Новости за 26.04.2022

HBO has stressed its new series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” is not a documentary after NBA legend Jerry West publicly criticized the series for the portrayal of his character. HBO said in a statement on Tuesday that the “Winning Time” series characters are based on "extensive factual research and reliable sourcing,"...

In ways few analysts have yet to realize, the 2024 presidential campaign is likely to mark a dramatic break from a norm most of institutional Washington has come to take for granted. It’s not just that the coming contest promises to be a brutal or nasty campaign, though that may well be true. It’s not...

Music producer Pharrell Williams announced that his music festival, Something in the Water, will return in Washington, D.C., during Juneteenth weekend after a two-year hiatus. Williams, one half of the acclaimed hip-hop producing duo The Neptunes, made the announcement on Tuesday along with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D).  Williams said at the news conference that...

The Department of Justice has sued a southern Indiana town for allegedly discriminating against an HIV-positive man, revoking a police job offer after learning of his diagnosis. The town of Clarksville, Ind., now faces a federal discrimination lawsuit, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week. “No qualified individual should lose a hard-earned career opportunity...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with the Biden administration’s bid to break with a Trump-era immigration policy requiring asylum-seekers at the southern border to stay in Mexico while their applications are processed. Over nearly two hours of oral argument, the justices posed tough questions concerning how much discretion the executive branch has over U.S....

Most Americans do not think about how property rights impact their lives. When they do, they consider it to be related to real property, like a home or car, and take steps to protect their value by locking doors and installing alarms. But few people realize that nearly everything they buy is the result of someone...

A Tampa Bay Lighting player was seen cracking up after President Biden mistakenly referred to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman as “Gary Batman” during the team's White House visit on Monday. Biden made the slip-up during his speech honoring the 2021 Stanley Cup winners, in which he thanked Bettman for being in attendance. “I want to...

NBC is in party mode ahead of the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, with no less than four events tied to the return of the Washington black-tie bash. ITK hears that rather than celebrity guests, who typically dot the dinner landscape as news organizations attempt to one-up each other by inviting A-listers, NBCUniversal News...

Minnesota state Senate candidate Erin Maye Quade on Saturday went into labor hours before delivering a speech at a nominating convention where she was attempting to earn the endorsement of the Democratic Party. After the first round of voting to choose a candidate, Quade withdrew from the race, according to a report from CBS News....

Deborah Birx, who served as coronavirus response coordinator for former President Trump, said in a new interview that she and other members of his COVID-19 response team had a resignation pact if one person was removed from the group. "I actually wasn't worried about myself being fired because I was dual-hatted, and I would go back...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office released videos and files Monday associated with the ongoing investigation of the accidental shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” in October 2021. Sheriff Adan Mendoza says the large trove of files includes lapel/dash camera footage, crime scene photos, witness interviews and all...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away a plea from parents to block a new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia that a lower court has found discriminates against Asian American students. The high court did not explain its order Monday allowing the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science...

The world’s oldest person, Japanese woman Kane Tanaka, passed away last week at the age of 119. Tanaka’s official Twitter account, run by her great-grandson, posted Monday: “As reported today, Kako died on April 19th. Thank you to everyone who supported us.” The tweet explained that the announcement had been released six days after Tanaka’s...

A federal judge in Louisiana says he intends to block the Biden administration's plans for rescinding Title 42, siding with GOP-led states that had asked for the courts to force the White House to temporarily retain the pandemic-era border policy. The decision from Judge Robert Summerhays, an appointee of former President Trump, will prevent the...

With Hollywood stars set to descend on Washington for Saturday’s White House correspondents’ dinner, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said she plans to make the most of her time with lawmakers by lobbying Republicans for the American Music Fairness Act. Introduced in June by Reps. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the bill would require...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments over the Biden administration’s effort to end a controversial Trump-era immigration measure that requires asylum-seekers at the southern border to stay in Mexico while their applications are processed. The dispute will determine whether the Biden administration must continue the policy — which remains in effect — despite...