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FREE $100 GIFT CARD: As of Feb. 26, you can get a free $100 gift card and double the storage (512GB) when you pre-order the new Samsung Galaxy S26 at Amazon. The offer ends on March 10.

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There's several new Samsung Galaxy phones in town, as announced at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026. The Galaxy S26 lineup — including the S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra — are now up for preorder, with an official launch date of March 11.

The cheapest of the bunch if the Samsung Galaxy S26 base model, which bumps last year's S25 starting price by $100. But lucky for you, if you preorder it at Amazon, you'll not only get a free $100 Amazon gift card to make up for that price hike, but also a free storage upgrade. That means you'll get an unlocked Galaxy S26 with 512GB of storage and a $100 Amazon gift card all for $899.99. The offer ends on March 10, just one day before the official launch date. Just note your gift card may ship separately from the phone itself, so be on the lookout.

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You have plenty of options for reserving the new phones, but pre-ordering at Amazon means you don't have to worry about coordinating a trade-in or data plan at a specific carrier. Your new S26 will be unlocked, so you can figure out the details later.

Compared to the S25, the new S26 base model features a marginally bigger screen with the same smooth scrolling, a generational bump to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, a similar camera setup (a 50MP main, 12MP ultra-wide, 10MP telephoto, and 12MP selfie camera), a meaningful battery improvement, and of course, new AI features. If you're rocking an old handset and want to upgrade without excessively splurging, preordering the Samsung Galaxy S26 at Amazon is the move. You'll even get a free $100 gift card to spend on whatever else you need (a new case perhaps).

It has been such a busy start to the year for Pokémon. We've been inundated with new Pokémon TCG releases, we've seen the launch of the first-ever Lego Pokémon sets, and we've prepared for nostalgic Pokémon games to make a return. Has Pokémon got anything left to give us? There's only one way to find out.

The Pokémon Presents video presentation is set to take place on Pokémon Day, providing all the latest Pokémon news. These presentations tend to provide updates on upcoming video games, spinoffs, mobile games, Pokémon TCG collectibles, and animated productions. We don't know what's in store from this latest edition, but we expect Pokémon to go big for its 30th anniversary.

When is Pokémon Presents 2026?

The first Pokémon Presents of 2026 will take place on Feb. 27 (Pokémon Day) at 2 p.m. UTC. Here's the breakdown of start time by timezone:

• PST — 6 a.m.

• EST — 9 a.m.

• BRT — 11 a.m. 

• GMT — 2 p.m.

• CET — 3 p.m. 

• IST — 7 p.m. 

• CST — 10 p.m. 

• JST — 11 p.m. 

• AEDT — 1 a.m. (Feb. 28) 

• NZDT — 3 a.m. (Feb. 28) 

Make a note of the time the livestream starts in your location. We wouldn't want you to miss out on any important announcements.

How to watch Pokémon Presents 2026

Pokémon fans can watch Pokémon Presents February 2026 via a wide range of streaming services. The popular entire event will be live streamed on The Pokémon Company's official YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, and TikTok channels. This year's livestream is expected to run for 25 minutes.

Alternatively, you can watch everything right here. We'll be hosting the livestream on this page as soon as it's available.

The idea of an Android phone as the brains inside a desktop PC-like setup didn’t catch on over a decade ago, but there’s much more promise this time around. In fact, there’s a good chance the phone you already own has a “desktop mode” just waiting to be unlocked. Here’s how to use it.

FREE BOOKS: The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day takes place on Feb. 26. Sapphic Shelf Explosion, hosted by Year of Queer Lit, is offering free sapphic books for your e-reader.

Stop what you're doing. Another Stuff Your Kindle Day just went live.

This has been a glorious year for bookworms. The quantity and quality of Stuff Your Kindle Days has been unprecedented, and the schedule is showing no signs of slowing down. We've got two events on the calendar for this week, but for now, the focus is firmly on the Sapphic Shelf Explosion.

This 24-hour giveaway, hosted by Year of Queer Lit, offers participants the chance to download 100s of sapphic books for free or just $0.99 (check the price befoe you buy to avoid disappointment). And better yet, everything that you download is yours to keep forever.

