Award-winning Indian writer Arundhati Roy said Friday she was withdrawing from the Berlin Film Festival over jury president Wim Wenders's comments that cinema should "stay out of politics" when he was asked about Gaza. Roy said in a statement sent to AFP that she was "shocked
Chris Person of Aftermath recently completed a months-long process to convert Citi Bike rides into enough cash to pay for a Switch 2.
Sports commentator and pundit Stephen A. Smith is downplaying his interest in launching a 2028 campaign for president, though he says he's "not ruling it out." "So when somebody talks about me being a president or whatever, I have no desire to be a politician, zero," Smith told
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Computer simulations offer new insights into the oddities of the ringed planet’s moons The post The Cosmic Collision That Formed Saturn’s Rings appeared first on Nautilus .
A federal judge dismissed charges against two men who were accused of assaulting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during a scuffle in Minnesota last month that resulted in one of them being shot in the leg. U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson granted
Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee on Friday released text for the Farm Bill and announced they will mark up the bill on Feb. 23 — with the framework drawing immediate criticism from the top Democrat on the panel who accused Republicans of filling the package with
French President says Europe will have to define its own security parameters independently in the future and says Paris holding strategic nuclear talks with allies for common deterrence. 'It's a holistic approach'.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday called for leaders around the world to champion the working class and knocked the Trump administration's foreign policy moves, bringing her progressive vision to the global stage at the annual Munich Security Conference as
The oldest human remains ever found in Northern Britain have been identified as a young female three years after being discovered in a Cumbrian cave. Excavated at Heaning Wood Bone Cave in Cumbria's Great Urswick by local archaeologist Martin Stables, the 11,000-year-old bones
Voters might think less taxes would equate to more money in their pockets, but a new study shows that at the local level, the opposite may actually be true. Economists and politicians have weighed the benefits of different theoretical models for years, but a lack of direct,
Activists and officials returned the rainbow flag to Christopher Park after it was removed at the federal administration’s directive.
Stern is also selling a limited edition version of the Pokémon pinball table for nearly twice that price
Underground rap can be a solitary, monk-like pursuit, but for a lot of its participants, it's about seeing how many different ways you can mix and match into various configurations. Case in point: After working together in various pairs for years, serial collaborators Larry
SAG-AFTRA is joining the industry condemnation of ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, for releasing a new video model that has enabled widespread copyright infringement online. SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin is among those whose likeness has been used in videos generated by
Russia's war on Ukraine is at the top of this year's agenda at the Munich Security Conference, with European leaders trying to keep the United States involved in efforts to reach a just peace deal.
Recently released: Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play . “What magical mushroom could have turned an unassuming playing card company into one of the dominant cultural forces of the twenty-first century?”
Over the past few months, Fred again.. has been rolling out a trilogy of music videos under the banner “brandon’s night out,” featuring the continuing nightlife adventures of actor Brandon Bendell. The first part was Fred’s collab with KETTAMA and Shady Nasty, “HARDSTYLE 2.”
Shay Mitchell‘s first major role in Hollywood was in “Pretty Little Liars” as Emily Fields. In 2018, she starred in the first season of Netflix’s “YOU” as Peach Salinger. That same year, she launched BÉIS, a brand that has since redefined the luggage market. Eight years later,
By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told U.S. troops on Friday that Iran has been “difficult” in nuclear negotiations and suggested that instilling fear in Tehran may be necessary to resolve the standoff
We recommend a variety of Xbox Game Pass games to save you from endlessly searching for a new game to play this weekend.
High-entropy alloys are promising advanced materials for demanding applications, but discovering useful compositions is difficult and expensive due to the vast number of possible element combinations. Now, researchers have developed a novel AI-driven framework that integrates
Some fungi are wasteful, while others recycle—and this can determine how much carbon is stored in a forest. Researchers at Lund University have now revealed how fungi manage their mycelium, the network that builds the structure of fungus. Using microfluidic chips—units that
The common layman’s shorthand for the BAFTA Awards is that they’re the “British Oscars,” in the way that the César Awards are the French Oscars or the Goya Awards are the Spanish Oscars. Yet the comparison isn’t quite correct: Where the Césars and Goyas exclusively recognize
After kidnapping Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, threatening to cut off aid to Colombia, and calling for U.S. troops in Mexico all within the last few months, President Trump’s message to people concerned with further escalation is simply “don’t worry about it.” “Are you
The roguelike tactical RPG was criticized for including controversial voices like Ethan Klein
“Love Story” showrunner Connor Hines is defending the decision not to consult the Kennedy family for the latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s anthology series, which explores the marriage of John F. Kennedy Jr. and fashion publicist Carolyn Bessette. “As a writer, it’s more
After Trump on Thursday suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand, possibly within the next month, a source said the carrier is the USS Gerald R. Ford, which would take at least a week to reach the Middle East
Co-showrunner Alex Kurtzman says he wants to show what it takes to be part of Starfleet. Paul Giamatti just says it's fun to play a villain for once.
