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‘Bates Motel’ Season 5 Updates: Rihanna Spotted on Vancouver Filming Set, Set to Play Janet Leigh’s Iconic Character Marion Crane

Nov 17, 2016 16:05 pm UTC| Entertainment

Bates Motel season 5 is set to feature Rihanna as Marion Crane. The popular singer-songwriter was spotted filming scenes with co-star Nestor Carbonell on the Vancouver filming set. Her character was most famously portrayed...

‘Poldark’ Season 3 Updates: Filming Underway in Cornwall with Aidan Turner, Eleanor Tomlinson; TV Producers Urged to Create “Poldark of the North”

Nov 17, 2016 16:05 pm UTC| Entertainment

Poldark season 3 is currently filming in Cornwall and is set to continue across the county as well as Briston until late this year. Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson return to play lead protagonists Ross and Demelza and...

‘Jane the Virgin’ Season 3, Episode 6 Spoilers: “Chapter-Fifty” – Jane’s Adventurous Cousin Pays a Visit; Rogelio Realizes Feelings for Xo

Nov 17, 2016 14:43 pm UTC| Entertainment

Jane the Virgin season 3s episode 6, entitled Chapter-Fifty, will feature Janes adventurous cousin who drops by for an unexpective visit. Meanwhile, Rogelio struggles with the realization that he still has feelings for Xo...

‘Timeless’ Season 1, Episode 7 Spoilers: “Stranded” – Team Struggles to Work Together for Survival After Time Machine Breaks Down

Nov 17, 2016 14:16 pm UTC| Entertainment

Timeless season 1s episode 7, entitled Stranded, will follow the team as they reach 1754 only to find out that they have to work together to survive the hostile environment. After finding out that their machine has broken...

‘Supergirl’ Season 2, Episode 7 Spoilers: "The Darkest Place" – Kara Battles Cyborg Superman; The Guardian Accused of Murder

Nov 17, 2016 14:16 pm UTC| Entertainment

Supergirl season 2s episode 7, entitled The Darkest Place, will feature Kara meeting the super villain Cyborg Superman. The two will battle following her attempts to rescue Mon-El from CADMUS. Meanwhile, the Guardian is...

‘2 Broke Girls’ Season 6, Episode 8 Spoilers: “And the Duck Stamp” – Kat, Caroline Hire Popular Bartender to Help Business

Nov 16, 2016 18:17 pm UTC| Entertainment

2 Broke Girls season 6s episode 8, entitled And the Duck Stamp, will feature Kat and Carolines booming business after hiring a popular bartender to take over bar duties. The synopsis for And the Duck Stamp posted on...

‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Cast, Updates: Child Actors Including Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard Spotted on Atlanta Filming Set; Shawn Levy Returns to Direct 2 Episodes

Nov 16, 2016 18:17 pm UTC| Entertainment

Stranger Things child stars including Gaten Matarazzo and Finn Wolfhard were recently spotted on the filming set in Atlanta, Georgia. Shawn Levy, who directed season 1s episode 3 and 4, revealed that he will return to...

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Economy

Vietnam’s November Trade Sees Monthly Decline but Strong Year-on-Year Growth

Vietnam recorded a notable month-on-month decline in trade activity in November, according to new data from the National Statistics Office (NSO). Exports fell 7.1% from October, reaching $39.07 billion, while imports...

Austria’s AA Credit Rating Affirmed as Fitch Highlights Stable Outlook

Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Austrias Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating at AA with a Stable Outlook, underscoring the countrys strong economic fundamentals despite rising fiscal pressures. According to the...

Fed Meeting Sparks Division as Markets Brace for Possible Rate Cut

The upcoming Federal Reserve meeting is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched and contentious in years, with investors focused on how divided policymakers are over a potential interest-rate cut and the signals...

U.S. Stocks Rise as Cooler Inflation Boosts Hopes for Fed Rate Cut

U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday as a softer inflation reading strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve could move forward with an interest-rate cut next week. The SP 500 climbed 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial...

U.S. Stocks End Week Higher as Markets Anticipate Fed Rate Cut

U.S. stocks closed the week with modest gains on Friday, as investors weighed a wave of delayed economic data and maintained strong expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut at next weeks policy meeting. Despite...

Politics

CFPB to Review Anti-Discrimination Policies and Fair Lending Rules Amid Policy Shift

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is preparing to convene its Consumer Advisory Board next week to review major policy changes, including a controversial proposal to scale back long-standing...

Supreme Court to Review Legality of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to examine the legality of President Donald Trumps directive aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, a move that could redefine a long-standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment....

Australia Imposes Sanctions on Taliban Officials Over Human Rights Abuses

Australia has announced new financial sanctions and travel bans against four senior officials of Afghanistans Taliban government, citing the worsening human rights situation in the country, particularly the escalating...

U.S. Appeals Court Rules Trump Can Remove Members of Key Federal Labor Boards

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump had the authority to dismiss Democratic members of two major federal labor boards, marking a significant win for efforts to expand presidential control over...

Trump Backs Review of U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule After Hepatitis B Policy Change

President Donald Trump on Friday expressed support for a major shift in U.S. vaccine policy after government advisers voted to eliminate the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine at...

Science

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

Taiwan Opposition Criticizes Plan to Block Chinese App Rednote Over Security Concerns

Taiwans political landscape heated up after the government announced a plan to suspend access to the Chinese social media platform Rednoteknown as Xiaohongshufor one year. The interior ministry said the proposed ban stems...

EU Prepares Antitrust Probe Into Meta’s AI Integration on WhatsApp

The European Commission is reportedly preparing to launch a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) over the companys recent rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp....

Sam Altman Reportedly Explored Funding for Rocket Venture in Potential Challenge to SpaceX

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly explored raising significant capital to acquire or partner with a rocket company, a move that could have created direct competition with Elon Musks SpaceX. According to a report from the...

Wikipedia Pushes for AI Licensing Deals as Jimmy Wales Calls for Fair Compensation

Wikipedia is seeking additional licensing deals with major technology companies to address the growing financial burden caused by artificial intelligence firms heavily scraping its platform, according to co-founder Jimmy...

Firelight Launches as First XRP Staking Platform on Flare, Introduces DeFi Cover Feature

Firelight reaches 25M XRP deposit cap within hours of launch; ushers in a new era for decentralized XRP staking. A new XRP staking platform, Firelight, has officially launched on the Flare blockchain, marking the first...