FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Justin Amash (I-MI), recently having left the Republican Party after voicing support for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, departs after a series of votes at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo (Reuters) – Representative Justin Amash, the Republican-turned-independent from Michigan, announced Tuesday night
HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) – Standard Chartered PLC (STAN.L) on Wednesday said it expects its main markets to lead global economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis as early as later this year, striking an optimistic note after increased bad loan provisions squashed quarterly profit. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Standard Chartered is displayed at its main
(Reuters) – The United States has reported more than a million coronavirus infections only because of its testing, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, hailing the effort as being “much better than any other country in the world”. A Detroit resident is tested for free for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and antibodies at the Sheffield
Now that we’re finally getting settled into quarantine (kind of), it’s time to recreate a work environment that suits our new normal. For ELLE’s editors, that means kickstarting the day with a cup of cold brew, upgrading ourselves to the hottest tech drop, and MacGyvering a laptop battle station that doesn’t cramp our backs or
This week, Post Malone’s song “Circles” broke the record for the most weeks spent in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Just in time for the song to reach record-breaking status, Dashboard Confessional have shared their rendition of the song. It’s the B-side to their new Spotify Singles contribution, and it was recorded
Episode 11 of the seventh season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will feature Order 66. The penultimate episode to the Clone Wars series finale is sure to be epic, now that the timeline has completely crossed over into the tumultuous events that occurred during Revenge of the Sith. Ahsoka Tano may have survived her duel with Darth Maul during the Siege
The Matanuska-Susitna School Board (Mat-Su) pulled five classics of American literature from high school English classrooms in a sweeping 5-2 vote. Pulled from curriculum are Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, and The Great Gatsby
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Federal appeals court judges asked prosecutors on Tuesday why a lower court could seal a ruling that absolved Facebook from having to wiretap a criminal suspect using one of the company’s encrypted services. FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25,
(Reuters) – Ohio was holding nominating contests largely by mail on Tuesday after voting originally scheduled for March 17 was delayed and in-person balloting curtailed, as the coronavirus pandemic further disrupted the U.S. election season. A Voter fills out a provisional ballot authorisation form for the presidential primary elections at the Franklin County Board of
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, U.S., April 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s major indexes lost ground on Tuesday as investors moved out of market-leading growth stocks, though a
LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. consumers have begun spotting rare Quilted Northern and Charmin toilet paper rolls on store shelves across the United States, as stocks start building after weeks of severe shortages. Toilet paper rolls fill the shelves at a Coop grocery store, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Stockholm,
The siren call to grow out one’s hair can strike at any time. And in these particularly quiet days the sound can be deafening. Perhaps, you’ve fallen down an IG rabbit hole tethered to the Rapuzel-esque strands of celebs like Ciara and Madelaine Petsch? Or maybe, possibly, you’ve given yourself too-short bangs. (Note to self:
Korea, the world’s fifth largest box office market, is re-opening a portion of its major cinemas this week after a soft-ish shutdown last month. One of the first new titles in the mix will be Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls World Tour which will play exclusively at the Megabox circuit, the market’s 3rd largest. The animated sequel
Recently, the studio shuffled its deck chairs and ended up putting Thor: Love and Thunder down on February 18, 2022. That might seem unusual, but Black Panther and Deadpool taught the industry that superhero movies can do very well in that time frame. Hell, you can open a Marvel movie in virtually any month, and
FILE PHOTO: Angry Birds game characters are seen at the Rovio headquarters in Espoo, Finland March 13, 2019. Picture taken March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – Rovio Entertainment (ROVIO.HE), maker of the 10-year-old “Angry Birds” mobile game series, on Tuesday reported an almost 75% rise in first-quarter profit, helped by lower costs. The
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A large group of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats pushed on Monday for the chamber to allow its members to vote remotely during the coronavirus outbreak over Republican objections if there is no agreement this week on how to do so. FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Washington Monument,