Getty Images Pro-EU protesters and the opposition refuse to recognise Saturday’s vote in parliament A former Manchester City footballer is set to be appointed president on Saturday by Georgia’s disputed parliament, after 16 days of pro-EU protests that have swept this country’s towns and cities. Mikheil Kavelashvili, now 53, is a former MP from the […]
Andrew Wevers/Getty Images In the first major award race between Travis Hunter and Ashton Jeanty, the Colorado superstar came out on top. The Associated Press announced on Thursday that Hunter has been named its 2024 College Football Player of the Year. He received 26 out of a possible 43 votes from a panel of AP […]
It took over 15 years and more than 1,000 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) expeditions, but researchers aboard the NOAA Ocean Exploration Trust’s Nautilus finally spotted their research vessel’s namesake in the wild. On December 3, operators of the ship’s Hercules ROV located four specimens of Palau nautilus (Nautilus belauensis) during the Nautilus Exploration Program’s ongoing, […]
Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has appointed his firebrand lawyer, New Jersey’s Alina Habba, to serve as counselor to the president. Habba has defended Trump against multiple lawsuits in the past two years and rallied for him on the campaign trail and on stage at the Republican National Convention. Tromp described Habba as “unwavering […]
“Dynasty” is a big word — one thinks of the New York Yankees (well, maybe not this year), MGM Pictures, Motown — and Republic Records is deep into its reign. The company has been Variety’s Hitmakers label of the year five out of the last eight years, and it’s had the most consistently high market share of […]
Trump appointed three of the six conservative Supreme Court justices that voted to overturn Roe v. Wadeending the federal right to an abortion for millions of Americans and triggering abortion ban laws and restrictions in multiple states. Ginsburg, who died in 2020, was a supporter of abortion rights. In a 2019 interview she noted that […]
A young mother who was killed after she was knocked off an e-bike in a hit-and-run crash has been named. Alana Armstrong, 25, was riding on the back of the bike on Tuesday evening after being followed by a dark-coloured 4×4 car, Derbyshire Police said. After the car was rammed into one of the bikes, […]
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, said Thursday he is withdrawing his name for the role — just a day after Gaetz spoke with Republican senators on Capitol Hill about the nomination process. Trump has named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, as his new pick for the […]
Spike Lee will serve as the president of the main competition jury at the fourth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The fest will see 16 movies compete in the main competition lineup of its latest edition running Dec. 5-14. The titles include Reema Kagti’s Superboys of Malegaonwhich […]
Sony Music today announced the appointment of Taylor Lindsey as Chairman and CEO, Sony Music Nashville, beginning January 2025. She replaces outgoing chief Randy Goodman, who announced his retirement earlier this year. According to the announcement, Lindsey will oversee the company and its creative endeavors as well as Provident Entertainment, the Christian music companies. Lindsey […]
