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Foursquare was recently acquired and co-founder Dennis Crowley wrote about it . “Dozens of current and former Foursquare employees have reached out to me to express their frustration with the leadership that led the company to this outcome.”
One of the final film projects of the late Hollywood icon David Lynch is heading to the American Film Market with a fresh cast and a production start date. The psychological thriller “Hyena,” which Lynch exec produced, will star Kiernan Shipka, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Edgar
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday called for Democrats to pass Medicare for All when they take control of the Senate in January. “Healthcare must be considered as a human right, not a privilege. That means passing Medicare for All legislation now supported by 66 percent
Hey! Listen! “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” remake is out, and the initial response from critics is overwhelmingly positive. And while it’s still too early to tell exactly what gamers will make of the reimagined title, which released Thursday, musician Jon Batiste has
Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa (D) will hold her first news conference on Thursday afternoon, days after defeating incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The win ends more than three decades of GOP control of the governor’s mansion. Hinojosa, who will
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit Thursday against Pennsylvania State University for allegedly allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students, saying the move discriminates against U.S. citizens. “Congress made a deliberate policy choice that states and their
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The US first lady was credited by all for playing a key though unspecified role in the ceasefire.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) reflected on the results of the midterm elections in his home state and nationwide, calling the Democrats’ win a “blue tsunami.” “2026 was not simply a blue wave. It was a blue tsunami. It was an a—kicking,” Cruz said in his podcast, Verdict with Ted
Artists like Brandy Clark, with her new pro-immigration single "American Roots," want to try
Meta now lets you have voice conversations with your Muse AI agent in real time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today. The feature has been rolled out to me, and I gave it a spin on the iOS app while writing this article. As you chat with your Muse agent, the avatar at the top
New high-resolution speleothem records from China and India, together with isotope-enabled climate models, show that abrupt glacial ocean circulation recoveries took centuries, not decades—a finding with important implications for how we assess future Atlantic circulation
Hair dyes help people express style and cover gray hair but often contain skin-irritating chemicals.
Eat apples, hatch eggs, get chopped in half, and then have a game of Woim
Over the past 100,000 years, hooved mammals that migrate have experienced a higher rate of extinction compared to nonmigratory species, according to a study being published Nov. 5 in the journal PLOS Biology by Joel Abraham at Princeton University, U.S., and colleagues.
Cannabis is one of the most commonly used psychoactive plants today. However, it is difficult to determine archaeologically how cannabis was used in prehistoric times. Plant parts such as flowers, leaves and resins are perishable and therefore rarely survive. It is known that
Researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, Boston Children's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School (HMS) have developed FIND, a drug discovery platform that searches large libraries for molecules that modulate binding interactions between two proteins. FIND uses
Irish artist-turned-filmmaker Myrid Carten, who won three BIFAs for her feature debut and made the U.K. BAFTA Breakthrough list, talks to THR about her journey so far – and what lies ahead.
We are all about to get a very loud wake-up call from T-Mobile. The telecommunications provider, one of the biggest and most colorful advertisers in the U.S., has dispatched actor Bryan Cranston in a new campaign that may surprise those who have grown familiar with its playful
With gravity's effects mitigated, atoms orbiting Earth on China’s space station reached about 10 trillionths of a kelvin.
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Directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi's acclaimed feature has grossed $1.3 million domestically since opening Oct. 16.
MOSCOW, Nov 5 - Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iranian top security official Mohsen Rezaei at the Kremlin, Iran's state media reported on Thursday, after Iranian negotiators met with mediators to discuss proposals to end hostilities with the US.
Avalancha de Éxitos was an album of reimagined Latin covers that invigorated the Mexican band — and expanded their fanbase
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 - The Republican Party's staggering losses at the ballot box this week have left President Donald Trump diminished in Washington and facing tougher legislative oversight and scrutiny of his agenda.
Pokémon TCG fans who pre-ordered Delta Reign ETBs still haven't been charged, and TPC has not issued shipping updates
Santiago Peña resigned as president of Paraguay amid the Ueno Bank crisis and was later impeached over an alleged conflict of interest. Vice President Pedro Alliana will take office, while millions of Paraguayans wait to recover their deposits.
Eight people have been killed and one seriously injured in a series of shootings in western Turkey.
Victims are found in several locations in three separate vehicles, according to local reports.
Levon Hawke (“Blink Twice,” “The Crowded Room”) will star opposite Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins (“The Father”) in the drama “Twenty-Seven.” In the film, written and directed by Gregory Caruso, Hawke portrays a 27-year-old aspiring screenwriter attempting to manage his
"She’s totally fine, thank God," actor says of Luciana Damon, who attended Oscars afterparty just a week after surgery
A California ballot measure that would require registered voters to prove they are U.S. citizens is projected to fail, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Proposition 39 would have also required that all Californians who choose to cast their ballots by mail provide the last
LIV Golf, the pro-golfing startup venture whose biggest investor had been the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, is shutting down after it couldn’t reach an agreement with a new investor on a bankruptcy reorganization. The league was founded in 2021 by a group of pro
Warner Records was hit with approximately a dozen layoffs across the company this week, including executive marketing VPs Victoria “Torie” Mason and Dalia Ganz and senior VP of publicity Fount Lynch, sources confirm to Variety. At least five of the layoffs took place at the
The guidance comes as Scalise faces off with Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan to lead House Republicans.
Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s newly elected Democratic senator, reupped his calls Thursday morning for Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to become Senate majority leader over current Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) In an interview on “CNN News Central,” El-Sayed echoed his May
A previously unrecognized weakness in the immune defenses against certain blood neoplasms could offer a promising target for future treatments. Researchers have discovered that natural killer cells, which normally help the body eliminate malignant cells, remain remarkably
Nanographenes with up to eight helicene units can now be selectively synthesized using a two-step process. Researchers from Science Tokyo have developed a strategy to synthesize multi-helical nanographenes containing up to eight helicene units with controlled handedness.
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) will no longer appear as a panelist at a George Washington University postelection analysis event Thursday, just a few days after she controversially endorsed the Republican candidate in the Michigan Senate race. Stevens was set to appear alongside
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The wins reinforce Democrats’ yawning House majority as voters punish President Donald Trump and the GOP for sky-high prices and the continued war in Iran.
The Republican uncle of pop star Chappell Roan has been tapped as the next majority leader of the Missouri state House, taking on the role as the GOP grapples with its worst election defeat in decades. Missouri state Rep. Darin Chappell (R), a staunch conservative who has
Massive Effect: The BioWare Story will include interviews from developers, collaborators, and industry colleagues
The team obsessively counted toes, banners, and mountain peaks
Paraguayan lawmakers voted to impeach President Santiago Peña minutes after his resignation, as the collapse of a digital bank tied to his government froze millions of people's savings.
Democrat Matt Dunlap conceded in the open race to succeed retiring Rep. Jared Golden (D) in Maine, a statement that came around the time the Maine secretary of state's office had announced the race had entered ranked -choice voting. "This isn't the result we were hoping for,
Couldn’t make the cross-country journey to catch “The Odyssey” in Imax 70mm last summer? Luckily, you’ll have another chance. Universal, starting Dec. 11, is re-releasing Christopher Nolan’s epic on more than 1,000 screens in the U.S. and Canada in all formats, including Imax
The remasters are also coming to GOG (which already had the re-released originals).
