President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he has made a decision on how the United States will respond to the drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers and injured dozens of others at a base in northeast Jordan, by Iran-backed militants. The attack was the first U.S. deaths by Iranian-back militant groups in months …
Monthly Archives: January 2024
UPS to cut 12,000 jobs citing less demand, higher costs
UPS announced it will cut 12,000 jobs this year amid a slowdown in delivery volume, making up some 2.4% of its more than 500,000 global workforce. A UPS spokesperson confirmed that the job cuts would not impact union-represented roles. Jobs throughout the world and in all functions would be affected at the company, and 75% …
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Tony Award-winning actress Chita Rivera dies at age 91
Legendary Broadway actress Chita Rivera has died at age 91. Rivera’s rep Merle Frimark said in a statement on Tuesday: “It is with immense personal sorrow that I announce the death of the beloved Broadway icon Chita Rivera. My dear friend of over 40 years was 91.” A statement released by Rivera’s daughter Lisa Mordente …
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Kim Kardashian to executive produce, appear in docuseries on Elizabeth Taylor
Kim Kardashian will executive produce an upcoming docuseries about Elizabeth Taylor. The three-part series, titled Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar, was commissioned by BBC, and Kardashian will also make an appearance in the docuseries. Kardashian says: “Elizabeth Taylor was unapologetically herself, a fighter. she is proof that you can keep evolving and changing and have different …
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Ex-IRS contractor sentenced to 5 years in prison for leaking Trump tax records
Charles Littlejohn, the former Internal Revenue Service contractor who leaked the tax records of former President Donald Trump to The New York Times, in addition to leaking the tax records of billionaires including Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to ProPublica, was sentenced Monday to five years in prison. Littlejohn, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District …
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Iran denies involvement in deadly drone attack on U.S. military base
On Monday, Iranian officials denied involvement in the fatal drone attack on a U.S. base over the weekend. The drone strike on Sunday killed three U.S. service members, and injured thirty-four at the Tower 22 base in Jordan, which is close to the southeastern border with Syria. Sunday’s attack were noted to be a major …
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Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans to star in Ethan Coen’s ‘Honey Don’t!’
Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans will star in the new dark comedy from Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, titled Honey Don’t! – the latest project from the the married collaborators. Coen (formerly one-half of the Coen Brothers), and Cooke last directed Drive-Away Dolls, which will debut on Feb. 23. Coen and Cooke also …
Take a look at Sydney Sweeney in the trailer for the film ‘Immaculate’
The trailer for the upcoming psychological horror film “Immaculate,” starring Sydney Sweeney, has been released. Directed by Michael Mohan, Sweeney stars as Cecilia, a devoutly religious woman who moves into a haunted Italian convent in the countryside, which seems picturesque on the outside. The trailer reveals that Cecilia will experience suffering while dealing with a …
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3 U.S. troops killed, dozens injured in drone attack on base in Jordan
According to United States Central Command, three U.S. troops were killed and over two dozen were injured by Iranian-backed militants, following an aerial drone attack on a base in northeast Jordan, near the Syria border. The strike marked the first line-of-fire deaths of U.S. troops since the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7. According to …
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Nancy Pelosi asks for FBI probe of pro-Palestine protesters, suggesting links to Russia
Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that she thinks some protests in the United States demanding a ceasefire in Gaza could be linked to Russia, and that the FBI should conduct a probe into their funding. In an interview with CNN, Pelosi was asked whether opposition to President Joe Biden’s …