A resident uses plastic for protection from the rain in Batabano, Cuba. Hurricane Ian is forecasted to hit the Gulf Coast of Florida as early was Wednesday.Ramon Espinosa/AP Hurricane Ian increased to a Category 2 storm on Monday with 100 mph winds. Forecasters expect the storm to increase to a Category 3 as it heads … Read more
Korea’s CJ ENM is continuing expansion of its digital and technology business with an investment in U.S.-based concert platform AmazeVR. The undisclosed stake is part of the entertainment powerhouse’s strategy to grow its business sectors related to AR/VR tech, metaverse, NFTs and other tools. The aim is to see CJ ENM extend the lifetime value of … Read more
Iran is stepping up arrests of activists and journalists in a crackdown against civil society as anti-regime protests rage nationwide, activists say. Twenty journalists have been imprisoned since the protests erupted earlier this month over the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who had been arrested by the country’s notorious morality police, according to the Washington-based … Read more
Storm preparations were in full swing in Florida on Monday with Hurricane Ian on the horizon as officials announced widespread school closures, flight cancellations and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved their practice to Miami. Traffic also came to a standstill on major highways in the Sunshine State as more than 300,000 residents have been ordered … Read more
Selma Blair Reacts to Latest ‘DWTS’ Score & Having Sarah Michelle Gellar Support Her in the Ballroom: ‘It’s All Glorious to Me’
A team led by Jeff Thompson of Princeton University pioneered an approach to more efficient error correction in quantum computers. Credit: Gabriele Meilikhov/Muza Productions A new error correction method. Researchers have uncovered a brand-new technique for correcting errors in quantum computer calculations, potentially eliminating a significant barrier to a powerful new field of computing. Error … Read more
HAVANA (AP) — A strengthening Hurricane Ian’s rain and winds lashed Cuba’s western tip, where authorities have evacuated 50,000 people, as it roared on a path that could see it hit Florida’s west coast as a Category 4 hurricane. Officials in Cuba’s Pinar del Rio province set up 55 shelters, rushed in emergency personnel and … Read more
Georgia mother Debbie Collier appeared calm and unafraid during a trip to a Family Dollar within 24 hours of her sudden death, authorities said Monday, as the mystery into the disturbing homicide case deepened. Collier was reported missing on Sept. 10, the same day she entered the store in Clayton shortly before 3 p.m., according … Read more
Report: Roger Stone documentary may be used at 1/6 hearing
Sep. 26—While it seems more correct to say that Pequita Casteel is celebrating 35 years with the Palestine Herald-Press, the opposite would be the more correct sentiment. The Herald-Press is celebrating 35 years with her. The year was 1987. The Iran — Contra affair was in the headlines, ‘Throw Mama From the Train,’ ‘Fatal Attraction’ … Read more