The US employment market started the year in a much healthier state than expected, despite Omicron disruption hitting consumer-facing businesses. America added 467,000 jobs in January – about three times the 150,000 level expected by economists – according to the US bureau of labour statistics. The dollar rose and Wall Street stocks were subdued as
Month: February 2022
Another Conservative MP has submitted a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson. Aaron Bell, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme, said the partygate allegations and the prime minister‘s subsequent handling of the fallout has made his position “untenable”. Politics live: Resignation of Downing Street official ‘will be terminal’ for PM – as Tory MP says public has
As a young-adult literature author born in Argentina and raised in Miami, Romina Garber aims to write the experiences she didn’t see in books growing up. “I didn’t have any reference points for my immigrant identity in the books I read or the shows I watched,” she says. That’s why she was heartbroken to see
ENCINO — A man in his 60s is in police custody Friday after he allegedly shot and killed another man in Encino. Police responded at 7:13 p.m. Thursday to the 16800 block of Encino Hills Drive, where they found the victim, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Drake Madison. The victim was pronounced dead at
A now-patched security vulnerability in Apple iOS that was previously found to be exploited by Israeli company NSO Group was also separately weaponized by a different surveillance vendor named QuaDream to hack into the company’s devices. The development was reported by Reuters, citing unnamed sources, noting that “the two rival businesses gained the same ability
The 2022 Winter Olympics are already underway, showcasing some of the best and most surprising elements of a number of sports. Even before the Opening Ceremonies officially kicked off on Friday, it looks like one aspect has already broken the Internet — Germany’s entry into the Rhythm Dance division of Ice Dancing. Katharina Mueller and
Raya and the Last Dragon‘s Visual Development team just gave fans a look at what went into making the Disney movie. On Twitter, they posted some screen grabs from the world of the film. The link the social media team posted led to an interactive walk through making Raya‘s distinct locales. Fans of the animated
The Batman director Matt Reeves took to social media late last night to share another piece of music from the film. Having already previously shared composer Michael Giacchino’s main theme for The Batman, and even teased part of this Riddler theme, it seems Reeve is using the music as a good way to set a
Margot Robbie’s doppelganger has gone viral on the social media platform TikTok, as the likeness between Robbie and TikTok user “Emma Sofija” of Denmark is confusing people all over the world. It started when Sofija (a computer science student) posted a video of her using a celebrity twin filter of her own design (which covers
Studio Ghibli took up headlines a while back when word went live about its theme park plans. The beloved company has been working with Japanese officials to bring its park to life, and it seems work is just about done. After all, reports confirmed Ghibli Park will open this fall overseas, and fans have gotten
James McAvoy secretly got married to Lisa Liberati according to a recent interview. The Guardian talked to the X-Men star about his life and that little detail made it’s way out. The pair met during the filming of Split in 2016. Apparently, Liberati hit it off with McAvoy and a few years later, there was a
Happy Friday. This week on the Whiskey Riff New Music Friday Playlist, we have new tunes from Muscadine Bloodline, Josh Meloy, Dylan Wheeler, Cody Canada, Jessi Daniel with Jodi Lyford, Jason Aldean, Mason and the Gin Line, The Wooks, Kassi Ashton, The Tuten Brothers, Sarah Darling, Jake Bush, Ned LeDoux, and more. Turn it up,
The boss of British Gas owner Centrica has warned that household bills could see a further increase in the autumn on top of the 54% hike set to take place in April. Chief executive Chris O’Shea told Sky News that “nobody really knows” where the wholesale costs of energy – which are running about four
When there’s casting news about an upcoming superhero movie, the hoped response is something along the lines of a fist pump and some level of, “Hey, awesome!” You’re always going to hit on a character somebody’s interested in. I mean, I for one was excited about Vin Diesel as Bloodshot until I actually watched the
Realme 9 Pro and Realme 9 Pro+ have been leaked in an unboxing video ahead of their launch in India. Apart from the design, the video also reveals the key specifications of the smartphones as well as gives a glimpse at the in-box contents. The video also shows the Realme 9 Pro+ ‘Light Shift’ colour-changing
Play video content TMZ.com Kevin Smith says there were 2 main factors in his decision to stop consuming animal products … his near-fatal heart attack, and his daughter’s master plan. We got the director leaving Crossroads Kitchen in L.A. — one of the most famous vegan joints in town — and asked him if the
Warning: this story contains spoilers for Peacemaker Episode 6, “Chapter 6: Murn After Reading.” Peacemaker (John Cena) has to kill an alien “cow” to prevent udder disaster in the first look at “Chapter 7: Stop Dragon My Heart Around.” Wanted by the police over a forged diary planted by Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks), and facing an alien invasion
UPDATED with share price, quarterly stats: Shares of Snapchat parent Snap soared 60% on fourth-quarter gains in revenue and daily active users and a chorus of relief across Wall Street that it’s not Facebook. Why? Shares of Facebook parent Meta went the opposite direction, falling 25% and shedding more than $230 billion in market value,
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn is a YA fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy, that came out in 2020. It spent nine weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and won a Coretta Scott King Award/John Steptoe Award for New Talent award, among other accolades. The book follows Bree, a young Black woman whose
Rihanna has shared a photo of her baby bump after announcing she and rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky are expecting their first child together. The singer and businesswoman, 33, showed off her growing bump to her 120 million Instagram followers as she stood in a white-tiled bathroom lifting her sports jersey. “How the gang pulled up
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