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A federal judge in Washington has denied a bid on Wednesday brought by a watchdog group to immediately block the Department of Justice’s “anti-weaponization” fund, for now choosing to trust the Department’s assertions that it is not moving forward with the fund. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled immediately, denying Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics … Read more
‘ “Give Me The Ball!,” an upcoming ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, will open the third annual Croatia International Film Festival on July 24 in the coastal city of Sibenik. Oscar nominee and Primetime Emmy winner Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff directed the doc about American tennis player Billie Jean King. The film, which includes … Read more
Nearly nine in 10 IT leaders expect to restructure their organizations this year. The talent they’ll need on the other side of those overhauls looks different from what most IT teams were built to deliver. Info-Tech Research Group released its annual IT Talent Trends 2026 report on Tuesday at Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Las Vegas. … Read more
The date when Social Security’s trust fund is expected to run out of money just got bumped up. The fund is now projected to empty in 2032, according to a new report released by Social Security’s trustees. The new depletion date isn’t an earth-shaking change — it’s only a quarter earlier than the estimate in … Read more
Today’s edition of quick hits. * The latest from Northern Ireland: “The family of a man who lost an eye in a knife attack appealed for calm on Wednesday after the incident triggered a wave of anti-immigrant violence in Belfast overnight, with masked men burning families out of their homes and torching vehicles. The appeal … Read more
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma outlined several “surprising and even frustrating” realities facing the Microsoft-owned gaming business in a memo to staff Wednesday, which included forward looking statements about reshaping the company. The note, which was published on the company’s Xbox Wire, does not address potential layoffs but instead focuses on specific weaknesses within the … Read more
Entertainment veteran Amanda Farrand has a new gig — where she’s in charge of sparking joy on the internet, and, ideally, making some money from it. Upworthy, a digital aggregator and producer of viral uplifting stories, has hired Farrand as its new CEO. She officially joined the L.A.-based company on May 26 after holding senior … Read more
The South African pop star and Toy Story fanatic will play an inflatable flamingo in the series’ fifth iteration Call it fate: it’s been three years since Tyla tweeted “Disney, hmu when you free” and it looks like her wish was granted. The queen of A-Pop will make her voice acting debut in the sub-Saharan … Read more
The fourth season of “Bridgerton” could have easily been a filler season if it weren’t for Yerin Ha. The “Cinderella”-themed season focused on Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson), the spare to heir Anthony (Jonathan Bailey). His dissolute, debauched lifestyle was due for a reckoning and could have sunk into tropes of the season’s theme. But it … Read more
As the Republican Party copes with the pitfalls of its allegiance to a historically unpopular president ahead of the midterm elections, conservative lawmakers are scraping the barrel of desperate tactics and resorting to brazen racism. Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, demonstrated this when he lobbed a deluded accusation on Fox News … Read more