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‘Jeepers Creepers 3’ Updates: Casting Calls Cancelled, Causes Delay for British Columbia Filming; Director Victor Salva’s Pedophilia Conviction Resurfaces

Jun 06, 2016 05:10 am UTC| Entertainment

Jeepers Creepers 3 casting calls have been pulled out after warnings of director Victor Salvas past convictions for pedophilia resurfaced. This caused delays for the scheduled filming on-location on British Columbia,...

‘Beauty and the Beast’ Season 4 Episode 2 Spoilers: “Beast Interrupted” – Vincent, Kat Hunt Down Beast Bounty-Hunters

Jun 06, 2016 05:07 am UTC| Entertainment

Beauty and the Beast season 4, episode 2 will find Vincent and Cat continuing their search for the predators threatening to expose and capture Vincent. The synopsis posted on Carter Matt stated, As Cat (Kristin Kreuk)...

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season 13 Cast, Updates: Ellen Pompeo Officially Returns, Earning $300,000 Per Episode?

Jun 06, 2016 02:34 am UTC| Entertainment

Greys Anatomy season 13 is set to air in fall 2016, with lead actress Ellen Pompeo officially signed to return as Dr. Meredith Grey. She is reportedly earning a $300,000 per episode, making her one of televisions highest...

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Updates: New Villain Revealed as Elizabeth Debicki’s Powerful Ayesha? Director James Gunn Praises Cast

Jun 03, 2016 09:26 am UTC| Entertainment

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 may feature Ayesha as the sequels main villain. Elizabeth Debicki is speculated to play the new character after she was cast in the film. Meanwhile, director James Gunn was all praises for...

‘Transformers 5’ Updates, Spoilers: “The Last Knight” Features Return of Franchise Villain Megatron; New Autobot Joining the Team?

Jun 03, 2016 08:26 am UTC| Entertainment

Transformers 5 will mark the return of villain Megatron into the franchise. Meanwhile, a new Autobot is speculated to be added to the team. According to IGN, director Michael Bay teased the return of franchise villain...

‘Jason Bourne’ Cast, Updates: Matt Damon Loves Playing the Amnesiac Spy; Vincent Cassel Talks New Villain

Jun 03, 2016 06:13 am UTC| Entertainment

Jason Bourne is set to feature the return of Matt Damon as the titular protagonist. Damon expressed his fondness for the character and is excited to work with director Paul Greengrass once more. Meanwhile, Vincent Cassel...

'The Night Shift' Season 3, Episode 2 Spoilers: "The Thing with Feathers" - TC, Scott Rescue Accident Survivors; Drew, Syd Struggle in Afghanistan

Jun 03, 2016 04:53 am UTC| Entertainment

The Night Shift season 3, episode 2 continues with TC and Scotts rescue of a woman and her child who were gravely injured in a car accident. Meanwhile, Drew and his new colleague Syd are struggling with the pressures in...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

Technology

OpenAI Founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman Defend After Safety Researchers Quit

OpenAI founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman are defending their safety measures after top researchers Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike resigned, highlighting internal disagreements on AI priorities. Key OpenAI Safety...

Analyst Predicts Ethereum ETF to Trigger Major ETH Market Moves Soon

Cryptocurrency analyst Michael van de Poppe forecasts that the upcoming Ethereum ETF announcement will cause significant market moves, despite a recent decline in trading volume. Ethereums ETF Announcement Expected to...

Venezuela Acts Tough on Crypto Mining Amid Energy Squeeze, Disconnects Bitcoin Farms

Venezuelas Ministry of Electric Power is disconnecting cryptocurrency mining farms from the national grid to manage energy demand and ensure a stable power supply. This measure follows the recent seizure of 2,000 Bitcoin...

AI 'Godfather' Warns of Job Displacement, Advocates for Universal Basic Income

Renowned AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton warns of significant job losses due to AI, urging governments to adopt universal basic income as a countermeasure. Hinton Advocates for Universal Basic Income According to...

Shiba Inu: Top Analyst Identifies Coin as 'Potential Gold Mine'; Price Analysis Suggests 35% Upside

Top analyst Davie Satoshi sees Shiba Inu (SHIB) as a potential gold mine; price analysis predicts a 35% upside. Key Pattern in SHIBs Price Chart The Shiba Inu (SHIB) memecoin has caught the eye of many analysts....