A proposal for comprehensive digital privacy policy, one of the most contentious matters of the online era, is being floated in Congress by lawmakers in key positions to get it enacted. If passed, the bipartisan measure will mean big changes not just for consumers and tech businesses but also for federal and state privacy regulators. […]
Everybody’s in LA, John Mulaney’s six-part Netflix live talk show, loosely about Los Angeles, is a lesson in the promise and peril of taking artistic risks. Created to coincide with the “Netflix Is a Joke” humor festival, the show teased its ad hoc premise with winking promos depicting awkward vox pops with real Angelenos, promises […]
The European Union is negotiating a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas exports in its latest sanctions package, bolstering U.S. actions to restrict Russia’s fossil fuel revenue, slow construction of new LNG terminals, and upend its ability to export the chilled gas to buyers overseas. The crackdown on Russian LNG comes as Western leaders search […]
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) has called for the anti-Israel encampment at the University of Pennsylvania to be disbanded. Shapiro was speaking at an event in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, when he called for the encampment to close. He claimed the protesters had violated laws and created safety concerns. According to local media reports, Shapiro said the situation at […]
Congress may be all abuzz about forcing the Chinese owners of TikTok to sell the social media company so that the communists can’t control impressionistic U.S. teenagers with their propaganda. But it’s hardly the only effort being made by federal authorities to try to lessen the influence of foreign threats in sensitive areas of technology. […]
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said he plans to “share words of wisdom and guidance” while addressing the 2024 graduates of Liberty University as the school’s commencement ceremony keynote speaker. “My belief in Christ and the power of education are at the core of so much of my work,” Scott said of the invitation to speak […]
Actress Patricia Heaton mocked a video from a pro-Palestinian activist, claiming she is the “enemy number one” to his cause for her support of Israel. Heaton shared a video of Taher Herzallah, a member of American Muslims for Palestine, on X on Thursday. In the video, Herzallah claims, “Anybody who has a relationship with or […]
Huy Fong Foods, the California-based company that makes the well-known brand of sriracha, might experience a shortage of the sauce, as it has halted production through Labor Day. “Unfortunately, all orders that have been scheduled beginning on May 6, 2024, will be canceled and the status changed to pending,” a letter reportedly read. “After reevaluating […]
Is Tom Wolfe, the pioneering journalist and popular novelist who died six years ago this month, still getting the attention he deserves? In recent months, the signs have been mixed. Last fall saw the release of a decent documentary about him, but it received only mild praise and wasn’t long for the box office. This past March, […]
A former White House Oval Office aide praised Donald Trump as a “really good boss” while testifying during the former president’s hush money trial in New York on Thursday. Prosecutors called Madeleine Westerhout as a witness to testify about how detail-oriented Trump was and to confirm certain emails and meetings, but her testimony served largely […]
