Coronavirus: Israel to impose three-week national lockdown
Coronavirus: Israel to impose three-week national lockdown
The restrictions announced on Sunday will last at least three weeks, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says.
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‘VOMO: Vote Or Miss Out’ Clip: Larry David, Jon Hamm And Susie Essman Chat About Saving The USPS And…Lickable Faces
‘VOMO: Vote Or Miss Out’ Clip: Larry David, Jon Hamm And Susie Essman Chat About Saving The USPS And…Lickable Faces
Jon Hamm has a plan to help save the U.S. Postal Service ahead of the November 3 election — and Larry David wants to help. In a clip from the ATTN: and ABC special VOMO: Vote or Miss Out we see the pair talk about the plan which involves having a face that is lickable — […]
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NFL Media, Dish Network Reach Carriage Agreement For NFL Network, NFL RedZone
NFL Media, Dish Network Reach Carriage Agreement For NFL Network, NFL RedZone
NFL Media and Dish Network Corporation have reached a new carriage agreement for NFL Network and NFL RedZone. Distribution of both networks has been restored on Dish TV and Sling TV (as part of the Sling TV Blue package) today, the first Sunday of the 2020 NFL regular season. The last agreement ended in June. […]
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Los Angeles County Sheriffs Offer $100K Reward For Info On Shooting Of Two Deputies- Update
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Offer $100K Reward For Info On Shooting Of Two Deputies- Update
President Donald Trump this morning tweeted that “animals” shot two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies last night in Compton, California. The two sheriffs were ambushed at point-blank range by an unknown shooter on Saturday night in Compton, a city in South Central Los Angeles. Trump said the shooter, who fired through the cruiser window at […]
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Bobcat Fire Forces Evacuation Of Parts Of Arcadia, Monrovia Residents Urged To Conserve Water
Bobcat Fire Forces Evacuation Of Parts Of Arcadia, Monrovia Residents Urged To Conserve Water
UPDATE: An evacuation order has been issued for parts of the city of Arcadia because of the Bobcat Fire, which is still under 10% contained. Areas north of Elkins Ave. and east of Santa Anita Ave. were told to evacuate around 10 AM because of wildfire conditions. Residents were advised to use Santa Anita Ave. […]
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Netflix Closes $30 Million Deal For ‘Malcolm & Marie’ Off Promo; Sam Levinson Lockdown-Shot Drama Stars Zendaya & John David Washington: Toronto
Netflix Closes $30 Million Deal For ‘Malcolm & Marie’ Off Promo; Sam Levinson Lockdown-Shot Drama Stars Zendaya & John David Washington: Toronto
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix continues to set the tone for the 2020 Toronto Film Festival Market. Deadline hears that the streamer is wrapping up a deal near $30 million for worldwide rights to Malcolm & Marie, a Sam Levinson-directed romantic drama that stars Zendaya and John David Washington. This follows the around $20 million Netflix deal for […]
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‘After We Collided’ Stokes $21M Overseas Through Sunday As Passionate Fans Prompt Screen Expansions
‘After We Collided’ Stokes $21M Overseas Through Sunday As Passionate Fans Prompt Screen Expansions
EXCLUSIVE: Following a strong start at the international box office last weekend, Voltage Pictures’ After We Collided had another passionate run overseas this session. In 21 markets, the sequel to 2019 $70M worldwide hit After added $4.2M this weekend to reach a running tally of $21M. The film will continue overseas rollout through September while […]
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Taylor Swift To Perform ‘Betty’ At 55th Academy Of Country Music Awards
Taylor Swift To Perform ‘Betty’ At 55th Academy Of Country Music Awards
Taylor Swift will return to the Academy of Country Music Awards for the first time in seven years, offering a world premiere performance off her new album, Folklore. Swift, a two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year honoree and nine-time ACM Award-winner, will perform from the legendary Grand Ole Opry House. Keith Urban, the reigning ACM […]
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‘For Life’ Production Suspended For 2 Weeks Over Positive COVID Tests – Update
‘For Life’ Production Suspended For 2 Weeks Over Positive COVID Tests – Update
UPDATE Sunday AM: Filming on ABC’s For Life won’t resume Monday as previously scheduled after multiple positive test results for individuals working on the series late last week. To comply with local government guidelines and to ensure the safety of the cast and crew, For Life producer Sony Pictures TV has made a decision to […]
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‘Tenet’ Rises To $200M+ Worldwide With Domestic Near $30M In Marketplace Still Slowed By Pandemic
