Wildcard candidate stirs up Iran presidential election
The reformist critic of the morality police has been topping polls in the lead up to Friday's vote.
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House votes to ban State Department from citing Gaza Health Ministry death toll statistics
The House passed an amendment Thursday barring the State Department from citing the Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll statistics for the Israel-Hamas war, effectively halting discussion of the war’s deaths if it is signed into law. A bipartisan group of lawmakers voted 269-144
Jeremy Renner Says ‘Avengers’ Cast Love Is Real and ‘Not Just For Instagram. We F—ing Hate That S—‘: I’d Rather ‘Go to Jail With Downey Jr. Than Do Something Amazing by Myself’
Jeremy Renner graces the July/August cover of Men’s Health magazine, where he opened up about the overwhelming support he received from his Marvel Cinematic Universe co-stars following his near-death snow plow accident at the start of 2023. For instance, Falcon actor Anthony
Oklahoma orders schools to teach Bible 'immediately'
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Watch Geezer Butler Join Foo Fighters For “Paranoid” In Birmingham
Two weeks ago, Foo Fighters kicked off their UK tour and debuted the lost song “ Unconditional .” Since then, Dave Grohl stirred some drama by seemingly shading Taylor Swift onstage, but otherwise the shows have been good fun. Tonight in Birmingham, the band brought out Geezer
Watch live: Biden-Trump debate postshow
The Hill’s election team reviews the most important moments from tonight’s CNN Presidential Debate. The faceoff between former President Trump and President Biden is their first in the 2024 race for the White House, and the first ever between a current and previous occupant of
CNN rejects request for White House press pool to report from debate studio
CNN is rejecting a request from the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) to allow a pool reporter to be in the room for the entirety of Thursday night's debate between President Biden and former President Trump. "WHCA is deeply concerned that CNN has rejected our
Nike posts surprise drop in sales, sending shares tanking: Slowdown ‘hard to ignore’
Even though Nike has outlined a plan to streamline its portfolio, analysts note that it would be some time before the sportswear company can revive demand as innovation and launches of new product lines take time.
Incomes have risen 'at a crawl' says think tank
Typical household incomes went up by just £140 a year on average in the last 14 years, according to the Resolution Foundation.
Critically ill children leave Gaza in first evacuation in weeks
The evacuation was coordinated by Israel, Egypt and the United States and followed weeks of pressure on Israel to allow sick Palestinians to leave the enclave.
How Mabe Fratti Transformed Self-Doubt Into Her Most Daring Music Yet
The Guatemalan musician went through a process of "learning and unlearning" while making her brilliant new album Sentir Que No Sabe s
Infrastructure setup and open-source scripts to train 70B model from bare metal
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Are rainy days ahead for cloud computing?
Outsourcing computing to the cloud is a huge business, but some firms have said it's not for them.
Newsom rails against 'unhinged' Trump over Biden drug allegations
ATLANTA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is hitting back at former President Trump’s evidence-free innuendo that President Biden might use performance-enhancing drugs for tonight’s debate. “It’s beneath contempt. It’s a disgraceful tactic,” Newsom told reporters at the media
High levels of E coli found at Henley days before international regatta
Water quality testing by campaigners shows levels up to 27 times acceptable limit for bathing as rowers told to take precautions Harmful E coli bacteria have been found at very high levels at Henley, days before elite rowers compete in the international regatta there. Water
Chance The Rapper Gives Promising Update On New Album ‘Star Line’
Chance The Rapper has been working on his sophomore studio album, 'Star Line,' for a while, and he recently shared an encouraging update on its progress.
Electric car battery charges in under five minutes in track test
The charging time is much quicker than even the fastest-charging batteries currently on the market.