SEE ALSO: I tested the best Kindles to help you find the perfect e-reader

Looking to make the most of the latest Stuff Your Kindle Day? We've lined up everything you need to know about this popular event.

When is Stuff Your Kindle Day?

The Sapphic Shelf Explosion takes place on Feb. 26.

Stuff Your Kindle Days tend to fall into one of two categories. Some events are live for a number of days, offering you the chance to take stock of your options and download at your leisure. Others are live for 24 hours, which adds a layer of intensity to the experience. The Sapphic Shelf Explosion falls into the latter category, but there's no need to panic. You've still got plenty of time to check everything out, make a plan of priorities, and stock up. It's not like you're going to be spending big anyway.

Which ebooks are free?

The Sapphic Shelf Explosion is offering free or heavily discounted sapphic books that fall into these sub-genres:

• Romance

• Fantasy

• Historical Fiction

• Mystery

• Erotica

• Contemporary

• Horror/Psychological/Thriller

• Sci-Fi/Paranormal

• Young Adult

Anyone can participate in Stuff Your Kindle Day. Kindle and Kobo readers can download these sapphic for free.

Is Stuff Your Kindle Day the same as Amazon Kindle Unlimited?

Everything you download on Stuff Your Kindle Day is yours to keep, and there's no limit on the number of books you can download. Stuff Your Kindle Day downloads don't count towards the 20 books that Amazon Kindle Unlimited subscribers can borrow at the same time.

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These popular e-readers let you take your entire library on the go. With weeks of battery life and an anti-glare display, you can read anywhere and anytime with the Kindle. Plus, you can get three months of Kindle Unlimited for free with your purchase. Now that's a sweet bonus for bookworms.

Affordable luxury SUVs are supposed to balance comfort, technology, and price, but many end up excelling in only one of those areas. In 2026, however, one compact luxury SUV manages to bring all three together more convincingly than its rivals. The Volvo XC40 delivers premium design, advanced safety tech, and everyday usability at a price point that undercuts much of the luxury competition, making it one of the smartest buys in the segment.

Desktop Linux is doing better than it ever has before, partly because of missteps by Microsoft in the development of Windows and partly because of the work in the Linux community over the years to turn it into a serious competitor for everyday computer users.

Not every discontinued app was a failure. Some of them worked exactly the way they were supposed to. They were fast, focused, and dependable. People built habits around them. They slipped into daily routines naturally and just did their job. Then one day they were gone.

Are you trying to figure out if it's worth it to buy a premium NAS? What if I told you the hardware was mostly the same across most units, and there was only one main difference between most brands? Here's why you shouldn't focus on NAS hardware, and instead should focus on the OS.

Everybody knows that one of the simplest ways to keep an Android phone feeling fresh is to factory reset it. What puts people off is the fear that it'll take ages and you might lose your data in the process. So when I was left with no choice but to reset my Pixel recently, I was surprised to find that it wasn't nearly as bad as I remembered.

The Scream franchise just got fun again, thanks to Scream 7. 

When it comes to churning out sequels, the horror series has a higher bar to clear than its sisters in slasher. It's not enough to make a movie that's scary and funny, with a big reveal-the-killers moment at the end. They also have to be smart, speaking to fans who not only made 1996's Scream a genre-shifting success but also fans who've grown up on these movies and demand they keep up with the genre critique across 30 years of evolution.

SEE ALSO: The best horror movies of 2025, and where to watch them

Where Scream introduced "the rules" of the slasher as a means to break them, its sequels built a box that became increasingly constrained by lore and meta commentary. This pushed the film series farther away from Woodsboro — to college (Scream 2), to Los Angeles (Scream 3), to New York (Scream VI), getting to a point where Final Girl Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) was no longer the hero, but either a supporting character (Scream 4 and 5 — which was confusingly titled Scream) or absent altogether (Scream VI).

Scream 7 brings Campbell back to the center of the story, restoring some of the original concept's simplicity. But you can never go home again, and Scream 7 recognizes that with a fiery opening, as teased in the trailers.

