A rise in demand for leisure and entertainment activities last month helped the UK economy grow more than had been expected, according to a closely watched survey, as fears intensify that soaring inflation will apply the brakes. The S&P Global/CIPS UK Services PMI, which measures the sector accounting for 80% of the country’s economy bar
In honor of National Library Week and to keep the conversation about book censorship going, EveryLibrary is hosting a free round table with authors whose works have been targeted. Tune in Thursday, April 6, at 8 pm Eastern for the conversation with Alex Gino (author of Melissa), Ashley Hope Pérez (author of Out of Darkness),
After months of failed negotiations, union representatives for Stater Bros. workers have reached a tenative labor agreement with the supermarket chain. Details of the contract were not revealed, but United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770 announced the update Friday, April 1 in a post on its website. “Your hard work and dedication to standing
Sacramento Police have said they have made an arrest after a mass shooting in California’s state capital during the early hours of Sunday morning. Police said that more than 100 shots were fired in the Sacramento mass shooting, which killed six people and left 12 wounded. 26-year-old Dandre Martin, 26, has been arrested as a
Cancer survival rates in England risk going into reverse as the health service faces specialist staff shortages and the prolonged impact of the pandemic, MPs have warned. A report by the health and social care committee pointed to staff having to ration treatment and said factors including reluctance of patients to come forward and late
NBCUniversal and investment partner Atairos have paid $293 million for a 30% stake in fabled country music brand the Grand Ole Opry and a cluster of related Nashville-based live entertainment and assets. The Opry’s home, Ryman Auditorium, is known for hosting the Country Music Awards. It is a cornerstone of Opry Entertainment Group, the division
An Android spyware application has been spotted masquerading as a “Process Manager” service to stealthily siphon sensitive information stored in the infected devices. Interestingly, the app — that has the package name “com.remote.app” — establishes contact with a remote command-and-control server, 82.146.35[.]240, which has been previously identified as infrastructure belonging to the Russia-based hacking group
If there’s any artist in country music who can do a Foo Fighters cover justice, it’s Cody Jinks. He payed tribute to the late, great drummer of the iconic rock band, Taylor Hawkins, over the weekend, playing “Learn to Fly” for the crowd at Round Rock Amphitheater in Round Rock, Texas. The song was released
As the Will Smith–Chris Rock feud simmers down, so too has another long-standing beef in Hollywood — namely, the one between Mo’Nique and Lee Daniels … which is awesome. The two stars officially buried the hatchet Friday night at the Mo’Nique’s comedy show in Staten Island, where she brought out Daniels as a surprise guest
The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom is one organization that keeps track of formal book challenges and bans across the country. They have announced that their final count for number of challenges in 2021 was 729 challenges representing 1,597 individual books. This is far from a complete picture: only some of the formal
A new Android malware has been detected and detailed by a team of security researchers that records audio and tracks location once planted in the device. The malware uses the same shared-hosting infrastructure that was previously found to be used by a team of Russian hackers known as Turla. However, it is unclear whether the
The government has decided to push ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4. Ministers have concluded, following a consultation, that while the broadcaster is “currently performing well” its public ownership is “holding it back in the face of a rapidly-changing and competitive media landscape”, a government source said. A spokesperson for Channel 4 said it
ARLINGTON, Texas — Logan Paul has made a name as a walking Personal Brand Machine, who got his start on the now-defunct Vine, and currently commands 23 million subscribers on YouTube, where he promotes his sports drinks, music videos, and himself. This Saturday, he expanded into a place countless personas have been built: World Wrestling Entertainment. Dressed
A view from the San Fernando Valley: The intersection of Oxnard Street and Lasaine Avenue in Encino, was closed temporarily on Monday March, 28, 2022 due to flooding from rain. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of
A hunt continues for at least two gunmen who opened fire in Sacramento’s entertainment district on Sunday, killing six people and wounding 12. The streets were full of crowds leaving bars and nightclubs in California’s capital city when the sound of rapid-fire gunshots sent people running in terror. Sacramento police have confirmed they are looking
Jacob Rees-Mogg has refused to apologise for calling the Downing Street partygate scandal “fluff” and “fundamentally trivial”. Answering questions from callers on LBC, the Brexit minister said partygate is “not the most important issue in the world” as the war in Ukraine continues. Mr Rees-Mogg also said some of the coronavirus rules in place at
Paradise Square makes quite the reach. A musical about the build-up to New York’s horrific Draft Riots of 1863 reaches to the past to tell us about the present. It reaches across cultures to tell us about assimilation and appropriation. It reaches across styles of music and dance to celebrate diversity and commonality. It reaches
At least three different advanced persistent threat (APT) groups from across the world have launched spear-phishing campaigns in mid-March 2022 using the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war as a lure to distribute malware and steal sensitive information. The campaigns, undertaken by El Machete, Lyceum, and SideWinder, have targeted a variety of sectors, including energy, financial, and governmental
COME ON WITH IT. Chris Stapleton was already having one of the biggest nights out of anybody at the Grammys, winning three awards. Earlier tonight, during the pre-show awards, he won Best Country Solo Performance for his 2021 hit “You Should Probably Leave” and another for Best Country Song for “Cold.” And then he took home the
Keith Urban has released a new song, and it’s a very progressive pop-country track that’s perfect for summer. Urban dropped a new song titled “Nightfalls” on Thursday morning (March 31), and the song is a very progressive, up-tempo love song that celebrates everything we’ve still got left after going through hard times. “Nightfalls” encourages everyone