In Hollywood, there are few measures that connote a director’s power greater than budget. This week, it became clear that Ava DuVernay has passed a power-player milestone, becoming the first woman of color to direct a live-action film with a production budget over $100 million, Disney’s upcoming...
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A California high school athletic director accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student was arrested Tuesday in Henderson on six counts of ...
Voter fraud could let people vote 10 times, Donald Trump warned Tuesday. Turns out, he's hardly the first to make such false claims.
DA leader Mmusi Maimane said this election was an expression of 22 years of democracy, where South Africans were able to define the kind of country they wanted to live in.
Читать дальше...The NFL’s one-year experiment regarding the touchback rule could end up going about as well as Peter Brady’s volcano. (Kids, let the older folks have a little fun, OK? You’ve already got Pokemon.) Count Washington coach Jay Gruden among the possibly many who plan to try to put the kickoff high and deep, with the…
Montreal-based company continues to post solid returns, though attention remains focused on lawsuit filed by American rival Music Choice
US Congresswoman Karen Bass has launched a petition on Wednesday urging clinical psychologists to carry out mental health evaluation of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas reached a deal with civil rights groups to remedy a voteridentification law that a U.S. appeals court last month ruled was discriminatory and violated the U.S. Voting Rights Act, court papers filed on Wednesday showed.
Texas had been ordered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to work out a fix ahead of the November general election to the law that required voters to show government-issued IDs such as a driver's license,... Читать дальше...
Steve Kornacki takes a look at the number 30, and why that number is so important to the Democrats come November.
NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Fitbit Inc., up $1.77 to $14.93 The fitness tracker maker’s stock rebounded from steep losses over the last year after it reported strong quarterly results. Etsy Inc., up $1.13 to $13.84 The online crafts marketplace said second-quarter sales were better than expected and
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a new law Wednesday to allow the resumption of daily fantasy sports in New York. The measure calls the popular online contests a “game of skill.” That legal definition resolves the central argument in a lawsuit brought against the country’s two top fantasy sports companies by the state
There is always a crazy fashion trend that becomes the piece of the moment, but could Croc Martens be the next big thing? Pictures of the shoe boot hybrid have been surfacing around the net and it seems like shoe lovers everywhere are having mixed reactions.
Since 1990, Wacken Open Air has brought metal, hard rock, punk and more to the tiny town in Northern Germany from which it takes its name. This year...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Harry Connick Jr. has recorded, toured, performed in movies and sitcoms, starred on Broadway and, in the process, charmed nearly everyone he meets. Now he’s launching a syndicated daytime talk-variety show, appropriately titled, “Harry,” and his reason why is simple. “I love to entertain and I’ve done so many things throughout
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Plants are possibly the most fundamental life form on Earth, supplying food and oxygen to ecosystems around the planet.
And yet many aspects of their leafy lives remain mysterious.
Photosynthesis — the process plants use to turn light into energy — is especially something of an enigma. Scientists have puzzled for years about how the process can capture roughly 95% of energy from in sunlight in just one million-billionth of a second.
Compare that to our best solar panels... Читать дальше...
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian military informed the United States that rebels in the Syrian city of Aleppo launched an attack using toxic substances at 19:05 on Aug. 2, Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a Russian general.
As a result of the attack, seven people died and more than 20 people were sent to hospital, Interfax reported.
Shares of fast-food chain Jack in the Box sprang up in trading Wednesday on strong quarterly earnings.
The Sandpiper project, still being evaluated by Minnesota regulators, appears on verge of losing its two backers.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday:
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday:
The fitness tracker maker's stock rebounded from steep losses over the last year after it reported strong quarterly results. The mobile device accessory maker posted an adjusted profit while analysts expected a loss, and sales were better than expected. The footwear company reported weak sales in the second quarter and said it expects overall revenue to shrink this year.
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees left-hander Jacob Lindgren will have Tommy John surgery Friday, an injury that likely will sideline him until the 2018 season.