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(WASHINGTON) — House Republicans narrowly passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act on Friday, sending the proposal along to the Senate, where it is likely to fail. The House bill, which has few champions among Democrats and advocacy groups, passed in a 213-208 vote Friday morning. Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., the bill’s sponsor, […]
20th Century Studios Oscar-winning director James Cameron knows a thing or two about artificial intelligence — after all, he conceived of Skynet, the AI system that tried to end humanity in the Terminator films. However, in real life, he tells Sean Hayes, Will Arnett and Jason Bateman‘s SmartLess podcast that we also have something to […]
Francis Specker/CBS Fresh off her reported departure from Adidas, Beyoncé‘s announced a new couture collection with Olivier Rousteing. Rousteing, the creative director of Balmain, was supposed to be finalizing the fashion house’s spring 2023 collection last July when he was inspired by Bey’s Renaissance album. “I was sketching and sketching as I listened, and sometimes you can’t control the emotion of your sketch,” he […]
Courtesy Live Nation The ticket prices for Drake‘s It’s A Blur Tour with 21 Savage have resulted in a class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster. Toronto Star reports LPC Avocat Inc., “a class action law firm focusing on protecting consumer rights,” has accused the ticketing company of price gouging, noting it “intentionally misleads consumers for their own financial gain.” The firm specifically cited the experience […]
Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Public health departments across the United States have expressed concern about the spread of a potentially deadly fungus after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported cases have spiked. Candida auris, or C. aurisis, is increasing at an “alarming” rate with cases doubling in 2021, the CDC said. […]
(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday are expected to announce a new migration deal as part of Biden’s first visit to America’s northern neighbor. The two leaders will hold a joint news conference after Biden addresses the Canadian Parliament. The new agreement will allow Canada to send more […]
(MONTICELLO, Minn.) — A Minnesota nuclear plant where 400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked last year is temporarily shutting down after discovering a smaller leak this week. Xcel Energy said it will begin powering down its plant in Monticello on Friday to expedite repairs needed to permanently resolve a leak of tritium-contaminated water. The length […]
Hulu The new series Up Here, out Friday on Hulu, follows a couple working through their anxieties in late ‘90s New York City. Mae Whitman stars as a writer who can’t get out of her own head, and she tells ABC Audio that even though she’s wanted to do a musical for a while, the thought of it […]
(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s claims of executive privilege and has ordered Mark Meadows and other former top aides to testify before a federal grand jury investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the election leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, multiple sources familiar with the […]
avid_creative/Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A Tennessee dog walked itself home after its visually impaired owner was struck and killed by a pickup truck on their morning walk, police said. The incident happened in Nashville’s Madison neighborhood on Wednesday at around 6:30 a.m. ET. A 50-year-old woman with vision impairment was walking her dog across […]
