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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie 2019: Rumor Claiming ‘Maleficent’ Star Moving Brood to New York is Not True

Mar 11, 2019 08:47 am UTC| Entertainment

The rumor that Angelina Jolie is moving to New York with her children to spite Brad Pitt is spreading on the web. The source of the false narrative is National Enquirer (via Gossip Cop), a publication that is known for...

Sam Heughan, Caitriona Balfe 2019: ‘Outlander’ Season 5 Star Assures Fans Fifth Installment will Deliver Hard After Reading Script

Mar 11, 2019 08:47 am UTC| Entertainment

Sam Heughan recently took to Twitter to assure fans of Outlander that the fifth installment will not disappoint. The Scottish actor hinted at this fact after reading the script of the next entry. And now that hes been...

Song Joong Ki, Song Hye Kyo 2019: ‘Asadal Chronicles’ Lead Star Confident Fantasy Drama will Feature Unique Characters

Mar 11, 2019 08:47 am UTC| Entertainment

Song Joong Ki is still busy filming his upcoming fantasy drama Asadal Chronicles. The 33-year-old actor recently flew to Brunei to shoot the series and some fans of the Korean heartthrob got to meet him in person. Song Hye...

‘Bosch’ Season 5 Air Date, Plot: Series Star Titus Welliver Provides Some Info About Legal Case Faced by Harry

Mar 11, 2019 08:47 am UTC| Entertainment

Bosch Season 5 will be launching on April 19 and will have the titular detective go undercover to infiltrate a growing drug cartel. This is unchartered territory for Harry (Titus Welliver) as hes never been one to conduct...

‘MacGyver’ Season 3 Episode 17 Air Date: Why CBS Decided to Delay the Upcoming Release

Mar 11, 2019 08:47 am UTC| Entertainment

MacGyver Season 3 Episode 17 has been pushed back by CBS as the network prioritized the explosive scandal involving R. Kelly. The singer is currently facing 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving underage girls,...

‘Boruto’ Chapter 33 Release Date, Spoilers: Manga Pushing Feminist-SJW Agenda? Nerfed Naruto Outraging Fans

Mar 10, 2019 09:23 am UTC| Entertainment

For those who only know of Naruto in the Boruto series, the current Hokages power might not be as clear compared to those who have read or watched everything up to the last ninja war. These readers will then note how...

'Attack on Titan' Season 3 Part 2 Air Date, Spoilers: New Visual Teases Wall Maria Battle

Mar 10, 2019 09:23 am UTC| Entertainment

While everyone is waiting for the return of the hit anime in the form of Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2, the animators are more than happy to provide teasers to tide fans over. Recently, a new visual for the second half...

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Economy

China Keeps Benchmark Lending Rates Steady as Economic Outlook Remains Cautious

China has once again kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged, extending the pause in monetary policy adjustments to a seventh consecutive month in December, in line with broad market expectations. The Peoples Bank of...

Asian Stocks Rise as Wall Street Tech Rally Lifts Markets, Yen Slumps Despite BOJ Rate Hike

Asian share markets moved higher at the start of the week, following strong tech-led gains on Wall Street, while the Japanese yen continued to weaken sharply against major currencies despite a significant interest rate...

China’s Power Market Revamp Fuels Global Boom in Energy Storage Batteries

Chinas sweeping reforms to its electricity market are rapidly transforming the economics of energy storage, driving a surge in both domestic deployment and global exports of battery technology. As international demand for...

Global Demand for Yuan Loans and Bonds Surges as China Pushes Currency Internationalization

Global investors and borrowers are increasingly turning to the Chinese yuan as lending and financing activity accelerates, driven by attractive pricing and Chinas long-term push to internationalize its currency....

Silver Prices Hit Record High as Geopolitical Tensions Fuel Safe-Haven Demand

Silver prices surged to a record high during early Asian trading on Monday, driven by escalating geopolitical tensions that boosted demand for safe-haven assets across global markets. Concerns over renewed hostilities...

Politics

NSW Parliament Recalled After Bondi Beach Shooting to Debate Stricter Gun Laws and Protest Limits

Australias New South Wales state parliament was recalled on Monday for an urgent two-day session to debate proposed new laws that would significantly tighten firearm ownership, ban the public display of terror symbols, and...

U.S. Coast Guard Pursues Sanctioned Oil Tanker Near Venezuela Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions

The U.S. Coast Guard is actively pursuing a sanctioned oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, according to U.S. officials cited by Reuters, marking what could become the third such operation in less than two...

Niigata Set to Approve Restart of Japan’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant in Major Energy Shift

Japan is approaching a pivotal moment in its post-Fukushima energy policy as the Niigata regional assembly is expected to endorse the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear facility in...

Justice Department Restores Trump Photo in Epstein Files After Review Clears Image

The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed on Sunday that a photo involving President Donald Trump, which had briefly been removed from the cache of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents, was restored after an internal review...

U.S., Europe, Ukraine Hold Productive Florida Talks on Ending Russia-Ukraine War

Senior officials from the United States, Europe, and Ukraine concluded three days of high-level talks in Florida aimed at advancing efforts to end Russias war in Ukraine, with discussions centered on aligning positions and...

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pentagon to Blacklist More Chinese Tech Firms Over Military Ties

A group of nine Republican U.S. lawmakers has formally urged the Pentagon to expand its list of Chinese companies accused of supporting Chinas military, intensifying scrutiny of Beijing-linked technology firms amid rising...

Dina Powell McCormick Resigns From Meta Board After Eight Months, May Take Advisory Role

Dina Powell McCormick has resigned from Meta Platforms board of directors effective immediately, just eight months after joining the social media company, Meta confirmed on Friday. The unexpected departure comes at a time...

TikTok U.S. Deal Advances as ByteDance Signs Binding Joint Venture Agreement

TikTok has taken a major step toward securing its future in the United States after its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, announced it has signed binding agreements with three major investors to form a new joint venture...

Trump Administration Reviews Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China, Marking Major Shift in U.S. AI Export Policy

The U.S. government under President Donald Trump has launched a formal review that could pave the way for the first-ever shipments of Nvidias H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, according to multiple sources...

Oracle Stock Surges After Hours on TikTok Deal Optimism and OpenAI Fundraising Buzz

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) shares surged sharply in extended trading on Thursday, reflecting renewed investor optimism fueled by reports of a potential U.S. TikTok transaction and fresh fundraising discussions...