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Denver mayor bans federal immigration agents from city property
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) on Thursday announced that federal immigration agents are banned from city property while also mandating Denver law enforcement to protect protesters. Johnston issued the ban via an executive order. The order mandates that Denver police and
Fred again.. Debuts New Harry Styles Song “Coming Up Roses”
Harry Styles' new album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally arrives next week. So far the pop giant has shared the atmospheric lead single " Aperture ," and tonight Fred again.. debuted the track "Coming Up Roses" during his concert in London. The post Fred again.. Debuts
We Are So Cooked Trailer Turns Hiding A Dead Body Into A Cozy Co-op Game
Teamwork makes the dream work
Jonathan Majors to Star in Action Movie From The Daily Wire
Ben Shapiro and Dallas Sonnier are producing writer-director Kyle Rankin's film, which marks one of Majors' first onscreen projects since his 2023 assault conviction.
Anthropic boss rejects Pentagon demand to drop AI safeguards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously threatened to remove the firm from the department's supply chain.
Pink Shuts Down Separation Rumors With Carey Hart: ‘You Can Do Better’
“Do you want to talk about my accomplishments or do you only want to talk about my supposed demise?” said the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee
ICE, Maryland sheriffs slam new state law prohibiting cooperation agreements
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Maryland sheriffs on Thursday slammed a new state law that bars cooperation agreements between federal immigration officers and local authorities. ICE accused Maryland lawmakers of allowing Americans to become "hurt or, worse,
An Ode To Pokémon’s Ash Ketchum
With the character’s final episodes coming to Netflix, we look back at the impact of Pokemon ’s original hero
Paramount Skydance victory in Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war came after failed Netflix exec visit to win over White House
Sources says that the White House was unmoved by Sarandos' arguments, that competition from social media negates their antitrust concerns, and that the administration would oppose the deal.
Jack Dorsey’s chilling warning about job apocalypse – as he cuts 4,000
"Intelligence tools have changed what it means to build and run a company," he said.
Jack Dorsey’s Block to slash 4,000 jobs — nearly half of workforce — as Square owner sounds alarm on AI
"Intelligence tools have changed what it means to build and run a company," he said.
Study of 40,000 cases links Somalia migration mainly to water scarcity
A study published in Nature Food by researchers from the Politecnico di Milano and the University of California at Berkeley provides forward-thinking answers to the debate on the role of environmental stresses on migration processes. The analysis, conducted on a dataset of
Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s Updated Projections as Oscar Nominations Voting Gets Underway
The final round of Oscars voting began at 9 a.m. PT and will run through 5 p.m. PT on March 5, next Thursday.
‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Boss on Benedict and Sophie’s Happy Ending, That Post-Credits Scene, New Whistledown Mystery and Why She Won’t Recast Daphne and Simon
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Bridgerton” Season 4, Part 2, now streaming on Netflix. “Bridgerton” Season 4 ended with a wedding — as long as you didn’t stop it before that post-credits scene rolled. If you did, we will wait here for you, gentle viewer,
Trump administration enacts 6-month moratorium on Minnesota Medicaid payments
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump administration enacts 6-month moratorium on Minnesota Medicaid payments Vice President Vance and top health official Mehmet Oz announced a 6-month “moratorium” on Medicaid payments to
Using high-energy sparks to degrade pollutants without generating waste
A study published in the Chemical Engineering Journal proposes a new approach to environmental remediation of pharmaceutical pollutants in water flows. This approach is based on a phenomenon known as "sparks," which refers to the sparks that appear on the surface of a metal
Warmer winters leave Pakistan festival on thin ice
HUNZA VALLEY, Pakistan, Feb 27 - Every winter for decades, the pool in front of Aleena Gul's house in Pakistan's Hunza Valley has transformed into an ice rink, framed by jagged Himalayan peaks and the stone walls of Altit Fort.
Bobby J. Brown, Actor on ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 62
Bobby J. Brown, a character actor best known for his portrayal of Officer Bobby Brown on the HBO drama “The Wire,” died Tuesday after a barn fire in Maryland. He was 62. The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner told TMZ Brown died from diffuse thermal injury and smoke
Green turtle nests may bury 'plastic rocks' and endanger the species
Even the most remote regions of the globe are not free from plastic pollution. In a study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, researchers from São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil have detected plastic rocks on Trindade Island, the easternmost point of South America.
Jack Dorsey's Block cuts thousands of jobs as it embraces AI
The Twitter co-founder says artificial intelligence "fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company."
Hillary Clinton criticizes UFO, Pizzagate questions from GOP during Epstein deposition
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday criticized questions she said she got from House Republicans about UFOs and the "Pizzagate" conspiracy during her deposition as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's investigation into convicted sex
Warner Bros. Will Go To The Nepo Baby Billionaire As Netflix Bails On The Bidding War
Netflix has declined to raise its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, leaving the door open for David Ellison's Paramount Skydance to take over
Why you can't get a signal at festivals and sports matches
Connecting up music and sports events to the internet is a massive undertaking.
Carbon-based catalyst can use sunlight to degrade PFAS
An international team of scientists led by the University of Bath has developed a new catalyst—a substance that speeds up chemical reactions—that uses sunlight to break down so-called "forever chemicals" prevalent in the environment and known to accumulate in the human body
The Boys' Love at the heart of Heated Rivalry is a familiar tale in Asia
Same-sex romance has flourished in Asia as a haven of fantasy and escapism for women and the queer community.
