The Academy Awards is doubling down on its embrace of woke social justice activism and DEI. The latest change: the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award -- a staple of the Oscars since the 1950s -- will now focus, at least in part, on equity. | Entertainment
The Berwyn, Pa.-based firm has been dogged by activist investors and
One of the most abundant components in cannabis is a chemical substance called THC, which stands for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
On April Fools' Day, the Scottish Parliament’s new hate crime bill came into effect after almost a year of delays. The law claims it is designed to halt hate speech and consolidate similar laws already on the books.
For many years addressing climate change has been framed, at least in political debates, as one that carries an economic tradeoff: Could we afford to do it, even if we think it's otherwise a good idea, or would it cost jobs and money in a world so dependent on fossil fuels? This framing endures today in many ways — especially on a personal level, if not a macro one.People are far more likely to oppose U.S. efforts to combat climate change if they think it will hurt their personal finances. In...
There’s been a longer than usual wait for the line-up despite an earlier festival this year.
Like a number of companies that went public during the pandemic, 23andMe has for months been trying to manage a terrible case of SPAC-itis, an inflammation that causes plunging stock values due to the business being, as one analyst put it, not “ready for prime time.” 23andMe, the DNA-testing powerhouse that once threw celebrity “spit parties,” went public in 2021 by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) funded by billionaire Richard Branson. Briefly, it attained a $6...
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban pesos from an ATM. But when it was almost his turn, the cash ran out. He hopped on his electric tricycle and traveled several kilometers to another branch where he
Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban pesos from an ATM
In 2002, Training Day costars Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke were Oscar-nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. Washington won, Hawke did not, losing to Jim Broadbent for his role in Iris. Hawke said Washington provided some sage advice after he lost. “You don’t want an award to improve your status. You want […]
With his speech to the ultra-conservative CPAC Hungary conference in Budapest, PVV leader Geert Wilders said that he did not want his prepared remarks to cause a political problem in the Netherlands. The leader of the far-right party is negotiating with three more moderate right-wing parties to form a new coalition government. Talks with the VVD, NSC, and BBB have been ongoing since the November elections, and the current round is set to end within two weeks.
The White House highlighted comments Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made earlier this week to attack former President Donald Trump‘s role in sinking the bipartisan Ukraine-border bill. Senators had unveiled a bipartisan bill to address border security while sending billions in aid to help Ukraine fight off the Russian invasion. But Republicans tanked the […]