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AUSTIN, TexasΒ βΒ βThe Sun Never Setsβ is filmmaker Joe Swanbergβs 10th indie to premiere at SXSW but his first to play the event since 2017. The astonishing pace with which he made his early work β loose, idiosyncratic stories that were progenitors of the emergent style known as mumblecore β has slowed significantly, but also given…
A former Labour minister who was famously confronted by Joanna Lumley in a live TV showdown has died from brain cancer aged 66. Phil Woolas was MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth from 1997 until 2010 and held several ministerial posts under Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. But his political career ended in controversy…
President Trump announced on social media Friday that Richard Grenell, the former ambassador to Germany who Trump appointed as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts more than a year ago, is stepping down. Grenell will be replaced by Matt Floca, the vice president of facilities operations at the center. Change…
SACRAMENTOΒ βΒ Heartbreaking loss. Thatβs the only way to describe what San Juan Hills players, coaches and fans were feeling on Saturday at Golden 1 Center when Alex Osterloh made two of three free throws with 0.3 seconds left to give Atherton Sacred Heart Prep a 47-45 victory in the Division IV state boysβ basketball championship game….
The US treasury secretary has told Sky News that the US Navy will be escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday he plans to use the effective closure of the strategic waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil supplies passes, as leverage against the…
AUSTIN, TexasΒ βΒ One of the most anticipated events at this yearβs SXSW Film & TV Festival wasnβt a movie at all, but a speaking appearance by director Steven Spielberg. The talk, a live taping of the podcast βThe Big Pictureβ lead by co-host Sean Fennessey, covered many aspects of the Hollywood legendβs career, with a through…
Targeted support for the poorest households who rely on heating oil is coming, we understand, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to make an announcement as soon as Monday. It follows calls from rural Labour MPs who have warned of constituents living in fuel poverty, unable to heat their homes, restock their supply, or afford the…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ Cuba, reeling from an oil shortage, has begun direct talks with the United States in an effort to solve βbilateral differencesβ between the two countries, Cuban President Miguel DΓaz-Canel said Friday. The comments, broadcast nationwide in Cuba, are the first confirmation of negotiations between the Trump administration and Havana. The U.S. and Cuba have…
Sophomore pitcher Carlos Acuna, building upon his outstanding freshman season, threw a one-hit shutout on Friday in Birminghamβs 5-0 West Valley League win over Taft. He lost his no-hit bid when the first hitter of the seventh inning singled. He finished with seven strikeouts. In 24 innings this season, Acuna is 3-0 with 29 strikeouts,…
In a war increasingly determined by the flow and price of oil, one country is already emerging as a winner – and it’s not even a combatant. As US-Israeli strikes on Iran have sent the oil price soaring and raised questions about the American appetite for a prolonged price shock, Russia is already reaping the…
