China's Xi Jinping spoke of a ‘family reunion’ with Taiwan when he met with a former Taiwanese president. Beijing has threatened to use force to reabsorb the democracy.
I don’t want to feel shamed into playing this party-scorekeeping game when I create my guest list.
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United Auto Workers faces first real test in campaign to unionize 13 automakers across US as Volkswagen workers vote in TennesseeThe United Auto Workers (UAW) has launched an ambitious campaign to unionize 13 non-union automakers across the US, and the first big test begins this Wednesday when 4,300 Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, start voting on whether to unionize. Many VW workers are predicting victory.“We’re going to win,” said Lisa Elliott, a quality control worker at VW. “We...
Amazon has the Nothing Phone 2 on sale for the first time since its launch. The offbeat mainstream smartphone alternative is $74 off its usual price. The deal includes the version with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, and it’s ready for activation on T-Mobile or AT&T. The Nothing Phone 2 has an unusual design, with a transparent back revealing an eye-pleasing arrangement of its internal hardware. The aesthetic is a throwback to tech from the late 1990s and early 2000s, like Apple’s iMac G3 and...
An AI program can learn from smartphone users' behaviours in order to send timely pop-up reminders about when to close attention-grabbing apps. The system effectively reduced how often people opened apps such as TikTok
PHOENIX -- It was déjà vu all over again. Again. Last September, the Cubs visited Arizona for a series of wild, consequential games. In one, Chicago nearly rallied from down six runs in the ninth inning. In another, the two teams traded extra-inning blows until Arizona finally prevailed in the
An online article reported Schwab, the 86-year-old founder of the World Economic Forum, was arrested following a firefight at his home in Switzerland.
There's one reason we still know the name Molly Ringwald 30-plus years after her first burst of fame. John Hughes. Ringwald co-starred in the writer/director's 'The Breakfast Club' (1985) and headlined both 'Sixteen Candles' (1984) and 'Pretty in Pink' 1986), three seminal films from the Reagan Era. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRLQUGq8eE8 The now 56-year-old actress has been trashing the Hughes canon ever since. What makes it worse is that Hughes can no longer defend himself or his signature...
"Golden Bachelor" Gerry Turner and his wife, Theresa Nist, who won him over on the first season of the latest "Bachelor" franchise, are divorcing just three months after they were married on live television. Speaking to "Good Morning America" in an interview on Friday, the couple announced their divorce and suggested that their "living situation" could not be worked out. “Theresa and I have had a number of heart-to-heart conversations, and we’ve looked closely at our situation, our living...
By Amanda Mannen Published: April 12th, 2024
Scottie Scheffler is among the favourites to win this year’s Masters but one outside factor could derail his bid for a second green jacket. The world number one and 2022 Masters champion curr