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Irish people in favour of the EU goes over 90% for the first time

That is according to a new EM Ireland/Red C poll, which also found people split over whether Brexit makes a united Ireland more likely.

The majority of Irish people believe Brexit is a mistake - but 44% agree and 44% disagree that it makes a united Ireland more likely, with 12% saying they don't know.

But for the first time support for Ireland remaining in the EU has jumped to over 90%.

The annual survey of Irish attitudes to the EU also indicates growing support for Irish involvement in increased EU defence and security cooperation.

Only 11% of respondents think that Ireland should leave the EU, given the UK have voted to leave.

This shows a steep decline from 2013, when support for Ireland leaving the EU in the event of Brexit was at 30%.

On the issue of defence and neutrality, 59% agree Ireland should be part of increased EU defence and security cooperation. »

Warner Bros Sets ‘Sherlock Holmes 3’ for Christmas 2020

Authored by thewrap.com

Warner Bros. announced on Monday that a third installment in its “Sherlock Holmes” franchise starring Robert Downey Jr. as the famed detective is in the works, with a release date planned for Christmas Day 2020.

The film will be a follow-up to the 2011 film, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” which grossed $545 million worldwide.

Other Warner Bros. films currently planned for release in 2020 include the third installment of the “Fantastic Beasts” series, “Godzilla vs. Kong,” a new “Scooby-Doo” animated movie, and the DC superhero movie “Cyborg. »

Alligators on the beach? Killer whales in rivers? Get used to it

Authored by brightsurf.com

It's the old norm, the way it used to be before we pushed these species onto their last legs in hard-to-reach refuges.

"The assumption, widely reinforced in both the scientific and popular media, is that these animals live where they live because they are habitat specialists.

Alligators love swamps; sea otters do best in saltwater kelp forests; orangutans need undisturbed forests; marine mammals prefer polar waters. »

'World of Warcraft' Currency Is Now Worth 7 Times as Much as Venezuela's Cash

Authored by fortune.com

To put things in perspective, last August, WoW‘s virtual gold was worth just under twice as much as the bolivar.

Today, it’s worth nearly seven times as much—and possibly a lot more than that if you consider the black market value.

By that figure, WoW gold would be worth nearly 62 times as much as Venezuela’s official currency. »

Blood Enthusiast Hugh Jackman Took a Pay Cut to Ensure Logan Would Be Rated R

Authored by esquire.com

With that in mind, it's rare to see a film with major box office potential be anything other than PG or PG-13.

Comic book movies, specifically, are a gamble if they're rated R. Which would explain reports that Hugh Jackman took a massive pay cut to make sure that the upcoming Wolverine movie Logan is rated R. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below.

Mangold said that Hugh Jackman took a salary cut because he wanted to do an R-rated movie. »