Sony’s biggest hit of the summer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, won’t be getting a release in the United Arab Emirates, Deadline has confirmed. The pic was set for release on June 22 in the Gulf region. Apparently, the point of contention has to do with Gwen Stacy, and whether the character is trans. One of the frames that’s of concern to UAE censors is a ‘protect trans lives’ poster in the background of one scene. It’s our understanding that Sony wasn’t expecting a release of Spider-Verse in the UAE given their rigorous censorship process for kids movies. Reuters, who first…
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WASHINGTON — Arianespace has postponed the final launch of the Ariane 5, potentially for several weeks, after discovering a potential problem with pyrotechnical systems on the rocket. Arianespace announced June 15 it was postponing the 117th and final launch of the Ariane 5, which had been scheduled for June 16 from Kourou, French Guiana. A brief statement, made shortly after rollout of the rocket from its final assembly building to the launch pad was canceled, said only that there was “a risk to the redundancy of a critical function” on the rocket. In a briefing a few hours later, Pierre-Yves…
Meta Platforms said on Thursday subsidies from Big Tech should be the last option for European Union telecoms operators trying to get US companies to foot some of their network cost.Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and other operators have lobbied for two decades for US tech giants to contribute to 5G and broadband roll-out, saying they create a huge part of the region’s internet traffic.The European Commission launched a consultation early this year on whether tech giants should bear some of the costs of Europe’s telecoms network.Companies such as Meta have said such a move would not solve the telcos’ financial…
In this articleBOWLFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTBowlero CEO Tom Shannon on Wednesday called discrimination claims against the fast-growing bowling alley operator “absurd,” but acknowledged the federal probe into those allegations may have hurt its stock price.”These allegations are frankly absurd. They don’t pass the sniff test. They don’t pass any common sense,” Shannon told CNBC’s “Mad Money with Jim Cramer.”The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in January proposed to settle its sprawling investigation into age discrimination and retaliation claims against Bowlero for $60 million, CNBC reported last month. Talks over the settlement failed in April, and the case is…
Dionne Warwick fans hoping to see their favorite singer live in concert are gonna have to wait a bit longer, as she just had to pull the plug on a show after a medical incident. The legendary singer tells us she started having issues with one of her legs Thursday, and it was enough to have to cancel her upcoming show. The good news, Dionne says she’s already on the mend … but needed to take some time on her own to get back to 100%. As for the concert, it was supposed to be on June 24 at Rivers…
In this articleBACFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTA Bank of America branch in New York’s Times Square.Stan Honda/AFP/Getty ImagesBank of America has committed to giving more than $500 million in equity investments to minority- and women-led fund managers to support diverse entrepreneurs, the bank announced Thursday in a press release. More than 60% of the fund managers who can pull from the equity pool are led by women, more than 65% are led by Black individuals, more than 20% by Hispanics and Latinos and more than 15% are led by Asians, said Tram Nguyen, global head of strategic and sustainable investments…
I’m trying with all my might not to be a broken record here…but I have to live my truth, and my truth is that I live in the Dr. Martens Jadon platform boot. I confess! I like playing with trends and fads as much as the next fashion editor, but as with many things in life, you can’t undermine the true value of reliables. And this boot is one of my ultimate reliables. In fact, I can guarantee you that I wear these platform combats at least five days a week in the colder months. The best thing about Dr.…
1. The Society – Netflix The coming-of-age drama focused on a group of teenagers in a town without adults. It had compelling characters and a solid mystery. Despite landing a renewal, the show was canceled due to production delays caused by COVID-19. This might be one of the worst decisions Netflix has ever made. 2. Santa Clarita Diet – Netflix Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant toplined this comedy about an undead realtor. The series had a devoted fanbase, but Netflix shocked everyone when it canceled the show after three seasons. And, no, there was no closure in sight. Boo. Netflix…
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One of my favorite short story writers, Eudora Welty, once said: “Whatever our theme in writing, it is old and tired. Whatever our place, it has been visited by the stranger, it will never be new again. It is only the vision that can be new; but that is enough.” Place, or setting, is something I thought a lot about while writing my first book, The Sorrows of Others, and something I started to notice more keenly in other short story collections while I was writing. Setting seems to recede to the background of most of our craft conversations, and…
