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WASHINGTONΒ βΒ President Trumpβs megabill encompassing his domestic agenda on Monday inched closer to becoming law as Republican senators sifted through familiar procedural hurdles toward a final vote on legislation that would dramatically transform the tax code and Medicaid. Throughout a day of marathon voting, senators offered amendments to the bill that could ultimately decide whether it…
The Writers Guild of America West has removed Randall Emmett from its βstrike listβ after the film producer paid $630,000 to resolve a judgment in a long-standing dispute over unpaid compensation. The resolution comes more than five years after Emmettβs former production firm, Emmett/Furla Oasis, failed to pay health insurance benefits and other compensation to…
After several acts at the U.K. festival Glastonbury led chants in support of Palestinian freedom and denouncing the Israel Defense Forces, U.K. police opened a criminal investigation into their performances. Several outlets including the BBC cited a statement from Avon and Somerset police in the U.K. announcing an inquiry into sets by the rap-punk group…
Kyle Hendricks knows what it takes to make it in Major League Baseball. The 162-game trek of the regular season is familiar to the 35-year-old Southern California native across his 12-year career. With Joe Maddon as his manager for the first half of his career, Hendricks was provided room to screw up β messing around…
Donald Trump has launched his latest attack on the US central bank, saying the interest rate setters had “failed”. Over the weekend, he said he wanted interest rates to be 1% and that he would “love” for Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, to resign. It comes less than two weeks since he…
National Public Radio journalist Felix Contreras, best known for chronicling Latino music in his podcast βAlt.Latino,β will be honored this year at the 38th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. The Hispanic Heritage Foundation named Contreras as a recipient of the 2025 Hispanic Heritage Award for journalism on Thursday, one of several honors bestowed on notable public…
Nicolas Batum plans on re-signing with the Clippers on a two-year contract for $11.5 million with a team option for the second season, according to people with knowledge of negotiations not authorized to discuss it publicly. Batum, 36, had declined his option of $4.9 million with the Clippers for next season that made him an…
Alec Baldwin and additional βRustβ movie producers have agreed to settle a negligence lawsuit brought by three New Mexico crew members who witnessed the 2021 fatal shooting of the filmβs cinematographer. Crew members Ross Addiego, Doran Curtin and Reese Price filed the lawsuit in 2023, seeking compensation for the trauma they said they suffered after…
Tinder is testing out a new facial recognition feature as it seeks to reduce fraud and build trust among its customer base. The West Hollywood-based company, which is owned by online dating company Match Group, is now mandating that California users verify their identity through a feature called Face Check when setting up their accounts….
The government has won a long-running legal challenge about its decision to continue allowing the sale of spare parts for F-35 fighter jets to Israel, while suspending other arms licences over concerns about international humanitarian law in Gaza. But a key part of its case has highlighted mixed messaging about its position on the risk…