‘A Family Affair’ Review: Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman’s Hollywood-Set Rom-Com Has No Heat
Among the perennial reasons we go to the movies is the onscreen heat between impossibly charismatic stars. The summer of 2024 has delivered the goods in that department so far: Consider the sweltering Anne Hathaway-Nicholas Galitzine romance “The Idea Of You,” the disarming,
Greene clashes with Australian TV anchor, dodges questions on 2024 outcome
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) clashed with an Australian TV news anchor on Wednesday in an interview that started with a focus on Julian Assange before veering into questions about accepting the results of the 2024 presidential election. In the interview, Greene did not
Lupita Nyong’o on Cementing Her Scream Queen Status with ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ and the Advice She Gave Joseph Quinn About Joining the MCU
The (silent) Scream Queen has emerged. Following Lupita Nyong’o’s role as a tethered clone with a shaky voice in Jordan Peele’s 2018 film “Us,” the Academy Award-winning actor now gets completely silent for “A Quiet Place: Day One,” set in a world where if you make noise,
Debt relief orders can write off up to £50,000
The maximum amount that can be written off by a debt relief order has gone up from £30,000 to £50,000.
Clinton Kane Addresses Claims That He Lied About His Mother’s Death
“Clinton regrets the way this devastating news was communicated at the time,” reads a statement from his rep to Rolling Stone . “Clinton genuinely felt that he had lost an irreplaceable mother figure"
NYC members-only club seeks $600M in fraud suit against developer Michael Shvo
The lawsuit alleges that Michael Shvo lured the glamorous, business-and cultural-focused Core Club to 711 Fifth Ave. – a building he claimed to own – with “sinister and fraudulent” schemes.
McCaul seeks to hold top spot on foreign affairs panel after November election
The Republican chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is seeking a waiver to remain in the top leadership role beyond the GOP-imposed term limit of six years, his office confirmed to The Hill. Rep. Michael McCaul's (R-Texas) pursuit of a waiver signals his desire to stay
Visitor Related Fee Increases For South Georgia South Sandwich Islands
The Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI, has published the fees and charges for the 24/25 austral summer season, which will take effect from July first 2024.
Metallica Joined By Diamond Head Guitarist In Oslo, Hacked By Crypto Scammers On X
On Wednesday, Metallica took their M72 World Tour to Oslo. The band was joined by Diamond Head guitarist Brian Tatler for a cover of their 1980 song “Am I Evil?,” which Metallica released their own rendition of in 1984 as a B-side to “Creeping Death.”
Alec Baldwin Trains Novice With a Dark Past in ‘Clear Cut’ Trailer
Alec Baldwin and Stephen Dorff get caught up in the dangerous world of cutting timber in the Pacific Northwest in the trailer for Clear Cut. Lionsgate releases director Brian Skiba’s thriller feature theatrically and via digital and on-demand on July 19. Clive Standen, Lucy
Abortion, drug prices at play for Trump-Biden debate
Presented by Express Scripts by Evernorth — This is the first 2024 presidential debate of the election cycle. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump-Biden debate: The health care issues at play The first 2024 presidential debate between President Biden and
OAS unanimously condemns military revolt in Bolivia
The Organization of American States' General Assembly in session at Asunción, Paraguay, Thursday passed a "strong condemnation" of the attempted coup d'état in Bolivia the day before. The continental body dubbed Wednesday's events in La Paz a "threat to the constitutional
Lupita Nyong’o Recalls Reaching Out to Taylor Swift to Clear “Shake It Off” Song for ‘Little Monsters’
Lupita Nyong’o is opening up about having a personal connection to Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” song and her efforts to include it in her film Little Monsters. While appearing on the latest Hot Ones episode, the A Quiet Place: Day One star discussed Swift’s hit single being
Create HTML/ZIP/PNG Polyglot Files in JavaScript
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Sunday Ticket jury orders NFL to pay fans $4.7 billion in damages
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The NFL has been hit with a $4.7 billion verdict in a class action antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of residential and commercial customers who paid for its Sunday Ticket package on DirecTV from 2011 through 2022. Originally filed in
Von der Leyen nominated to stay on in top EU job
She is set to serve a second five-year term as president of the European Commission.
