Alistair Darling, who served as chancellor under then prime minister Gordon Brown, has died at the age of 70. His family confirmed the news about the Labour peer on Thursday. Lord Darling became a household name when Gordon Brown appointed him chancellor after taking the keys to Number 10 back in 2007. He ran the
Month: November 2023
Take a self-guided walk to see holiday light installations at “Holiday Road” at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas. Tickets are by time and date and must be purchased online. The immersive event runs on selected dates through Dec. 27. (Photo courtesy of Holiday Road) Here is a sampling of things to do in the San
The world of US politics has paid tribute to former secretary of state Henry Kissinger who has died aged 100. Dr Kissinger’s family announced he had passed away at his home in Connecticut on Wednesday. The daughters of President Richard Nixon, who their father served under as secretary of state and national security adviser during
EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of a huge week for their Adam Sandler-led Netflix animated feature Leo, co-directed with Robert Smigel, David Wachtenheim and Robert Marianetti have signed with Independent Artist Group for representation. A musical comedy also featuring voice work from Bill Burr, Cecily Strong and more, Leo tells the story of an elderly lizard
Nov 30, 2023NewsroomMachine Learning / Email Security Google has revealed a new multilingual text vectorizer called RETVec (short for Resilient and Efficient Text Vectorizer) to help detect potentially harmful content such as spam and malicious emails in Gmail. “RETVec is trained to be resilient against character-level manipulations including insertion, deletion, typos, homoglyphs, LEET substitution, and
As the Ozempic craze pushes advancements in weight-management medicine forward, pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, the company behind the so-called “miracle-drug,” is continuing to crack down on off-brand semaglutide products they say put patients in danger. The drug company announced Wednesday it has filed 12 legal actions in all against medical spas and compounding pharmacies they
One of the most angelic renditions of this song I’ve ever heard. Last night, Kacey Musgraves closed out the first-ever Christmas at Graceland holiday special with an absolutely stunning performance of Elvis’ classic hit “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” She walked down the front steps in a stunning white, fully sequined and feather-trimmed gown with a
Beyoncé is responding to haters who think she’s intentionally lightening her skin … by keeping the spotlight on her blonde ambition for a night out with Jay-Z, Tom Cruise and Henry Cavill. Bey’s platinum locks were front and center as she and Jay left London’s Oswald’s Private Club — but, her complexion was certainly darker
The Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Pogues released their debut albums the same year, which allowed them to run in the same circles for a brief period. Chilis bassist Flea paid tribute to MacGowan on Thursday, a few hours after news broke of the former Pogues frontman’s death at the age of 65. “And
Alex Luppens-Dale won the “Enthusiastic Reader Award” all four years of high school. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and received her MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. Her favorite genres are memoir, witches, and anything with cults. She lives in New Jersey. You can keep up with Alex’s latest work
Redmi 13C 4G was unveiled globally earlier in November and is confirmed to launch in India on December 6. The phone succeeds Redmi 12C, which was launched in December 2022. The company has confirmed that the phone will be introduced in India in both 4G and 5G variants. The Redmi 13C 5G model will be
The culture secretary will on Thursday launch a probe into the takeover of The Daily Telegraph by a state-backed Abu Dhabi-based fund. Sky News has learnt that Lucy Frazer plans to issue a Public Interest Intervention Notice (PIIN) that will trigger an inquiry by Ofcom and the Competition and Markets Authority into RedBird IMI’s prospective
Former health secretary Matt Hancock played a key role in the UK’s response to the COVID pandemic – and his decisions will now be scrutinised during the official inquiry. Mr Hancock was a familiar face at the regular press conferences that took place during that period, giving updates to the public about social distancing measures,
The 1998 comedy-drama “Smoke Signals,” by director Chris Eyre, celebrates 25 years on the silver screen. To honor its 25th anniversary as the first feature film produced, directed and written by Indigenous artists, “Smoke Signals” will be screened in 35mm format at a special event at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles
Former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger has died aged 100. He passed away at his home in Connecticut on Wednesday, according to a statement from Kissinger Associates Inc. The veteran politician had major influence on American foreign policy under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Born in Germany in 1923, Mr Kissinger fled
Henry Kissinger, who as national security advisor and secretary of state for Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford became one of the most influential, famous and controversial diplomats of the 20th century, died Wednesday in his home in Connecticut. He was 100. A consultant to almost every President of the United States since leaving the State
Nov 30, 2023NewsroomHacking / Cryptocurrency The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions against Sinbad, a virtual currency mixer that has been put to use by the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group to launder ill-gotten proceeds. “Sinbad has processed millions of dollars’ worth of virtual currency from Lazarus Group heists, including the Horizon Bridge and Axie
His Own Demise The billionaire told boycotting advertisers to “go fuck yourself” during The New York Times’ DealBook Summit Wednesday On Wednesday, Elon Musk retaliated against major advertisers leaving X (formerly Twitter) following his antisemitic remarks on the platform, and told them to “go fuck yourself” during The New York Times’ DealBook Summit. His remarks have
Dolly Parton is on a roll with her chart-topping album Rockstar and her recent halftime performance at a Dallas Cowboys game. You might remember that second part from when your grandpa’s jaw hit the floor on Thanksgiving Day watching Dolly perform. The 77-year-old rocked AT&T Stadium with her performance, and really got a lot of
Teyana Taylor is still making public appearances despite all her divorce drama with Iman Shumpert … and she’s looking fine as usual. The singer just showed up to do an interview on Jimmy Kimmel‘s talk show … so it’s clear she’s unbothered by the nasty split. Teyana’s body is scorching hot here … she’s showing
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