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Those poor Younglings
Those poor Younglings
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It depends on the results ¯\_(u30c4)_/¯
It depends on the results ¯\_(u30c4)_/¯
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Idiot get tased at airport
Idiot get tased at airport
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2020 Emmys Winners List (Updating Live)
2020 Emmys Winners List (Updating Live)
The 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards — and, ideally, the first and only virtual Emmys — are being handed out tonight. Deadline is updating the winners list as they are announced, so refresh for the latest. The Television Academy will hand out statuettes in 23 categories tonight, following the Creative Arts Emmy Awards being doled […]
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Deadline’s Primetime Emmys Live Blog
Deadline’s Primetime Emmys Live Blog
After a long Emmys season that actually began before the worldwide coronavirus pandemic shut down life and awards shows as we know it, it is coming to an end tonight as the Primetime Emmy show hands out statuettes in 23 different categories – virtually. That’s right, no red carpet, no live audience, no dressed-to-the-nines nominees. […]
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‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ Returning To Production In Vancouver
‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ Returning To Production In Vancouver
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is getting back to work tomorrow – the day after the Emmys. The NBC musical drama, which is a co-production between Lionsgate TV and Universal TV, is heading back into production in Vancouver on September 21. The news was revealed by Ted Danson, husband of star Mary Steenburgen, during E! Entertainment’s virtual […]
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Supreme Court Grounds Turned Into Makeshift Memorials To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court Grounds Turned Into Makeshift Memorials To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s bench chair and the bench directly in front of it were draped in black wool crepe, a tradition that dates back almost 150 years. But outside the Supreme Court, the grounds have been turned into dozens of makeshift memorials for the justice. “Dear RBG. You gave many women the confidence, inspiration and […]
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UK at ‘critical point’ over Covid-19, top scientists to tell public
UK at 'critical point' over Covid-19, top scientists to tell public
Patrick Vallance and Chris Whitty to make TV appeal ahead of ‘challenging winter’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain’s most senior government scientists will make a direct appeal to the public on Monday, warning that the coronavirus trend is “heading in the wrong direction” and “a critical point has been reached”.As Downing Street considers imposing nationwide curbs to contain a sharp jump in cases, the chief medical officer for England, Chris Whitty, will make a rare live televised address alongside the UK chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance. Continue reading...
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Twitter’s Scrambling to Figure Out Why Its Photo Preview Algorithm Seems Racist
Twitter's Scrambling to Figure Out Why Its Photo Preview Algorithm Seems Racist
The neural network Twitter uses to generate photo previews is a mysterious beast. When it debuted the smart cropping tool back in 2018, Twitter said the algorithm determines the most “salient” part of the picture, i.e. what your eyes are drawn to first, to use as a preview image, but what exactly that entails has been…Read more...
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Janina Gavankar to Write and Star in Mythological Monster Movie
Janina Gavankar to Write and Star in Mythological Monster Movie
If you know Janina Gavankar, chances are, it’s from her turn on True Blood or as the protagonist in the singleplayer campaign of Star Wars: Battlefront 2, where she played the (fantastic) Iden Versio. Now the actress and writer is getting to work on a rad monster movie based on Hindu mythology. Read more...
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The TikTok Saga Would Be a Comedy if It Weren’t So Tragic
The TikTok Saga Would Be a Comedy if It Weren't So Tragic
The United States is ceding its position as a world technological power. For decades, the world’s brightest landed here to build. They chose the U.S. for a few simple reasons, among them access to world-class equipment and education, the ability to take high-paying tech jobs, and a business climate that rewarded the…Read more...
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Celebrate a Late Batman Day With This Stunning Illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz
Celebrate a Late Batman Day With This Stunning Illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz
Yesterday was the day commonly celebrated by nerds everywhere (yes, that includes us) as Batman Day. If you didn’t spend any time brooding over the Dark Knight yesterday, today we’ve got just the thing. Read more...
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Amazon’s Fall Hardware Debut Is Set for Sept. 24
Amazon's Fall Hardware Debut Is Set for Sept. 24
September has been chock-full of tech launches and announcements so far (mostly virtual, naturally, since these are still covid times, after all). But the month’s not over yet: Amazon has revealed that it’s debuting its fall product line on Thursday, Sept. 24.Read more...
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Live Supreme Court, Ginsburg Updates and News Tracker
Live Supreme Court, Ginsburg Updates and News Tracker
Lawmakers spar over the process to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court as possible nominees start to come into view and mourners continue to grieve a giant of the law.
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Abortion Was Back-Burnered in the Presidential Race. Not Anymore.
Abortion Was Back-Burnered in the Presidential Race. Not Anymore.
The battle over the Supreme Court brings back a volatile issue with political risks for both sides, even as it energizes parts of their bases.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Photos of Her Rise to the Supreme Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Photos of Her Rise to the Supreme Court
Pictures capture moments in her legal career, from law school professor to associate justice on the high court.
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To Conservatives, Barrett Has ‘Perfect Combination’ of Attributes for Supreme Court
To Conservatives, Barrett Has ‘Perfect Combination’ of Attributes for Supreme Court
Judge Amy Coney Barrett is regarded as the leading contender to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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The Nation Lost a Titan. Brooklyn Lost a Native Daughter.
The Nation Lost a Titan. Brooklyn Lost a Native Daughter.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg — “Kiki” to her Brooklyn family — was a product of the borough’s public schools and synagogues. She is revered on her home ground.