‘Tenet’ Rises To $200M+ Worldwide With Domestic Near $30M In Marketplace Still Slowed By Pandemic
Warner Bros. and Sony have unveiled their box office numbers for all the world, and town to finally see this weekend, with Tenet counting a running domestic box office gross to date of $29.5M domestic and $200M+ WW, and Tri-Star’s The Broken Hearts Gallery opening to $1.125M stateside at 2,204 theaters in 4th place. Over 3-days […]
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LAist Reporter Josie Huang Released After Arrest For Obstructing Justice In Confrontation Outside Hospital
LAist Reporter Josie Huang Released After Arrest For Obstructing Justice In Confrontation Outside Hospital
LAist reporter Josie Huang has been released from county jail after being arrested Saturday night while covering a protest outside St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood. After the Saturday night shooting of two L.A. County Sheriffs, a crowd gathered outside St. Francis Medical Center, where the shooting victims were taken. The crowd blocked the emergency […]
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Reopening UK offices risks excluding women and minorities, says business chief
Reopening UK offices risks excluding women and minorities, says business chief
Exclusive: CMI chief warns women without sufficient childcare could be left out of key decisionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government’s plan to push people back into the office risks a return to “white middle-aged males” making important decisions in the office, while women and people from ethnic minorities are excluded at home, according to one of the UK’s most senior business leaders.In an interview with the Guardian, Chartered Management Institute (CMI) chief executive, Ann Francke, warned that without careful oversight “blended working” could result in a two-tier system where women without sufficient childcare to return to the office are left out of key decisions. Cont...
Revealed: ex-MPs use parliament access passes over 2,500 times in a year
Revealed: ex-MPs use parliament access passes over 2,500 times in a year
Exclusive: FoI victory uncovers scale of grace and favour access enjoyed by 324 former MPsA “strategic counsel” for the lobbying firm Crosby Textor is among 324 former MPs who together used grace and favour passes to access the Houses of Parliament more than 2,500 times in a single year.Data released after a significant freedom of information victory by the Guardian reveals how frequently individual former MPs have been using their “category X” parliamentary pass, which grants the bearer continued access to the corridors of power after they step down, along with parliament’s subsidised restaurants and bars. Continue reading...
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Belarus protests: Opposition keeps up pressure on Lukashenko
Belarus protests: Opposition keeps up pressure on Lukashenko
At least 250 people are arrested, ahead of the latest of several weeks of mass protest.
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Coronavirus: South Korea’s Covid detectives
Coronavirus: South Korea's Covid detectives
Contact tracers battle long hours and awkward conversations as they try to get suspected carriers to co-operate.
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US West Coast fires: Wind warning prompts fears of further spread
US West Coast fires: Wind warning prompts fears of further spread
Gusts of up to 40 mph could lead to a further spread of fires in Oregon and northern California.
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Los Angeles police officers shot in ‘ambush’
Los Angeles police officers shot in 'ambush'
Video of the incident shows a figure approach their vehicle, before opening fire and running away.
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Coronavirus: Melbourne police arrest 74 anti-lockdown protesters
Coronavirus: Melbourne police arrest 74 anti-lockdown protesters
About 250 people attended the illegal protest in the Australian state of Victoria.
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Live Wildfires Updates and Map: Oregon, California and Washington
Live Wildfires Updates and Map: Oregon, California and Washington
With parts of Oregon expected to see wind gusts as high as 40 miles an hour, the state “could be looking at a challenging Sunday.” The death toll has reached 23 for the West Coast fires.
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As Fires Disrupt Schools, ‘the Pandemic Has Actually Helped’
As Fires Disrupt Schools, ‘the Pandemic Has Actually Helped’
After wildfires consumed an entire town, students and teachers who had planned for remote classes found some comfort in staying connected amid the chaos.
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AstraZeneca Partly Resumes Coronavirus Vaccine Trial After Halting It for Safety
AstraZeneca Partly Resumes Coronavirus Vaccine Trial After Halting It for Safety
The company said tests of its vaccine would start up again in Britain while remaining suspended in the U.S. and other countries. Pfizer, a competitor, announced an expansion of its trials.
