Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar nomination for indie drama ‘To Leslie’ won’t be overturned, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ use of social media in a grassroots campaign supporting her didn’t sit well . After the film academy announced it would be ‘conducting a review of campaign procedures’ following Riseborough’s shock Best Actress nomination, … Read more
One Friday night before the Kansas City Chiefs began their 2022 playoff run against the Jacksonville Jaguars, I decided to be miserable. For some reason my brain was focused on the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LV loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the 2020 season. I rewatched the game, looked at some of the stats, … Read more
Layoffs in the tech sector have become a reality over the past year and especially in recent months as tech companies large and small have made exact layoffs to accommodate their slowing growth. growth after posting record profits during the pandemic. What’s less certain is where those tens of thousands of tech workers will go … Read more
More older women are being diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer, which has lower survival rates. (Getty Images) Nearly one in five new cervical cancers diagnosed between 2009 and 2018 were in women 65 and older, according to a new study from UC Davis. But what worries experts is that, according to the study, more older … Read more
NASHVILLE- Since the early years of Nissan Stadium, the Titans have explored a number of solutions to enhance the natural playing surface. Nashville exists in a transitional climate zone, which makes it nearly impossible to grow a consistent patch of grass throughout the NFL season. Over the past few years, after player/coach concerns, an increase … Read more
HOUSTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) posted net profit of $56 billion for 2022, the company said on Tuesday, grossing around $6.3 million per hour last year and setting not just a corporate record, but a historical record for the Western oil industry. The oil majors are expected to break their own … Read more
Jhe number one movie on Netflix, You People, has mainstream critics cringing and Black Twitter responding to the screen. The takeaway: They’re not buying any of that — not the culture clash, not the casting, and certainly not the chemistry between the two romantic leads. More reinterpretation than remake of the 1967 classic Guess Who’s … Read more
A 20-year-old woman who became pregnant while on birth control has detailed the shocking moment of her baby’s birth – with her IUD in her hand. Violet Quick, from Idaho, married her husband John Francis at 19, and while the two lovebirds had no plans to have a child, just a year into their marriage, … Read more
Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt let her emotions take over after a heartbreaking loss to the Chiefs in Sunday’s AFC Championship game. Entering the locker room after the game, Pratt was caught on video yelling swear words on Cincinnati defensive end Joseph Ossai’s penalty kick for knocking Patrick Mahomes out of bounds in the final minute … Read more
General Motors will invest $650 million in a lithium mine in the United States, a record investment by an automaker to secure raw materials used in batteries for electric vehicles. The US group will make an initial investment of $320 million by mid-2023 in exchange for exclusive rights to the first stage of lithium production … Read more
