Today Tesla shareholders will finally answer a $56 billion question hanging over the company: Can CEO Elon Musk keep his record-breaking pay? While Musk posted late Wednesday night that the votes were trending for passage of his pay package, official word won’t come down until later today — though Tesla shares are jumping in the […]
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Drama in the Senate over surprise mask/campaign finance bill
Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of June 10, 2024. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. On this episode, I’m joined by my legislative team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram. This legislative short session, the […]
Tense hours-long hostage drama in Brooklyn check cashing store ends peacefully
A hostage situation at a Brooklyn check cashing store by a lone gunman ended peacefully Saturday night after a few tense hours after the gunman surrendered. Police said the gunman entered the money transfer store- check cashing and money exchange store about 7:45 p.m., initially posing as a customer, then announced a robbery, displaying a […]
Claire Denis Boards Dina Amer’s ‘You Resemble Me’ as Radicalization Drama Gets French Release (EXCLUSIVE)
Distributor La Vingt-Cinquième Heure has acquired the French rights to Egyptian-American director Dina Amer’s politically sensitive drama “You Resemble Me.” The film tells the story of Hasna Aït Boulahcen, who in 2015 was wrongly believed to be Europe’s first female suicide bomber. The film is a deeply researched character study of the young Muslim woman, who […]
Republican Abortion Revenge Is At Center Of Drama About Getting Biden On Ohio’s Ballot
The Democratic National Committee announced Tuesday that it would hold a “virtual roll call” ahead of the party’s August nominating convention in Chicago to pick President Biden as the 2024 candidate, ensuring that he appears on the Ohio ballot — bringing to an end an unnecessary chapter of uncertainty about Biden’s appearance on the ballot […]
Sex worker drama Anora wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
Sean Baker’s Anora, a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or. Baker accepted the prize with his film’s star, Mikey Madison, watching in the audience at the Cannes closing ceremony on Saturday. The […]
Pomp and drama as deposed Nigerian emir returns to throne
As he returned to the throne in a colourful ceremony, Nigeria’s influential Emir of Kano addressed the people who deposed him four years ago. Those who expelled Muhammadu Sanusi II from his role as a traditional Muslim leader in the northern state of Kano were not worth talking about, he said on Friday. Mr Sanusi […]
From Scarlett Johansson’s scathing statement to a mass exodus of executives, here’s everything you need to know about the latest OpenAI drama.
OpenAI, the company known for developing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technology, was the subject of a scathing statement by actress Scarlett Johansson this week, in which she expressed “anger” and “disbelief” to hear a voice “eerily similar” to her own used — without her approval — in a demo of the company’s new […]
TV drama on infected blood could mobilise ‘sense of injustice and outrage’
A TV drama on the infected blood scandal could mobilise the “sense of injustice and outrage” following the publication of a damning inquiry into what has been called the biggest treatment disaster in the NHS. ITV has commissioned a series, written by Peter Moffat, who won two Baftas for BBC series Criminal Justice, to dramatise […]
The Texas Republican Convention kicks off Thursday. How much drama will be on display?
The Texas GOP, all but untouchably dominant for more than 20 years, will gather at week’s end in San Antonio with a subplot of discord that is not uncommon when one party need not fear whatever competition the other might throw its way. The Texas GOP Convention, which formally opens Thursday and closes Saturday, will […]
People Are Sharing The Horrifying “Teacher Drama” At Their School That Fueled Student Gossip For Years, And The Stories Are Beyond Shocking
Almost everyone can recall “that one teacher” from their school days who was involved in some sort of scandal that everyone gossiped about. Recently, I asked the BuzzFeed Community to share their teacher drama stories that people still talk about years later. Here are the shocking, infuriating, and wild scandals they unfortunately witnessed. Note: This […]
Bafta nomination vindicates Jimmy Savile drama
Steve Coogan has said his Bafta nomination for his portrayal of Jimmy Savile feels like a “vindication” of his decision to take on the risky role. The TV star is in the running for the leading actor prize at the TV awards for his star turn in BBC drama The Reckoning, about how the serial sexual […]