An Argentine commercial court has declared meat businessman Alberto Samid—widely known in Argentina as the “king of beef”—bankrupt, ordering broad asset restrictions and imposing a travel ban until July 3, 2026. The ruling emerged as Samid was hospitalized at the Cantegril
21-year-old Oregon-based musician Sean McFarlane has released a ton of music on Bandcamp over the past few years, with his most recent records attributed to his moniker Trimmo. His next album Arizona is coming this spring from the great LA label 7th Heaven, and it’ll be a good
A film of deceptive simplicity, Jason Osder and William Lafi Youmans’s investigative documentary “Who Killed Alex Odeh?” often struggles against its own straightforward style, but in the process, embodies the helplessness of its grieving subjects. Its focus is the 1985
China put humanoid robots front and centre at its Spring Festival Gala —the country’s biggest annual television event— featuring a choreographed martial-arts routine with traditional weapons such as swords and nunchucks, acrobatics and tightly synchronised sequences alongside
The resounding electoral victory of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the snap election on February 8 confirms that China’s attempt to punish Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has backfired. Beijing was angry about Takaichi’s Taiwan-related remarks in November. Beijing
Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly accused Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) of going “full bigot” on Tuesday following the congressman’s weekend social media post that compared Muslim people to dogs. “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult
After more than 240 million gallons of sewage spilled into the Potomac River following a pipe bursting last month, politicians are both launching cleanups and playing the blame game. The pipe in question, known as the Potomac Interceptor, is a sewer line for DC Water, a water
Victoria was reportedly found unresponsive at a San Francisco hotel on News Years Day
Presented by Panasonic {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump to DC, MD, VA: 'I am awaiting your call' on spill President Trump pressured Washington-area officials to get to work on fixing the Potomac sewage spill, saying the federal government
The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue spoke with city residents about what the civil rights leader's passing means for the community shaped by his activism.
Peru’s Congress voted on Tuesday to remove interim President José Jerí, just four months after he took office, deepening political uncertainty only weeks before the April 12 general election.
Sports talent scouts' decisions are influenced by various common cognitive biases that can affect their work and undermine team success, a paper published in the International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology has suggested. The research team reviewed the scientific and
Daniel Radcliffe recently joined ScreenRant for a video interview and urged press moving forward not to ask the new “Harry Potter” actors about the original cast. Dominic McLaughlin is taking over the lead role in HBO’s “Harry Potter” series reboot opposite Arabella Stanton as
New York is losing thousands of jobs to pro-business Texas and Mayor Zohran Mamdani's push to raise corporate taxes would only accelerate the exodus, an analysis by the Big Apple's top corporate advocacy group claims.
Some bacterial species possess an astonishing ability: They use Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves. To better understand this mechanism, the team led by Argovia-Professor Martino Poggio from the Swiss Nanoscience Institute and the Department of Physics at the
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 - A senior U.S. official on Tuesday revealed what he said were new details of an underground nuclear test blast that China allegedly conducted in June 2020.
Brian Tyree Henry is headed to Netflix with the adult animated series “Bass X Machina.” Henry will executive produce and star in the show which is set to debut on Oct. 6 Joining Henry in the voice cast are: Janelle Monáe as Glory, Tati Gabrielle as Dana, Cree Summer as Ahni,
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Battle over AI regulation hits airwaves ahead of midterms Millions of dollars are flowing into advertisements seeking to move the needle on AI regulation ahead of the midterm elections amid a broader fight over who gets to
In a quiet laboratory, a team of atmospheric scientists and engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory recently gathered around a workstation to watch as little floating speckles, illuminated by a curtain of green light, swirled into a
Work on the second game doesn't "compete in any way" with the work being done on Valheim, says Robin Eyre.
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Utah governor blasts Trump admin on prediction markets Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) ripped a top Trump administration regulator Tuesday over its push to defeat state
Ted Sarandos isn’t hiding his frustration at the hurdle that emerged Tuesday in Netflix’s plan to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO Max through an $83 billion sale agreement reached in December. Sarandos told CNBC in an interview Tuesday that Paramount Skydance has spread falsehoods
It's also now on PlayStation 5.
