Emma Thompson recounted a bizarre encounter with Donald Trump during a Q&A at the Locarno Film Festival. Trump called Thompson's trailer phone on the day her divorce was finalized, inviting her to one of his properties for dinner. Thompson, suspecting it was a calculated attempt to date a newly...
Emma Thompson revealed at the Locarno Film Festival that Donald Trump once asked her on a date. The call, which Thompson initially dismissed as a prank, led to an invitation to one of Trump's properties for dinner. Thompson recounted the anecdote while discussing her career, which spans comedic...
Italy has approved construction of the Strait of Messina Bridge, a 2-mile suspension bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland. The €13.5 billion project, slated to begin in May 2026 and complete by 2032, has faced repeated delays and cancellations due to cost and feasibility concerns. While concerns exist about...
New tariffs imposed by President Trump have raised the U.S. tariff level to its highest since 1933, averaging 18.6%. While companies initially absorbed costs, price increases for consumers are expected, particularly in clothing and textiles. The Yale Budget Lab estimates an average household cost of $2,400 this year....
A 17-year-old is in custody after a shooting in Times Square early Saturday morning. Three individuals were injured – a 19-year-old male, a 65-year-old male, and an 18-year-old female – all suffering non-life-threatening wounds and currently in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital. Police believe the shooting stemmed from...
A Texas judge temporarily blocked Beto O'Rourke's PAC, Powered by People, from funding Democratic state lawmakers who left Texas to prevent a Republican-backed redistricting plan. Attorney General Ken Paxton sued, alleging deceptive fundraising and bribery. O'Rourke countersued, accusing Paxton of silencing dissent. The order prevents the PAC from...
NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission, comprising astronauts Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Takuya Onishi, and Kirill Peskov, is returning to Earth today, August 9th. After nearly five months aboard the International Space Station, their Crew Dragon capsule, Endurance, will splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast at 11:33...
A South African court ruled that Zambia can repatriate the body of former President Edgar Lungu for a state funeral, despite his family's wish for a private burial in South Africa. The family, visibly distraught, plans to appeal. The Zambian government argued Lungu "belongs to the nation", while...
Russia reportedly demanded Ukraine cede Donetsk Oblast and freeze other frontlines for a ceasefire, a proposal deemed unacceptable by Ukraine and its allies. Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal reported that the deal, brokered partly by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, involves two phases: Ukrainian withdrawal from Donetsk, followed...
Gobekli Tepe, a 12,000-year-old archaeological site in Turkey, is attracting both tourists and conspiracy theorists. While archaeologists carefully excavate the site, interpreting it as a possible ceremonial or social hub, theories promoted by figures like Joe Rogan and Graham Hancock posit a "lost civilization" destroyed by a cataclysm....
