026/08/flareflow-shorts-microdrama-deal-1237044053/

The real cost of RFK Jr.’s ‘Real Food’ | CNN Politics: CNN’s Tom Foreman follows US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s reality cooking show “Real Food” ...
cnn.com/2026/08/19/politics/video/rfk-real-cost-food-foreman-digvid-vrtc

Paid articlePaywall Vertical Video Economy Worth $150B, Even Without China – Owl & Co Report: Vertical video will generate $150B this year – and that's excluding China ...
deadline.com/2026/08/vertical-video-economy-value-owl-and-co-report-1237044181/

Disney+ Streaming Service Adds New Features Like Vertical Video, AI Personalization, & More
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Microdramas boom in a shrinking Hollywood as studios chase a TikTok audience: When Craig Williams opened his production facility in downtown Los Angeles two ...
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Paid articlePaywall Webtoon Entertainment: Webtoon Entertainment is embracing the microdrama format with the premiere today of six romantic stories presented as "short dramas ...
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Paid articlePaywall Zack Polanski and the politics of eternal adolescence: He’s only 43!
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Amy Klobuchar promises to be a ‘transformative governor’ after primary win | CNN Politics
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Ticker: Disney strikes deal with TikTok; Video game giant goes private : Walt Disney Co. has announced a new partnership with TikTok that will lead to more ...
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New Disney partnership with TikTok will bring more vertical videos to Disney+: Walt Disney Co. has announced a partnership with TikTok in which some creators ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-08-05/new-disney-partnership-with-tiktok-will-bring-more-vertical-videos-to-disney

Stevens ‘feeling good’ about close race with Abdul El-Sayed | CNN Politics: CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports from Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Haley Stevens’ ...
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Sanders: We’re seeing a transformation of the Democratic Party | CNN Politics: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) tells CNN’s Abby Phillip why he believes progressive ...
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HBO Max: Streaming service introduces Shorts and AI search: HBO Max is introducing Shorts to its mobile streaming app - | initially only in the US. The new ...
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Trump jokes about revealing Lindsey Graham’s phone number in 2015 | CNN: Speaking at Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral, President Donald Trump recalled the two “did ...
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HBO Max Gets Into Vertical Video With ‘Shorts’ Feed: The streamer is also rolling out an experimental conversational search experience as it looks to make ...
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