Bijou Karman When Kelly Marie Tran took on the role of Rose Tico in Star Wars in 2017, she became the first woman of color to play a lead in the series. What followed was an onslaught of racist and sexist comments from online trolls, leading her to delete her Instagram and eventually respond in
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. AMC Entertainment — Shares of AMC Entertainment are in a middle of a roller-coaster session Friday as they turned 5% lower after rallying as much as 38%. By midday, over 360 million shares have already been traded, more than tripling its 30-day average. Shares have already
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Spectra Music Group recording artist/producer Gabe Lopez talks about his new album “God Bless the Queens” and how got his amazing career started including opening for Belinda Carlisle in the US and UK from 2014-17, producing and writing for Belinda, New Kids on the Block, James Brown, Joey McIntyre, etc., and voted by Music Connection
The Space Force accounts for about 2.5% of the Defense Department’s $715 billion budget proposal. WASHINGTON — President Biden’s $715 billion defense budget proposal for 2022 includes $17.4 billion for the U.S. Space Force, about $2.2 billion more than what Congress enacted in 2021. The proposed $715 billion defense budget is $11.3 billion more than
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his American Jobs Plan near the Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S., May 6, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden released his fiscal year 2022 budget request to Congress on Friday, the first formal budget of his presidency and a sharp departure from
An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft sits on the flight line as a wall of fire detonates behind it during an air show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 3, 2010. Lance Cpl. Jamean Berry | US Marine Corps WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is asking Congress for $715 billion in its fiscal 2022 budget,
Disney’s Cruella has received a June 6 release date in China, which will see it start on a non-traditional Sunday next week. This is the latest Hollywood title to be confirmed by the Middle Kingdom with a shortened lead-time versus the usual 30-day advance. The Emma Stone-starrer began domestic and international box office rollout this
Apple is readying a revamp of its entry-level AirPods for this year and a second generation of the AirPods Pro for next year, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The new base AirPods will mark the first update to the product since March 2019 and will add a new design that mostly mirrors that
Kylie Jenner says she’s no meanie … claiming an Instagram model alleging the billionaire bullied her on the set of a Tyga music video is making it up. Victoria Vanna made some noise on social media earlier this week after sharing a story that sounded like it could’ve been ripped from the movie “Mean Girls.”
The penultimate season of This Is Us went out with a bang. Our TV Fanatics Christine Orlando, Sarah Little, Carissa Pavlica, and Jack Ori had a lot to say about the surprise flash-forward at the end of This Is Us Season 5 Episode 16, as well as Madison’s decision and whether Rebecca’s discussion with Randall
In this article DIS VIAC Emma Stone stars in Disney’s “Cruella.” Disney This Memorial Day weekend could have the right combination of new movie releases, number of cinemas open and increased consumer confidence to break the $100 million mark at the box office. Since the pandemic began, theaters have struggled to lure back moviegoers, even
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly made a splash at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday when they were photographed touching tongues on the red carpet. Tonight, they had their second awards show date of the week at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles. Kelly did not have a black tongue this time, but
Conceptual image of an oblique detonation wave engine-powered hypersonic aircraft. (Courtesy: background image: NASA; composite image: Daniel A Rosato) Scientists in the US have produced a detonation that is fixed in space for the first time. This standing wave detonation was created in a prototype engine and the researchers say that such a system could
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WASHINGTON — The Japanese and Canadian space agencies announced plans May 26 to send small rovers to the moon in the next several years, as Lockheed Martin unveiled a partnership with automaker General Motors to propose a rover for NASA’s Artemis program. The Japanese space agency JAXA said it is working with several Japanese companies
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters upon his departure from the White House in Washington, U.S., May 25, 2021. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters WASHINGTON — The White House responded to Senate Republicans’ latest offer for an infrastructure deal Thursday, with press secretary Jen Psaki calling the additions “constructive” but saying the administration remains “worried”
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former chief executive officer of Theranos, center, exits U.S. federal court in San Jose, California on May 6, 2021. Nina Riggio | Bloomberg | Getty Images In the case of Elizabeth Holmes apparently all publicity isn’t good publicity. Attorneys for the former Theranos CEO are citing widespread negative coverage as a