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Paris Hilton Postpones Wedding to ‘The Leftovers’ Alum Chris Zylka

Aug 21, 2018 09:36 am UTC| Entertainment

Paris Hilton is set to get married but she allegedly got cold feet. As a result, it is not yet known if she will still tie the knot with her fiance Chris Zylka. The 37-year-old heiress got engaged to the 33-year-old The...

‘Boruto’ Chapter 27 Release Date, Spoilers: Kawaki to Tell Boruto More About the Karma Seal?

Aug 21, 2018 09:31 am UTC| Entertainment

The release of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations manga chapter 27 is still a month away from now. However, there are already speculations on what is going to happen next. For one, it is likely that Kawaki will tell Boruto...

‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 4 Episode 11 Spoilers, Teaser, Characters: New Cast Additions Revealed

Aug 21, 2018 09:20 am UTC| Entertainment

The trailer for Fear the Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 11 has been released by AMC and the suspense is intensifying yet again. Following the episode Close Your Eyes, the next one will have Morgan (Lennie James) face...

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie News & Updates: Rumors of Actress Turning Kids Against Ex-Husband

Aug 21, 2018 09:01 am UTC| Entertainment

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolies divorce and custody battles have been the getting worse since the start of the month. The back and forth over the custody proceedings has already been mired in rumors and negative speculation...

‘NCIS: New Orleans’ Season 5 Air Date, Cast, Spoilers: Agent Pride Meets New Work Rival Played by Reggie Lee

Aug 21, 2018 08:56 am UTC| Entertainment

Reggie Lee has been confirmed to join the cast of NCIS: New Orleans season 5. But fans can expect his character to be the newest work rival Agent Pride (Scott Bakula) will have to deal with in several...

‘Sherlock’ Season 5 Air Date, Spoilers: Mark Gatiss Drops the Bomb; New Installment Is Still Years Away, However

Aug 21, 2018 08:40 am UTC| Entertainment

Sherlock season 5 is still not in sight and it seems that it will not be coming any time soon. There have been many speculations on when the show is returning but none proved to be correct. Previously, it was rumored...

Princess Diana News & Updates: Former Bodyguard Says Press Not at Fault in Royal's Death

Aug 21, 2018 08:33 am UTC| Entertainment

With the upcoming death anniversary of one of the most famous people in the world, people are still interested in the details of how Diana, Princess of Wales, died. Dianas death in 1997 broke the heart of a nation and was...

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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

AI 'Godfather' Warns of Job Displacement, Advocates for Universal Basic Income

Renowned AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton warns of significant job losses due to AI, urging governments to adopt universal basic income as a countermeasure. Hinton Advocates for Universal Basic Income According to...

Shiba Inu: Top Analyst Identifies Coin as 'Potential Gold Mine'; Price Analysis Suggests 35% Upside

Top analyst Davie Satoshi sees Shiba Inu (SHIB) as a potential gold mine; price analysis predicts a 35% upside. Key Pattern in SHIBs Price Chart The Shiba Inu (SHIB) memecoin has caught the eye of many analysts....

Tesla Cybertruck Powers Houston Gas Station, Elon Musk Reacts to Saudi Prince’s Photo

A TikTok video showed a Tesla Cybertruck powering a Houston gas station after a tornado, while Elon Musk responded to a photo of a Saudi prince with a Cybertruck. Cybertrucks Real-World Test Connecting to a Tesla...

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...