Former President and 2024 election candidate Donald Trump gave his take on the British royal family’s recent “rough period,” including the controversy over a photo of Kate Middleton pulled from press circulation because of manipulation. Trump answered questions about the royal family during a wide-ranging interview with Nigel Farage, a news presenter and former U.K. … Read more
U.S. officials foresee a range of bleak scenarios in Ukraine if the military aid President Biden has requested doesn’t materialize, including a catastrophic breakdown of Ukrainian lines in the grimmest contingency and the likelihood of massive casualties in the best. Even as Biden piles pressure on Congress to approve his proposal for $60 billion in … Read more
It’s not often you see an established company burn through three CEOs in less than a year. But through circumstances beyond its control, that’s what has happened at Slack, the company Salesforce acquired in 2020 for $28 billion. In November, Slack introduced Denise Dresser as the latest person to occupy the corner office. Dresser acknowledges … Read more
According to Deadline, Masters of the Air star Callum Turner has been tapped for the leading role in the upcoming film adaptation of A Prayer For The Dying, based on Stewart O’Nan’s post-Civil War novel of the same name. Turner will also be joined by European stars Kujath Thorp (Sick of Myself) and Gustav Lindh … Read more
Image: Sony Pictures/Marvel Ever since Sony revealed it was working on a solo movie for Madame Web, folks have had questions. Why her? How is this going to connect to whichever Spider-Man is swinging around now? io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was ‘All In’ on Moon Knight If you’ve watched the trailer, one of the questions … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ week in Woodside, California, Nov. 15, 2023. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images The Biden administration doubled down on its support for Taiwan’s democratic process ahead of a presidential election on the island that will serve … Read more
Another day, another video showing someone making life hell for airline and airport employees. In a wild video recorded at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, a woman could be seen yelling at Delta employees and seemingly using her period as an excuse for her behavior, per View from the Wing. The clip first started circulating on … Read more
Last year presented a tough period for African tech startups. Venture capital was hard to bag (as predicted earlier), bridge and down rounds became the norm, and news of fire sales, layoffs and startup closures reverberated across the continent. With the overall amount of VC funding raised in Africa dipping significantly across the year, according … Read more
Cari Siestra first learned about menstrual regulation when they were working on the Myanmar-Thailand border. At the time, abortion was broadly criminalized in both countries. But if a person’s period was late, it was relatively easy to get access to pills that would induce menstruation in just a few days. In Bangladesh, where abortion is … Read more
OLYMPIA, Wash. – In just two days, purchasing a firearm in Washington will look different. New gun laws take effect on Jan. 1, which means anyone looking to purchase a gun will have additional steps to take before getting one in their hands. Throughout 2023, there was pushback on both sides of the argument across … Read more