Molly Ringwald is not in favor of “The Breakfast Club” getting a remake. Appearing at the C2E2 fan convention in Chicago (via People), the actor said the 1985 classic is not diverse enough to warrant a straightforward re-do. “I personally don’t believe in remaking that movie,
Palestinian journalist Samar Abu Elouf earned the World Press Photo of the Year award for his image of nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both arms in an Israeli attack.
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Even as Southeast Asia struggles with access to the US market, the region will be hit hard by a “tsunami of Chinese goods”, predict experts. The programme When Titans Clash quizzes thought leaders on US behaviour, China dumping and more.
While Donald Trump threatens more tariffs and Xi Jinping turns on the charm, Southeast Asian nations will have to navigate between the two while preserving as much autonomy as possible, says Enodo Economics’ Diana Choyleva.
Indonesia says Russia isn't seeking an air base in Papua - but that doesn't discount Moscow's clear strategic interest in pursuing the idea, says this defence and security expert.
Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping to show they won’t be bullied in tariff negotiations with the US, analysts say. But they add that it remains a delicate balancing act for ASEAN states.
Remember back in 2003 when Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King came out, and fans kept circling back to the topic of how every time they thought the movie was over, Jackson added a new epilogue, finale, wrap-up scene, or coda? (Even so, some people
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Google has illegal ad tech monopoly, judge rules A federal judge ruled Thursday that Google illegally acquired and maintained a monopoly over advertising technology, the second time in less than a year that the tech giant has been
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D) said during a recent interview that President Trump is “very effectively flooding the zone” and that Democratic Party lawmakers have not done enough to counter the president’s agenda, so far. “I think that Trump is very effectively flooding the
Ola, once a rising star, is facing falling sales amid rising competition and regulatory scrutiny.
For the second week in a row, senior officials from the United States and Iran will get together to take part in talks about the Iranian nuclear programme. It’s the second round in the latest negotiations – the first having taken place in Oman on April 12. But recent statements
This week: Lee Bul’s headless sentinels, Tracy Chapman on reissuing “Fast Car,” Viet Thanh Nguyen on the imperialism of American literature, biomorphic seawall designs, and more.
A quick and easy lowdown on what to expect at the more than a dozen fairs opening soon, plus programs and other happenings coinciding with the frenzy.
Stevie Nicks never goes away. She tours constantly, and she serves as a persistent inspiration for younger stars like Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey, both of whom have sung with her. In the past few years, Nicks has appeared on tracks from Miley Cyrus, Maroon 5, Elton John,
Florida first lady Casey DeSantis' welfare initiative, Hope Florida, was disrupted by trolls who broadcasted Nazi symbols and pornography during a Zoom meeting, prompting the Department of Children and Families to apologize and take action to address the incident.
President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum extending a freeze on hiring federal civilian employees into mid-July as his administration looks to slash the size and scope of the government. The memorandum states that no civilian government role that is currently vacant will
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) criticized Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s (R) efforts during his tenure as Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) chief of staff to stop a ballot measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state. In a post on social platform X,
Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a motion to exclude the explosive video that showed him violently attacking his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, from his upcoming federal trial. Lawyers for Combs entered the motion on Thursday, asking the Court to exclude the video or, “in the
Minnesota’s first lady, Gwen Walz, slammed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert. F Kennedy Jr. over comments he made about autism on Wednesday. In a Wednesday press conference on a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kennedy said that
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President Trump on Thursday floated a wider crackdown on tax-exempt entities after his administration asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status this week. “Tax-exempt status, I mean, that’s a privilege. It’s really a privilege.
Ambitious economies like Vietnam and Indonesia are stuck between China and the US as the trade war escalates.
Check your Venmo, email and mailbox: A payment from a years-old class action lawsuit against Facebook may be on its way this week.
If you’re one of those people who watches the Olympics and wishes they’d put a normal person in the competition so we can see how fast the athletes really are, this one’s for you. Eight-time Olympic gold medalist and a 10-time world champion sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Sources say half a million US weapons obtained by the Taliban have been lost, sold or smuggled to militant groups.
