Bradley Cooper beelined it out of a big news conference for “Maestro” Thursday after someone called him to say something had happened to his daughter. Cooper was speaking to the NYC crowd when he received the call from 6-year-old Lea‘s school nurse, after which he told the crowd, “So sorry. The school nurse just called
On Friday morning, President Joe Biden announced that he would be extending pardons to all Americans convicted of “simple possession and use of marijuana under federal and D.C. law,” as well as commuting the sentences of 11 people serving “disproportionately long” drug sentences. The move is the latest step in Biden positioning himself as perhaps
Beeper, the messaging platform that has fought hard to bring Apple’s iMessage to Android phones, seems to have released a final update for its service. After multiple attempts at making iMessage work on Android devices reliably, with workarounds that involved users accessing a Mac, Beeper has said its efforts to bring the popular messaging service
The UK economy has performed worse than previously thought and below the expectations of economists, new official figures show, meaning the country has taken the first step towards recession. There’s been a downward revision to a key measure of economic growth, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday morning. Rather than remaining stagnant,
Fast And Furious star Vin Diesel has been accused of sexual battery by his former assistant while working for him in 2010. Astra Jonasson alleges the actor forced himself on her in a hotel suite in Atlanta, while the pair were working on Fast Five. Her lawsuit claims she tried to escape the room after
As if the government’s “stop the boats” policy wasn’t already in disarray, now James Cleverly’s crackdown on legal migration is already unravelling. In a move cynically timed to avoid a backlash from MPs, he has admitted he’s made a major climbdown on workers bringing family members from overseas to the UK. When he announced plans
James Gorman, CEO of Morgan Stanley and soon to be a member of Disney‘s board of directors, is not fazed by the possibility of the media giant going through a proxy fight. During a lengthy sit-down with CNBC, the exec acknowledged that a battle is brewing with activist investor Nelson Peltz, whose investment firm nominated
Hello, everyone! First, a quick introduction. My name is Danika, and I’ll be helming the Read Harder ship this year. I’ve been writing for Book Riot since 2015, and I’ve been working here full-time as an Associate Editor for just shy of three years. I am a co-host on All the Books, and I also
Dec 22, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cyber Attack The threat actor known as UAC-0099 has been linked to continued attacks aimed at Ukraine, some of which leverage a high-severity flaw in the WinRAR software to deliver a malware strain called LONEPAGE. “The threat actor targets Ukrainian employees working for companies outside of Ukraine,” cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct
Hyperloop One, a futuristic transportation startup highly touted by Elon Musk, is shuttering its airless tubes. The company is laying off employees, selling remaining assets (which include a test track and machinery), and closing its offices, Bloomberg reports. After hiring more than 200 people in 2022, remaining workers — who are tasked with supervising the
Toby‘s first rehearsal turned into a 2 1/2 hour pop-up show. He sang all the hits plus the Bus Songs…Toby is back! 📸: Suzanne Cordeiro pic.twitter.com/WPzLOVoUYP — Toby Keith (@tobykeith) July 1, 2023 And more recently, Toby gave his first televised performance since his cancer diagnosis with a heartbreaking performance of “Don’t Let The Old
Love thy neighbor … or maybe not in Charlie Sheen‘s case. Law enforcement tells TMZ … LASD responded to Charlie’s L.A. area home Wednesday for a neighborly dispute. Officers say Charlie’s neighbor, a 47-year-old woman, forced her way into his home and attacked him when he opened the door after hearing a knock. We’re told
Coming Soon The coming-of-age story was produced by Janelle Monae Actress and frequent Sia collaborator Maddie Ziegler is a teenage girl with an unexpected crisis in the trailer for Fitting In. The film, from writer and director Molly McGlynn, stars Ziegler as a 16 year old who has been diagnosed with MRKH syndrome. The movie
iQoo Neo 9 Pro is scheduled to launch in China on December 27 alongside the iQoo Neo 9. Both phones have been teased by the company over the past few weeks. iQoo has also revealed the design and confirmed some key specifications of the phones. Several leaked details about the iQoo Neo 9 series have
FIFA and UEFA acted unlawfully in blocking the creation of the European Super League (ESL), the European Union’s top court has ruled. The court said both bodies were abusing their dominant position in the sport. But it added its ruling does not mean that a competition such as the Super League must necessarily be approved.
Divas and Drummers of Compton are among the performers at the 64th annual, and free to attend, Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration, 3 p.m. Dec. 24 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. (Photo courtesy of Divas and Drummers of Compton/Music Center) Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando
Donald Trump’s associate and former lawyer Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy just days after he was ordered to pay $148m (£116m) for defaming two election workers. His spokesperson said the move will give him time to appeal against the punishment and ensure other creditors are treated fairly. It’s not clear how the filing will
The Home Office has rowed back on plans to increase the salary threshold for family members of migrants in the UK following a backlash Home Secretary James Cleverly told the Commons earlier this month that the threshold for a family visa would rise from £18,600 to £38,700 by “next spring” in a bid to reduce
The Directors Guild of America on Thursday unveiled a new Feature Film Diversity & Inclusion report, which spotlights the limited progress that’s been made in the feature space over the last five years, when it comes to the hiring of women and people of color, in stark contrast to what’s transpired in TV. Of the
Dec 21, 2023NewsroomZero-Day / Mobile Security A new analysis of the sophisticated commercial spyware called Predator has revealed that its ability to persist between reboots is offered as an “add-on feature” and that it depends on the licensing options opted by a customer. “In 2021, Predator spyware couldn’t survive a reboot on the infected Android