EXCLUSIVE: Some international box office markets that are up and running — even if not at full steam — saw increases this weekend while others faced drops given good weather in some spots and an overall lack of new product. However, Disney floated Kristen Stewart-starrer Underwater into Korea for the first time with a No.
After several rounds of tense correspondence between the organizers of the Republican National Convention and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday that the GOP has now been “forced” to look for another state to host the event. “Had long planned to have the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina,
The cost of a Space National Guard is one of the concerns being weighed by DoD. WASHINGTON — A new report by the Congressional Budget Office estimates that standing up a Space National Guard as a reserve component of the U.S. Space Force would cost the Pentagon about $100 million a year. The CBO estimate
Facebook and PayPal have made investments in GoJek, joining Google and Tencent among other high-profile technology companies that have backed the Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm. Facebook, for which it is the first investment in an Indonesia-based firm, and PayPal did not disclose the size of their checks. Five-year-old GoJek said the companies were participating in
Joe Biden’s campaign for president is seeing a surge in fundraising in the wake of George Floyd’s death, particularly as President Donald Trump comes under scrutiny for his response to protests across the country. Biden supporters and bundlers have seen a massive uptick in new contributions and donor commitments since the protests began last week,
YG has shared a new song called “FTP,” which stands for “Fuck the Police.” The track is released amid nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd. Listen to “FTP” below. YG has released politically charged songs in the past. In 2016, he and Nipsey Hussle released the anthem “FDT,” which featured the repeated chorus
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo conducts a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., after a meeting with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call | Getty Images New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said mass protests for the police killing
Image of a bio-bot. The dark section between the two legs is a ring of muscle and spinal cord that moves the bio-bot and is connected to the skeleton. (Courtesy: Collin Kaufman, University of Illinois) A research team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has successfully integrated an intact spinal cord with muscle cells
Godzilla has a long and checkered past in films. When the character debuted in the 1950s under Toho studios, he was a simple monster who enjoyed rampaging and causing human misery. By the time the Showa era came around, Godzilla had evolved into a ‘good’ kaiju who aided humanity in fighting other monsters. A recently
Craig Gore, a staff member on the upcoming Law & Order: SVU spinoff starring Christopher Meloni, was fired Tuesday after his post about getting violent with looters went viral on social media. “I will not tolerate this conduct, especially during our hour of national grief,” Law & Order boss Dick Wolf said in a statement.
Loreinis Mejia Hernandez from Colombia smiles at a converted telephone box she runs as a take-away coffee shop with her husband Sean Rafferty from Ireland as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown eases in Chiswick, West London, Britain, June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs LONDON (Reuters) – Two of London’s famous red telephone boxes have been reborn
For those who have not been on the receiving end of the systemic violence of racism, and who are therefore responsible for dismantling it, the work begins with listening to the voices and experiences of those who have. For those who are subject to anti-Blackness every day, it can be valuable to see your experience
A worker assembles an X model at the BMW manufacturing facility in Greer, South Carolina, November 4, 2019. Charles Mostoller | Reuters Economic activity in the second quarter has been cut by more than half, according to a tracker employed by the Atlanta Federal Reserve. The GDPNow outlook is now showing a 52.8% tumble, following
The normally busy boardwalk at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, was still largely shuttered on May 24. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images The $600 enhancement to weekly unemployment checks is ending at the end of July. While Democrats want to extend the extra pay into next year, Republicans appear resolute in blocking an extension.
WASHINGTON — After making history on the first crewed flight of an orbital spacecraft launched from the United States in nearly nine years, two NASA astronauts are settling in on the International Space Station. Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley arrived at the ISS May 31, 19 hours after the Crew Dragon spacecraft they were
LinkedIn is announcing some new features for advertisers — retargeting capabilities tied on video ads and lead generation forms, as well as new brand safety integrations for the LinkedIn Audience Network. Abhishek Shrivastava, the senior director of product for LinkedIn Marketing Solutions, told me that his team has been shifting its product plans in response
WASHINGTON — As the nation prepared for another night of violent protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the military if states and cities failed to quell the demonstrations. “I am mobilizing all federal and local resources, civilian and military, to protect the rights of law abiding
Exclusive Rick Ross needs to hustle over to a COVID-19 testing center if he wants to visit his kids … so claims his alleged baby mama. Briana Singleton filed legal docs in Fayette County, Georgia requesting an emergency hearing to have the rapper — real name William Leonard Roberts II — take a COVID-19 test.