MPs have backed a tax hike to boost funds for dealing with the NHS treatment backlog and to reform social care in England. On Wednesday night, the House of Commons voted by 319 to 248, majority 71, in favour of a 1.25 percentage point rise in National Insurance contributions from next April. The backing for
Shelley H. Surpin, a longtime entertainment lawyer and partner at Surpin, Mayersohn & Coghill in Los Angeles, has died. She was 72. Her firm said Surpin died September 3 of complications following a stroke. A champion for independent film, helped with the careers of such filmmakers as Greg Araki, Nicole Holofcener, Paul Mazur, Allison Anders,
A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in HAProxy, a widely used open-source load balancer and proxy server, that could be abused by an adversary to possibly smuggle HTTP requests, resulting in unauthorized access to sensitive data and execution of arbitrary commands, effectively opening the door to an array of attacks. Tracked as CVE-2021-40346, the
Matthew Taylor Coleman, the California surf instructor who allegedly said that his belief in QAnon drove him to murder his two children last month and leave their bodies in a field in Mexico, could face the death penalty in San Diego federal court, according to a new indictment filed Wednesday. A grand jury indicted Coleman,
Welp, so much for that. Just a couple days ago, we shared an article announcing a whole mess of great openers that Colter would be hitting the road with this fall. Vincent Neil Emerson, Red Shahan, Summer Dean, Riddy Arman and more, it was shaping up to be one helluva tour. And now today, Colter
Jet Jurgensmeyer‘s new single “Compassion” is a reminder to treat others with the same kindness, empathy and understanding we’d like to be shown ourselves, and an acoustic rendition of the song puts the emphasis fully on that message. The new performance clip is premiering exclusively via The Boot; press play below to listen. Jurgensmeyer, still a
In “Encounter at Farpoint,” Q (John de Lancie) put all of humanity on trial, partly, by pulling Troi, Data, Tasha, and Picard into a courtroom from the year 2079. What this first episode of The Next Generation did wasn’t subtle. In 1987, TNG was saying that the 24th Century was going to be awesome, but
Jennifer Lawrence is about to become a mom for the first time … she’s expecting a baby with husband Cooke Maroney. A rep for the actress tells TMZ the actress is pregnant, though it’s currently unclear when she’s due or if she’s going to have a boy or girl. The 31-year-old and her art dealer
Realme 8i, Realme 8s, and Realme Pad are set to launch in India today (September 9). While the two new Realme phones will come as an extension of the Realme 8 series, the Realme Pad will be the company’s first tablet. The company has confirmed that all three devices will be powered by MediaTek processors.
Britain’s economic recovery is expected to slow over coming months thanks to staff shortages and supply chain disruption, according to a new forecast from a leading business group. Official figures show UK GDP grew by 4.8% in the second quarter but the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) predicts this will slow to 2.8% in the
Lifelong friends and scientists Nate, Chloe and Bernard believe they are safely creating A.I. within virtual reality, until their creation, Kate, learns it’s at risk of being shut down. An A.I. program learns it’s at risk of being shut down, how will it respond? “Watch Room” Directed by Noah Wagner Subscribe to the DUST Newsletter:
The first trailer for The Many Saints of Newark gave viewers a look into the character of the young Tony Soprano (played by Michael Gandolfini, the son of late Sopranos star James Gandolfini). The new trailer focuses on his uncle, Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola), who wants to do a “good deed” for his nephew, as
Rick And Morty’s fifth season took the opportunity to poke fun at some major characters and themes from the world of pop culture, with the Smith family encountering the likes of demons akin to the Cenobites from the Hellraiser films and running into giant robots that they piloted akin to the lions of Voltron. Now,
A demonstration was held Wednesday night after a woman filmed two men putting up a “No Trespassing” sign after she sat down on a patch of grass outside of St. Paul First Lutheran Church in North Hollywood.
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With Labor Day past, the end of summer is approaching. Meanwhile, Alta Magazine‘s summer issue, purchased in late July, was sitting untouched. I decided I’d better get to it. As always, the quarterly devoted to California and the West has Inland Empire insights, often in unexpected places. A profile of James Darrah, the new artistic
President Joe Biden says climate change has reached “code red” and is now “everybody’s crisis”. Mr Biden spoke as he toured New York neighbourhoods severely impacted by flooding when Ida brought record amounts of rain to the northeastern states, killing at least 64 people. He met people whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged in
Boris Johnson’s government has reneged on key promises it has made in the efforts to combat climate change, according to one of the most senior Conservative environmentalists. The Tory chair of the Climate Change Committee – which advises the government on tackling global warming – has condemned the decision by ministers to give into Australian
EXCLUSIVE: James Ellroy, the demon dog of American crime fiction, is doubling down on the world of podcasting. Ellroy, who Deadline revealed in April was working on true crime audio series Hollywood Death Trip, has teamed up with podcasting firm Audio Up to adapt his American Tabloid novel into a scripted podcast series. The idea
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