Disneyland abandoned plans for Disney Villains land, report says – Orange County Register

Walt Disney Imagineering drew up plans a decade ago for a Disney Villains themed land at Disney California Adventure with a Jafar roller coaster and Ursula spinning ride that were ultimately abandoned in favor of a Pixar Pier makeover, according to a new published report. The Wrap reports Imagineering developed plans for a Villains Land … Read more

Startup prints pitch on giant cake, sends it to venture firm to land $5 million investment

The struggle to get a meeting with a VC firm often leads to “out of the box” thinking, but a startup recently raised the bar for creative outreach by delivering a massive, custom-printed cake to Better Tomorrow Ventures’ offices. The fintech-focused early-stage venture firm’s co-founder posted a picture of the massive cake that doubles as … Read more

Huckabee’s Israel land remarks condemned as ‘dangerous’ as controversy rumbles on | Mike Huckabee

Arab and Islamic countries jointly condemned remarks by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who suggested Israel had a biblical right to a vast swath of the Middle East. Huckabee, a former Baptist minister and a fervent Israel supporter, was speaking on the podcast of Tucker Carlson. In an episode released on Friday, Carlson … Read more

Bruce Springsteen kicking off ‘Land of Hope & Dreams’ American tour in Minneapolis

article Bruce Springsteen performs on stage as part of a concert in protest of federal agents in Minnesota at First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis on Friday, January 30, 2026. The Defend Minnesota! protest concert denouncing ICE was organized by Tom Morello MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will kick off … Read more

Israel plans to ‘annex’ West Bank land as ‘state property’: Why Palestinians see it as mega land grab | Explained

As the Israel-Palestine conflict continues, the Israeli government has approved a plan to claim large areas of the occupied West Bank as “state property”. The bill, which is seen as an attempt by Israel to “annex” more of the Palestinian territory, was submitted by far-right Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich, Minister of Justice Yariv Levin … Read more