Lorde is out here aiming for the song of the summer. The video for her new single “Solar Power” has dropped and it has everything you need to make it a warm weather jam, from the singer frolicking dressed in yellow on the beach with others to the lyrics that reference a hot time. “Can’t
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(Reuters) — El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) dijo el jueves que tiene una serie de preocupaciones económicas y legales respecto de la decisión de El Salvador de hacer del bitcoin una moneda legal paralela. El Salvador se ha convertido en el primer país del mundo en adoptar la criptomoneda bitcoin como una de curso legal.
Continue Reading If you were speculating that there was a big thing behind the split of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, you were wrong. Turns out it was the little things, like Kardashian not having someone to work out with. That’s just one of the things we learned from the final episode of “Keeping Up With the
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The theater industry has gotten help from a lot of sources so far this year. First, it was a radioactive lizard fighting a giant ape, then it was Emily Blunt quietly outrunning monsters. Now it’s Lin-Manuel Miranda’s turn to save the box office. “In the Heights,” a film based on Miranda’s Tony Award-winning 2008 musical
Continue Reading Blake Lively has shared a touching tribute to her father, the actor Ernie Lively, following his death aged 74. Lively died of cardiac complications in Los Angeles on June 3, his representative, Julie Smith, confirmed to USA Today. The actress has since shared in her Instagram stories a picture of herself snuggling up to her
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An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for the dangerously hot temperatures. The heatwave will continue through the weekend with highs reaching 100 to 108 degrees, Saturday will likely be the hottest day. El Paso will see record-setting temperatures Friday, Saturday and will come close on Sunday. A Heat Advisory is in effect for El
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Windows down, music up. That’s how Andy Duran describes the feeling of riding a skateboard. “Imagine your favorite song and then suddenly being able to kind of feel the song moving through you in the wind,” Duran said. “That’s what skating kind of feels like. It just feels really beautiful.” Duran grew up skateboarding in California’s Bay Area in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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Click here for updates on this story SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (CTV Network) — Migrant farmworkers say there’s a lack of privacy and hygienic conditions in employer-based housing, and they’re calling on the government to be quicker about its commitment last year to implement stronger national standards, according to an advocacy group’s report. The Migrant Rights Network
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — National Geographic has announced they are officially recognizing a fifth ocean, known as the Southern Ocean, which encircles Antarctica. The non-profit organization announced the move on World Oceans Day Tuesday, saying “since National Geographic began making maps in 1915, it has recognized four
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As El Paso inches closer to reaching herd immunity, county leaders are trying to find new ways to reach those who haven’t received their shot. One tool they say has been successful is a partnership with the Catholic Diocese of El Paso. “We’re really having difficulty in getting people to
Continue Reading (CNN en Español) – Este jueves, la Secretaría del Gobierno de Bogotá informó a través de un comunicado que el día 43 de paro nacional en Bogotá dejo un saldo de 68 personas heridas por protestas violentas. El saldo fue 36 policías heridos y 32 civiles herido, entre los civiles se encuentran 9 gestores de
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A bipartisan group of 10 senators announced Thursday they have reached a deal on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, the most significant development yet in negotiations over a key priority of the Biden administration, but it still faces serious obstacles from skeptics in both parties. “Our group — comprised of 10 Senators, 5 from each
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Brisbane, Australia is set to host the 2032 Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) endorsed its unopposed bid for the future Games. “This unanimous decision by the Executive Board is a credit to the years of work carried out by Brisbane 2032, the Australian Olympic Committee, and their partners, to test every aspect of
Continue Reading President Joe Biden will welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House next month, the White House says. It will be her first visit to Washington during Biden’s presidency, and likely her final US visit in a long era as chancellor. Merkel is not seeking a fifth term, and elections to replace her are
Continue Reading As leaders of most of the world’s largest economies gather in Cornwall, England, expect political fanfare and lots of attention on US President Joe Biden, who is seeking to reassert America’s dominance on the global stage. But there are plenty of issues up for discussion among the Group of Seven — which includes Canada, France,
Continue Reading “Blindspotting” adds to what is starting to feel like another very “Hamilton” summer, as veterans of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster musical are getting their shots as they fan out across the pop-culture landscape. The Starz series features “Hamilton” cast member Jasmine Cephas Jones, playing the role that was a supporting character in the 2018 movie. The
Continue Reading First lady Jill Biden will meet with Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge this week while she is in England, Kensington Palace told CNN on Thursday, as the first family makes their first international trip. Biden and Kate will focus on children and education during their first-ever meeting on Friday, a White House official told CNN.
