Distressing footage has been released of a mother and her two young children being lowered down a nine metres (30ft) wall using a rope on the US-Mexico border. The family, who are undocumented migrants from Venezuela, were helped over the border wall by human smugglers about three miles (4.8km) west of the Calexico West Port
The UK’s top civil servant has denied a “chatty rat” inquiry into government leaking has been de-prioritised – despite the probe lasting more than five months – but admitted the culprit may never be found. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case left MPs frustrated about the progress of the investigation, which has been ongoing since the end
EXCLUSIVE: Harry Macqueen, writer-director of the critically acclaimed film Supernova starring Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth, has signed with Anonymous Content. Released in January 2021 by Bleecker Street Films and Studio Canal, Macqueen’s second film Supernova recently was longlisted for the 2021 BAFTAs for Outstanding British Film and Best Supporting Actor. It was selected as one of only 12
Researchers from the University of Minnesota apologized to the maintainers of Linux Kernel Project on Saturday for intentionally including vulnerabilities in the project’s code, which led to the school being banned from contributing to the open-source project in the future. “While our goal was to improve the security of Linux, we now understand that it
Ashlie Amber is pretty upfront about the PG-13 theme of her new song “Those Nights,” but a new video of her performing it acoustically proves she’s not here for tasteless arousal. Meet Ashlie Amber: the full-scale entertainer. On cruise ships and in venues across America, the Colorado native has proven she can control a room with full production. This
Moto G20 has been launched in Europe. The smartphone is powered by a Unisoc T700 SoC that is paired with 4GB of RAM and Mali G52 GPU. Moto G20 has up to 128GB of onboard storage that can be expanded up to 1TB using a microSD card. It has a quad rear camera setup, headlined
Finally, The Rock has come back to Atlanta for production of Black Adam. Dwayne Johnson was spotted arriving in the area of the upcoming DC Comics movie’s production, just a bit after photography kicked off. Johnson was cast in the role back in 2014, so his arrival on the movie’s set is an exciting step
It’s fitting that Steven Soderbergh, who directed 2011 pandemic thriller Contagion, was the production brains behind the 2021 Oscars. Whereas the coronavirus-era Emmys and Golden Globes veered toward absurdist comedy in the face of our altered world, the 93rd Academy Awards went in a completely different direction. As helmed by Soderbergh, the pared-down ceremony opted
It’s no surprise that the girl who sings about having the first buck she shot tattooed on her arm likes to hunt. The word “like” in that sentence is actually probably an understatement though. Meghan Patrick loves to hunt. “I love this buck tattoo… This was the first big game animal I ever shot. I
HBO is preparing a return to the land of Westeros, as the first spinoff from the iconic Game of Thrones franchise is officially in production. There are multiple projects related to Game of Thrones in some form of development, but House of the Dragon is by far the furthest along, and it’s set to be
Chadwick Boseman‘s family has a message for those saying the late actor got snubbed from an Oscar … he was NOT snubbed, and shout out to Sir Anthony Hopkins for the win. Chadwick’s brother, Derrick Boseman, tells TMZ … he doesn’t view Chadwick not winning an Oscar for Best Actor as a snub because every
Some of the most famous musicals ever made were based on books. Who hasn’t heard of Cats, or Les Miserables, or Hamilton? With such astounding successes to aspire to, it’s no surprise that musicals based on books continue to crop up on and off Broadway year after year. Most recently, it was announced that The
He could hardly wait to pull the notes out of his pocket. That’s at least what it looked like when Harrison Ford showed up in his tuxedo at 2021’s singular Oscars ceremony. Coming on stage to present the award for Best Editing, the once and future Indiana Jones star took the moment to share with
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has quit boardroom positions at retailers Morrisons and Dunelm as well as her role as a Church of England minister after a major miscarriage of justice. It comes after 39 sub-postmasters had their wrongful convictions for theft, fraud and false accounting overturned on Friday by the Court of Appeal.
Because of COVID-19, the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday will originate from multiple venues. The Oscars primarily will broadcast from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, as well as from the show’s traditional home at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Some attendees are expected to make their appearances from international locations. Click here for road
Ghislaine Maxwell has denied charges of sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy in her first appearance before a judge. The 59-year-old, who was at one point Jeffrey Epstein‘s girlfriend, had previously denied other, similar charges. In court documents, prosecutors allege that Maxwell recruited three teenage girls – one of whom was 14 – between 1994
Fresh claims about Boris Johnson are “not true” and a “comedy chapter” in an ongoing Westminster briefing war, a cabinet minister has told Sky News. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace strongly rebuffed newspaper allegations the prime minister told colleagues in October that he would rather see “bodies pile high in their thousands” than have a third
At the outset of this year’s very unusual Oscarcast, Regina King noted the Derek Chauvin verdict this past week, telling viewers, “If things had gone differently this week in Minneapolis, I may have had to trade in my heels for marching boots.” Then, she added, “I know that a lot of you at home want
Adversaries are increasingly abusing Telegram as a “command-and-control” system to distribute malware into organizations that could then be used to capture sensitive information from targeted systems. “Even when Telegram is not installed or being used, the system allows hackers to send malicious commands and operations remotely via the instant messaging app,” said researchers from cybersecurity
Blake Shelton‘s “Bible Verses” is a raw look at how faith can sometimes make you feel faulty. In the new song, released on Friday (April 23), the country star takes an honest look at his relationship with God’s teachings, over a melody that doesn’t try to cover anything up. An acoustic guitar carries “Bible Verses, “written