In this articleDISFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTChristine McCarthy, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Walt Disney Company, participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.Michael Kovac | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesChristine McCarthy, Disney’s chief financial officer, will step down from that role, the entertainment giant said Thursday.She will take a family medical leave of absence and during that time continue as a strategic advisor to Disney, the company said. McCarthy will also help find a long-term successor,…
In this articleDPZTGTSOFIWLYCOINFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTCAVA, at the NYSE during IPO June 14, 2023Source: NYSECheck out the companies making the biggest moves midday:Cava Group — Shares soared 91% in midday trading during its first day as a public company. Cava Group priced its IPO at $22 per share and began trading Thursday at $42 per share.SkyWest — The airline stock gained 5.7% after being upgraded by Deutsche Bank to buy from hold. The Wall Street firm said it believes there will be “significant improvement” in the company’s return on invested capital over the next two to three years.…
It feels like Covid all over again, but it’s not. Disney has just made a slew of release-date changes, many due to the impact of the WGA strike and screenplays not being ready and productions paused. We already know that Thunderbolts and Blade are waiting the strike out before rolling cameras. Scripts aren’t fully ready in regards to the new Avengers movies. Avengers: Kang Dynasty goes from May 2, 2025, to May 1, 2026. Avengers: Secret Wars is also pushed another year from May 1, 2026, to May 7, 2027. We told you that 2023 largely was safe in regards…
NEW YORK — Despite an overwhelming vote of support by the United Nations General Assembly six months ago, advocates of a moratorium on one type of anti-satellite tests say they are still working to get more countries to adopt it. The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution in December 2022 encouraging countries not to conduct destructive direct-ascent (DA) ASAT tests. A total of 155 nations voted in favor of the resolution while nine, including China and Russia, voted against it. Nine other nations, including India, abstained. “That kind of vote count indicates a very strong base of support,” said Audrey…
Smartwatches usually tend to not have as much room for design creativity as traditional mechanical watches, but a few watchmakers have found a way to combine both. Notable among these is Fossil, which has wholeheartedly embraced the smart way, bringing the distinctive styling of its various brands to smartwatch forms. Among these is Diesel (Fossil manufactures smartwatches with Diesel branding), known for its deliberately aggressive look which finds appeal the world over particularly for its clothing and shoes, but also for its mechanical wristwatches.The latest product from the stable is the Diesel Griffed Gen 6 smartwatch, which, like many of…
In this articleLYVABNBFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTUS President Joe Biden meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 13, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Several large companies, including Ticketmaster parent Live Nation, are vowing to end surprise “junk fees” following a pressure campaign from the Biden administration.”Junk fees” are extra costs tacked on at the end of purchases, often for concert tickets, resorts and rentals. President Joe Biden has made ending the practice a priority and invited representatives from Live Nation, Airbnb, SeatGeek and others…
NewsSlowthai Pleads Not Guilty to 2 Rape ChargesThe rapper appeared in court to enter his plea ahead of a trial next yearBy Jazz MonroeJune 15, 2023FacebookTwitterSlowthai (Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images)FacebookTwitterSlowthai has pleaded not guilty to two charges of raping a woman in 2021. The rapper entered the plea today (June 15) at a Crown court in Oxford, the English city where the two crimes—oral and vaginal rape—allegedly took place. Slowthai, born Tyron Kaymone Frampton, appeared in court alongside another man, Alex Blake Walker, who pleaded not guilty to two charges of rape and one of sexual assault. The trial…
Da-kuk | E+ | Getty ImagesWhen the going gets tough, the tough get going. That pretty well sums up the race between U.S. states for business and jobs in 2023.Interest rates and overall costs are still rising, a possible recession is looming, and the nation is still figuring out the future of work in a post-pandemic world. All that is making businesses wary about expanding, and it is forcing every state to up its game.Which states are meeting the challenge? America’s Top States for Business is back to find out. The annual CNBC study puts all 50 states through their…