Maria Shriver re-joins NBC News NBC News continues to be irresistibly drawn to women with White House bloodlines. Tuesday, the news division announced it had re-hired President John F. Kennedy’s niece, Maria Shriver as “special anchor” to report and produce specials and features about the “profound impact that women’s rising influence and leadership has on all aspects of American culture and society.” More
Reddit hit with a denial-of-service attack The social news site Reddit is being hit with what the company called a “malicious” denial of service attack, first disclosed via its official Twitter account Friday. The company first disclosed that it was being targeted with an attack on Friday around 6:30 a.m. More
Three BBC Twitter accounts hacked The BBC Weather Twitter account began posting some peculiar updates Thursday. You could argue that they were loosely weather themed, yes, but the tweets were a series of digs at countries and heads of state in the Middle East. More
Boise State’s Rice joins elite coaching company thanks to huge block to beat San Jose State The Broncos trailed by as many as 11-points in the second half but rallied to remain undefeated in conference play. 12/28/2024 - 2:34 pm | View Link
Acclaimed Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof will attend the upcoming 2025 Göteborg Film Festival with his latest film, family drama and political thriller “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Germany’s submission to this year’s international feature Oscar race which made the Oscar shortlist on Dec. 17. Variety rates the film, which he also wrote and co-produced, […]
Doritos comes in flavors that run the gamut from Cool Ranch to Flamin’ Hot Limon. When it comes to Super Bowl LIX, executives behind the popular chip will focus on a classic recipe. Frito-Lay, the snack-food giant that is part of PepsiCo, is relaunching Doritos’ famous “Crash the Super Bowl” contest this year and has […]
The British Academy has unveiled the results of the first round of voting across all 25 categories for the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards, with two very different thrillers leading the pack of longlisted features. Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish-language music thriller that was picked up by Netflix in Cannes, has emerged ahead of the […]
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Donald Trump has promised to deregulate the energy sector, boost fossil fuels, dismantle environmental rules, and otherwise attack climate progress. However, experts and advocates say that lawsuits that aim to hold the fossil fuel sector responsible for deceiving the public about the climate crisis still “have a clear path forward.”
“The overwhelming evidence of the industry’s lies and ongoing deception does not change with administrations,” said Richard Wiles, president of the nonprofit Center for Climate Integrity, which tracks and supports the litigation.