Like an emptying bath, Thames Water’s downward spiral is accelerating as it gets closer to the plughole. The last week has seen a flurry of developments in the saga of Britain’s biggest water company, the outcome of which matters not just to its customers and investors, but the UK’s credibility as a haven for overseas
The Federal Supreme Court (STF) in Brazil suspends Elon Musk’s social network after it fails to comply with orders from Minister Alexandre de Moraes to block accounts of those being investigated by the Brazilian justice system. Cris Faga | Nurphoto | Getty Images X has to pay one last fine before the social network owned
After reluctantly turning the final page of the beautifully illustrated Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains, readers will want to run outside and start hiking, pausing only to spread the word about the impressive woman at the heart of Anita Yasuda’s inspiring and poetic biography for young readers. As a
FRIDAY AFTERNOON: DreamWorks/Universal’s The Wild Robot is currently overperforming according to Friday afternoon projections, evidence of the IP’s popularity with kids. The Chris Sanders movie is eyeing $11.3M today, including last night’s near $2M, for a 3-day of $35M at 3,962. That’s more than what big brands Transformers One pulled in last weekend ($24.6M) and
Voice acting is an art that is both lucrative and underappreciated. Many of our favorite animated characters wouldn’t be possible without iconic voice actors like Mark Hamill, Frank Welker, Grey DeLisle, and EG Daily. However, Black voice artists can be marginalized and unrecognized for their contributions to the art. Of course, there are notable voice
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The mothers of teenagers detained in Venezuela’s post-election protests continue to fight for their children’s release. Shouting, “Our children are terrorists; they are innocent,” a group of mothers of 8 teenagers held in a detention center in Caracas demanded freedom for their sons, who have been jailed for nearly two months. (AP video by Juan
At least 33 people have been killed across four states after Hurricane Helene barrelled its way across southeastern US. Emergency crews are racing to rescue people trapped in flooded homes after Helene struck the coast of Florida as a highly destructive Category 4 storm. It generated a massive storm surge, wreaking a trail of destruction
Nebraska’s second congressional district went for Obama in 2008 and Biden in 2020. New polling shows Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump there by 11 points. CNN reported on their poll: The Cornhusker State has long been a Republican presidential stronghold, but its 2nd District has twice in recent history awarded its vote to the Democratic
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado David Dee Delgado | Reuters Donald Trump on Friday called for Google to be criminally prosecuted for what the Republican presidential nominee called the company’s bias toward his
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg presents Orion AR Glasses, as he makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters The most impressive aspect of Meta‘s Orion augmented reality glasses has more to do with size and comfort than
Woolly mammoths have long been thought to have disappeared due to a combination of factors, such as climate change and human activity. However, a recent study proposes an unexpected hypothesis: pollen allergies may have played a role in their extinction. The study suggests that at the end of the last Ice Age, a surge in
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. After a failed HBO pilot in 2012, Jonathan Franzen’s acclaimed novel The Corrections (2001) will get another crack at TV adaptation. CBS Studios is in the early phases of development for a series. Meryl Streep has signed on
After an “overwhelming” past few weeks, Chappell Roan has pulled out of scheduled weekend appearances at All Things Go Music Festival in New York and Washington, DC. In a statement posted on her Instagram Story on Friday, the fast-rising star announced she’s “unable to perform” and needs to “prioritize my health.” “I apologize to people who
Back in July, Josh Klinghoffer, the former guitarist of Red Hot Chili Peppers, was sued for wrongful death and negligence for allegedly running over and killing a pedestrian in Alhambra, California. The lawsuit was filed by the family of Israel Sanchez, the 47-year-old man who was struck by the musician’s car in the March 18
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