Johnny Depp already testified, and Amber Heard returns to the witness stand Tuesday, May 17 in the former Pirates of the Caribbean actor’s exceedingly high-profile, $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife. The proceedings are taking place in Virginia’s Fairfax County Courthouse. Today’s proceedings is expected to begin with the resumption of Heard’s testimony. The … Read more
The UK government Tuesday announced its intention to drastically overhaul post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland, arguing the plan was needed to end political paralysis in the territory but risking a trade war with the EU. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she would introduce legislation reforming the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol “in the coming weeks” … Read more
The accused gunman who opened fire on a Taiwanese church in California lurked inside for hours — and even attended a lunch honoring a local pastor — before chaining the doors shut and carrying out the deadly shooting, the congregation said. David Chou, 68, who lives in Las Vegas and spent some time in Taiwan … Read more
For more than a year now, the original COVID-19 vaccines have held up remarkably well — even miraculously so — against a Greek alphabet of new variants: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta. But now experts say something is changing. Since the start of 2022, the initial version of Omicron, known as BA.1, has been spinning off … Read more
Sky Recommissions ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ On Four-Strong Entertainment Slate Sky has commissioned a second seasons of its Never Mind the Buzzcocks reboot on a four-strong entertainment slate that includes a football quiz exec produced by Jack Whitehall. The recommission comes alongside a second series of Matt Lucas/Elis James’ Fantasy Football League, Whitehall’s quiz Got Got Need, which … Read more
LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – The leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party, Jeffrey Donaldson, said that he would take a “graduated and cautious approach” on UK’s planned legislation to override parts of the Brexit deal. “We hope to see progress on a bill in order to deal with these matters in days and weeks, … Read more
The innocent 11-year-old girl fatally shot in broad daylight by a gunman on a moped has been identified as Kyhara Tay, police said Tuesday. Kyhara was visiting a nail salon with a pal just before 5 p.m. Monday when the shooter opened fire – targeting another man at Westchester Avenue and Fox Street in Foxhurst, … Read more
Laura Ingraham on Monday ridiculously claimed that the non-right wing media were the “real accomplices” in the Buffalo, New York, mass shooting that left 10 people dead over the weekend. (Watch the video below.) The Fox News host blasted Democratic efforts to restrict hate speech that incites the kind of violence perpetrated by the white … Read more
Scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research have used computer modeling to show how a hypothesized type of supernova would evolve on the scale of thousands of years, giving researchers a way to look for examples of supernovae of this model, known as “D6.” Supernovae are important for cosmology because one type, Ia, is … Read more
Visual effects and animation firm DNEG has extended its deal with Netflix through 2025. Film and TV titles produced under the partnership include Stranger Things and The Adam Project. The non-exclusive pact is worth $350 million, according to an SEC filing. DNEG’s ReDefine division will also supply VFX services and top-end creative supervision for select … Read more