Kevin Williamson is back, and back in Woodsboro.  Neve Campbell in "Scream 7." Credit: Paramount Pictures

Williamson earned his first screenplay credit in 1996 for Scream, swiftly defining a brand of horror where teens weren't stupid victims, but snarky, smart, and still susceptible to homicide. He'd go on to pen Scream 2 and 4. For Scream 7, he teamed up on the screenplay with James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick, who penned 5 and VI. And Williamson also takes the helm of this one. Out the gate, you can feel Williamson's influence in the cracking dialogue between a quarreling couple at a taboo Airbnb.

Scott (Jimmy Tatro) is a devoted "Stab head," meaning a fan of the films-within-the films that turned the "true" story of the Woodsboro murders into a profitable slasher franchise. His girlfriend Madison (Michelle Randolph) knows her horror movies, but is less charmed by Scott's idea for a fun getaway: staying at Stu Macher's house. Now an "experience destination," the iconic home of one of the Woodsboro murderers has been decked out with memorabilia from the Stab movies and crime scene details, including outlines of where the killers fell dead and plaques about who got killed where.

From this moment, Scream 7 doesn't just wink at the long-time Scream fans, who are greedily eying every frame for Easter eggs. It waves at us with a fervent reminder that knowing about these movies doesn't mean you'd survive them. (RIP Randy, the first to teach us this lesson.) 

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However, the Macher house murders at the start of 7 aren't simply fan-service. They are also a declaration: Don't get stuck in the past.

Scott's fatal mistake was chasing nostalgia. But beyond that, Williamson's first kills here are more vicious than those in Scream. They're more on par with the graphic violence seen in the torture porn trend that would follow the release of Scream 3 — a trend that is part of the reason this franchise went fallow for 11 years.

And it's not just the level of gore in this opening sequence, which echoes the malicious and prolonged assault on Jenna Ortega at the start of Scream 5. It's that Madison, with her pink hoodie and long blonde hair, may not look like a stereotypical horror fan, but she knows her stuff — and she's a fighter. Watching her subvert the expectations of a "dumb blonde" and still wind up very dead sets the standard for Scream 7. Williamson keeps the tension and creepy quality high to the very final frame.

Scream 7 recaptures the thrills of the first film without being precious about them.  McKenna Grace, Celeste O'Connor, and Isabel May in "Scream 7." Credit: Paramount Pictures

Filling in the blanks of Sidney's personal life, Scream 7 picks up in Pine Grove, a cozy small town where Sidney is married to police chief Mark Evans (Joel McHale) and raising three children including her 17-year-old daughter Tatum (Isabel May), named for her childhood best friend. Nowadays, Mrs. Evans — as she prefers to be called — runs a cute coffee shop and argues with her eldest about why it's not smart to let your horny boyfriend crawl through your window at night. ("Hypocrite!" a seething Tatum hurls in response.) However, these very common mother-daughter conflicts are deprioritized when Sidney gets a call from a familiar voice that threatens her kid. 

Will history repeat itself? Not only is Sidney once more facing off against a serial killer in a Ghostface mask, but also it's a slasher that wants to kill her Tatum all over again. However, from the first act, Scream 7 does something none of the previous entries have done before: it shows who's on the other end of the menacing call. 

If you've followed casting news or paid attention in the trailers, you know Matthew Lillard, who played Stu Macher in Scream, is back for Scream 7. It's what some fans (this one included) have been waiting for — especially after Skeet Ulrich started popping up as a delusion/ghost dad Billy Loomis in 5-VI.

In a video call, Lillard's manic energy explodes in threats and taunts, all the more menacing because of the gnarly scars on his face. Naturally, Sidney is shocked. By all accounts, Stu died by a TV to the head in 1996. Everyone tells Sidney it can't be him. It must be AI or a deepfake, suggests the hard-to-kill franchise mainstay Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox). However, her self-described "hot interns," resilient twins Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and Chad Meeks-Martin (Mason Gooding), point out that crazier things have happened in this franchise.

SEE ALSO: It's time to add AI protections to your will

Cleverly, Williamson and his co-writers have weaponized the Stu lives fan theory to be a mystery within the mystery. It's not enough to unmask the killer. This Stu business needs to be settled. And along the way to a climax that is surprising and astounding in its violence, fans of Lillard will have plenty of opportunity to thrill over his return. His rambunctious energy and explosive charisma hasn't faded in thirty years, and it's wild fun to see him pissing Sidney off all over again.

