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Kim Kardashian, Kanye West 2018: Is Khloe Kardashian's Sister Really Taking Control of Hubby's Career?

Oct 17, 2018 08:13 am UTC| Entertainment

Kanye Wests controversial personality may be the usual talk of the town, but so are rumors about his wife, Kim Kardashian, getting sick of the Lift Yourself singers antics. Nowadays, it seems the stories have evolved to...

‘Fuller House’ Season 4 Air Date, Spoilers: Upcoming Installment Is the Last? Netflix Reportedly Canceling the Show

Oct 17, 2018 08:03 am UTC| Entertainment

Fuller House season 4 is already done filming, with the set up in September. The cast let their fans know about it when they posted photos that showed everyone celebrating the end of filming. However, while the show has...

Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani 2018: Are Miranda Lambert's and Gavin Rossdale's Exes Really Thinking About Their Wedding Singer?

Oct 17, 2018 07:56 am UTC| Entertainment

Wedding rumors about Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are a dime a dozen when it comes to the rumor mills favorite stories to write about. But with Stefani and Shelton pretty content with staying unmarried in the present, it...

‘The Walking Dead’ Season 9 Episode 3 Air Date, Spoilers: ‘Warning Signs’ Features Mysterious Killer on the Loose; Who Is It?

Oct 17, 2018 07:45 am UTC| Entertainment

The Walking Dead season 9 is now on its third episode and it will be more intense compared to episode 2, titled The Bridge. In the ending of this telecast, Rick Grimes evicted Justin from the camp and soon after, he was...

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson 2018: How Perfect Were the Former 'Twilight' Stars for Each Other?

Oct 17, 2018 07:41 am UTC| Entertainment

Twilight may not have been the deepest romantic story about werewolves, vampires, and a teenager but fans can agree that Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson looked great on-screen together. And just like any other perfect...

'The Flash' Season 5 Episode 2 Spoilers: Nora Comes Clean in ‘Blocked’

Oct 17, 2018 07:28 am UTC| Entertainment

It appears that Team Flash is going to have their hands full as they deal with Cicada (Chris Klein) this season. Titled Blocked, The Flash Season 5 Episode 2 opens with a different look of the fight between Cicada and...

‘Mayans MC’ Season 1 Episode 7 Spoilers: Adelita Makes Her Move

Oct 17, 2018 07:26 am UTC| Entertainment

Mayans MC Season 1 Episode 7 has just aired on FX, and its another wild ride for the bikers. Titled Cucaracha/Kuruch, this weeks episode puts the spotlight on Adelita (Carla Baratta) and it contains an interesting twist...

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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

CPI Report Spurs Optimism, BlackRock CIO Forecasts Fixed Income Growth

The release of the U.S. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report provided a wave of relief to the financial markets. This signaled a possible reduction in inflationary pressures. Rick Rieder, Chief Investment Officer of...

Over 50 Million USDT Blacklisted by Tether Amid Regulatory Scrutiny, Details Inside

Tether has blacklisted five wallets holding 54.1 million USDT, amidst increasing regulatory scrutiny and past enforcement actions. Tether Blacklists Five Wallets Holding 54.1 Million USDT Amid Ongoing Regulatory...

Altcoins Expected to Yield 2x-5x Gains by May End: Fetch.AI, Floki, AAVE, ENA

The latest climb in Bitcoins price beyond $65,000 on Wednesday sparked a new relief rally in the cryptocurrency market. Top altcoins are also profiting from the upward momentum, recovering from recent downturn tendencies....

US Orthodontic Leader Accepts Shiba Inu, Embracing Cryptocurrency for Payments

Shiba Inu, the popular meme coin, is experiencing a period of growth and increased utility. Amoré Orthodontic Aligners, a company that specializes in orthodontic care, recently announced that it will now accept SHIB...

Crypto Lender Genesis to Return $3 Billion in Bankruptcy Wind-Down Amid Rising Creditor Haircuts

Crypto lender Genesis Global received court approval to return nearly $3 billion to customers, while a report highlights a significant increase in creditor haircuts in bankruptcy cases to 73% in FY24. Judge Approves...