Новости за 24.05.2024

BOSTON — The pesky Indiana Pacers surprisingly waved the white flag with several minutes to spare in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. It’s not like the game was completely out of reach, either, with Indiana trailing by 14 points midway through the quarter. But instead of […]

Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae and Jodie Turner-Smith hit the red carpet at the premiere of their new Disney+ series The Acolyte held at El Capitan Theatre on Thursday evening (May 23) in Hollywood. The trio of stars were joined by several of their castmates and creator Leslye Headland, who is helming the latest Star Wars [...]

The selected candidate is expected to move to Delaware, President Biden's hometown.

No symbolic system [i.e., basis for culture] in history has been able to rival religious faith, which forges a bond between the routine behavior… of individuals and ultimate, imperishable truths.  It’s the most enduring, deep-rooted universal form of popular culture that history has ever witnessed….            – Terry Eagleton, Where Does Culture Come from? London Monthly Review 4/25/24 More

Elections bring uncertainty with potential policy shifts like tax reforms, subsidies policies, and changes to capital gains tax. Market volatility can unsettle investors as they reevaluate positions based on political rhetoric and campaign promises.

Paytm layoffs Digital payment firm may cut workforce by says report

Earlier, reports suggested that BCCI had approached Ricky Ponting to assess his availability for the role of India's head coach. A few others like Justin Langer, Stephen Fleming and Andy Flower were...

An Eastern race well versed in Western culture and profoundly in sympathy with Western ideals will be established in the Orient. Furthermore, a Jewish state will inevitably fall under the control of American Jews who will work out, along Jewish lines, American ideals and American civilization. —William Yale, US State Department consultant, 1919 Unrelenting mass More

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi urged voters in Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh, to vote responsibly and not out of fear, alleging that past political parties have neglected Backwards, Dalits, and Muslims. Owaisi emphasized the importance of voting with hope and trust. AIMIM has allied with Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) in the elections. Uttar Pradesh, with 80 parliamentary seats, is voting in seven phases, with the BJP dominating past elections.

Explore the critical need for responsible AI development and usage, focusing on combating bias and promoting equity.

Families from a floating island in Assam state move away with every flood, and move back home every dry season.

If a colloquium on early entrepreneurs had been convened in the early 20th century, most participants would have viewed traders as operating on their own, bartering at prices that settled at a market equilibrium established spontaneously in response to fluctuating supply and demand. According to the Austrian economist Carl Menger, money emerged as individuals and More

Google is rolling out a small redesign of how the Pixel Launcher displays web and local (app) search results to make things a bit more uniform. This applies to phones and tablets.

Prince Harry reportedly refused King Charles's offer to stay in one of the royal residences, sparking royal outrage.

The labor movement in the United States used to be respected and looked to for leadership; people cared about what positions labor took, watched when they mobilized, and noticed the causes they supported.  This was especially true among the left. Today, for most of the country, crickets.  Including much of the left.  And yet, labor More

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Residents and businesses in Fujikawaguchiko have been frustrated for years because of tourists who litter, trespass, and break traffic rules to take a perfect photo for social media

A total of 12,257 shares changed hands on the counter till 11:21AM (IST)

Here's the list of examinees who got the highest scores in the examination for elementary and secondary levels

Poco India Head, Himanshu Tandon and the company's Brand Marketing Head AI Varun Nair announced the arrival of new products to the country on Thursday. The brand is gearing up to unveil new Poco buds,...

After guiding Ipswich Town to back-to-back promotions, Kieran McKenna is a manager in demand. The former Man United coach, 38, is on the radar of Brighton and Hove Albion and Chelsea, with The Times (subscription required) suggesting that both clubs are willing to pay a compensation fee to Ipswich as well as meeting McKenna’s financial […]

It is not until the last of the eight episodes of Ripley, which dropped in April on Netflix, that Bach’s music makes an appearance. I’d been expecting it, and not just any piece from among the one-thousand-plus numbers in the Baroque master’s catalog. It had to be the Goldberg Variations. One of Bach’s most celebrated More

“Gen·o·cide: the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.” -Oxford Dictionary “Now we all have one common goal— erasing the Gaza Strip from the face of the earth.” — Nissim Vaturi, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset [Israeli parliament]. More

Max Verstappen has been targeted for a sensational move to Mercedes by Toto Wolff but has already given some advice to his potential alternative Kimi Antonelli

The grandfather of the 17-year-old involved in the fatal Porsche Taycan crash in Pune recorded his statement with the city crime branch. A video of a juvenile relative heckling media persons has gone viral online.