Scream 7 offers Easter Eggs and a wise revision of form.  Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown in "Scream 7." Credit: Paramount Pictures

Scream lovers will notice the reprisal of songs like Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' "Red Right Hand" and a slow, sexy cover of Blue Öyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper," the latter playing over the teen heroine kissing her boyfriend (like mother like daughter). There's also a cheeky nod to Scream 2, thanks to a framed photo of Tori Spelling, who canonically played Sidney in the first Stab movie. And content creators who love horror will relish doing shot-by-shot comparisons, as Williamson wisely apes director Wes Craven's iconic cinematography from the first Scream. Then, this sequel makes terrific departures from the franchise's weakest points. 

For one thing, there's the Tatum of it all. This franchise demands Sidney subtly mourn her losses, because to wallow in them would ruin the cat-and-mouse fun, right? In Scream, Sidney was given space to express the pain of losing her mother in a scene with Billy, recreated in Scream 2 and then mocked in Scary Movie.

By Scream 3, she wears her pain in the form of a necklace that her slain Scream 2 boyfriend (Jerry O'Connell) gave her. But as the movies go on, Sidney needs to be tough, not sad, lest the fun be lost amid the grief. Here, at last, the Scream franchise gives her the space to talk about her trauma outside of platitudes. Through striving to rescue Tatum, Sidney is processing the loss of her friend, and coming to understand how she can share this horrific part of her life with her daughter in a healing way. 

SEE ALSO: The could-have-been 'Scream 5' ending that keeps me up at night

Death is not taken lightly in Scream 7, even as the kills get outrageous. By the time the franchise got to Scream 3, it began giving into an ugly slasher cliche: making most of the victims unlikable before they die. Presumably, this is so the audience can enjoy the violent spectacle, rather than being saddened as the body count grows. In Scream 3, this series turned abruptly misogynistic, featuring a blonde actress (Jenny McCarthy) who is depicted as "nagging" before being slaughtered, then a sweet ingénue (Emily Mortimer) who, before being killed, is slutshamed for sleeping with a producer to get the role of Sidney in Stab 3. (See also Alison Brie's wickedly opportunistic PR agent in Scream 4.)

Courteney Cox and Neve Campbell in "Scream 7." Credit: Paramount Pictures

In Scream 7, Williamson and his co-writers offer a collection of kids who are spirited, funny, quirky, and creepy. They are distinctive and not casually disposed of, but are brutally killed. This reflects the first film, which didn't take itself that seriously. As the franchise switched hands to directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett with Scream 5 and 6, the new heroine's (Melissa Barrera) brooding over being the offspring of Billy Loomis dragged the franchise into a suffocatingly grim terrain.

In this way, Scream 7 is a return to form. Between the comic relief of the Meeks-Martin twins, Lillard's irrepressible energy, and the kinetic crew of new teens (including McKenna Grace, Asa Germann, Celeste O'Connor, and Sam Rechner), there's a levity that makes this movie wildly and unapologetically fun. This frivolity contrasts all the more sharply with the intense kill scenes, making their stabs hit home all the harder. Then, the close-ups on spilled entrails and destroyed faces doesn't let us escape the impact. Each loss is sensationally scary, building tension and anticipation for vigilante justice, Final Girl style. (Go get 'em, Sid!) 

Simply put, I was elated with Scream 7. Williamson smartly surveyed the whole of the franchise, working in lore — and even fan theories — where appropriate. But his film doesn't feel weighed down by them. He has delivered wild kills, a meta monologue about horror conventions, and enough comic relief to make this sequel a devilish roller coaster ride — the kind that sparks the audience to gasp, scream, cackle, and even yell to the characters onscreen as if we can help them.

As someone who has long counted Scream as the best of the batch, I yearned for a sequel that recaptured that feeling of discovery but also shared in my affection for the first film. Scream 7 does that, paying homage without being beholden to audience expectation or constrictive lore. Incredibly, Williams gives us a hearty dose of nostalgia and Easter eggs while providing new ideas, weird reveals, and fresh chills.

In the end, Scream 7 may not be the best of the bunch, but it's damn close. 

Scream 7 opens only in theaters on Feb. 27.

SAVE $300: As of Feb. 26, the Samsung 85-inch Class Q8F QLED 4K TV is on sale for $1,399.99 at Amazon. This deal saves you over $200 on list price.

