The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok after the House of Representatives attached the measure to an emergency spending bill on April 17, 2024. The House voted on each of the four components of the bill, and the one affecting TikTok passed
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is favored to win a third term in office in the country’s massive general election, ongoing in stages since April 19. While there are many questions about what another Modi term could mean for the country, residents in the Muslim-majority
It's 2024. Shouldn't we stop trying to make fetch happen?
As the MMO enters a new era, Blizzard admits the new player experience could be better.
Charities report heightened concern among pensioners who fear being dragged into paying income tax.
DreamWorks Animation’s September event movie The Wild Robot is tweaking its release pans. The family film will now open in theaters on Sept. 27, 2024, instead of a week earlier on Sept. 20. The move gives Wild Robot some distance from Paramount’s animated Transformers One,
Women-only co-working spaces are part of the new hybrid working landscape, but they divide opinion.
Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov oversaw military infrastructure projects.
Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) is giving Tesla a run for it money. But is there room for more players in the domestic market?
The music streaming service reports record profits of over €1bn (£860m) after laying off 1500 staff.
Rap star dropped "Champagne Moments" after Drake released the Kendrick Lamar (and others) diss track "Push Ups"
The day a male spear squid hatches determines which mating tactic he will use throughout his life, according to new research. Spear squid (Heterololigo bleekeri) that hatch earlier in the season become "consorts" that fight for mating opportunities. Those that hatch later
Imagine being able to look inside a single cancer cell and see how it communicates with its neighbors. Scientists are celebrating a new technique that lets them study the fatty contents of cancer cells, one by one.
Jerry Bruckheimer has nothing but praise for Bruce Willis when looking back at filming the 1998 blockbuster Armageddon, which Bruckheimer produced. The legendary producer told People magazine, in an interview published Tuesday, that the Die Hard star was extremely kind to
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 marked the start of what should be termed – in view of the unprecedented scale and sophistication of the cyber operations that accompanied Russia’s military actions – the world’s first cyber war. It gave the world insight
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Janel Grant "would often visit" McMahon at his Stamford condo "at all hours, including at 2:30 a.m., to pursue their affair, according to Tuesday's court filing.
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden sets goal to protect wetlands, rivers, streams The White House announced Tuesday that it was setting a new goal to protect millions of acres of
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced that he will visit Columbia University on Wednesday to meet with Jewish students as the university faces massive pro-Palestine protests that have drawn the national spotlight. Hundreds of students have occupied Columbia’s campus for days,
Kanye West has confirmed the releases date for his 'Vultures 2' album with Ty Dolla $ign, which has already gone through multiple delays.
We have heard numerous stories of desperation — entrepreneurs forced to take out emergency loans, remortgage their homes, plead with investors for additional capital, lay off essential staff or dramatically scale back business plans.
Naomi Ackie and Alia Shawkat star in Zoë Kravitz's directorial debut
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The director of Fallout: New Vegas enjoys the series and isn't hung up on new creative directions.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese slammed tech billionaire Elon Musk as a “bloke” who has chosen ego “over common sense” after Musk accused the country of censorship. “This is a bloke who’s chosen ego and showing violence over common sense,” Albanese said in an
The Tennessee state House passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow teachers who are approved to carry firearms to have handguns in the classrooms, despite fierce opposition from parents, educators and Democrats. The legislation was approved in a 68-28 vote. Four GOP House
The delirious new track is the third single from All Born Screaming , out Friday
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"In NYC, many wildlife rehabbers see pests as part of a thriving urban ecosystem."
Across the street from the painter's former studio in Manhattan's Union Square, 20 trees had been planted to honor the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide.
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} View Online Technology Technology The Big Story Potential TikTok ban poised to pass in Senate vote The Senate is on track to pass a bill that could lead to a ban on the social media app TikTok that was tied to a broader
Tyler, The Creator, Post Malone and Kaytranada have been summoned to Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco later this year.
Sweltering heat in India is keeping some voters away. Changing the system is a risk worth taking, says David Fickling for Bloomberg Opinion.
CNA’s Tung Ngo looks at Vietnamese tycoon Truong My Lan’s billion-dollar fraud case and the wider implications of the Communist Party’s “blazing furnace” graft crackdown.
"During covid-19 a preacher lured thousands of people into a remote forest. Then he told them to stop eating."
Designer/creative Connell McCarthy: “I got married and over-engineered everything.” He obviously designed everything — invites, website (using AWS!), signage — but also made custom candles and an iPad jukebox app using the Spotify API. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Senate inches closer to passing Ukraine aid Senators are also set to pass billions of dollars for Israel, along with funding for Taiwan
Large-scale pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University entered their sixth day Tuesday, with hundreds of students camping out with police watching over them from outside the campus gates. New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) said the protests have been mostly peaceful, blaming