Language learning app Duolingo was forced to remove all LGBTQ references in Russia after being warned by the Kremlin that publishing the content would be considered an act of “extremism.” Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, told the Pittsburgh-based company that it had to censor material promoting “non-traditional sexual relations.” and LGBT propaganda. Russian strongman Vladimir Putin
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Netflix started rolling out the first major revamp of its television app in a decade on Thursday, testing changes designed to help viewers more quickly decide what they want to watch. The video streaming pioneer revised the home page by enlarging title cards, reorganizing information and highlighting easy-to-read tidbits such as a show or movie “spent
Loading… Loading… Cat-themed cryptocurrency Kitty AI KITTY/USD surged Thursday as the countdown to the YouTube livestream of controversial trader Roaring Kitty began. What Happened: The Solana SOL/USD -based memecoin moved 65% higher, with trading volume more than doubling to $8.73 million in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. The cryptocurrency rallied handsomely
Share Tweet By Billy Hallowell Editor June 6, 2024 Worship leader Phil Wickham is on a mission to “light people’s hearts up for Jesus” and to witness a revival in the church that ignites a sweeping passion for the Lord. Listen to the latest episode of Quick Start ? The singer, who recently spoke with CBN News
Share Tweet By Tr Goins-Phillips Editor June 4, 2024 Despite her reportedly declining health, a 75-year-old pro-life activist was sentenced Friday to 24 months in prison and a subsequent 36 months of supervised release after her conviction last November for participating in an October 2020 protest in front of an abortion clinic in Washington, D.C.
Share Tweet By Tr Goins-Phillips Editor June 5, 2024 In the aftermath of former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented conviction, controversial Pastor Mark Driscoll began pleading on social media for Jesus’ return ahead of Election Day in November. “Lord Jesus, we would humbly request that you return before November 5,” he wrote on X. Lord Jesus
A great day — Rocket Report: Starliner soars to space station; Starships wild flight “This powerful rocket is the culmination of many years of dedication and ingenuity.” Eric Berger – Jun 7, 2024 11:00 am UTC Enlarge / The fourth full-scale test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket took off from Starbase, the company’s privately-owned spaceport
Alloying for reentry — SpaceXs Starship took a beating, but held on for first return from space “I think we should try to catch the booster with the mechazilla arms next flight!” Stephen Clark – Jun 6, 2024 10:14 pm UTC Enlarge / Not a simulation. Plasma pours over the aerosurfaces of SpaceX’s Starship during
Some Americans believe that real estate is the best long-term investment. If you’re among them, real estate investment trusts, or REITs, might be the easiest way to tap the market. About 36% of surveyed Americans ranked real estate as the top long-term investment, more than cited stocks or mutual funds (22%), gold (18%), and savings
Municipals were firmer Thursday as the primary market slowed and muni mutual fund inflows returned. U.S. Treasury yields were little changed and equities ended mixed. Triple-A yields fell another three to eight basis points, depending on the scale. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Thursday was at 67%, the three-year at 67%, the five-year at 69%, the
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(AP) — When faced with infertility, Amanda and Jeff Walker had a baby through in vitro fertilization but were left with extra embryos — and questions. Tori and Sam Earle “adopted” an embryo frozen 20 years earlier by another couple. Matthew Eppinette and his wife chose to forgo IVF out of ethical concerns and have no
Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal’s annual Tribeca Festival, which opened Wednesday night and runs through June 16, will look a little different this year. For the first time, Tribeca will give awards to short films generated by artificial intelligence. It’s one of the entertainment industry’s first public embraces of the new technology, which many
Dissimilar redundancy — Boeings Starliner finally soars, but mission control reports more helium leaks Despite the new leaks, mission control says Starliner can still dock with the space station. Stephen Clark – Jun 6, 2024 6:39 am UTC Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner capsule lifts off aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket.United Launch Alliance reader
Kentucky officials are still struggling with how to handle a troubled internet network project nine years after bonds to fund it were sold. Analysts say the KentuckyWired project has lessons on how public-private partnerships should be structured. The political wrangling in-state stands in contrast to rating agencies, who since September have issued the bonds an
Jun 6 2024 Queen Mary University of London Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new method for predicting dementia with over 80% accuracy and up to nine years before a diagnosis. The new method provides a more accurate way to predict dementia than memory tests or measurements of brain shrinkage, two
Its no secret that Disney isnt doing well lately. They just laid off nearly 15% of the workforce at Pixar, their movie studio that used to produce guaranteed hits. But Pixars recent films Elemental and Lightyear were bombs, and the division hasnt turned a profit in more than two years. People just didnt go for
DISINFO STORM — Russian agents deploy AI-produced Tom Cruise narrator to tar Summer Olympics With only weeks until the Games start, expect more to come, Microsoft says. Dan Goodin – Jun 5, 2024 9:41 pm UTC Enlarge / A visual from the fake documentary “Olympics Has Fallen” produced by Russia-affiliated influence actor Storm-1679.Microsoft reader comments
Call T-Mobile for backup — T-Mobile hopes youll buy $30 Home Internet Backup for when cable goes out Backup plan is $30 every month for service that’s meant to be used infrequently. Jon Brodkin – Jun 5, 2024 9:09 pm UTC Enlarge / T-Mobile logo exhibited during Mobile World Congress on February 28, 2019 in
The gun trial of first son, Hunter Biden, started Monday, with jury selection. First lady Jill Biden was in attendance, and the Bidens spent the weekend in Wilmington, Delaware in preparation for the trial. Hunter Biden is charged with illegally purchasing and possessing a firearm while abusing or being addicted to drugs, which violates federal