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We see you, Amazon. You couldn't let Best Buy have its moment to shine? You couldn't sit back and watch another retailer get all the glory? You had to go and match the price cut on the Samsung 85-inch Class Q8F QLED 4K TV, didn't you?

In a move that has surprised absolutely nobody, Amazon has price-matched Best Buy's impressive deal of the day from earlier this week. So as of Feb. 26, the Samsung 85-inch Class Q8F QLED 4K TV is on sale for $1,399.99 at Amazon. This deal saves you almost $300 on list price.

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The Samsung 85-inch Class Q8F QLED 4K TV boasts excellent quality across the board thanks to the 4K QLED display and AI-optimized color-boosted picture and audio, delivering incredible colors, contrast, and sharp clarity. This popular TV also supports VRR games at up to 4K at 144Hz, so gamers should be more than satisfied.

The slim design is also a nice touch. Sure, this TV looks slick, but you still don't want it drawing all the attention.

Save over $200 on the Samsung 85-inch Class Q8F QLED 4K TV at Amazon. For more Samsung news, check out our extensive coverage of Samsung Unpacked.

The Nvidia Shield TV is one of the best Android product lines in history, including phones. That’s why people are still using models that are nearly a decade old. However, keeping a device running smoothly for that long requires some upkeep.

Are you tired of Arch-based distros that are just reskins with slightly different system defaults? Are you looking for a distro that actually tackles a real pain point the average user can’t solve on their own? Well, here are three Arch distros that genuinely solve real problems.

Zigbee2MQTT is one of the most popular ways to enable Zigbee devices to communicate with Home Assistant. When Zigbee2MQTT is working well, you mostly won't even notice it's there, but if it stops working, your Zigbee devices effectively disappear from Home Assistant. Running Zigbee2MQTT on a separate device from your Home Assistant server can solve a number of common issues.

I really want to use wireless CarPlay, but my 2018 Chrysler Pacifica doesn’t offer that—it only has wired CarPlay. Over the years, I’ve tried multiple wireless CarPlay adapters, and I always go back to a wired connection at the end of the day.

TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG: Mega Charizard X Tin and Mega Charizard Y Tins are available to preorder for $44.95 and $44.90 at Amazon — up to $7 off their typical list prices ahead of the Feb. 27 release.

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Although these Pokémon TCG Charizard tins aren’t officially out until Feb. 27, sellers have been dropping prices to bring them down to market price. As of Feb. 26, both versions of the upcoming Pokémon TCG Mega Charizard tins are up to 13% off at Amazon: the Mega Charizard Y Tin for $44.90 (from $49.90) and the Mega Charizard X Tin for $44.95 (from $51.95).

If stock runs out, Walmart is also selling the Mega Charizard Y Tin at $44.90. If you go for either on Amazon, you’ll be getting the best price so far — as confirmed with price tracker camelcamelcamel (Charizard Y Tin and Charizard X Tin).

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Honing in further on the Pokémon trading card game’s return to Mega Evolutions in its current titular set, each of the Mega Charizard tins includes the following:

• One foil promo card featuring either Mega Charizard X ex or Mega Charizard Y ex

• Four Pokémon TCG booster packs (two Phantasmal Flames, one Mega Evolution, and one Destined Rivals)

• A code card for Pokémon TCG Live

Although these tins are now closer to their market prices on TCGplayer, actual listings on the trading card selling platform cost so much that Amazon and Walmart listings represent better value for money.

If it’s the newest Pokémon TCG expansion you’re seeking, Ascended Heroes Elite Trainer Boxes are still available for under $120 at Amazon. Meanwhile, Walmart is selling Pokémon TCG Ascended Heroes Tech Sticker Collections for $37.99.

Donald Trump's lengthy State of the Union address has been one of the top subjects for late night hosts this week, from Stephen Colbert to Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers.

The Daily Show's Desi Lydic also watched the U.S. president's one hour and 47-minute speech so you don't have to, unpacking the address on Wednesday night.

"Donald Trump gave the longest State of the Union address in history, just beating out Harry Truman's performance of The Vagina Monologues," Lydic joked. "But honestly, it didn't feel long. It felt endless."

