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Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman 2018: Country Singer Shares What Is Really Hurting the Family

Sep 12, 2018 06:03 am UTC| Entertainment

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidmans marriage may not be the most eventful Hollywood romance story but it has not stopped the rumor mill from churning out gossip that claims the star couples relationship is on the...

Melania Trump 2018: Here’s the First Lady’s Reaction to the Controversial Donald Trump Video

Sep 12, 2018 06:00 am UTC| Entertainment

Melania Trump has been under scrutiny ever since her husband, Donald Trump, took the highest political office in the United States. There is a lot of news regarding the current first lady at the moment, from rumors of her...

Ben Affleck 2018: Actor’s Mom Maintains Good Relationship with Ex-Wife, Jennifer Garner; Rumored Girlfriend Visits Him in Rehab

Sep 12, 2018 05:49 am UTC| Entertainment

Ben Affleck and his rumored girlfriend, Shauna Sexton, continuously see each other amid his current rehab stint. Meanwhile, his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, is obviously still in a good relationship with his...

‘The 100’ Season 6 Air Date, Spoilers: Will Clarke Marry Bellamy? Showrunner Shares BTS Photos

Sep 12, 2018 05:43 am UTC| Entertainment

The 100 season 6 is already in the works and filming started shortly after the conclusion of the fifth installment. The finale aired last month, and based on the ending, fans can somehow see where the popular sci-fi drama...

'Rick and Morty' Season 4 Air Date, Spoilers: Emmy Award-Winning Show Starts Animation and Voice-Over Work for Upcoming Installment

Sep 12, 2018 05:31 am UTC| Entertainment

Justin Roiland and Dan Harmons Cartoon Network show about a time-traveling grandfather-and-grandson duo may have a reputation for having long breaks in between seasons. Fans have had to contend with long droughts,...

Prince William, Kate Middleton 2018: They Were Almost ‘Broken Up’ by Prince Charles’s Wife, Camilla, Author Claims

Sep 12, 2018 04:17 am UTC| Entertainment

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, allegedly did not want Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, to become a part of the British royal family by marrying Prince William. Prince Charless wife reportedly had issues with the fact...

‘Southpark’ Season 22 Air Date, Plot, Characters: What Are the Storylines for the Next Installment?

Sep 12, 2018 04:10 am UTC| Entertainment

Its not surprising that little is known regarding what Southpark Season 22 has for its audiences as its creators often keep things under wraps. So far, only the air date of the next installment has been announced, which is...

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Economy

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Inflation is slowly falling, while student debt is climbing: 6 graphs that explain today’s CPI

Australias inflation rate has fallen for the fifth successive quarter, and its now less than half of what it was back in late 2022. The annual rate peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and is now just 3.6%, in...

Politics

US Urges China, Russia to Reject AI Control in Nuclear Arms, Align with Global Norms

Paul Dean, a senior U.S. arms control official, emphasized the critical need for China and Russia to join the U.S. in declaring that humans will always decide on the deployment of nuclear weapons, not artificial...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

Science

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...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Technology

Bitcoin Thrives: Whales Accumulate Over 47K BTC Amidst Price Rally

Bitcoin experiences a transformative moment as large-scale investors, known as whales, acquire over 47,000 BTC, valued at $2.9 billion, amidst a price retreat. This strategic move marks a pivotal shift in sentiment,...

Kraken Pro Boosts Shiba Inu with New Margin Trading Option

Kraken Pros announcement of Shiba Inus (SHIB) inclusion in its margin trading pairs signifies a significant milestone for the meme-inspired cryptocurrency. This move underscores SHIBs growing prominence within the crypto...

Hong Kong Firm Dominates BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF, Surges to Top Holder

In a significant development for the cryptocurrency market, Hong Kong-based Yong Rong HK Asset Management Ltd has secured its position as the largest holder in the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), according to recent...

Nintendo's Next-Gen: Switch 2 Could Hit 240FPS, Leaks Suggest

Leaked by data miner OatmealDome, Nintendos updated NintendoWare Bezel Engine reportedly supports frame rates potentially as high as 240FPS, a massive leap from the current 60FPS limit on the Nintendo Switch. The...

Shiba Inu Dead Cat Bounce: Price Rebound or Bearish Omen?

Investors in the cryptocurrency world are eyeing Shiba Inu (SHIB) with cautious optimism as the meme coin shows signs of a potential dead cat bounce, a dubious reversal often seen in volatile markets. With SHIB struggling...