Asynchronous IO: the next billion-dollar mistake?
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Like a football player emerging from the huddle, Florence Pugh squatted and grunted as she reenacted a dramatic scene from “We Live in Time” after the film made its splashy debut on Day 2 of the Toronto International Film Festival. During a post-screening Q&A with co-star
Yung Miami also took to the stage during the Past Present Future tour's first night at Barclays Center
Elton John opened up about fame and family on Saturday night after the world premiere of Elton John: Never Too Late at the Toronto Film Festival. “Fame is a dangerous thing if you don’t have something else, and that something else is honesty, and if you don’t have honesty to go
Luca Guadagnino's bold take on 'Queer', 'KAOS' and music award nominations are out - here's what to consume in Europe this weekend.
Most of the life of 17-year-old Oleh has been overshadowed by Russia's war against Ukraine. In 2022, he was forced to flee from Russian occupation via Mariupol and a Russian filtration camp.
In this edition, we look at the far right's victory in German local elections, and the EU's efforts to get more women in top jobs
Big River Watch scheme asks general public to help monitor state of rivers after years of deregulation Rivers will be checked for sewage and other pollution by the general public this month in an attempt to assess the health of British waterways. Cuts to the UK regulators and a
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The White House’s recent exposure of Russian attempts to influence this year’s US presidential election will come as little surprise to anyone who followed disinformation tactics during the last US election. During the 2020 campaign, the Kremlin used its state-sponsored media
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The Toronto International Film Festival reserves its opening weekend for world premieres — as in, films that did not previously screen at Sundance, Cannes, Venice or Telluride. Unfortunately for the fest, it seems like most of this season’s movies with serious awards prospects
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The lifelong Republican said Trump had "tried to steal the last election using lies and violence".
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“I have one question… who is wearing sequins?” It’s a fair query for Cameron Bailey, Toronto International Film Festival’s CEO, to ask at Friday night’s world premiere of “Elton John: Never Too Late,” a revealing look at the generation-spanning musical (and fashion) icon.
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Driver, a 32-year-old man, escaped blaze in the early hours of Saturday unharmed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two hundred sheep have been killed in a truck fire near a remote town in western New South Wales. A truck fire broke out on the Mitchell
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The evidence suggests that empires often react to periods of their own decline by over-extending their coping mechanisms. Military actions, infrastructure problems, and social welfare demands may then combine or clash, accumulating costs and backlash effects that the declining
It’s no secret that Toronto loves Mike Leigh and it would be a lie to say Hard Truths, the latest from the legendary British director, didn’t get a warm welcome at its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival Friday night. Hard Truths bowed at TIFF’s Royal Alexandra Theatre
Holiday LP will feature Christmas classics, including a collaboration with Common on "Almost Christmas"
China is ramping up development of its GJ-11 Sharp Sword, a stealthy flying-wing uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV) with the potential to reshape the future of drone warfare, The Warzone reported. Planet Labs satellite imagery reviewed by The Warzone shows two GJ-11s active at
The flights, using Air Zermatt rescue helicopters, had to be approved by the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA).
Mark Geragos, an attorney for Hunter Biden, said Friday that the president’s son pleaded guilty in his federal tax case due to him not wanting to put his family through the "parade" that a trial could bring. “He pled open because … his defense was eviscerated, and he did not
A middlebrow triumph-against-the-odds sports crowd-pleaser can be a beautiful thing — that is, if it doesn’t pander and lose itself in clichés, and if it has as much respect for reality as it does for getting an inspirational rise out of you. “Unstoppable,” a wrestling drama
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who had joint nationality, was taking part in a protest against Jewish settlement expansion.
Wordle today: The solution and a hint for Saturday's puzzle.
The head of Turkey' National Intelligence Agency travelled to Tripoli in an attempt to break the political deadlock that has shut down Libya's oil exports.
The hip-hop mogul told jurors that he isn't trying to "hustle" toymaker MGA: "I don’t have to go out and scam and try to manipulate the truth to receive money"
The “Kevin & Sluggo Show” was noticeably missing Friday afternoon on Los Angeles’ KLOS-FM, as hosts Kevin Ryder and Doug “Sluggo” Roberts were given their walking papers. The decision to eliminate the afternoon drivetime slot at KLOS comes as owner Meruelo Media has made
Lil Durk appears dissatisfied with the current state of Hip Hop and a recent post of his on X expressed his views on the matter without mincing words.
No sooner had Linkin Park announced Dead Sara singer Emily Armstrong as the reformed band’s new vocalist than a torrent of criticism emerged over her previous ties to the Church of Scientology and her past support of convicted rapist and actor Danny Masterson. Late Friday, she
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Some people bring happiness and positivity into the world, illuminating the lives of all around them, and some make flowers wilt and milk curdle wherever they go. As Pansy, Marianne Jean-Baptiste embodies the latter sort in “Hard Truths,” coming away from her reunion with
A UN report has said that both sides in Sudan's civil war have committed war crimes and recommends an impartial peacekeeping force to protect civilians.
Ex-federal prosecutor Thomas Dupree on Friday weighed the impact of election results on former President Trump’s hush money case sentencing, which will happen in late November. “I think in New York, for my perspective, I think the judge will not be able to sentence him to an
The pianist performed with the doo-wop group from 1970 to 2022 and co-penned “Sandy,” which John Travolta famously sang in Grease
The “Demi-ssance” is taking the Toronto Film Festival by storm. And Demi Moore, who is at the center of the tempest thanks to her go-for-broke performance as an actress who makes a pact with the devil in return for eternal youth in “The Substance,” was celebrated on Friday