A Trump administration appointee asked the IRS in March to review an audit of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a close President Trump ally, according to The Washington Post, which cited two people familiar with the matter and records that the news outlet obtained. The Treasury
Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters saw their pay packages rise to more than $60 million each in 2024. Sarandos’ total compensation for the year was $61.9 million (up 24% from what he made in 2023), while Peters pulled $60.3 million (up 50.2%), according to a proxy
Customs and Border Protection said the actual revenue is much lower than President Trump's $3 billion estimate.
When Sky Ferreira released her lone full-length album Night Time, My Time in 2013, Sasami Ashworth was still two years away from joining Cherry Glazerr and five years away from going solo. Sasami has since released three albums, most recently this year’s Blood On the Silver
President Trump on Thursday called a deadly shooting at Florida State University (FSU) "terrible," but he dismissed the possibility of it spurring any changes to gun laws in the country. "Look, I'm a big advocate of the Second Amendment. I have been from the beginning. I've
Chad Stahelski remains in the director's chair on the project, which he has been developing for nearly a decade.
The pause is a major blow to the US's wind energy industry which has been targeted by President Trump.
An appeals court has temporarily halted a lower court’s order that enabled the release of contested climate funds. Earlier this week, District Judge Tanya Chutkan blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from clawing back billions of dollars in climate funds that were
Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Netflix’s internal long-range financial targets. On Netflix’s earnings interview Thursday, co-CEO Ted Sarandos addressed the report — which he did not dispute, but emphasized that it is “not the same as a forecast.” By
The Rise of the Infinite Fringe . “It used to be easy to kill a conspiracy theory. But the internet has made them immortal — and politically powerful.”
Nichols recalled talking to producers and asking, "Is this OK with you guys?"
Hamas on Thursday signalled its rejection of Israel's latest truce proposal and called for a "comprehensive" deal to end the 18-month-long war. The Palestinian militants' chief negotiator spoke out after civil defence rescuers in Gaza said new Israeli air strikes killed at
The first round of the talks is seen in Tokyo as a relative success, but concrete details remain scant.
An international collaboration between four scientists from Mainz, Valencia, Madrid, and Zurich has published new research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shedding light on the most significant increase in complexity in the history of life's evolution on
Environmentalists warn new proposal from US wildlife agencies could lead to habitat destruction and extinction The Trump administration is planning to narrow protections for endangered species, in a move that environmentalists say would accelerate extinction by opening up
The discovery of a clandestine cartel crematorium on a disused ranch in Jalisco has once again raised questions about the crisis of forced disappearances and the connection to organized crime.
Presented by Ericsson — Plus: Judge rules Google has monopoly {beacon} DEMOCRATIC DIVISIONS over the future of the party are simmering, as liberals seek new leaders and a path back to power in President Trump’s second term. The progressive left is having a moment after Sen.
The White House’s attempt to halt proceedings in the case of mistakenly deported immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia was smacked down by a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in a blistering ruling Thursday. “It is difficult in some cases to get to
Allison McClure, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the CU School of Medicine. She is focused on learning all about how cells replicate, or make copies of themselves. McClure and her research team seek to understand how
Amazon has kicked off their annual book sale, complete with plenty of book deals, including up to 70% off curated recommendations from Amazon Books Editors. Readers can take advantage of Amazon Book Sale offers from Kindle Unlimited and deals on must-read books across multiple
From soft robots crawling through crops to bio-based fertilizers that protect waterways, the future of farming lies at the intersection of scientific disciplines, according to a new study describing how agriculture's toughest challenges require coordinated breakthroughs in
Laser-plasma accelerators can accelerate particles over distances that are up to 1,000 times shorter than those required by conventional accelerators. The technology promises compact systems that have enormous potential to open up new applications for accelerators, for example
Norwegian director Monica Strømdahl spent years traveling across the United States, documenting life in cheap hotels also known as flophouses. Then in 2017, she met 11-year-old Mikal in a hotel lobby. Strømdahl had met many children in flophouses, but Mikal was the only child
The trade war between China and the US has spiraled into uncharted territory. On April 10, the Trump administration imposed a tariff of 125% on all Chinese imports. China called the actions unfair and responded with similar measures. Within the broader debate around unravelling