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Live Covid-19 Updates: Cases, Deaths and Vaccine News
Live Covid-19 Updates: Cases, Deaths and Vaccine News
A 58-year-old college president in Georgia died of Covid-19. One member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet resigned from Israel’s government over a nationwide lockdown that coincides with key holidays.
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Conflicting Virus Data in Texas Raises Distrust of the Government
Conflicting Virus Data in Texas Raises Distrust of the Government
Delays, discrepancies and abrupt leaps in coronavirus case and death counts in Texas have baffled residents and frustrated local officials. Here is what has gone awry.
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Minister says he would resign over Brexit bill if law is broken ‘in way I find unacceptable’
Minister says he would resign over Brexit bill if law is broken ‘in way I find unacceptable’
Justice secretary says he doesn’t believe international law will be broken, as discontent grows among Conservative backbenchers over internal market billThe UK justice secretary, Robert Buckland, has said he would resign if the law was “broken in a way that I find unacceptable”, as Downing Street continued to come under pressure over planned legislation that would override parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.In a remarkable scene in the Commons last week that astonished Conservative backbenchers, the Northern Ireland secretary, Brandon Lewis, admitted the internal market bill “does break international law in a very specific and limited way”. Continue reading...
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Care home staff fear for residents as Covid-19 cases rise across UK
Care home staff fear for residents as Covid-19 cases rise across UK
Managers say there have been delays in receiving test results for staffCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCare home staff have expressed growing anxiety about a rise in hospitalisations and deaths among their most vulnerable residents, after leaked documents from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) revealed an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in England.The UK is experiencing a sharp rise in the number of positive cases, with 3,497 new cases reported on Saturday and an “R” number – the average number of people infected by each person with Covid – above 1 for the first time since March. Data shows the R number for England could be as high as 1.7, with prevalence of the viru...
Brussels considers EU equality law change to tackle racism
Brussels considers EU equality law change to tackle racism
Exclusive: Draft EU action plan proposes to investigate whether race equality directive has gapsBrussels will consider upgrading the EU’s race equality law as it sets out a sweeping plan to tackle discrimination against people from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background.A draft EU action plan against racism, seen by the Guardian, proposes to investigate whether the 2000 race equality directive has gaps, particularly on policing and law enforcement. Continue reading...
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US west coast choked by smoke as firefighters tackle deadly wildfires
US west coast choked by smoke as firefighters tackle deadly wildfires
Death toll of 31 expected to rise in California, Oregon and Washington while air pollution reaches all-time highWildfire smoke that posed a health hazard to millions choked the west coast of the US as firefighters battled deadly blazes that obliterated some towns and displaced tens of thousands of people.The death toll from the fires in California, Oregon and Washington stood at 31 and was expected to rise sharply. Most of the fatalities were in California and Oregon. Continue reading...
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Roger Stone to Donald Trump: bring in martial law if you lose election
Roger Stone to Donald Trump: bring in martial law if you lose election
Trump meanwhile promises to ‘put down’ leftwing protests and says US Marshals killing Portland suspect was ‘retribution’ Rage: Will Bob Woodward’s tapes bring down Donald Trump?Roger Stone, whose 40-month prison sentence for lying to Congress and witness tampering in the Russia investigation was commuted by Donald Trump, has said Trump should seize total power and jail prominent figures including Bill and Hillary Clinton and Mark Zuckerberg if he loses to Joe Biden in November.The long-time Republican strategist and dirty trickster, who has a tattoo of Richard Nixon on his back, lied about contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 election regarding emails hacked from Democratic party accounts. Continue reading...
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Ryan Reynolds Confirms ‘Red Notice’ Production Restart, Shares COVID-19 Nose Swab Test Experience
Ryan Reynolds Confirms ‘Red Notice’ Production Restart, Shares COVID-19 Nose Swab Test Experience
Ryan Reynolds is finally back to work, after a COVID-19 nose swab test, that is. The Deadpool actor tweeted that he has returned to production for his upcoming film Red Notice. Reynolds shared photos of him undergoing the dreaded coronavirus nose swab test on Saturday. “The Covid Test is quick and easy. The doctor places the […]
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Russia: Local elections test Kremlin party’s grip on power
Russia: Local elections test Kremlin party's grip on power
They come only weeks after the suspected poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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