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Kesha to headline Dan Reynolds’ LGBTQ festival LOVELOUD
Published On: March 13, 2019 07:06 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Kesha wants you to bring as much glitter as possible and sport the brightest rainbow colors when she visits Utah in June to headline the LOVELOUD Festival, the LGBTQ+ event founded by Imagine Dragons’ frontman Dan Reynolds.
Foo Fighters, The Killers, Keith Urban lead Pilgrimage Fest
Published On: March 13, 2019 02:32 PM NPT By: Associated Press
After rain and lightning caused a cancellation last year, the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival is hoping for a rebound in its fifth year with headliners Foo Fighters, The Killers and Keith Urban.
EU adds 10 countries, including UAE, to tax blacklist
Published On: March 13, 2019 10:08 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BRUSSELS, March 13: The European Union expanded its tax haven blacklist by 10 countries on Tuesday, adding the United Arab Emirates and Bermuda despite the objections of powerful member states such as Italy.
Beyonce, Jay-Z to be honored at GLAAD Media Awards
Published On: March 12, 2019 10:49 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Beyonce and Jay-Z are getting recognized for achievements outside of music: The power couple will be honored at the GLAAD Media Awards for accelerating LGBTQ acceptance.
Highlights of Trump’s $4.7 trillion budget request
Published On: March 12, 2019 10:37 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 12: President Donald Trump’s $4.7 trillion budget request proposes steep cuts to domestic spending, a funding boost for the Pentagon and $8.6 billion for his signature border wall with Mexico. Leading Democrats immediately rejected the plan, signaling another bruising fight just weeks after a standoff that led to a 35-day partial government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history.
Google paid former exec $35 million after harassment claim
Published On: March 12, 2019 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12: Google paid former search executive Amit Singhal $35 million in an exit package when he was reportedly forced to resign after a sexual assault investigation, according to court documents released Monday.
Ghosn, out on bail, wants OK to go to Nissan’s board meeting
Published On: March 11, 2019 02:41 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, March 11: Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn, released on bail last week, is asking for a court’s approval to attend the Japanese automaker’s board meeting Tuesday.
‘Captain Marvel’ rockets to historic $153M debut
Published On: March 11, 2019 02:36 PM NPT By: Associated Press
“Captain Marvel,” Marvel Studios’ first female-fronted superhero movie, launched with $153 million domestically and $455 million globally, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it one of the biggest blockbusters ever led by a woman.
False alarm prompts massive police presence at NY hospital
Published On: March 11, 2019 01:11 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BRONXVILLE, March 11: Police rushed to a suburban hospital late Sunday after two patients reported seeing a man with a shotgun, but after hours of searching and reviewing security camera footage, officials concluded it was a false alarm.
60 years after Dalai Lama fled, China defends Tibet policies
Published On: March 10, 2019 02:06 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, March 10: China is defending its often-criticized rule in Tibet 60 years after the Dalai Lama fled into exile amid an uprising against Chinese control, saying those who question its policies are merely biased.
UK official says EU playing games over Brexit
Published On: March 10, 2019 11:56 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, March 10: With tensions escalating, Britain’s House of Commons leader said Saturday that European Union officials need to take seriously British proposals for ending the Brexit impasse before a crucial vote in Parliament.
Ebola treatment center in Congo is attacked again; 1 dead
Published On: March 10, 2019 11:07 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CONGO, March 10: Heavily armed assailants again attacked an Ebola treatment center in the heart of eastern Congo’s deadly outbreak on Saturday, with one police officer killed and health workers injured, authorities said, while frightened patients waited in isolation rooms for the gunfire to end.
Della Duck, intrepid space explorer and amputee, comes to TV
Published On: March 9, 2019 08:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Della Duck is a brave and resourceful fowl, the sort that refuses to be defeated by a solo crash landing on the moon — even when it costs her a leg.
Smollett indicted on 16 counts stemming from reported attack
Published On: March 9, 2019 05:58 PM NPT By: Associated Press
A grand jury in Chicago indicted “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs.
Trump offers budget with funds for border wall, Space Force
Published On: March 9, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 9: President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being released next week, an administration official said.
How Facebook stands to profit from its ‘privacy’ push
Published On: March 9, 2019 12:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
March 9: At first glance, Mark Zuckerberg’s new ”privacy-focused vision ” for Facebook looks like a transformative mission statement from a CEO under pressure to reverse years of battering over its surveillance practices and privacy failures.
Keeping kids’ rooms calm, colorful and (relatively) tidy
Published On: March 8, 2019 05:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Spring cleaning season is here, and some of us got a head start by taking Marie Kondo’s message to heart: You’ll be happier if you eliminate clutter. In many households, no room is a bigger magnet for clutter than a child’s bedroom. Designers say parents are increasingly interested in managing that clutter effectively — and attractively.
At least 25 Central American migrants die in Mexico accident
Published On: March 8, 2019 02:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, March 8: Authorities in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas say at least 25 Central American migrants have died when the truck they were travelling in overturned.
China endorses Huawei legal defense against US ‘suppression’
Published On: March 8, 2019 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, March 8: China’s foreign minister has endorsed tech giant Huawei’s legal fights with the U.S. government, saying Chinese companies shouldn’t be “silent lambs.”
Huge power outage in Venezuela raises tensions amid crisis
Published On: March 8, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CARACAS, March 8: Much of Venezuela remained engulfed by darkness into early Friday amid one of the largest power outages in years, raising tensions in a country already on edge from ongoing political turmoil.
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