How will JJ Abrams possibly do everything needed in Episode 9? Not only does he have an immense amount of new story to wrap up and the heavy weight of the previous eight films, he also has a rather worrying fan backlash to navigate and placate. It’s no secret that […]
Daily Archives: August 8, 2018
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Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., vowed Wednesday night to continue his campaign for re-election and fight federal charges that he used his position with an Australian biotech firm to help his family make illicit […]
Sexy video, effective copy — I can see why this would attract a lot of buyers. Just one problem: It’s way overpriced from this particular seller. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET If you’re a Facebook regular, you’ve probably seen your share of ads for some “amazing” tech products, the kind that […]
Now Playing: Boxers or briefs? Largest-ever study shows boxers may beat briefs for baby-making Now Playing: Low-calorie diets affect men’s and women’s bodies differently, study shows Now Playing: Opioids after wisdom teeth removal might set young people up for addiction Now Playing: 92-year-old doctor shares her secrets to a long […]
The stars of Crazy Rich Asians are opening up about the importance of the film in society today. Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Gemma Chan recently sat down with E! News to talk about their upcoming movie and the significance of having an all-Asian cast. “It means the world,” Chan […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Diego Corzo, who owns nine homes and runs his own realty business, paid $33,000 in taxes last year and expects to pay as much or more in future years if the country lets him remain here. Corzo is enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program […]
Julio Borges, a prominent opposition leader and lawmaker, will be prosecuted More (CARACAS, Venezuela) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the arrest of a prominent opposition leader in connection with an alleged assassination attempt against President Nicolas Maduro. In addition to seeking the arrest of Julio Borges, the court […]
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Joseph Gordon-Levitt has entered the long-running debate about the behavior of his character in 500 Days of Summer, calling him out as “selfish.” In the fan-favorite 2009 film, the actor plays Tom, who falls in love with Summer, played by Zooey Deschanel. He wants her to promise […]
Researchers at the University of Michigan found young people between the ages of 13 and 30 are nearly three times more likely to continue filling opioid prescriptions after wisdom teeth surgery. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, looked at 71,000 insured people from 2009 to […]
Does a lifetime of Chicken McNuggets sound like a saucy dream come true? What about sinking your teeth into an Egg McMuffin most mornings for the foreseeable future? You can even make your nightcap a refreshing swirl of vanilla soft serve. But how? Sound the alarms: McDonald’s is about to […]
Republicans are cheering their likely victory in Tuesday’s special election to fill an open House seat in Ohio. Winning, of course, is always better than losing. But in the Republican corridors of power, both in the Buckeye State and in Washington, the cries of joy are muffled. The narrowness of […]
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE In the end, it wasn’t easy for Aaron McQ to decide when to die. The 50-year-old Seattle man — a former world traveler, triathlete and cyclist — learned that he had leukemia five […]
LOGAN, Utah — In an effort to cut launch costs, companies are looking to technology to transport small satellites from low Earth orbit to geostationary orbit and to the moon. Roccor, a small company based in Longmont, Colorado, that specializes in deployable space structures, kicked off a program recently to […]
Canadian health authorities said Wednesday that hundreds of Saudi doctors and residents who make up the largest segment of foreign medical trainees in the country will remain in Canada until the end of the month, giving hospitals a few weeks to cope with the sudden staffing loss caused by a […]
The GE Smart Countertop Microwave with Scan-to-Cook Technology wants to make it easier than ever to cook a quick snack or a frozen dinner. With the GE Appliances Kitchen app, you can scan the barcode on your prepackaged food of choice. If the food is in GE’s database, the app […]
TRANSFER NEWS LIVE • Chelsea and Real Madrid reach Courtois agreement as Manchester United contact Blues over Zouma • Barcleona anger Manchester United with Pogba bid, while Arsenal look to offload players • Folllow all the latest transfer news as deadline day approaches right here with Express Sport Zouma to […]
One reason that recent wars have lasted so long is that so little remains understood about how to build a stable peace. Half of the world’s current armed conflicts have lasted for more than 20 years. More than half of conflicts that ended in the early 2000s have since relapsed. […]
You let Fido lick your plate: mostly ok If you don’t have pets, just move on, nothing to see here. But if your furry friend moonlights as a living, breathing garbage disposal and licks from your dishes, is that horrible? (Asking for a friend.) Related A BETTER Way How and […]
Brave Software Finally, all your pithy tweets and insightful Reddit posts could pay off. Brave, the ad-blocking browser startup trying to rewrite the rules of online advertising, sends payments today to website publishers, YouTube stars and Twitch videogame streamers. Now it plans to extend that system to people who post on […]
That’s the verdict of former Arsenal and England star Paul Merson, who has compared the Reds’ need to make ground on Manchester City with goings on in the Scottish Premiership. Liverpool have enjoyed a strong summer in the transfer market with Alisson, Fabinho, Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri all heading […]