Anthropic, Pentagon talks at standstill
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Pentagon draws scrutiny with Anthropic threats, Defense Production Act The Pentagon is threatening to use the Defense Production Act (DPA) against Anthropic amid a dispute over the company’s restrictions on its AI tools, in a move
‘You'll have to ask my husband:’ House Republicans say Hillary Clinton punted questions on Epstein
The former secretary of State testified for roughly six hours, paving the way for Friday’s scheduled grilling of former President Bill Clinton.
Hong Kong jailed my dad to stop me speaking out, says activist
Pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok's father has been jailed for eight months for a national security offence.
New technique spots hidden defects to boost reliability of ultrathin electronics
Future devices will continue to probe the frontier of the very small, and at scales where functionality depends on mere atoms, even the tiniest flaw matters. Researchers at Rice University have shown that hard-to-spot defects in a widely used two-dimensional insulator can trap
At least 2 aboard boat in Cuba firefight were US citizens: Official
At least two individuals on the boat involved in a shooting with Cuban forces on Wednesday were U.S. citizens, with one dead and the other injured, a U.S. official told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation on Thursday. A third person on the U.S.-registered boat was on a U.S.
Small businesses gear up for tariff fight after Supreme Court rules against Trump
"They are signaling a fight, but I don’t know on what grounds they would base that on," Sara Albrecht, chairman of the Liberty Justice Center told The Post, likening the question before the courts to "Do bank robbers get to keep the money when they steal."
Mitochondria can reshape lipid storage in cells by repurposing a protein-insertion complex
A recent study by the University of Bonn and University Hospital Bonn and the University of Freiburg shows that the mitochondria appear to be able to influence the number of lipid droplets in the cell using a mechanism that is actually intended for a completely different
How obsession to ‘liberate Cuba’ led men on deadly speedboat journey
Family members described the men as poorly trained activists who hoped to make a statement. Cuban forces opened fire on the boat, killing four and wounding six.
Paramount wins bid to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery after Netflix bows out
Netflix on Thursday said it would not match a bid from Paramount seeking to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery, the sprawling media empire that includes legacy brands in news and entertainment like CNN and HBO. News of the streamer bowing out of its deal with Warner Bros.
WGA Aims to Turn Focus to Studios, While Staff Remains on Strike
The Writers Guild of America issued its opening salvo the 2026 studio negotiations on Thursday, even as its own staff continues to walk a picket line outside union headquarters. The union is preparing to sit down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on
How the Berlinale Turned Into a Horror Show of German Censorship
Director Tricia Tuttle's job is on the line for failing to silence criticism of Israel at the embattled film festival.
Pakistan, Afghan forces clash after days of hostilities
KABUL, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Pakistani and Afghan border forces clashed on Thursday night after the Taliban launched what it called retaliatory strikes on Pakistani installations, sharply escalating tensions after days of cross-border hostilities. Afghan forces opened fire on
Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros, clearing way for Paramount takeover
Netflix's decision to back down from the bidding war clears the path for Paramount to win the takeover battle.
Jim Carrey Delivers Emotional Speech in French While Receiving Cesar Awards Honor: ‘My Tongue Is Tired’
Jim Carrey got the creme de la creme of French cinema on their feet at the 51st edition of France’s Cesar Awards, where he received this year’s honorary award and delivered an emotional speech entirely in French. Carrey, star of “The Mask” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,”
One Year After Michelle Trachtenberg’s Death, Sarah Michelle Gellar Is Still Mourning
"You may not have been with us long enough, but we will make sure everyone remembers," Gellar said of her Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-star
How to Live a Miraculous Life: Brian Doyle on Love, Humility, and the Quiet Grace of the Possible
Suppose we agree that we are here to love anyway — to love even though the work is almost unbearably difficult, even though we know that everything alive is dying, that everything beautiful is perishable, that everything we love will eventually be taken from us by one form of
Undergrads expand the chemical toolbox for cancer drugs
Thanks to modern therapies, a cancer diagnosis is no longer an automatic death sentence. But many patients still suffer from unwanted side effects and limited efficacy. In a recent Bioconjugate Chemistry publication, William & Mary researchers have designed an antibody-drug
French Family Drama ‘The Ties That Bind Us’ Beats Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’ at France’s Cesar Awards (Full Winners List)
Linklater's black-and-white tribute to Jean Luc Godard's 'Breathless' won best director at France's equivalent to the Oscars. Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' won best international film.
Anthropic says 'virtually no progress' on Pentagon AI talks as deadline looms
Anthropic said Thursday that “virtually no progress” had been made in the company’s talks with the Pentagon over the terms of use for its AI models ahead of a Friday afternoon deadline. The Department of Defense (DOD) delivered its last and final offer to the company on
Childhood obesity hits record: CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday revealed that childhood and teen obesity rates in the U.S. have reached record highs in recent years. The first report details how the CDC's researchers found that 40.3 percent of adults 20 and older were found
Netflix Stock Up Nearly 10% After Ditching Warner Bros. Discovery Deal
Wall Street seems thrilled that Netflix is walking away from its deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Shares of the streaming giant were up nearly 10% in after-hours trading, at more than $92, after Netflix declined to increase its offer for the film and media giant after the
