Some critics have blamed unjust and unregulated profiteering by multinational corporations – especially energy companies and food producers and sellers – for the recent alarming increase in the cost of living, which leaders have also been unable to stop. (click here to see the 9 world leaders who have the power to destroy life on Earth.) Whether or not world […]

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video Texas deputies respond to small plane crash; injuries unknown Deputies and first responders in Texas responded to a small plane crash Friday. (Credit: KJTV) Investigators said Friday a former Obama-era official traveling on a corporate jet was fatally injured after pilots disconnected a system used to stabilize the aircraft, causing it to abruptly pitch up.  The National Transportation Safety […]

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Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Friday, following the broadly positive cues from global markets overnight, as stocks rebounded from recent losses with risk sentiment improving after First Republic Bank and Credit Suisse secured a lifeline, which helped ease recent concerns about turmoil in the banking sector. Asian markets ended mostly lower on Thursday. Credit Suisse said it would […]

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EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Jonathan Roumie, the actor-producer best known for starring in the faith-based hits The Chosen and Jesus Revolution. An equity crowdfunded episodic series known as the largest fan-supported entertainment project of all time, Angel Studios’ The Chosen is a drama about the life of Jesus Christ (Roumie) and the calling of his initial disciples.  Related Story Buchwald […]

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Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc. is pausing all operations for a week starting Thursday as it seeks a funding lifeline, reports said. The satellite launch company also plans to furlough nearly all of its employees. Following the news, Virgin Orbit shares fell about 33 percent in after-hours trading on Wednesday, and are currently down around 42 percent in pre-market […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Bob Harras, the former editor-in-chief of both Marvel and DC Comics, has joined Immortal Studios as editor-at-large of its senior management team. Harras comes aboard after the fan-driven launch of the company’s four comic book titles — Adept, Assassin G, Chronicles of the Immortal Swordsmen and Fa Sheng — that serve as the foundation of its storyverse. Immortal Studios is a transmedia, direct-to-consumer entertainment […]

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Smash is finally heading to Broadway. In an announcement long awaited by fans of the 2012 NBC series, a stage musical adaptation is planned to arrive on Broadway during the 2024-25 season, with a lead producing team of Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron and Steven Spielberg. A top flight creative team is attached, including director Susan Stroman, composers Marc Shaiman and […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Hot on the heels of longtime client Michelle Yeoh becoming the first Best Actress Oscar winner of Asian descent for Everything, Everywhere All At Once, Artist International Group is expanding. AIG has named Kimberly Hines as partner, and Ian Stack as manager. They join AIG’s international talent and producing divisions. They will be based in New York and Rome.  The two […]

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Dominion Voting Systems and Fox attorneys squared off in the next chapter of the landmark defamation case on Tuesday, as each side is seeking a judge’s ruling that would deliver a victory and perhaps forestall a trial. “Fox essentially made Sidney Powell a household name,” said Rodney Smolla, a First Amendment expert and attorney for Dominion, referring to the attorney […]

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A group of 23 U.S. states attorneys general have asked South Korean car manufacturers Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp. to take action more quickly to solve problems with millions of U.S. vehicles facing theft. The issue is related to the companies’ failure to equip vehicles with anti-theft immobilizers, which has been a standard equipment on vehicles sold by other major […]

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