Continue Reading Only about half of US states still provide daily updates on key Covid-19 metrics — such as new cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations — a trend that worries some public health experts. Two of the largest scale-backs took effect this week, with Florida dropping down to one update per week and Alabama cutting back to
Continue Reading An estimated $17.5 billion of beer and liquor sales in the United States in 2016 was consumed by minors, with the products of three companies — AB InBev, Molson Coors Beverage Co. and Diageo — accounting for nearly 45% of underage youth consumption, a new study found. “A study of this kind hasn’t been done
Continue Reading Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson says there is “just no room” for racist incidents days after helping a food truck which had been graffitied with an anti-Asian racial slur and offensive images. Clarkson came to the aid of the World Famous Yum Yum Food Truck — a Filipino food truck based in Utah — which
Continue Reading Didi, China’s giant ride-hailing company, filed paperwork for an initial public offering in the United States with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. The company, which describes itself as the world’s largest mobility platform, offers ride hailing, taxi and carpooling services in China and other countries, including Brazil and Mexico. Didi is also investing
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President Joe Biden’s first trip abroad since taking office includes a G7 summit where he’ll look to reestablish US leadership on the world stage. But what is the G7, and what power does it hold? Here’s what you need to know: What is the G7? The G7 is shorthand for Group of Seven, an organization
Continue Reading First lady Jill Biden will meet with Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, this week while she is in England, Kensington Palace told CNN on Thursday, as the first family makes their first international trip. Biden and Middleton will focus on children and education during their first-ever meeting on Friday, a White House official told
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With declining rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths across the US, more cities and states have lifted safety restrictions in anticipation of a better summer. But officials continue to warn that those unvaccinated remain vulnerable to the virus, especially to dangerous variants which could set back national progress against the pandemic if they become more
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Several Philadelphia-area homes were severely damaged in a fire ignited by an explosion inside a residence on Thursday, officials said. Shortly before 1:00 p.m., a code enforcement officer responded to a residence for a follow-up inspection, Lower Providence Township Police Chief Mike Jackson said. When the code enforcement officer engaged with the homeowner, that person
Continue Reading In a historic verdict, five victims were awarded nearly $15 million by a jury after a storage tank malfunction at a fertility clinic in San Francisco destroyed their frozen embryos three years ago. The verdict is the first of its kind to award damages to victims who have lost their chance to have biological children
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Carrie Johnson, the new wife of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has taken her first step onto the global stage as she welcomed United States President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden to Cornwall, southwest England. Her debut as Britain’s “first lady” comes only two weeks after she and the Prime Minister, with whom
Continue Reading It was supposed to be an exciting trip home to surprise his parents in the United States, his family said. But on May 24, before he boarded the plane at Yangon International Airport, in Myanmar’s biggest city, Danny Fenster, 37, was stopped by security forces and inexplicably taken into custody. Four months earlier, Myanmar’s military
Continue Reading An Arkansas woman is suing a state trooper after she claims he performed a dangerous pursuit intervention technique (PIT) maneuver during a traffic stop, which caused her vehicle to flip on its top as she attempted to pull over. An attorney for Janice Nicole Harper filed the lawsuit last month in Pulaski County, the county
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Thursday night was the end of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” on E! and the end of a reality TV era. The show “reinvented pop culture and changed the definition of celebrity,” Variety’s Elizabeth Wagmeister
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