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>Another EA employee adds: "It's certainly hard to feel good about being bought out by a regime that's very much at odds with progressive society, so it is surely detrimental to anyone who finds this buyout morally odious. It's not a good feeling."

>Republican Byron Donalds will face Democrat David Jolly in Florida's gubernatorial race. Jolly, who was formerly a Republican, joins Peter Alexander to discuss more on his campaign and why he believes he can win in President Trump's home state.

>In an interview with NBC News, Vogel said, “I think Hayden was an amazingly talented person in so many departments and I think young people who grow up in the entertainment industry — it is a struggle and it’s a very challenging industry and it’s not unusual for them to sadly find the wrong path. I think it becomes very difficult to be true to yourself, and I think Hayden sadly lost her way, and I wish it were different. I wish she had stayed true to herself because she had many incredible attributes.”

>Panettiere detailed the turbulent relationship with her mother in her tell-all memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning” in May. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, was Panettiere’s manager when she started out in Hollywood at a young age. In her memoir, Panettiere called her mother a “perfectionist” and alleged that Vogel superglued a fallen tooth back into Panettiere’s mouth so she wouldn’t lose a job. She also claimed her mother pushed her to dress in more “girly” outfits, instead of her preferred tomboy style.

>When the memoir was released, Vogel told Page Six that she believed “the present drama is partially to sell books…As many parents of entertainment children [know], we are all too familiar with the painful observation of watching the self-destructive paths they sometimes choose. No parent hopes for this scenario; we want our children to be the best of themselves and live a peaceful, joyful life. Sadly, this is out of our control. You cannot save someone who does not want to be saved.”

>Regarding her mother, Panettiere told Us Weekly that “unfortunately, we don’t have a relationship right now” but “that doesn’t mean that I don’t leave the door open for the opportunity to present itself one day.” Vogel added in her NBC News interview, “I just feel that she’s with her brother and they’re at peace.” Panettiere’s younger brother Jansen died at 28 in 2023.

>Iran’s parliament speaker and key negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, issued a list of demands today in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

>He also called on the US to implement the “other terms” Washington committed to as part of the memorandum of understanding, which expired yesterday.

>U.S President Donald Trump posted an image on social media showing the Strait of Hormuz labeled as “New US Territory.”

>CNN's Betsy Kelin has the latest on Trump's new threat and CNN politics senior reporter Stephen Collinson says Iran will see the move as a "sign of Trump's frustration." Also, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis and former Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) share their takes.

>Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, won the Senate nomination in Tuesday’s primary in a surprise victory over Lt. Col. Alex Vindman. Following her historic win, the first DSA member to win a major party for statewide office, Nixon tells Morning Joe voters nationwide are "fed up" and "tired with the status quo."

>Gran Turismo players! Update 1.71 features 4 new cars, three new World Circuits, and Whistler added as featured Curation in Scapes.

>This will be available for free beginning August 19 at 11:00pm PDT / August 20 at 7:00am BST 3:00pm JST.

>The AI companies have laid-out a clear plan: Watch everything you do, all the time, in perpetuity -- with Flock, that's done offline; with ChatGPT, Microsoft Windows, and NVIDIA's AI adventures, that's also done digitally. Meanwhile, the circular funding gets increasingly ridiculous as NVIDIA bankrolls everyone it can to keep the music going. The good news is that we can turn to Jim Cramer for salient, sane advice -- live in a data center, or something. The clowns are running the asylum.

>The iPhone 17 Pro has been my daily driver for almost a full year, so this is my long-term review after months of real-world use. I’ve dropped it, used it completely caseless, taken it on vacation, pushed the cameras, tested battery life and lived with the aluminum design for almost a year.

>In this video, I cover how the iPhone 17 Pro has held up, including durability, battery life, Ceramic Shield 2, A19 Pro performance, thermals, display brightness, cameras, the 8x telephoto, and whether I still think the standard Pro is the sweet spot over the iPhone 17 Pro Max.

>I also talk about the recent heat and performance issues I’ve noticed while running the iOS 27 beta and whether they are actually a sign of the phone aging.

>After almost a year, is the iPhone 17 Pro still worth buying?

>On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-LA, blamed the war in Iran for interfering with a U.S. economy he claims was set to “take off like a rocket.” Joe slams the speaker’s comments, pointing to repeated warnings not to start a war with Iran.