Kamala Harris made history again, becoming the first woman to ever be elected vice president of the United States, along with the first Black, Indian-American, South Asian, and Asian-American person to ever have the role. Hollywood immediately began congratulating Harris and President-Elect Joe Biden, posting tributes on Instagram and Twitter to celebrate the feat. Here,
The world is paying tribute to Alex Trebek this morning. The iconic Jeopardy! host and philanthropist passed away peacefully at his home in California this morning at the age of 80. Trebek announced in March 2019 that he had been diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer, noting that he would still continue to host Jeopardy!
Alex Trebek, the beloved host of Jeopardy!, has died. TMZ reported that Trebek passed away on Sunday after a battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was 80. A spokesperson for the show confirmed the news to the outlet. “Jeopardy is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning,
General Motors plans to significantly increase production of its highly profitable pickup trucks by investing up to $1 billion in its Canadian operations. The investment is part of a tentative deal with Canadian union Unifor, GM CEO Mary Barra told investors Thursday during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. The investment is pending union member ratification
100 not out: the Institute of Physics celebrates its centenary When the Institute of Physics (IOP), which publishes Physics World, was founded in 1920, it was to serve as a voice for the fledgling physics community in the UK. Before then, physics had mostly been conducted by a tiny band of elite researchers at a
Warren Buffett Gerard Miller | CNBC As the coronavirus pandemic weighs on its operating earnings and stock price, Berkshire Hathaway ramped up its stock repurchasing program even more in the third quarter, nearly doubling the record buyback from the second quarter. Warren Buffett’s conglomerate bought back $9 billion of its own stock, it was revealed
Tenet, the movie that was intended to jumpstart exhibition out of the pandemic but really only did so abroad, will arrive on 4K, Blu Ray, DVD and digital on December 15. The time thriller noir grossed a lackluster $53.8M at the domestic box office at a time when Warner Bros. was attempting to reignite exhibition,
SAN FRANCISCO – Maxar Technologies plans to launch its first two WorldView Legion satellites as early as September 2021 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. “We continue to make progress on the integration, assembly and test of all six spacecraft and instruments, and we expect to go into
OnePlus Watch is back in the news with a fresh leak hinting at a Cyberpunk 2077 Edition of the smartwatch in the offing. OnePlus Watch is not yet official and a recent report suggested that the wearable may have been delayed indefinitely. A tipster shared pictures of the watch straps, marked by the game’s logo
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden called on Americans to come together and heal Saturday in his first speech since winning the presidency. “This is the time to heal in America,” he said in a speech in Wilmington, Delaware that capped off a day of celebrations and impromptu parades nationwide. “We’ve won with the most votes
Foo Fighters were the musical guests on tonight’s Dave Chappelle-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live. Their performance marked the debut of their new song “Shame Shame,” which they officially released as the episode aired. The song will appear on their just-announced album Medicine at Midnight, which is out February 5, 2021 on Roswell Records/RCA. Listen
Joe Biden delivered his first speech to the nation Saturday night after being projected to become president-elect of the United States. Biden sought to unify the nation with his speech, calling for healing and cooperation between political opponents as President Donald Trump has continued to refuse to concede. He also laid out his first priorities,
Miss festivals? Gucci does too. So as much of Europe heads into lockdown 2.0, the Italian label today announced GucciFest, a virtual fashion film festival that will be streamed on YouTube, Weibo, and the dedicated site GucciFest.com from November 16 to 22. The main attraction will be the debut of the miniseries, Ouverture of Something
During these unprecedented times the thing we all want the most is certainty. That is what movies give us. The fact that so many movies exist around the holidays nearly cements the fact that we crave certain norms. With the current state of the world changing the way we look at just about everything, it’s
It’s OK if you’re dabbing at your eyes. Who wouldn’t be after experiencing A Welcome Home Christmas, which was bursting with love in all of its forms, community, service, heart, and some magic too. A Welcome Home Christmas had all of the right elements, perfectly combined to make a Christmas flick that stirred your soul.
Children pose for a photo with Santa Claus, who is sitting behind a plexiglass screen, at Bass Pro Shops. Source: Bass Pro Shops It’s an annual tradition for many families during the holidays: Packing the kids in the car and trekking them to the local mall to visit Santa for the chance to rattle off
It’s not common for a studio specialty label to lead the weekend box office two weeks in a row, but that’s the anomaly of pandemic times and here we have Focus Features’ taking No. 1 again after last weekend’s Amblin horror film Come Play, with the Kevin Costner–Diane Lane crime thriller Let Him Go with $1.47M yesterday (including $150K
HELSINKI — The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully carried out its first launch since the COVID-19 outbreak Saturday sending the EOS-1 Earth observation satellite and nine smaller payloads into orbit. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C49 (PSLV-C49) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on the Indian island of Sriharikota at 4:42 a.m. Eastern Nov. 7