Richard Attenborough: Jurassic Park perd l’un des siens
Acteur, producteur et réalisateur, connu pour avoir réalisé Gandhi et joué dans Jurassic Park, Richard Attenborough est décédé dimanche, dans sa maison de repos à Londres. Il aurait eu 91 ans le 29 août. Richard Attenborough n’aura pas eu le temps de souffler ses bougies. Dimanche, dans la maison de repos dans laquelle il séjournait…
Angelina Jolie et Brad Pitt, voyage de noces professionnel
Quelques jours seulement après leur mariage, Brad Pitt et Angelina Jolie se sont envolés pour leur voyage de noces. Ils ont choisi une petite île proche de Malte, là où doit débuter le tournage du film dans lequel ils vont jouer. Ils étaient accompagnés de leurs enfants. Jusqu’au bout Brad Pitt et Angelina Jolie se…
Appelez le CharlElie Coupure
CharlElie Couture n’est pas content. Pas content du tout. Et pour cause, le chanteur a été tout bonnement coupé du montage final du concert Les Copains d’abord, lors de sa diffusion samedi sur France 2. Il n’est d’ailleurs pas le seul. Le 10 juillet dernier, malgré son emploi du temps de ministre, CharlElie Couture avait…
Bloomberg’s Rivals Poised to Pounce in His Debut on Debate Stage
(Bloomberg) — Michael Bloomberg, whose rise in the polls has rattled the Democratic presidential field, will face rivals eager to take him on in person for the first time on a debate stage, injecting a new, untested candidate into what had become almost routine campaign events. The former New York mayor has enjoyed a surge…
Michael Bloomberg is not the candidate who can beat Donald Trump
Wherever you’re reading this, there’s probably a Bloomberg ad running alongside it. These ads have amplified, across the country, a Bloomberg who was an ally of teachers and education equity, was dedicated to expanding affordable housing, was a champion of the working class and will build on those successes to “rebuild America.” Bloomberg, the Great and Powerful.…
Obama reportedly expects he'll have to play a 'prominent role' in uniting Democrats this summer
Expect former President Barack Obama’s radio silence on the 2020 Democratic primary to continue in the coming months. After all, he’s reportedly got a very specific reason for staying out of it. Obama has intentionally remained on the sidelines throughout the primary so far, not throwing his support behind any candidate, including former Vice President…
More and more Chinese medics are dying from the coronavirus. Public-health experts say this could delay the country's fight against the outbreak.
Reuters The director of a major hospital in Wuhan, China, died on Tuesday morning of the coronavirus that originated in the city, health authorities announced. Liu Zhiming’s death is part of the growing number of infections among Chinese healthcare workers, who have been working in dire conditions to fight the outbreak. A total of seven…
How a Canadian start-up used AI to track China virus
Toronto (Canada) (AFP) – On the shores of Lake Ontario, a Canadian start-up raised one of the earliest alarms about the risk posed by the mystery virus that emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan. How did it do it? Artificial intelligence. BlueDot has developed an algorithm that can sift through hundreds of thousands of…
WHO urges calm as China virus death toll nears 1,900
The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak rose again on Tuesday but Chinese and international health officials sought to calm global nerves, citing a study showing most cases are mild and warning against excessive measures to contain the epidemic. Nearly 1,900 people have now died and more than 72,000 others infected by the virus…
Stacey Abrams Is Wrong to Compare Bloomberg's $350-Million Spending Spree to Campaigning With a Dog
From Esquire Michael Bloomberg has rocketed up the polls thanks almost entirely to his deluge of political ads and overall political spending. The former New York mayor—and fairly recently former Republican—has shelled out around $350 million so far, part of the $1 billion he’s already floated spending on the 2020 contest. That’s chump change to…