With movie theaters finally lighting back up across much of the U.S., the National Association of Theatre Owners and its members are making a rare show of unity in support of CinemaSafe, a new set of health and safety protocols. The COVID-19 response codifies several measures undertaken by theaters and many other businesses, including face
Northrop Grumman statement: “We will determine next steps once the debriefing process concludes.” WASHINGTON — When Northrop Grumman unveiled its OmegA rocket in April 2018, the company was clear that it developed the vehicle for the sole purpose of challenging United Launch Alliance and SpaceX for national security space launch contracts. The Air Force decided
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses the media at a joint news conference with the Czech prime minister, at the start of a four-nation tour of Europe, in Prague, Czech Republic August 12, 2020. Petr David Josek | Reuters WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asserted Friday that Washington would enforce sweeping sanctions on
You might say God is feeling the ‘Noize’ now … Quiet Riot’s drummer, Frankie Banali, has died following his battle with pancreatic cancer. Frankie died Thursday night in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones, according to his wife, Regina, who said he lost his 16-month battle with cancer. Frankie’s wife says chemotherapy stopped working and
A former U.S. Army Green Beret conspired with Russia’s foreign intelligence arm, the GRU, providing them with national defense information from 1996 to 2011, federal prosecutors said Friday in an indictment. Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, of Gainesville, Virginia, faces a single count of conspiracy to gather or deliver defense information to aid a foreign government.
Shortly after her husband Mossimo Giannulli was sentenced to five months in prison for his involvement in the college admissions scandal, Lori Loughlin found out her own fate: During a Zoom hearing, the Full House actress and mother was sentenced to two months in prison, according to the Associated Press. The two paid $500,000 in
Focus Features has released a new trailer for Let Him Go. This is a new western with a couple of A-listers leading the way in the form of Kevin Costner (Dances With Wolves, Hidden Figures) and Diane Lane (Under the Tuscan Sun, The Outsiders). This makes for a Man of Steel reunion, as the two
Will the real Lucifer please stand up? In Lucifer Season 5 Episode 3, our true Prince of Darkness finally returns to Los Angeles. Amenadiel heads down south to let Lucifer know what Michael has been up to lately, and he has to go back topside to fix things. Lucifer: So, you’re telling me that my dickhead
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Round and round: the time crystals interact inside this rotating refrigerator at Aalto University. (Courtesy: Aalto University/Mikko Raskinen) Time crystals were first proposed back in 2012 by the Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek, and since then we have been scratching our heads at Physics World as we try to understand the concept. If you are as
Inmate firefighters prepare to put out flame on the road leading to the Reagan Presidential Library during the Easy Fire in Simi Valley, California on October 30, 2019. Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Deadly wildfires are still ripping through California, decimating land and homes and forcing thousands of people to evacuate. But first responders lack
by Jessica Pena, August 20, 2020 Tosh.0 is coming to an end. Deadline reports the Comedy Central TV show will end after its upcoming 12th season. Hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, the comedy delves into all aspects of the Internet and the social media landscape from the absolutely absurd to the incredibly ingenious. The series
Lisa Taylor receives a COVID-19 vaccination from RN Jose Muniz as she takes part in a vaccine study at Research Centers of America on August 07, 2020 in Hollywood, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The World Health Organization said Friday that a vaccine will be a “vital tool” in the global fight against the
After pulling in $33.5M across five days of previews at the Chinese box office, local war epic The Eight Hundred overwhelmingly stormed theaters today, its first official day of release. Adding roughly $20M across the country on Friday — the biggest single-day box office since cinemas resumed operations — the Middle Kingdom cume is now
HELSINKI — China has developed a vision for an international lunar research station and is seeking international involvement in the project. The project, named the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), is to be situated in the lunar south pole region. It will be developed through a number of upcoming robotic Chang’e missions across the 2020s
A federal judge on Friday denied President Donald Trump‘s bid to temporarily block a ruling allowing a subpoena for his tax returns and other financial records. The decision came a day after the judge rejected Trump’s latest attempt to stop the Manhattan District Attorney’s office from enforcing a subpoena issued to his accounting firm. Trump’s lawyers
A rare Ella Fitzgerald live album has been announced. The Lost Berlin Tapes, recorded at Berlin’s Sportpalast in 1962, arrives October 2 (via Verve). Found within the private collection of Verve founder Norman Granz, the concert tapes were recorded two years after the Berlin concert that made up Fitzgerald’s iconic live album Mack the Knife:
Alex Karp, co-founder of Palantir Technologies Getty Images Data analytics software company Palantir Technologies lost $580 million in 2019, according to reports from The New York Times and TechCrunch, which had access to financial documents sent to investors earlier this week. The New York Times said its 2019 loss was on a par with 2018, even