ShowBiz Minute: Noah, Clooney, King Charles
Trevor Noah says he’s leaving “The Daily Show”; George and Amal Clooney celebrate social justice activists; Royal Mint unveils first coins to feature King Charles III. (Sept. 30) Source link
PnB Rock: Father and son pair charged with rapper’s murder
The pair are accused of being behind the shooting of PnB Rock in a Los Angeles waffle house robbery. Source link
GOP seeks a blend of MAGA and mainstream: The Note
The TAKE with Rick Klein Is the “big tent” able to make room for the “big lie”? That question is being tested by Republican leaders and candidates in the final stretch of midterm campaigning — among those with eyes both on 2022 and 2024. As October approaches, the never-Trump wing of the GOP has largely … Read more
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Hurricane Ian, Ukraine, Aaron Judge: Daily Briefing
Justice Jackson’s ascension foreshadows what will likely be a historic term for the Supreme Court. States of emergencies have been issued in Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas as Hurricane Ian plunges ahead. Will the Yankees’ Aaron Judge make history with a 62nd home run tonight? 🙋🏼♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert, Daily Briefing author. Thank for being … Read more
Ed Sheeran must face copyright trial over Thinking Out Loud, judge rules
Seeking $100m (£90m) in damages, they allege that Sheeran and his co-writer Amy Wadge “copied and exploited, without authorisation or credit” the Gaye song, “including but not limited to the melody, rhythms, harmonies, drums, bass line, backing chorus, tempo, syncopation and looping”. Source link
FDNY paramedic, 9/11 responder fatally stabbed in the line of duty in Queens: ‘Heartbreaking and enraging’
New York City is mourning the tragic death of a longtime FDNY paramedic who was fatally stabbed while on duty in a Queens neighborhood Thursday afternoon. Emergency Medical Service Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, 61, was on shift at EMS Station 49 in Astoria when she was stabbed multiple times in a “barbaric and completely unprovoked” attack … Read more
Nobel Prize season arrives amid war, nuclear fears, hunger
This year’s Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster. The secretive Nobel committees never hint who will win the prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics or peace. It’s anyone’s guess who might win the awards … Read more
Nobel Prize season arrives amid war, nuclear fears, hunger
This year’s Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster. The secretive Nobel committees never hint who will win the prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics or peace. It’s anyone’s guess who might win the awards … Read more
Nasa, SpaceX study Hubble telescope re-boost mission
“I want to be absolutely clear, we’re not making an announcement of a date, or that we’d definitely go forward with a plan like this. But we want to have a study to see really what would be feasible,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, the director of science at Nasa. Source link
Trevor Noah to step down as host of The Daily Show
The comedian says he is “filled with gratitude” as he announces his departure from the programme. Source link