SEE ALSO: Jimmy Kimmel reacts to Fox News praising Trump's State of the Union

The Daily Show host unpacked Trump's speech including his visceral, gory descriptions — "Oh my god, the violence. Was this a State of the Union speech or a Quentin Tarantino movie?" — and his dramatic reaction when Democrats didn't stand to applaud him.

"One reason that the speech went so long was because Republicans kept interrupting with applause breaks, which Trump would just bask in, rotating back and forth like he was stuck on oscillating fan mode. Guys, he's stuck. How do I get him back to regular? Push or pull?" Lydic said.

"But the Democrats stayed seated almost the entire night, and you could tell it started to get under Trump's skin," she continued, showing footage of Trump being outwardly angry at seated members of Congress. "Mr President, I will have you know that the Democrats are not standing because they are outraged by your tyranny and lawless behavior, and also they are asleep right now. Shhhhh!"

Connor Storrie is clearly a man of many talents.

Fresh off his Heated Rivalry success — a show so popular you can now book a stay at the Heated Rivalry cottage — the actor is hosting SNL this Saturday, and in the promo skit above he debuts his impressive range of accents in an "accent duel" with SNL's James Austin Johnson.

For a while it seems as though it might be close, but Storrie's Ilya Rozanov-style Russian accent ultimately proves too much for Austin Johnson to handle.

TL;DR: Live stream India vs. Zimbabwe in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 for free on ICC.TV. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The 2026 T20 World Cup is really ramping up. The group stage built some momentum, and now the Super 8 stage is taking off. Places in the semi finals are up for grabs as the best international T20 sides battle it out.

India and Zimbabwe lost their opening games in this stage of the competition. Now that they come together at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, it's all or nothing for these exciting teams as they compete to advance from Group 1. A defeat for hosts India would be unthinkable. Fans always expect India to walk away as winners. Losing their title like this would be a huge disappointment.

If you want to watch India vs. Zimbabwe in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is India vs. Zimbabwe?

India vs. Zimbabwe in the 2026 T20 World Cup starts at 8:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 26. This game takes place at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.

How to watch India vs. Zimbabwe for free

India vs. Zimbabwe in the 2026 T20 Cricket World Cup is available to live stream for free on ICC.TV.

This free live stream on ICC.TV is only available in select regions (see full list of territories here), but anyone can live stream the T20 Cricket World Cup for free with a VPN. These helpful tools can hide your IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in a location with free access. This simple process bypasses geo-restrictions so you can live stream on ICC.TV from anywhere in the world.

Live stream India vs. Zimbabwe in the 2026 T20 Cricket World Cup for free by following these simple steps:

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4. Visit ICC.TV

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to free live streams without committing with your cash. This is obviously not a long-term solution, but it does give you time to watch every game from the 2026 T20 Cricket World Cup before recovering your investment.

If you want to retain permanent access to free streaming platforms from around the world, you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for live sport is on sale for a limited time.

What is the best VPN for ICC.TV?

ExpressVPN is the best service for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport on ICC.TV, for a number of reasons:

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We already know that Donald Trump's name comes up many, many times in the Epstein files, but the biggest story at the moment is the times his name reportedly is missing.

"It is well known that big, incriminating stuff has been redacted from what Pam Bondi released," says Stephen Colbert in the Late Show clip above. "And yesterday we got confirmation that the DOJ has withheld or taken down more than 50 pages of material from the Epstein files related to Donald Trump. And it's totally on brand for the DOJ — this DOJ especially — to be protecting Trump. It's the least surprising headline since 'Youngest Child Becomes Theatre Major'."

Colbert goes on to say that we don't know exactly what's in the files, and that whatever it is Trump denies wrongdoing. "But it's weird that these files specifically are missing, because the law prohibits redacting anything on the basis of embarrassment or reputational harm. And according to the New York Times, the missing files are FBI memos summarizing interviews they did in connection to claims made in 2019 by a woman who alleged she had been sexually assaulted by both Trump and Epstein when she was 13 to 15 years old," Colbert says.

"Holy unholy, this would be the worst scandal in presidential history. That the files are missing should be the biggest story in the world, but we're all so worn down by this turd in a tie we go, 'Oh no that's terrible, I wonder if that baby monkey made friends yet.'"