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Animation is an art of the impossible, though it often settles for the ordinary. Much of what comprises adult animation merely translates into line what might be shown in live action β humans in human settings. Which is fine. Some great shows fit that bill β βKing of the Hillβ and βBobβs Burgers,β for example….
Almost two in five victims of what the government defines as violence against women and girls are neither women nor girls, but adult men. The government describes violence against women and girls (VAWG) as a “national emergency” and one of their central promises has been that they would halve it within a decade. Today, 18…
Roomba maker iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday and said the robotic vacuum cleaner would sell itself to a Chinese contract manufacturer.Β Shenzhen PICEA Robotics Co., which makes Roombas for Bedford, Massachusetts-based iRobot, will buy the company, according to a news release. iRobot said it doesn’t expect any disruptions to its app,…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Lawmakers unhappy with Justice Department decisions to heavily redact or withhold documents from a legally mandated release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein threatened Saturday to launch impeachment proceedings against those responsible, including Pam Bondi, the U.S. attorney general. Democrats and Republicans alike criticized the omissions, while Democrats also accused the Justice Department of intentionally…
ARLINGTON, TexasΒ βΒ The NFL regular season is turning down the stretch and the playoff picture is coming into focus, and that means not just the teams but the leagueβs scheduling crew is hard at work. The Chargers, who play at Dallas on Sunday, can secure a postseason berth with a victory and some help from a…
The economy may be stuttering, unemployment may be rising, inflation may be above target. But even so, the Bank of England delivered mortgage payers some welcome Christmas cheer on Thursday. The quarter percentage point cut in interest rates was far from a surprise – the vast majority of economists and investors had expected the Bank…
In January 2018, conservative Fox News host Laura Ingraham was having dinner at Toscana, an Italian restaurant in Brentwood, when she spotted the renowned Hollywood director β and unabashed liberal β Rob Reiner. She asked him to come on her show, βThe Ingraham Angle.β He was on set the next day. After introducing him as…
Reports a female MSP had a secret recording device planted in her office by a member of her own staff are “completely and utterly unacceptable”, SNP leader John Swinney has said. Scottish parliament officials are investigating the alleged bugging incident by a man, which is said to have taken place in 2023 at Holyrood. The…
Thousands of Spotify users reported difficulty accessing the music streaming service, with some customers saying their playlists had disappeared, according to outage tracking site Downdetector. Reports of problems with Spotify spiked on Monday morning, with about 35,000 people telling Downdetector they were experiencing difficulties accessing their music.Β In a social media post at 9:45 a.m….
The meat processing company JBS is closing a packing facility in Riverside and will lay off 374 employees, according to a notice from the California Employment Development Department. The closure comes as a limited cattle supply has led to record-high beef prices this year. The Riverside facility, operated by JBS subsidiary Swift Beef Co., prepares…
