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2 months agoExpression TheSpirit
Net neutrality: What it is and why we're talking about it again
The Federal Communications Commission finally has all five members - and the first thing on its agenda is the restoration of net neutrality.
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2 months agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
X’s new terms of service insist that tweets are now posts
X really wants you to forget about Twitter.
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2 months agoExpression TheSpirit
First look at Saudi Arabia's new mammoth cube shaped city
The sprawling mega project, is the size of 20 Empire State buildings and comes complete with racetracks for flying cars and immersive experiences that mimic visits to other planets.
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3 months agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Colleen Hoover is the hottest author in America. She also may be the most controversial
Colleen Hoover is the top-selling author in the US right now. But some readers have spoken out against her books, criticizing them for allegedly romanticizing domestic abuse, physical violence and female submission.
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3 months agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot
The Canadian rapper was found guilty of shooting the hip-hop superstar after a Los Angeles party July 12, 2020.
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4 months agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
George Alagiah, BBC News presenter and journalist, dies aged 67
BBC News presenter and journalist George Alagiah has died at the age of 67, the BBC has confirmed. He had been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2014, but continued his work for the broadcaster between receiving rounds of treatment.
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4 months agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
The Hollywood strikes are bigger than just Hollywood
As of Thursday, Hollywood is officially closed for business. The national board of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or SAG-AFTRA, “unanimously voted to issue a strike order against the studios and streamers,” the guild announced at a news conference Thursday afternoon.
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4 months agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
BBC Studios Posts $2.7 Billion Turnover and Boosted Profits, Major Dip in Channels and Streaming Business
BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC, has passed £2 billion ($2.7 billion) in sales and nudged up profits to £240 million, but an advertising downturn is hitting its channels and streaming business. The corporation unveiled its annual report for 2022/2023 on Tuesday amid an ongoing presenter scandal that’s kept the BBC in national headlines since July 6.
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4 months agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Pope Francis puts stamp on Church future with new cardinals
Pope Francis on Sunday announced that he would elevate 21 churchmen to the high rank of cardinal, again putting his mark on the group that will one day choose his successor after his death or resignation.
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4 months agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Facebook will need permission to show personalized ads in the EU
Meta will have to limit the reach of its personalized ads in the European Union. The region's Court of Justice has ruled that Meta's Facebook brand will need to obtain consent before delivering at least some personalized ads in the EU. The custom ads "cannot justify" processing that volume of data without users' permission, according to the ruling.
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5 months agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
NASA Re-Establishes Contact With Mars Ingenuity Helicopter
Washington: The official mission logbook now lists the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's 52nd flight as a success. The trip took place on April 26 but mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California lost communication with the chopper as it dropped towards the Mars surface for landing.
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5 months agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
World's 1st 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical trials in Japan
A Japanese research team is making progress on the development of a groundbreaking medication that may allow people to grow new teeth, with clinical trials set to begin in July 2024. The tooth regrowth medicine is intended for people who lack a full set of adult teeth due to congenital factors. The team is aiming to have it ready for general use in 2030.
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5 months agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
A Canadian teen made that Lego scene in the new Spider-Verse film — from his bedroom
Preston Mutanga never expected to go viral, let alone have a hand in creating one of this year's most successful movies. The 14-year-old in Milton, Ont., was tapped to animate a scene in Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse after his shot-by-shot recreation of the original trailer — stylized so that the characters look like Legos — racked up hundreds of thousands of views online.
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5 months agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Apple Watch saves Cincinnati woman's life as she sleeps
Stories about the Apple Watch's abnormal heart rate alerts and how they saved human lives are fairly common, but this time the watch saved a young woman in a situation that was particularly unusual for someone her age - a pulmonary embolism.
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5 months agoAnalysis TheSpirit
Scientists have discovered an alarming new side effect of air pollution: ‘We had not thought about this before’
"The only solution to this dilemma is to immediately reduce pollutants in the atmosphere.”
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5 months agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Samuel L. Jackson Stands by Brie Larson Against Toxic Marvel Fans: ‘Incel Dudes Who Hate Strong Women’ Won’t Destroy Her
Samuel L. Jackson stood up for his Marvel co-star Brie Larson during a recent interview with Rolling Stone in which the Nick Fury actor was asked about Larson being the target of toxic Marvel fans on social media. The two actors headlined 2019’s “Captain Marvel,” which was review bombed by trolls for featuring Larson’s female superhero in a leading role. Jackson called Larson a “stronger person than people give her credit for.”
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5 months agoExpression TheSpirit
‘Mission: Impossible 7’ First Reactions: Tom Cruise Conquers Critics With ‘Impeccably Made,’ ‘Exhilarating’ Action Film
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” was finally unveiled at a starry world premiere in Rome on Monday evening