Twitter’s board of directors unanimously adopted a “poison pill” defence in response to Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company and take it private, the social media giant has said. The strategy is formally called a “limited duration shareholder rights plan” and is used to defend against hostile takeovers. Twitter said the move aims to
Grammy winner Jon Batiste is set to make his acting debut in Warner Bros.’ upcoming adaptation of The Color Purple. The film, which is being directed by Blitz Bazawule (Black Is King), is based on the Tony-winning musical from Marsha Norman, Brenda Lee, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray, which was itself adapted from the Pulitzer
Throughout history, there have been many heterosexuals who have sullied the good name of penis-in-vagina intercourse. There’s Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, Tom Cruise and basically anyone he’s dated at any given time. Yet no heterosexual couple has arguably done so much harm in concert — or more importantly, made us
President Biden’s FY 2023 Budget request to Congress includes a request to increase funding to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal organization that provides funding to libraries and museums in the United States through state sponsoring programs. The request is for $276.8 million, an increase from what is usually less than
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,214 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 2,849,185 as of Thursday, April 14. Officials reported 12 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 31,839 deaths since tracking began. There 17 fewer hospitalizations reported since Wednesday, bringing the total count
The families of the victims endured harrowing testimony about life and death in captivity at the hands of the so-called IS Beatles. When the guilty verdict in the trial of ‘IS Beatle’ El Shafee Elsheikh was read out, Diane Foley, whose son James was 40 when he was murdered, closed her eyes tightly and tilted
The government hopes it can start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda in a matter of “weeks”, according to Boris Johnson’s policy chief. The UK government is attempting to crack down on Channel crossings by small boats and as part of the plans, the Home Office has signed a “world first” deal with Rwanda to send
Offstage, and sometimes on, David Mamet can be infuriating and exasperating, as anyone who has witnessed his recent nonsensical, offensive media blitz can attest, and then along comes something like American Buffalo – possibly his greatest work, all due apologies to Glengarry Glen Ross – with a cast so in sync with the playwright’s “profane
As many as five security vulnerabilities have been addressed in Aethon Tug hospital robots that could enable remote attackers to seize control of the devices and interfere with the timely distribution of medication and lab samples. “Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could cause a denial-of-service condition, allow full control of robot functions, or expose sensitive
What Else Can She Do is everything I hoped it would be and more. Kaitlin Butts’ brand new album is out today, and she packs a whole lot of life into the short, 7-song tracklist. The Oklahoma native doesn’t hold back, either, as she tells the stores of women from all different walks of life, many of
Birmingham, Ala. natives Banditos recently announced their new record Right On, due out May 20, and have given listeners a sneak peek of what to expect with their lead single “Here Tonight.” Right On marks the band’s third career album and their first new music in four years, although the project was finished prior to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The band
Australian actor Adam Garcia was 28 years old when he was cast as Kevin O’Donnell — the love interest and male lead who is struggling to make ends meet living in New York City and holds numerous odd jobs including a comic book collector — in the 2000 bar-stomping cinematic masterpiece “Coyote Ugly.” Adam Garcia
Vivo X80 series is expected to arrive in China in the coming weeks. The global rollout is expected to follow soon. Now, the two handsets from the Vivo X80 lineup have been allegedly spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certifications site, which suggests that its launch in India may be inching closer as
Elon Musk is “not sure” whether his attempt to take over Twitter for $41bn will succeed, he has told a conference in Vancouver. The meme-posting billionaire added that he had a “Plan B” if his offer to buy to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share was turned down – and criticised Mark Zuckerberg’s model of
David Cronenberg’s new film, Crimes of the Future, will premiere at Cannes as part of the film festival’s official competition and a new teaser trailer hints at a return to the director’s formative body horror. The trailer features Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, and Viggo Mortensen as characters who are living in not-so-distant future where humans
An Arizona man was arrested and charged with animal cruelty after a menagerie of pets — including snakes, lizards, birds, dogs, and rabbits — were found in his freezer. Michael Patrick Turland faces 94 counts of animal cruelty after Mohave County deputies uncovered his frozen collection of dead animals, including some that — Turland allegedly
Jason Tharp is a picture book author who was brought in for a visit to an elementary school in Buckeye Valley School District in Ohio. Over the phone, though, the school principal told him not to read from his book It’s Okay To Be a Unicorn! after a parent complained. The book is about feeling
The Port of Los Angeles is projected to bring in $632 million in operating revenue next fiscal year, with expenses expected to increase 6.5% to $326 million, based on the port’s proposed 2022-23 budget, which officials rolled out late Thursday, April 14. The budget discussion, during Thursday’s Los Angeles harbor commission meeting, came two days
IS “Beatle” El Shafee Elsheikh has been found guilty of hostage-taking and conspiring to murder journalists and aid workers in Syria. The 33-year-old former British national was found to be part of an Islamic State terrorist cell that operated in Iraq and Syria, and whose members were nicknamed “The Beatles” because of their UK accents.
Coming two days after the prime minister was fined for breaking his own lockdown rules, today’s eye-catching asylum announcement has been greeted by many as a cynical attempt to change the subject. In reality, this unveiling has been in the offing for a while, with details of the home secretary’s trip to Rwanda pencilled in