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‘Girl Meets World’ Season 3, Episode 10 Spoilers: “Girl Meets I Do” – Mr. Feeny Returns to Officiate Shawn-Katy Wedding, Maya Interrupts Ceremony

Aug 10, 2016 09:46 am UTC| Entertainment

Girl Meets World season 3, episode 10 is set to feature the return of Mr. George Feeny as he will officiate Shawn and Katys wedding. Meanwhile, Maya is seen interrupting her mothers ceremony and may cause problems for the...

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Cast, Updates: Tom Hiddleston Teases Loki’s Grand Return in New Behind-the-Scenes Photograph; Aerial Set Images Feature the Hulk in Asgard

Aug 10, 2016 08:38 am UTC| Entertainment

Thor: Ragnarok is set to feature the return of Tom Hiddleston as Loki. The actor confirmed his involvement in a new behind-the-scenes photograph of himself in character. Meanwhile, new aerial set images also showed Mark...

‘Sherlock’ Season 4 Cast, Updates: Benedict Cumberbatch Hints at End of Show, Talks Character Development

Aug 10, 2016 08:25 am UTC| Entertainment

Sherlock lead actor Benedict Cumberbatch hinted that season 4 may be the series final run. He also talked about his characters development in the show. According to the Independent, Cumberbatch hinted that there is a...

‘Stranger Things’ Competing in Tight Race with HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ for Top TV Series Spot; Winona Ryder Talks New Role

Aug 10, 2016 07:05 am UTC| Entertainment

Stranger Things is competing in a tight race with HBOs Game of Thrones for the top spot in most popular television series as reported by a new measuring service that analyzes content across all media platforms. Meanwhile,...

‘American Horror Story’ Season 6 Intentionally Misleading Fans with Fake Teasers but One is Accurate

Aug 10, 2016 07:05 am UTC| Entertainment

American Horror Story season 6 released multiple teaser trailers and images ahead of its September premiere but FX revealed that they were intentionally misleading fans with fake ones. However, he teased that one is...

Putting audiences, as well as actors, in the hot seat

Aug 10, 2016 05:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

As the ethics of punishment are debated in mainstream media, statistics, images and unanswerable questions circulate. Post sentence detention of terrorists and the fate of Indigenous children in detention are just two of...

‘Dunkirk’ Film, Updates: Warner Bros. Unveils Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Latest War Drama Starring Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy; Smirking Extra Becomes Internet Sensation

Aug 09, 2016 09:16 am UTC| Entertainment

Dunkirk recently unveiled its latest teaser trailer ahead of the scheduled release for July 2017. Christopher Nolans newest war drama stars Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy in yet unnamed roles. Meanwhile, a smirking extra...

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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

Shanghai's Data Policy Shift Could Propel Tesla's Local Data Center Efforts

Shanghais new data-export policy could accelerate Teslas plans to build a local data center, enhancing its artificial intelligence (AI) development for autonomous driving. Chinas Regulatory Update As China attempts...

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...