Spencer PlattGetty Images Kamala Harris is officially the next vice president of the United States, cementing her place as the first woman, the first Black woman, the first Indian-American, South Asian, and Asian-American person to hold the position. While this moment is particularly historic, Harris is used to blazing her own trail: In her career,
Month: November 2020
The Witcher has been forced to hit the pause button on production as filming Season 2 continued this week. The hit Netflix show had already seen a lengthy hiatus in filming due to the worldwide pandemic. Now, 4 crew members have tested positive for COVID-19. It isn’t known quite yet when filming will resume. News
Charlie Hunnam is the most interesting of movie stars. His latest, Jungleland, stars the British thespian as one half of a brotherly duo that are a literal one-two punch. Stanley (Hunnam) trains, manages, and does everything he can for his bare-knuckled boxing brother, known as Lion (Jack O’Connell). When Stanley gets into a bit of
A man fills out paperwork while waiting for his number to be called at an unemployment event in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 15, 2020. Nick Oxford for The Washington Post | Getty Images Vicki Honeycutt lost her job in March, one of millions laid off in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. To make
The flow of optical power in and around the seven-nanoparticle “gear” of the optical matter machine. Courtesy: N Scherer A new device that converts laser light into mechanical work could be used to manipulate nano-scale objects for applications in nanofluidics and particle sorting. The device, which is based on a self-assembled hexagonal array of nanoparticles
Peloton on Thursday reported quarterly sales growth of 232%, exceeding the company’s expectations, as consumers turned to its bikes and treadmills to work out and stream live classes from home during the coronavirus pandemic. The bike maker raised its revenue outlook for fiscal 2021, and now expects to report $3.9 billion or more in total
This weekend, Focus Features will bring the feature adaptation of Let Him Go starring Oscar winner Kevin Costner and Oscar nominee Diane Lane to theaters. Directed and written by Thomas Bezucha, the suspense thriller is based on Larry Watson’s popular 2013 novel of the same name. The story follows retired sheriff George Blackledge (Costner) and his wife
HELSINKI — Chinese rocket firm Galactic Energy successfully sent a small satellite into orbit Saturday with the first launch of its Ceres-1 launch vehicle. The Ceres-1 four-stage solid rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near the Gobi Desert at 2:12 a.m. Eastern Saturday. First indications of launch came from spectators posting footage
Google introduced a new editor on Android with AI suggestions and more granular controls to allow users to directly edit their pictures in the app last month. Suggestions like Enhance and Colour Pop were added, that allowed users to make changes to their photos. Now, a Google spokesperson confirmed that it is now adding a
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows talks to reporters at the White House on October 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images News | Getty Images White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has tested positive for coronavirus, NBC News confirmed Friday. He becomes only the latest person in President Donald
CHAI have released a new cover of Mariya Takeuchi’s “Plastic Love.” It follows the Japanese quartet’s recent single “Donuts Mind If I Do,” their first release for new record label Sub Pop. (The 7″ release for that song, out today, features “Plastic Love” as a B-side.) Listen to CHAI’s take on Takeuchi’s city pop classic below.
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) told CNBC “it’s all over, but the crying” for President Donald Trump as his campaign continues to mount legal challenges in the state. As of Friday evening, the Trump campaign had five legal claims being litigated in state and federal courts in the Keystone State. Several of the challenges
Gary GershoffGetty Images If there was ever a moment that truly encapsulates the title of Lolo Zouai’s 2019 debut album, High Highs to Low Lows, it’s the one we’re living in right now. Like many of us, Zouai’s year started off on a high: The French-Algerian singer was slated to join the European leg of
CinemaCon 2021 has been officially postponed from April to August. The National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) is currently going through an unprecedented time, like the rest of the world, thanks to the global public health crisis. This year’s CinemaCon, like just about everything else in 2020, was canceled. Movie theaters in Los Angeles and
Just days after being forced to exit Dancing With the Stars, Jeannie Mai is sharing an update on her health with fans. Taking to her Instagram Story, Jeannie posted a pic of herself standing in front of the mirror in her hospital room. She tagged the snap “4 DAYS POST SURGERY.” In the photo, she
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by Regina Avalos, November 5, 2020 Photo Cr: Ursula Coyote/CBS © 2019 CBS Interactive. All Rights Reserved. The Interrogation room is empty. The CBS All Access series has been cancelled so there will not be a second season of the non-linear drama. The first season stars Peter Sarsgaard, David Strathairn, and Kodi Smit-McPhee and follows
Volunteers hand out potatoes in Auburn, Washington on May 7, 2020. JASON REDMOND | AFP | Getty Images That’s a big jump from the prior month, when 19% of the unemployed were out of work for at least six months. The number of long-term unemployed swelled by 1.2 million people in a month, to 3.6
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