There are different ways to say “I love you” in Norwegian and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas is teaching us. It wasn’t in the script for her to say it to her co-star Renate Reinsve in one of the most pivotal scenes of the best picture nominee “Sentimental Value.” Some versions are
Now in its 29th edition, the European Shooting Stars platform, run by European Film Promotion and supported by Creative Europe’s Media Programme, brings another 10 promising European acting talents to the Berlin Film Festival, to help them build their careers internationally.
OpenAI has been using a special version of ChatGPT to sniff out employees who leak confidential company information, according to a report.
Shelly Desai, a character actor whose work spanned generations of television and film, died Feb. 10 in Los Angeles. He was 90. His family announced the death but did not disclose a cause. Desai built a decades-long career appearing in dozens of shows and movies, earning
Amazon’s doorbell product Ring announced Thursday it is ending its partnership with a surveillance firm after a controversial Super Bowl ad sparked privacy concerns. The Ring ad featured the company’s Search Party feature, an AI tool that allows users to receive feeds from
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The game dropped an unprecedented five heroes at once on Tuesday
One developer is struggling with the social implications of a drive-by AI character attack.
After Lemonheads frontman reportedly sent sexually explicit videos to a fan, his rep says he's "receiving comprehensive help from experienced doctors and mental health professionals"
Environmental pollutant analysis typically requires complex sample pretreatment steps such as filtration, separation, and preconcentration. When solid materials such as sand, soil, or food residues are present in water samples, analytical accuracy often decreases, and
The next-generation spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission continues to advance by passing a contractor-led technical review, as the agency prepares to send humans to the moon's South Pole for the first time. Testing is also underway for the new suits, built by Axiom Space,
The Department of Homeland Security’s new tool to check voters’ citizenship is mistakenly identifying people as noncitizens, according to a report Friday from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune. In the past year, President Donald Trump has ordered the expansion of the Systematic
Humans develop sharp vision during early fetal development thanks to an interplay between a vitamin A derivative and thyroid hormones in the retina, Johns Hopkins University scientists have found. The findings could upend decades of conventional understanding of how the eye
It’s time to raise a glass to the Disney+ “Muppet Show” special. Per the Mouse House, the revival of the beloved variety series has delivered 7.58 million multiplatform viewers across Disney+ and ABC since it debuted on Feb. 4. That viewership comes on top of rave reviews for
Republicans are using the farm bill to take another swing at passing legislation to protect pesticides, something sure to anger their allies in the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) movement. A House Republican iteration of the farm bill released on Friday includes a
A molly guard is a safety cover that you need to move out of the way before pressing an important button. “Anecdotally, this is named after Molly, an engineer’s daughter who was invited to a datacenter and promptly pressed a big red button…”
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) on Friday slammed a crypto super PAC’s plans to spend $1.5 million to oppose him, arguing that lawmakers “cannot allow the crypto industry to own Congress.” “They're going to do whatever they can to maintain their dominance that they have with some
Every episode of the HBO docuseries “Neighbors” begins with the camera zooming in from outer space. But before the action alights in the location of the latest dispute between adjacent property owners to catch the eye of directors Harrison Fishman and Dylan Redford (yes,
Valentine's Day is the perfect time to consider the best horror movies for couples — and about them. Here's why the Final Couple should be a trope.
Israel insists on an 'all or nothing' policy linking talks on Iran's ballistic missiles to nuclear negotiations, but other regional powers believe such a policy could lead to war. The Arab-Turkish influence over Trump and Iranian threats present the president with a troubling
With a few minutes of searching, anyone can find videos online of chatty birds: macaws talk to their keepers, cockatoos sing to the camera, corvids mimic the jarring sounds of construction sites. Research has shown that some birds can understand and use words in context—so,
