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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at Yanqi Lake in Beijing on August 27, 2024. Ng Han Guan | Afp | Getty ImagesBEIJING — U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to speak over the phone in “coming weeks,” the White House said Wednesday.The announcement came amid U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan’s trip to Beijing this week to meet with Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat.Both sides said their military leaders would also hold a call in the near future.Chin added that plans for the second round of…

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(L to R) Laurence Fishburne and Casey Affleck in Bleecker Street’s ‘Slingshot’. Credit: Bleecker Street.Opening in theaters on August 30th is the new sci-fi thriller ‘Slinshot’, which was directed by Mikael Håfström (‘Evil’) and stars Oscar-winner Casey Affleck (‘Manchester by the Sea’), Laurence Fishburne (‘The Matrix’), Emily Beecham (‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’) and Tomer Capone (‘The Boys’).Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with legendary actor Laurence Fishburne about his work on ‘Slingshot’, his first reaction to the screenplay, his approach to his character, the incredible sets, and working with Casey Affleck.Related Article: Laurence Fishburne Joining ‘The Witcher’ to Play the…

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Neil Young has finally commented on the recent Crazy Horse tour cancellation – see what he had to say below. READ MORE: Neil Young & Crazy Horse – ‘Barn’ review: rugged and rural beauty, with a sense of hope In late June, Young and the band took to his Neil Young Archives website to announce the cancellation of their remaining shows. The blog post shared revealed that a couple of band members fell ill following their gig at Detroit’s Pine Knob and would have to take “a big unplanned break.” In a recent Zoom conference call for his Neil Young Archives followers – captured…

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Donald Trump visits Arlington Cemetery to pay tribute to the 13 servicemembers killed during the Afghanistan evacuation. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesVice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign said a reported physical confrontation between former President Donald Trump’s campaign aides and an official at Arlington National Cemetery was “pretty sad,” but “it’s not surprising coming from the Trump team.””Listen, this is what we’ve come to expect from Donald Trump and his team,” Harris campaign spokesman Michael Tyler said in a CNN interview Wednesday. Arlington cemetery confirmed late Tuesday that an “incident” had occurred, and reiterated that federal law bars candidates and…

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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Anti-Racism Author Accused of Plagiarizing Minority Academics Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility flew to the top of bestseller lists in mid-2020 during the height of Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. Criticism came along with sales, and her follow-up book, largely went unnoticed. Now, according to a complaint filed by The University of Washington, DiAngelo’s doctoral dissertation copied passages from the work of multiple Asian-American academics. Having looked at the passages in the complaint, I am…

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Angelina Jolie just descended upon the Venice Film Festival wearing the most Angelina Jolie thing of all to be wearing in August: a short-sleeve trench coat. The summer heat may not have dissipated just yet (the average heat in Venice this week is around 90 degrees), but if her shoes are any indication, she’s ready for fall’s arrival.Instead of a pair of more heat-friendly sandals, Jolie chose to wear a pair of high black leather boots with her trench. And if you look closely, you’ll see that the boots have a wraparound belt detail. Plain riding boots are chic, but…

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[Warning: The following post contains spoilers about Claim to Fame Season 3 Episode 7, “I’m Coming Four You.”] It took an extra week, but the penultimate episode of Claim to Fame Season 3 was worth the wait. In it, the final wine bottle clue — belonging to Shane — was revealed to the only person who could possibly have understood it: Mackenzie, who won the daily challenge. Only she could determine that that series of emojis (misletoe + firewood + eye + C + turn right + Italy + crown + safety pin + toilet paper roll) meant “Hollywood icon…

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Airtel Payments Bank introduced a smartwatch with support for National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) technology in collaboration with Noise and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) at the Global Fintech Fest 2024 on Wednesday. The Airtel Payments Bank Smartwatch is equipped with an integrated RuPay chip that enables transactions from the user’s wrist. It has been launched as a payments-cum-fitness solution, with health and fitness monitoring features built into the device. This announcement comes a day after the Indian telecommunications firm shut down its Wynk Music streaming service in favour of new bundle packs offering Apple TV+ and Apple Music.Airtel…

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Salesforce chair and CEO Marc Benioff speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024.Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty ImagesSalesforce shares rose 4% in extended trading on Wednesday after the business software maker reported robust fiscal second-quarter results that beat estimates and raised its full-year profit outlook.The company also said Amy Weaver, its chief financial officer, will step down. She will remain at the company as the CFO until a successor is appointed and, after that, will stay on as an advisor. Salesforce will consider internal and external candidates, Marc Benioff, the company’s co-founder, chair…

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New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge.Erick W. Rasco | Sports Illustrated | Getty ImagesGotham Advanced Media and Entertainment, the joint venture between MSG Networks and the YES Network, is launching a new app in the fall that will air local games for seven New York area teams.The package announced Wednesday is believed to be the first time that two regional sports networks have combined their apps into a bundled option. The Gotham Sports app will launch ahead of the NBA and NHL seasons. Locals will be able to watch the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, New…

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Armie Hammer is trading in his beloved truck for a “tiny” hybrid as he returns to Los Angeles to start a “new life.” The actor took to social media to share a video from a California CarMax, in which he shared he’s been back in Los Angeles for a couple of weeks, after retreating to the Cayman Islands following his cannibalism scandal. “This is my truck. I bought this for myself in 2017 as a Christmas gift for myself, because I’ve had pickup trucks for a long time, and I have loved this truck intensely and taken it camping and…

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Former President Donald Trump’s economic proposals would increase federal deficits by $5.8 trillion over the next decade, almost five times more than those of Vice President Kamala Harris, which would add $1.2 trillion, according to a new pair of studies from the nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model.The Trump report found that his plan to permanently extend the 2017 tax cuts would add more than $4 trillion to deficits over the next 10 years. His proposal to eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits comes with a $1.2 trillion price tag, while his pledge to further reduce corporate taxes would add nearly…

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The U.S. 10-year Treasury was flat on Wednesday as investors awaited a key U.S. inflation report due later in the week.The yield on the 10-year Treasury was unchanged at 3.833%. The yield on the 2-year Treasury was also flat at 3.861%.Yields and prices move in opposite directions. One basis point equals 0.01%.Market participants are looking ahead to the release of U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) data on Friday to get a better picture on the health of the world’s largest economy. Federal Reserve officials use the PCE measure as their main baseline to gauge inflation.It comes after Fed Chair Jerome…

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Warren Buffett tours the grounds at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha Nebraska.David A. Grogan | CNBCWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reached a $1 trillion market capitalization on Wednesday, the first non-technology company in the U.S. to score the coveted milestone.Shares of the Omaha-based conglomerate have rallied more than 28% in 2024, far above the S&P 500’s 18% gain. The $1 trillion threshold was crossed just two days before the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ turns 94 years old.The shares were up 1.2% to hit a high of $699,440.93 on Wednesday, allowing it to top the $1 trillion mark, per FactSet.Unlike…

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In Ukraine and the Middle East, smart weapons are degraded or neutralized. Drones and missiles are deflected or turned back on attackers. In the Baltic, South China Sea and elsewhere, denial and manipulation of satellite navigation signals has become a daily part of great power competition. These stark demonstrations of vulnerabilities have highlighted long-standing concerns about the capability of GPS and other American positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities. Recently, security and navigation experts published two documents that offer strong critiques of the low priority and attention senior leadership has given to PNT issues over the last 20 years. One…

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