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‘Jane the Virgin’ Season 3, Episode 5 Spoilers: “Chapter Forty-Nine” – Michael, Rafael Attempt Friendship But Things Get Awkward; Fake Petra Exposed?

Nov 10, 2016 20:52 pm UTC| Entertainment

Jane the Virgin season 3s episode 5, entitled Chapter Forty-Nine, will find Michael and Rafael attempting to become friends but things get awkward fast enough. Meanwhile, Rafael will begin to suspect that his ex-wife Petra...

‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 7 Spoilers: "Trompe L'Oeil" – Dolores, William Continue Journey to the Front; Maeve to Lead Host Revolution?

Nov 10, 2016 20:51 pm UTC| Entertainment

Westworld season 1s episode 7, entitled Trompe LOeil, will feature Dolores and William as they continue their journey to the front. Meanwhile, Maeve may lead a host revolution as she is now fully aware and in control of...

‘Shameless’ Season 7, Episode 7 Spoilers: "You'll Never Ever Get a Chicken in Your Whole Entire Life" – Frank Threatens Arson; Fiona Struggles with Laundromat Costs

Nov 10, 2016 20:51 pm UTC| Entertainment

Shameless season 7s episode 7, entitled Youll Never Ever Get a Chicken in Your Whole Entire Life, will find Frank threatening to burn down the homeless shelter. Meanwhile, Fiona struggles with the rising costs of running a...

‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ Season 12, Episode 20 Spoilers: "Controversies & Legacies" – Kim Wants to Explore Surrogacy, Admits Anxiety Issues

Nov 09, 2016 18:46 pm UTC| Entertainment

Keeping Up With the Kardashians season 12s episode 20, entitled Controversies Legacies, will follow Kim as she admits wanting to explore surrogacy. Kim also revealed in the previous episode that she had anxiety...

‘MacGyver’ Season 1, Episode 8 Spoilers: "Corkscrew" – MacGyver Defends Against Murdoc Using Kitchen Utensils With Bozer’s Help

Nov 09, 2016 18:43 pm UTC| Entertainment

MacGyver season 1s episode 8, entitled Corkscrew, will follow the lead protagonist Angus Mac MacGyver as he struggles to defend himself from Murdoc with kitchen tools such as a corkscrew and paper towel rolls. Bozer is set...

‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ Releases Newest Trailer Introducing Neil Patrick Harris’ Terrifying Villain Count Olaf; Scheduled Netflix Premiere on January 2017

Nov 09, 2016 18:41 pm UTC| Entertainment

A Series of Unfortunate Events released its newest trailer introducing Neil Patrick Harris as the terrifying villain Count Olaf. The upcoming series is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on January 2017. According to...

‘The Crown’ Season 2 Updates: Netflix Series Expected to Return 2017; Creator Peter Morgan Addresses Rumors Calling Show Most Expensive Ever Made

Nov 09, 2016 15:00 pm UTC| Entertainment

The Crown season 2 is expected to return to Netflix sometime in 2017. Meanwhile, creator Peter Morgan insisted that his series is not the most expensive show ever made despite the rumors. According to Netflix Lifes...

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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

Tesla Drivers Get $4k Off 2024 Chevy Blazer EV; Costco Auto Slashes Prices on New EVs

Tesla owners rejoice as Chevrolet rolls out an unprecedented $4,000 discount on the 2024 Blazer EV, open to Tesla drivers and a quirky list of EV owners. The electric vehicle market got more enticing with incentives...

Tesla Granted South Korean Emission Credit Trading Rights by Environmental Ministry

Ministry of Environments green light for Tesla to trade emission credits in South Korea marks a significant milestone, enabling the electric car giant to tap into a potentially lucrative market. With estimated credits...

US Lawmakers Push SEC for Bitcoin Options Trading Approval

In a bipartisan effort, US Representatives Mike Flood and Wiley Nickel have penned a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, urging swift action in approving options trading for Bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs). Amid...

Solana's Future Anchored in Four Key Pillars, Developer Outlines Strategy

Vibhu Norby, CEO of Drip Haus, has outlined four essential pillars to define Solanas path forward amid a dynamic period of growth and challenges in the blockchain space. Key Strategies for Solanas Scaling and User...

Shiba Inu Magazine Details Upcoming Shibarium Hard Fork Enhancements

Shiba Inu (SHIB) lovers will get a full description of the highly anticipated Shibarium hard fork in the most recent issue of The Shib magazine. On International Workers Day, the magazine begins with a rallying cry for the...