Author: Alex Maschino
Israeli forces kill at least 43 people across Gaza since dawn as death toll from man-made famine rises to 441.Israel is pounding Gaza City with some of the heaviest strikes in two years of war in its bid to force residents to make a perilous and costly journey towards the overcrowded south.Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, warned Gaza City’s beleaguered population on Friday that it would be deploying “unprecedented force”, telling them to “take this opportunity and join the hundreds of thousands” moving south on al-Rashid coastal road – now the only permitted escape route.Recommended Stories list of…
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Jimmy Kimmel was spotted for the first time following the news of ABC suspending his late night show. Kimmel, 57, was photographed driving in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 18. He was seemingly in good spirits as he was all smiles while navigating a parking garage. The late night host wore black sunglasses and a casual all-black ensemble while out and about. Kimmel’s public outing comes one day after Us Weekly confirmed that ABC “indefinitely” pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! from the air following the comedian’s remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death on Monday, September 15. (Kirk died on September 10 after…
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick says the club could not miss out on the opportunity to sign Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United this summer. The England man bagged his first goals for Barca in a 2-1 Champions League win at Newcastle – the second being an absolute rocket – to leave Flick a very happy man. Asked if he was surprised to be able to land the 27-year-old on a season-long loan deal, the German said: “When we had this chance, we said, ‘Okay, we have to do it’. “I spoke with him before everything, going in the right…
Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “light,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Kamchatka time. Note: Shaking categories are based on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale. The New York Times A major, 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake prompted a brief tsunami advisory, the second-highest alert level, for some coastal portions of western Alaska, which was lifted about two hours later.The temblor happened at 6:58 a.m.…
A Harvard Business School graduate was arrested Thursday on fraud charges alleging he swindled fellow alumni of the prestigious school out of over $4 million in a Ponzi scheme, even assuring one investor they would soon “brag” about their “crazy gains” at the school’s reunion. Vladimir Artamonov, 46, was taken into custody in Elkridge, Maryland, where he lived, and was charged with securities, wire and investment adviser fraud for allegedly carrying out the scheme from September 2021 through February 2024. An indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court said Artamonov promised big returns and little risk to dupe former classmates and…
Jimmy Kimmel Live! aired just two episodes this week before ABC pulled it off the air amid criticism over host Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about late conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. Kimmel, 57, welcomed the likes of Last Week Tonight host John Oliver and Rob Lowe on Monday, September 15, and Tuesday, September 16, respectively, before ABC announced the show was indefinitely “pre-empted” on Wednesday, September 17. The decision came after Nexstar Media Group, which owns and operates 32 ABC affiliate stations around the U.S., said it would not air Kimmel’s show. “Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely,” an ABC…
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of spying on behalf of Russia, the Metropolitan Police has said.A 41-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were arrested at an address in Grays, Essex, the force said. A 46-year-old man was arrested at a separate address in the same area.All three were arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, contrary to section 3 of the National Security Act (NSA) 2023 and they were taken to a police station in London.The Met said the country to which the allegations relate is Russia.Officers carried out searches at the two addresses in Essex…
Stockholm-based music licensing platform Epidemic Sound has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered music editing tool that lets creators “reshape tracks made by real artists.”The new feature, called Adapt, allows content creators to modify licensed tracks, such as extending songs, removing instruments or adjusting arrangements, while maintaining publishing rights and ensuring original artists receive compensation.The tool only works with “human-made music” from Epidemic Sound’s existing catalog, avoiding the AI-generated content flooding other platforms.Oscar Höglund, CEO of Epidemic Sound, said: “While many companies race to flood the market with AI-generated tracks, Epidemic Sound is charting a different path towards a future where…
Bravo is expanding the Summer House universe again. The network announced on Wednesday, September 17, that In the City is officially in production. Bravo teased the show with a first look clip that showed cameras being shut off in Montauk — only to be turned back on in the Big Apple. “In the city that never sleeps, a group of New Yorkers navigates the biggest transitions of their lives — marriage, parenthood, reinvention, and the reality of growing up without growing apart,” read the official show description. “Can they have it all, or will they need to choose between the…