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Tom Cruise Leads SAG-AFTRA Discussions with Major Studios Facing Ai Threat
The Hollywood Reporter says that Tom Cruise, who plays Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible, led SAG-AFTRA members’ talks with big film and TV studios. Actors in Hollywood are worried that they will be replaced by copies of themselves made by artificial intelligence. Cruise was brought in to talk to the studios about this problem, and…
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Travis Barker’s Ex-Wife Isn’t Interested in Kardashians
Shanna Moakler, who used to be married to Travis Barker, has no interest in keeping up with the Kardashians. The 48-year-old model has said in the past that she has nothing to do with the Kardashians because she blames them for why she and Travis broke up. Travis and Kourtney Kardashian got married last year,…
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Elon Musk: Tesla may cut prices again in ‘turbulent times’
Reuters By Annabelle Liang Business reporter Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has signalled that the electric carmaker will continue to cut prices as the world economy is in “turbulent times”. The multi-billionaire’s comments came after the company reported that its profit margins had been squeezed as it faced tough competition. In recent months, Tesla has…
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Whoopi Goldberg Supports Miranda Lambert After Concert ‘Selfies’ Controversy
Whoopi Goldberg is talking about how she feels. Goldberg was seen backing Miranda Lambert when she stormed off the set of ABC’s The View on Tuesday after an argument about her concert “selfies.” The country music singer got into trouble when she stopped her Las Vegas show in the middle to tell some fans off…
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Why Are Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega Continuing to Film Despite The SAG-AFTRA Strike
Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd are still making their upcoming movie, even though other stars are still on strike with SAG-AFTRA. The 20-year-old girl from “Wednesday” and the 54-year-old actor from “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Mania” will both be in the new movie “Death of a Unicorn.” Variety says that 39 independent films that…
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Singapore: City-state rocked by rare political scandals
Reuters By Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore Singapore, known for its political stability, has been rocked by a string of rare political scandals. Last week, a senior minister was arrested in a graft probe, the first in four decades to be implicated in such an investigation. And on Monday, two lawmakers – one of them…
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Ukraine war: Wheat prices soar after Russia warns shipping
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Emily McGarvey BBC News Wheat prices have risen sharply on global markets after Russia said it would treat ships heading for Ukrainian ports as potential military targets. Moscow pulled out of a deal this week that…
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Tobias Ellwood: I got it wrong on Afghanistan clip, says Conservative MP
Getty Images A senior Tory has expressed regret for posting a video in which he said Afghanistan had been “transformed” under the Taliban. Speaking to TalkTV’s Piers Morgan Uncensored, Tobias Ellwood said he “got it wrong” and has subsequently deleted the clip from Twitter. He added that the days after he posted the widely-criticised video…
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Tunisia’s El General: The rapper who helped bring down Ben Ali
By Mike Thomson BBC News, Tunis Tunisian rapper El General was just 21 when his haunting, raw video Rais Lebled, or Mr President, went viral in late 2010. Standing in a darkened, sewage strewn alley – festooned in graffiti – he ripped into the country’s then dictator, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali – in a way…
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Spain’s snap election revives issue of national unity
Getty Images By Guy Hedgecoe BBC News, Catalonia Under the heat of the Barcelona sun, a pro-independence party, Together for Catalonia, is holding a campaign event ahead of Sunday’s general election in Spain. About 40 people are gathered to hear speeches before a video message is shown, recorded by the former president of Catalonia, Carles…