Sometimes, escapist media works best when it presents a vision of a world that’s somewhat close to the one someone is trying to run away from, but without any of the real-life stressors that make that situation so taxing. (This writer watched a lot of Veep in November 2020, for example.) In an interview with The A.V. Club, Brandon Scott said he hopes his Max show, The Girls On The Bus, serves a similar purpose. Adapted from New York Times reporter Amy Chozik’s memoir Chasing Hillary, The Girls...
Luzerne county, in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, has faced high-profile mistakes like discarded ballots, and turnover. Did it pass its primary season test?Overworked, underpaid, under attack: on the frontlines in a US election officeEveryone seemed determined not to jinx it.Jim Rose, the director of administrative services in Luzerne county in north-eastern Pennsylvania, had been listening to the radio all morning and had not heard “a single peep” about problems at the polls during...
When Israel's ambassador was denied a meeting with the Biden administration in May 2021, he was looking to raise concerns about American funding to the United Nations' Palestinian aid agency, whose employees went on to participate in Hamas's Oct. 7 terror strike last year, internal government emails show.
The latest GDP and inflation figures have sparked concerns among investors, hinting at a potential economic downturn worse than a recession. read more
A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease "at the end of 2024".
Hollywood will do anything to avoid paying a real human, actor, huh? Just kidding! We are all very happy for the success of Messi the dog, who was the breakout star in the Academy Award-winning French film Anatomy Of A Fall. According to IndieWire, the canine actor is capitalizing on his success with a new series called Messi: The Cannes Film Festival From A Dog’s Eye View. Messi, a.k.a. “the canine George Clooney,” as producer D18 Paris calls him, will host the series of eight episodes, each...
CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts to “influence and arguably interfere” with the upcoming US elections, despite an earlier commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so. Blinken made the comments to CNN’s Kylie Atwood in an interview
Micro Trumps Macro As Stocks Shrug Off Week Of Higher Inflation, Higher Rates, & Lower Growth It was an ugly macro week Source: Bloomberg and worse still, 'growth' surprises disappointed significantly while 'inflation' surprises surprised to the upside significantly Source: Bloomberg Soaring inflation expectations sent rate-cut expectations to new cycle lows Source: Bloomberg pushing yields higher across the board (led by the long-end) Source: Bloomberg But, stocks...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts to “influence and arguably interfere” with the upcoming US elections, despite an earlier commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so. Blinken made the comments to CNN’s Kylie Atwood in an interview Friday at the close of a three-day to trip to China, where the top American diplomat spent hours meeting with top Chinese officials including Xi, as the two countries navigated a raft of contentious issues from...
It marked another increase after the prior month's annual gain of 6%, and
Rugged ranch fate, or cruel judgment? South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, a potential Donald Trump 2024 running mate, has shocked Americans by revealing she once shot her family dog -- a risky acknowledgement in a nation that cherishes its pets.