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Very few women in the race as some of the world’s biggest democracies go to the polls in 2024 2024 elections worldwide lack female contenders; gender gap persists in leadership, highlighting need for more women in power. 04/19/2024 - 12:08 am | View Link
The real PM? David Cameron is shifting Britain’s stance on Israel. LONDON — David Cameron was resurrected from the British political wilderness to act as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s surrogate on foreign policy. But five months into the job, Cameron has pushed the ... 04/17/2024 - 11:58 pm | View Link
Trump's eclectic inner circle in London: from Nigel Farage's former adviser to the 'bad boys of Brexit' Liz Truss, Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore were among those cheering when Trump gave a speech at Nigel Farage’s 60th birthday bash last week — so who else has made it into the former POTUS’ UK power base ... 04/17/2024 - 9:32 pm | View Link
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Rags-to-riches tales, revenge plots, and plenty of twists—Chinese viewers are loving what they can find in internet “micro-dramas,” the latest big thing in Chinese entertainment of vertically-shot shows posted on social media with episodes that have runtimes of just a few minutes or less.
But Chinese authorities, wary of losing control over messaging, aren’t loving the new medium so much—and are cracking down on the booming micro-drama industry.
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Unlike legacy television productions with longer production schedules and larger budgets—and strict government oversight—the micro-drama industry has risen through the proliferation of low-budget, quickly made mini-shows that often cost only a fraction of the time and money to put in front of viewers, and until recently, were largely unregulated.
Not known for award- or acclaim-worthy scripts or acting but rather for their pure bingeworthiness, micro-dramas tend to lean into familiar tried-and-tested themes, like love affairs, family disputes, and tensions between the rich and poor.
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Founders Sing is back with another AI musical parody of Trump's habit of snoozing during his trials. Life can be hell when you can't get any Adderall or out on the golf course. I just hope he wakes up in time for the reading of the verdict and the sentencing.
Artificial intelligence has been a tricky subject in Washington.
Most lawmakers agree that it poses significant dangers if left unregulated, yet there remains a lack of consensus on how to tackle these concerns. But speaking at a TIME100 Talks conversation on Friday ahead of the White House Correspondents Dinner, a panel of experts with backgrounds in government, national security, and social justice expressed optimism that the U.
Tattered Cover, a trailblazer among the country’s independent bookstores and part of the Denver community for more than a half-century, could have new owners as early as this summer, according to the CEO guiding the chain through bankruptcy reorganization.
Brad Dempsey, who took over as CEO in July, filed an amended reorganization plan Friday with the U.
Bo Nix’s eyes widened just a little.
There will be many of those moments as a rookie in the NFL, but this time it wasn’t a learning experience. It was a chance to talk about something he and his new head coach, Sean Payton, both believe will serve him well in the NFL.
His brain and how it works on the football field.
“You have to be as efficient as possible,” he said.
As a long-time football coach, Pat Shurmur knows how football coaches operate, which is why the Colorado Buffaloes won’t show much during their annual spring game on Saturday.
The weather may not be ideal for the annual Black & Gold scrimmage at Folsom Field (1 p.m., Pac-12 Network), but one thing fans can count on is a lot of vanilla in the play calling.
“I don’t have much of a life here, so what I do is I sit at home and I’ve been just flipping through other teams spring games,” said Shurmur, the first-year offensive coordinator of the Buffs.