South by Southwest Expands to London
After nearly four decades in Austin, Texas, the festival will launch an England edition in June 2025
After nearly four decades in Austin, Texas, the festival will launch an England edition in June 2025
On August 16, 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann was synthesizing a new compound called lysergic acid diethylamide-25 when he got a couple of drops on his finger. The chemical, later known worldwide as LSD, absorbed into his system, and, soon after, he experienced an intense
[The Conversation Africa] The rapid development of vaccines that protect against COVID was a remarkable scientific achievement that saved millions of lives. The vaccines have demonstrated substantial success in reducing death and serious illness after COVID infection.
Shares traded as high as 125,000 South Korean won ($91.55) apiece, representing a 49.88% surge from the IPO price of 83,400 won.
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A bomb shipment was halted last week over concerns Israel was going ahead with a Rafah offensive.
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Salvage crews are preparing to use explosives to separate the Dali container ship and the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore more than a month after it collapsed. The precision explosive charges will be used to free the parts of the bridge that are stuck on top of containers
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Global temperatures in April 2024 were 1.6°C higher than the average for April during the pre-industrial era
It’s been a busy 2024 already for Bollywood star Kriti Sanon with back-to-back box office hits and her first film as producer due in the fall. As revealed by Variety, Sanon and fellow A-list actor Kajol headline Netflix’s mystery thriller original film “Do Patti.” The film
Rudy Giuliani is having a hard time finding someone to help with the accounting duties in his bankruptcy case and may have to do it on his own, lawyers said in a filing Tuesday. According to the filing, Giuliani had an accountant helping him meet the accounting obligations in
The rare tornado ripped the roof off the facility, and first responders are working to reach those inside.
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Travis Kelce has joined the cast of Ryan Murphy’s new horror series “Grotesquerie.” The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has been cast opposite Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance and Lesley Manville in the FX series, which will premiere this fall. Although character details have
Kim Ki Nam built the personality cult of North Korea's ruling dynasty.
Former White House attorney Ty Cobb criticized Judge Aileen Cannon after she indefinitely postponed former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents case. “All she’s really done today, though, is make official what everybody, including Jack Smith, already knew, which was she had
The failed cryptocurrency giant says it has billions of dollars more than needed to cover its debts.
Every single day of the past 12 months has seen a new global sea temperature high for the time of year.
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Amazon.com, on Tuesday unveiled the first of a dozen Volvo electric big rigs it plans to deploy this year to pick up cargo from the nation's busiest container seaport in Southern California.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has sent a letter to the families of victims of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes, looking to meet with them as it decides if the company violated a deal that allowed it to get out of criminal prosecution over the crashes. The letter, obtained and
Ian Gelder, a British actor known for his role as Kevan Lannister in “Game of Thrones,” died Monday of complications from bile duct cancer. He was 74. Gelder’s partner, Ben Daniels, confirmed his death in an Instagram post on Tuesday. “It is with huge huge sadness and a heavy
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Once all three revised rulebooks are out.
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Gamers and game developers are reeling from yet another wave of layoffs and studio closures.
Birman and Burmese cats typically live for more than 14 years while sphynxes live less than half as long on average, finds a study of pet cats in the UK
NBC has renewed “Lopez vs. Lopez” for Season 3, while “Extended Family” has been canceled after one season. In the recently concluded second season of “Lopez vs. Lopez,” Mayan (Mayan Lopez) and the Lopez family underwent big changes while George (George Lopez) took his first
NBC has given a series order to “Happy’s Place,” the Reba McEntire-led pilot the network ordered in January, and greenlit “Lopez vs. Lopez” for Season 3. The multi-cam comedy will debut during the 2024-2024 broadcast season. “Happy’s Place” follows Bobbie (Reba McEntire), who
Everyone needs an adorable rodent in the Lands Between.
Michael Douglas is sharing his thoughts on how the approach to filming sex scenes has changed throughout the years. The veteran actor, who has starred in dozens of projects, including 1987’s Fatal Attraction and 1992’s Basic Instinct, was asked in an interview with Radio Times,