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LeBron James Doesn’t Approve Of Lori Loughlin’s Prison Choice Option
LeBron James Doesn’t Approve Of Lori Loughlin’s Prison Choice Option
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James doesn’t like that former Full House star Lori Loughlin gets to choose which Big House she’ll be incarcerated in. On Friday, James posted on Instagram his disapproval of Loughlin’s upcoming prison sentence, his remarks coming a day after it was revealed that Loughlin can choose where she’ll be locked […]
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‘The Secrets We Keep’, ‘The Nest’, ‘The Way I See It’ And ‘Alone’ Bring Life To Specialty Box Office
‘The Secrets We Keep’, ‘The Nest’, ‘The Way I See It’ And ‘Alone’ Bring Life To Specialty Box Office
The majority of the specialty box office has shifted to virtual debut, streaming and digital-only since theaters have shuttered due to the pandemic, but as physical theaters begin to open their doors, titles have returned to the big screen, slowly pumping life into the long-dormant specialty space. Bleecker Street’s post-WWII thriller The Secrets We Keep opened […]
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NFL Sunday Social Activism Sees Several Teams Scramble When National Anthem Starts Playing
NFL Sunday Social Activism Sees Several Teams Scramble When National Anthem Starts Playing
The National Football League’s Week 2 of its schedule again saw teams staying off the field when the national anthem was played, continuing the pattern seen in last week’s openers. However, several teams appeared to be surprised and caught on the field when the song unexpectedly started playing. The New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Green […]
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‘Nomadland’ Wins Toronto People’s Choice Award But What Does It All Mean For Oscar? Plus Festival Wrap Up As TIFF Ends And NYFF Gets Going
‘Nomadland’ Wins Toronto People’s Choice Award But What Does It All Mean For Oscar? Plus Festival Wrap Up As TIFF Ends And NYFF Gets Going
As expected Chloe Zhao’s Venice Golden Lion winner Nomadland took the often Oscar-predictive Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award announced this morning. Regina King’s One Night In Miami was second ,and Beans was third in the slimmed down competition at the fest which had about a sixth of the number of films in play than usual. That also meant […]
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‘Tenet’ Tops $250M WW, Takes Japan By Storm; ‘Mulan’s Uphill Battle Continues In China – International Box Office
‘Tenet’ Tops $250M WW, Takes Japan By Storm; ‘Mulan’s Uphill Battle Continues In China – International Box Office
Refresh for latest…: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet handily passed $200M overseas this weekend with a $25M offshore frame to bring the overseas box office to $214M. Including domestic, the global cume is now $250.1M. Boosting play overseas, as we noted yesterday, was the Japan bow which came in a a strong $4.3M in the No. 1 […]
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‘Tenet’ Now At $36M+ In Domestic Marketplace Still Fractured By Pandemic; Pic’s $250M WW Fueled By Foreign
‘Tenet’ Now At $36M+ In Domestic Marketplace Still Fractured By Pandemic; Pic’s $250M WW Fueled By Foreign
SUNDAY AM FINAL w/chart: It’s going to be a brutal autumn at the box office, and this weekend is only the start; the first without a major MPAA studio wide release until Oct. 23 when 20th Century Studios/Disney’s all-star mystery Death on the Nile opens. Gosh, Disney, it would help if you moved up the release […]
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Unemployment: California Report Indicates Complete System Overhaul Needed
Unemployment: California Report Indicates Complete System Overhaul Needed
A strike team appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a report Saturday indicating that the state’s unemployment benefits system needs a complete overhaul. The report, which took 45 days to compile, indicates a backlog of unresolved claims that is growing by 10,000 a day. As a result, money needed by the state’s jobless remains […]
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Parliament surrendered role over Covid emergency laws, says Lady Hale
Parliament surrendered role over Covid emergency laws, says Lady Hale
Exclusive: former supreme court president criticises manner in which controls were enacted Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe former president of the supreme court says parliament “surrendered” its role over emergency laws restricting freedoms amid the coronavirus pandemic, in an intervention expected to embolden MPs threatening a Commons revolt.Lady Hale, who retired in January after becoming the first woman to lead the supreme court in 2017, is critical of the way health regulations were imposed on the public with little or no parliamentary scrutiny. Continue reading...
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Jonathan Aitken given parliamentary pass despite jail sentence
Jonathan Aitken given parliamentary pass despite jail sentence
Exclusive: former minister convicted of perjury had grace-and-favour Westminster accessThe former Conservative minister Jonathan Aitken was awarded a grace-and-favour parliamentary pass despite the House of Commons claiming that ex-MPs jailed for more than a year were ineligible.The passes allow former MPs unaccompanied access to the parliamentary estate even after they have ceased to serve their constituencies. Continue reading...
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Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill straight out of Trump playbook, David Lammy says
Boris Johnson's Brexit bill straight out of Trump playbook, David Lammy says
Labour MP criticises Cummings and says Tory government has dented UK’s standing in the worldBoris Johnson’s law-breaking Brexit bill is straight out of the Donald Trump playbook, and leaves justice secretary Robert Buckland looking “a very small figure,” says shadow justice secretary David Lammy.As the controversial internal market bill returns to the House of Commons this week, the prime minister appears to have bought off most Tory rebels by promising a parliamentary vote before the powers in it would be used. Continue reading...
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