A clerk of ICBC bank counts Chinese 100 yuan at its branch in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon | Reuters BEIJING — Chinese authorities late Tuesday announced one of the biggest changes to the national budget in years, along with the issuance of 1 trillion yuan in ($137 billion) in government bonds. But state media made it … Read more
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Jovi and Big Ed were extremely close to coming to blows on Monday’s intense episode of 90 Day: The Last Resort, so much so that security stepped in when Jovi lunged at Ed. On Monday’s episode, Big Ed outed Jovi in front of Yara that he texted a stripper he has a personal connection with … Read more
GENEVA — Switzerland’s anti-immigration Swiss People’s Party rebounded from searing losses four years ago to become the largest parliamentary faction after the election, official results showed, as two environmentally-minded parties lost ground despite record glacier melt in the Alpine country. Pre-election polls suggested that Swiss voters had three main concerns: Rising fees for the obligatory, … Read more
“I completely agree with [Sunak’s] strategy, which is to attempt international consensus. But my guess is international consensus will form only around the broadest of principles,” says Jeremy Wright, a former UK digital minister for Sunak’s Conservative Party. “Feasibly, if you’re going to do anything, you probably have to do it nationally before you do … Read more
It’s been seven years since Scream Queens released its last episode, but the campy horror series remains a cult classic that’s referenced to this day. That’s at least partly due to the star-studded cast that’s dominated Hollywood in the years since the show went off-air. Centered around the likes of Emma Roberts, Lea Michele and … Read more
*Caution: Spoilers ahead! It was a very busy week in the Big Brother house, with a lot of unexpected twists and turns that flipped the whole game on its head. Going into Thursday’s live show, Felicia Cannon and Blue Kim were on the chopping block, put there by Head of Household Jag Bains. However, due to … Read more
Peacock is owned by NBCUniversal and they are lagging behind a bit in the streaming game. Bringing high-profile, new releases to the service that are still in theaters is a way to try and attract subscribers. That’s logical enough. But to what degree that impacts the bottom line for a movie like “Five Nights at … Read more
LONDON — Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has decisively won two special elections, snatching seats in Parliament that were long rock-solid bastions of the governing Conservatives. Results early Friday showed that voters in Tamworth, central England and Mid-Bedfordshire, north of London, switched from Conservatives to Labour in almost unprecedented numbers, solidifying Labour’s status as front-runner … Read more
*Caution: Spoilers ahead! It’s been a very busy week in the Big Brother house, with a lot of unexpected twists and turns that flipped the whole game on its head. Going into Thursday’s live show, Felicia Cannon and Blue Kim were on the chopping block, put there by Head of Household Jag Bains. However, due to … Read more