CNN Entertainment | ‘South Park’ premiere skewers Trump and Paramount in fiery return

(CNN) — “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone brought their show back with a vengeance on Wednesday, in an episode that took swings at both the parent company of the network that airs their popular animated series and President Donald Trump.

The delayed Season 27 premiere of the satirical show revolved around the ending of “wokeness” and a Trump character suing residents of South Park for $5 billion after they protest Jesus appearing in local schools.

“I didn’t want to come back and be in the school, but I had to because it was part of a lawsuit and the agreement with Paramount,” the Jesus character says, referencing Comedy Central’s parent company and litigation around its pending sale.  –read more–

CNN Sports | Venus Williams, 45, becomes oldest player to win WTA singles match in more than 20 years

Venus Williams rolled back the years to produce a brilliant display as she eliminated fellow American Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 to reach the round of 16 of the DC Open.

Williams, 45, becomes the oldest player to win a singles match on the WTA Tour since Martina Navratilova won in the first round of Wimbledon in 2004 aged 47.

It was Williams’ second tour victory in as many days after she recorded a doubles win at the DC Open alongside Hailey Baptiste on Monday.  –read more–

related: CNN Tennis/SportsVenus  | Williams wishes sister Serena would come out of retirement to join her in competition

CNN underscored Beauty/Skin Care | The 25 best anti-aging products for wrinkles, dullness and more, according to dermatologists

Nowadays, it seems that all the creams and serums on the shelves are anti-aging products. So, how do you know where to begin? We spoke to five dermatologists to find out what anti-aging skin care actually works and what powerhouse ingredients to look for.

As we get older, our bodies undergo tons of tiny changes that keep us moving. Because the skin is the body’s largest organ, many of these changes stare back at us in the mirror. “Many changes occur within the skin over the years that outwardly are manifested as aging,” says Dr. Carlos Charles, a board-certified dermatologist and co-founder of 4.5.6. Skin.

Some of them are healthy and completely natural, like smile lines or crow’s-feet, though Charles says that sun exposure, pollution and blue light from screen time are the most common external factors that contribute to accelerated aging. “These will gradually cause textural skin changes, hyperpigmentation and even collagen loss, which results in fine lines and wrinkles. [Plus], as we age, the skin cells tend to regenerate more slowly, leading to a duller complexion.” In other words, our skin’s ability to retain moisture, produce collagen and repair itself quickly decreases dramatically over time.  –read more–

F1 | What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix?

Formula 1 will be back in action this weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix – and tyre suppliers Pirelli have confirmed the compounds that will be in play for the event.

On a weekend that will feature the third Sprint of the season, Pirelli have chosen three dry weather compounds that are not consecutive, with the C1 acting as the hard tyre while the C3 is provided as the medium and the C4 as the soft.  –read more–

CNN Business | A big problem for Tesla isn’t getting much attention

(CNN) — For years, Tesla has earned billions of dollars from its competitors just for selling electric vehicles. But that windfall is about to go away, just when the company may need it the most.

Regulatory credit sales have been a huge source of revenue for the automaker, which currently faces a sales and profit slump. Legacy automakers purchase credits from Tesla to keep selling gas-burning cars that would otherwise violate emission regulations and cost them a fine.  –read more–

CNN US | Here’s what we know so far about the MLK files released by the Trump administration

The long-sealed files related to the FBI’s yearslong surveillance of civil rights icon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were released Monday by the Trump administration.

Before that, the more than 240,000 pages had never been “digitized and sat collecting dust in facilities across the federal government for decades,” the office of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said in a statement.

In the hours since the trove of documents was made available through the National Archives and Records Administration, experts have said the files do not appear to include any major revelations.

Here’s what we know so far about the files:  –read more–

CNN Entertainment | Why Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death has hit the Black community so deeply

(CNN) — Some celebrity deaths hit the Black community differently.

Such is the case with the passing of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died Sunday at age 54 in a drowning accident in Costa Rica, where he was on vacation with his family.

Much like the unexpected deaths of Prince, Kobe Bryant and actor Chadwick Boseman, Warner’s death is being met in much of the Black community by the type of deep grieving usually reserved for family members.

And it feels completely appropriate.  –read more–

CNN Science | Earth is spinning faster, leading timekeepers to consider an unprecedented move

(CNN) — Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers.

July 10 was the shortest day of the year so far, lasting 1.36 milliseconds less than 24 hours, according to data from the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service and the US Naval Observatory, compiled by timeanddate.com. More exceptionally short days are coming on July 22 and August 5, currently predicted to be 1.34 and 1.25 milliseconds shorter than 24 hours, respectively.

The length of a day is the time it takes for the planet to complete one full rotation on its axis —24 hours or 86,400 seconds on average. But in reality, each rotation is slightly irregular due to a variety of factors, such as the gravitational pull of the moon, seasonal changes in the atmosphere and the influence of Earth’s liquid core. As a result, a full rotation usually takes slightly less or slightly more than 86,400 seconds — a discrepancy of just milliseconds that doesn’t have any obvious effect on everyday life.  –read more–

CNN Entertainment | Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reveal what it took for them to reunite for the ‘Freaky Friday’ sequel

(CNN) — It’s been more than 20 years since Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan worked together on “Freaky Friday,” but now they have teamed up again.

The pair spoke with People about their upcoming film “Freakier Friday,” a sequel to their 2003 hit.

As they wrapped filming, Lohan noted, “It just hit me. This is where we came for our makeup test on the first movie.”

“It feels like home,” Curtis told the publication.  –read more–

CNN travel | Try the simple, Catalan stew that Eva Longoria describes as an ‘explosion of flavors’

Sometimes, the simplest dishes are the most satisfying.

Suquet, a traditional Catalan seafood stew, is that kind of dish.

Its origins are humble — fishermen on the crystal clear waters of Catalonia’s Costa Brava historically prepared it on their boats with the catch of the day, making for a quick and easy meal to fuel a hard day’s work.

Fishermen still make suquet on their boats today. Over the years, as Spanish cuisine underwent a gastronomic revolution, the dish has also come to embody a tension at the heart of Catalonia’s distinct culture: between el seny, the practical, and la rouxa, the innovative.  –read more–