After months of negotiations, President Biden signed into law a foreign aid package on Wednesday that includes tens of billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, along with a measure that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the U.S. The White House first sought the foreign aid more than six …
Monthly Archives: April 2024
FDA assures milk supply is safe after fragments of bird flu virus are found in pasteurized dairy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has discovered fragments of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — more commonly referred to as bird flu — in some samples of dairy milk products. An update from the FDA said they tested milk samples by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and found the presence of fragments …
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson joins Chris Janson in the video for ‘Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get’
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is featured in the music video for good buddy Chris Janson’s latest single “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get”. Janson shares: We had a great time making this video. Tons of genuine real fun. From Tennessee to Texas, we made it happen. Can’t thank DJ enough for starring in it and for being …
Apple TV+ series ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’ renewed for Season 2
Apple TV+ has renewed the mystery-thriller series The Last Thing He Told Me for a second season. Jennifer Garner stars in the series as Hannah Hall, a woman who must forge a relationship with her 16-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice) in order to find the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared. Season 1 …
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Stanley Cup Playoffs: Rangers, Panthers, Avalanche and Predators earn Game 2 wins
The NY Rangers defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck, Mika Zibanejad, Jack Roslovic and K’Andre Miller scored goals to seal the victory at Madison Square Garden, where the Rangers have won 11 of their last 14 home playoff …
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NBA Playoffs: Timberwolves, Pacers, Mavericks all win Game 2
The Minnesota Timberwolves earned a 105-93 win over Phoenix Suns to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Despite disappointing performances from All-Stars Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels led with 25 points, eight rebounds and three assists to helped to seal the win for the Wolves. The series will shift …
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Google has fired 50 employees after protests over Israel cloud contract
Google confirmed it has fired 20 additional workers that it says were involved in protests last week in NYC and Sunnyvale, CA, denouncing the tech giant’s cloud computing deal with the Israeli government, bringing the total number of workers fired to 50 (per CNN). The group organizing the demonstrations, No Tech for Apartheid, told The …
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DOJ announces $139M settlement with victims of ex-Team USA doctor Larry Nassar
The Department of Justice (‘DOJ’) announced on Wednesday said that a civil settlement had been reached with the victims of ex-Team USA doctor Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts — resolving their claims of wrongdoing against the FBI in its failures to investigate allegations of …
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Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal set to star in Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’
Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and Austin Butler are among the actors set to star in Ari Aster’s next feature film, Eddington, produced A24. Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward and Clifton Collins Jr. are also set to appear in the film, which centers on a ‘small-town New Mexico sheriff with lofty aspirations.’ The …
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Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough cast in Noah Baumbach’s next film
Laura Dern, Billy Crudup and Riley Keough have been cast in Noah Baumbach’s next, as-yet-untitled Netflix film. Dern, who won as Oscar for her role in Baumbach’s Marriage Story, joins previously announced stars Adam Sandler and George Clooney. Baumbach and actress Emily Mortimer wrote the screenplay for the film, though plot details are being kept …
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