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Michaela Coel has used her acceptance speech at the 2021 BAFTA Television awards to shine a light on some of the new heroes of the film and TV industry: intimacy coordinators. The 33-year-old British actress wrote, co-directed and starred in “I May Destroy You,” a 12-part drama about a young writer seeking to rebuild her
Continue ReadingThough bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are the talk of the moment, the good old US dollar still reigns as the world’s reserve currency. But it hasn’t been too mighty as of late. The US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback versus the euro, yen and several other major global currencies, has fallen about 2.5% in
Continue ReadingCovid-19 affected our lives in so many ways, including how we ate and shopped. The changes were not always for the better, according to a series of reports presented Monday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nutrition. Increase in junk food intake An analysis by the US Centers for Disease Control and
Continue ReadingA 10-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday night when an unknown shooter fired numerous rounds at a home in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, according to the New York Police Department. Police said they responded to a call of “persons shot” at around 9:33 p.m. and found 10-year-old Justin Wallace “unconscious and unresponsive
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Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney accused former President Donald Trump of having committed the worst violation of a president’s oath of office by inciting the January 6 Capitol insurrection — and taking a jab at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy over his subsequent visit to Trump at Mar-a-Lago. “I was stunned. I could not imagine
Continue ReadingIn a 1916 issue of The Atlantic Monthly, John D. Rockefeller Jr. wrote about workers’ right to organize. More than 100 years later, the staffers of that same publication are exercising that right. Staffers at The Atlantic announced Monday their plans to form a union and referenced in their mission statement Rockefeller Jr.’s essay, in
Continue ReadingElon Musk is pulling the plug on his promised Tesla Model S Plaid+ super car about a year before it was expected to go on sale. Tesla still plans a “Plaid” version of the car. In a tweet on Sunday, the Tesla CEO said that Plaid+ was being canceled because there was “no need, as
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The Portland Police Bureau said its officers arrested a man they say who robbed the city’s downtown Nordstrom store and led officers on a chase Saturday evening. PPB said officers responded to reports of a suspect stealing items, assaulting people, and breaking things at
Continue ReadingDavid Dushman, the last surviving soldier who helped liberate Auschwitz-Birkenau, died on Saturday at the age of 98, the Jewish community of Munich and Upper Bavaria said in a statement on its website. Dushman helped free prisoners from the notorious Nazi concentration camp as a soldier for the Soviet Red Army in World War II.
Continue ReadingIntense heat and high humidity could pose a serious risk to athletes at this year’s Tokyo Olympics, according to a new report. The report, published Wednesday by the British Association for Sustainable Sport, details the concerns of leading athletes and scientists about the health impacts of soaring temperatures in Japan. According to the report, the
Continue ReadingDemocratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday defended his decision to vote against a sweeping voting rights bill and reiterated his opposition to gutting the filibuster, declaring in the strongest terms yet that he is not willing to change Senate rules to help his party push through much of President Joe Biden’s agenda. “I believe that
Continue ReadingAn Oregon state lawmaker who has been charged after he allegedly allowed protesters into the closed state Capitol building during a debate over Covid-19 restrictions is seen in new video appearing to give insights into how to access the Capitol, which led to a scuffle between protesters and police. Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican, appears
Continue ReadingThe mother of a Florida teenager accused of carrying out a brutal stabbing last month was charged with tampering with evidence on Saturday for allegedly washing a pair of bloody jeans her son had worn, according to an arrest warrant. Crystal Smith, 35, was booked into the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Detention in St.
Continue ReadingBlink and you missed some info about Loki. The latest teaser for the new Disney+ series includes a quick shot of the Time Variance Authority on the Marvel character and where his sex is listed, it says “fluid.” It’s a small bit of info about the God of Mischief that had been speculated about for
Continue ReadingClarence Williams III, who played Linc Hayes in “The Mod Squad,” died at his home in Los Angeles after battling colon cancer, his manager Peg Donegan told CNN in a statement Sunday. Williams was 81. Williams was born in New York City on August 21, 1939, according to the statement. He began his career in
Continue ReadingThe first major cruise ship open to North Americans since the industry paused over a year ago due to the coronavirus pandemic set sail on Saturday. Celebrity Millennium, part of the Celebrity Cruises line owned by Royal Caribbean Group, sailed from Philipsburg, St. Maarten with paying passengers on Saturday at 10:30 p.m. Royal Caribbean has
Continue ReadingElon Musk is pulling the plug on his promised Tesla Model S Plaid+ super car about a year before it was expected to go on sale. Tesla still plans a “Plaid” version of the car. In a tweet on Sunday, the Tesla CEO said that Plaid+ was being canceled because there was “no need, as
Continue ReadingApple is about to reveal its latest set of changes to the software used everyday by millions of people — and possibly some new gadgets, too. Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference, a multi-day event that is typically heavy on software news, is set to kick off with a keynote at 1 p.m. ET on Monday.
Continue ReadingFloyd Mayweather says “he had fun” exchanging blows with Logan Paul during their eight-round exhibition match Sunday. “I had fun … He’s better than I thought he was,” Mayweather said after the fight Sunday, saying Paul knew how to use his weight to his advantage. “He’s a tough, rough competitor … I was surprised by
Continue ReadingThe list of high-profile ransomware attacks grows longer and more alarming by the week, impacting everything from gas pipelines and meat supplies to ferries. Those companies and agencies that get hit must scramble to protect their systems and a tough decision on whether to pay hackers to remove the disruption. In the face of that
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