The institution acknowledged altering some texts to refer to Canaan, an ancient name for the region, but said the word “Palestine” still appears elsewhere.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) fired back at President Trump on Tuesday, hours after the president said the governor is partially responsible for recovery efforts in the wake of a massive sewage spillage in the Potomac River. “Mr. President, this spill is basically contained,”
A key federal regulatory commission has announced that it will be fighting against individual states’ powers to regulate prediction markets. Mike Selig, chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), wrote in an op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal on
The aging Elder Scrolls RPG looks and plays better after the 1.2 update
More than 200,000 people bought Equity for Punks shares in the craft brewer but many now believe they are worthless.
More than half of Americans in a new poll said they believe President Trump is attempting to conceal crimes committed by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In an Economist/YouGov poll released Tuesday, 53 percent of respondents said they believe Trump is “trying to cover
A New Winter is a project from Colombian-American photographer Sofia Jaramillo that seeks to This project revisits the early depictions of skiing, which often portrayed Eurocentric ideals and a narrow vision of who belongs on the slopes. By reimagining the first images of
The American Black Film Festival was a key step in Ryan Coogler’s journey to become an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker. It also gave him a leg up in wooing his future wife and producing partner Zinzi Coogler. In 2011, Coogler’s short film “Fig” was selected to be part of ABFF
Thousands of lawsuits accuse the agrochemical maker of failing to warn people that its weedkiller could cause cancer The agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25bn settlement on Tuesday to resolve thousands of US lawsuits alleging
In his darkest hour, pop singer David Archuleta was so overwhelmed by feelings of shame and guilt over his sexuality that he reached the point of either admitting he was gay or ending his life. He grimly recalls this moment in his debut memoir “Devout,” which was released today
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Cassidy releases FDA modernization plan Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, unveiled his proposal to modernize the Food and
Margot Robbie recently joined “Wuthering Heights” co-star Jacob Elordi for a GQ Australia video interview moderated by fellow Aussie actor Joel Edgerton. When asked how much she considers the moviegoing audience when working on a new movie, Robbie responded that’s all she’s
Bioengineered E. coli bacteria can now produce a group of compounds with anticancer, anti-HIV, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities. The Kobe University achievement is the result of a rational design strategy that yields a platform for the industrial production of drug
The Horadric Cube might be a bigger change than the two new classes.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) urged Republican senators on Tuesday to find “some low-hanging fruit” among Democratic demands for reform within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to bring an end to the days-long partial government shutdown. During an appearance on MS NOW, Bacon
DHS has issued hundreds of subpoenas to major online platforms to obtain the names, email addresses, and phone numbers of accountholders who criticize ICE.
BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - More than 80 actors, directors and other artists who have taken part in the Berlin Film Festival, including Tilda Swinton and Javier Bardem, signed an open letter to the organisers published on Tuesday calling for them to take a clear stance on
Sarula Bao created a fabric horse in the style of “bu zha,” an embroidery art form, for New York nonprofit Think!Chinatown’s annual Lantern Residency.
The fourth quarter was the final quarter of Warren Buffett's 60-year run as chief executive.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has launched an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) handling of whistleblower complaints following a string of complaints about DHS’s Office of Inspector General. According to an email obtained by the Project
Public concern over the total failure of the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant on Wellington's south coast has been growing, despite this week's announcement of an independent review.
Fox’s reboot of “Baywatch” is bringing back original series star David Chokachi, Variety has learned. Chokachi will reprise the role of Cody Madison in the Fox version, where he will appear alongside recently announced series lead Stephen Amell. Amell will play Hobie Buchanon,
Bad Bunny is heading to Tokyo to perform as part of Spotify’s Billions Club Live series, with a concert slated for March 7. The show marks the musician’s first-ever performance in Asia and Japan, and will showcase his 28 songs that have crossed the billion-streams threshold on
