Iranians abroad wait for news from loved ones amid communications blackout
A government-imposed nationwide communications blackout has left Iranians outside the country scrambling to reach family and friends.
A government-imposed nationwide communications blackout has left Iranians outside the country scrambling to reach family and friends.
‘Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience,' hits theaters on Feb. 6 and is now adding more showtimes due to high demand.
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Videogame retail takes another hit.
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) has been contacted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) over his appearance in a video with five other Democratic lawmakers released last fall. The video, in which lawmakers told members of the military they can refuse illegal orders, followed President
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A group of pro-labor holdouts handed the GOP its latest setback and underscored the tough path for party-line legislation this year.
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 - The Trump administration was accused on Wednesday of dragging its feet in delivering congressionally agreed benefits to Pacific island nations being courted by China to try to woo them away from the U.S. strategic orbit.
As part of the ACNH 3.0 update, you can now make Slumber Islands online with friends. We explain how to do so in our guide.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Wednesday said he does not support abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), while criticizing how the agency is operated under the Trump administration. Frey was asked about his position during an appearance on "Fox & Friends"
AI music has not only proven to be ethically uncharted territory, but also genre-fluid. This site has looked into the disturbing ambiguity of AI's take on psych-rock , metalcore , and now neo-soul. AI speculation around "singer" Sienna Rose has been ongoing since last year, but
Graphene has long been hailed as a "wonder material." It is incredibly strong, highly conductive and almost impossibly thin—just one atom thick. These properties make it a promising candidate for next-generation technologies such as flexible electronics, wearable devices and
Virginia House Democrats passed their redistricting constitutional amendment for a second time on Wednesday, teeing it up for a vote in the state Senate as the party looks to quickly redraw the Old Dominion’s House map before the November midterms. In a 62-33 vote, Democrats
Emilia Clarke called out “Game of Thrones” linguist David J. Peterson during a recent stop at “Late Night With Seth Meyers” while promoting her new Peacock espionage series “Ponies.” The Emmy nominee recalled feeling “hurt” and “really pissed” when she read an article in which
President Trump will speak on Wednesday evening on Gaza — hours after special envoy Steve Witkoff said the second phase of the Gaza peace plan has begun, which requires the disarmament of Hamas to make way for an interim governing body overseen by Trump. Since Trump announced
House lawmakers in both parties joined forces on Wednesday to pass a two-bill spending package to fund large parts of the federal government, marking the latest victory for bipartisan leaders racing to prevent a shutdown at month’s end. The lopsided, 341-79 vote reflected the
The perennially busy Anderson .Paak is making his directorial debut. After getting its premiere at TIFF back in 2024, today Aura Entertainment has revealed the official trailer for the family-friendly feature K-Pops! The post Anderson .Paak Shares Trailer For His Directorial
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that the U.S. was sending the “first humanitarian shipment” to Cuba to help residents recovering from Hurricane Melissa. “We are working with the Catholic Church and partners to ensure aid reaches the Cuban people directly – not
So you're telling me there's a chance? An extremely slim chance?
Souled American are the epitome of the phrase “cult favorite.” During their years releasing music — a prolific six-album run between 1988 and 1996 — the Chicago duo played a part in developing the burgeoning alt-country scene and eventually steered their sound in an ambient
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Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee praised Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell amid the investigation into his handling of the central bank’s renovation. “I consider Chair Powell to be a first-ballot hall of fame Fed chair,” Goolsbee told NPR in an
The brutality Americans are witnessing from Immigration and Customs Enforcement is just the tip of the iceberg: the agency is reportedly running nearly two dozen secret operations to spy on all of us. Independent journalist Ken Klippenstein reported Wednesday that he’d received
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"SOS got you down? We can hear you now — and we’re serving up," Krispy Kreme wrote on Instagram.
The same government that has held Israel accountable for its genocide in Gaza must revoke its culture minister’s decision to axe the Venice Biennale performance.
Teyana Taylor addressed in a recent Vanity Fair cover story whether she has remained friends with Kanye West, despite his controversial behavior in recent years, including antisemitic remarks and his 2020 presidential run. “I don’t have to agree with everything that he does or
It has been more than three years since China’s Xi Jinping told Canada’s Justin Trudeau to “create the conditions first” before the two countries could work together constructively during their awkward private exchange at the 2022 G20 summit. Despite occasional diplomatic
The company launched Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland in 2019, set in the timeline of its sequels, but will bring Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and John Williams' iconic score to the land this spring.
Verizon, the U.S.’s biggest wireless carrier, encountered serious technical issues Wednesday that knocked out service for thousands of customers across the country. Error reports for Verizon’s wireless service began to spike just after noon ET, with more than 180,000 reports
The Latin star showed his support for Benito's headlining slot, but confirmed he will not be making an appearance
Exploit exfiltrating data from chat histories worked even after users closed chat windows.
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Video game satire legend Peter Molydeux, a social media account dedicated to lampooning Peter Molyneux, has retired from posting.
Veteran TV writer and producer Don Reo, whose lengthy career includes everything from “MASH” and “The Golden Girls” to “Blossom,” “My Wife & Kids” and “Two and a Half Men,” will receive this year’s Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement at the Writers
Bohan Phoenix, Michelle Jones Lee and Keith Leung have joined the cast of “Superfakes,” a crime drama from Peacock and A24, created by “Beef” writer Alice Ju and produced by the Safdie brothers. Lucy Liu (“Kill Bill,” “Charlie’s Angels”) stars in the series as a “small-time
While Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is popular, the idea of an election is not, says Gearoid Reidy for Bloomberg Opinion.
The string of recent disasters should not be written off as just routine bad weather, says CNA's Charles Phang.
Analysts call for tougher punishment for misconduct and parliamentary oversight for large arms purchases following recent scandals in the armed forces.
Physicist Davide Bossini from the University of Konstanz has recently demonstrated how to change the frequency of the collective magnetic oscillations of a material by up to 40%—using commercially available devices at room temperature.
Curator Natasha Boas described the news as “another massive shock in a series of cultural shocks” for San Francisco’s arts community.
Our last update on Inuk throat singer and avant-garde composer Tanya Tagaq was her acting debut in True Detective: Night Country. Now she’s back with an album announcement: Saputjiji is out March 6 via Six Shooter Records. The new album features Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham and
The exhibition at the Museum of the African Diaspora moves between history and futurity without settling on a singular narrative of the universe, instead prompting reflection.
Timothy Busfield made his first appearance in court on Wednesday on charges of sexual abuse against a 7-year-old boy on the set of “The Cleaning Lady.” Busfield appeared before Judge Felicia Blea-Rivera via Zoom from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque. He was