da-kuk/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican calls are mounting for sharper focus by former President Donald Trump on inflation and immigration, worried that his penchant for personal attacks and scattered stances on social issues could serve as distractions in his quest to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris. In key down-ballot races, however, Republicans are still fighting […]
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the second year in a row, summer in the Northern Hemisphere ranked as the warmest on record with extreme heat bringing persistent, dangerously hot conditions across several continents, according to a new report by Copernicus, the European Union’s Climate Change Service. Summer 2024 (June through August) was […]
Valentyn Semenov / EyeEm/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian lawmakers confirmed Andrii Sybiha as the country’s new foreign minister on Thursday, amid a major reshuffle that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says is needed ahead of an “extremely important” fall. Sybiha was nominated by Zelenskyy to replace the outgoing Dmytro Kuleba, who led Kyiv’s diplomatic efforts since 2020 […]
Interscope Records Jennifer Hudson will be giving fans The Gift of Love this holiday season, or should we say the gift of music? Her first holiday album, out Oct. 18, will feature her versions of songs like “O Holy Night,” “Winter Wonderland” and “Auld Lang Syne,” as well as some of her own original songs, backed by […]
Brooke Sutton/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said it’s a “miracle” rookie Ricky Pearsall is recovering days after the team said the player was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery. “He’s the toughest person I know, just going through a situation like that,” Shanahan told reporters on […]
Netflix Netflix’s new series The Perfect Couple is a dark tale indeed, but its title sequence sees its cast, including Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber and Dakota Fanning, in a flash mob-style dance, set to Meghan Trainor‘s “Criminals.” It was the brainchild of director Susanne Bier, but Variety has discovered that most of the cast was so opposed to […]
Fox Fox has announced exactly when Anthony Anderson, Taye Diggs, James Van Der Beek, Dancing with the Stars‘ Bruno Tonioli, Chris Jones of the Kansas City Chiefs and Teen Wolf‘s Tyler Posey will be going The Full Monty: the evening of Monday, Dec. 9. As reported in May, the sextet will be bearing it all […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Concerns about inflation have increasingly turned to concerns about the job market. Last month’s weaker than expected jobs report led to turmoil in stocks. The U.S. added 142,000 jobs in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report on Friday. The figure was lower than expectations. The reports […]
Amazon MGM Studios In a summer of twisters, animated emotions and, of course, superheroes, the modestly budgeted film Blink Twice has performed well and gotten strong reviews. Many have praised first-time director and writer Zoë Kravitz’s handling of the intriguing thriller about a couple of women who think they’re on a dream vacation on a billionaire’s […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Concerns about inflation have increasingly turned to concerns about the job market. Last month’s weaker than expected jobs report led to turmoil in stocks. Expectations are that Friday’s report will show 161,000 jobs added when it’s released at 8:30 a.m. If jobs come in around expectations it would mean […]
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