The first major snowstorm of 2021 is underway, with power outages hitting New Jersey, a state of emergency declared across 44 counties in New York state, and the largest recorded snowfall at Chicago O’Hare Airport since 2015. As of midday Monday, about 1,500 customers in New Jersey were without power, Gov. Phil Murphy said on
The government has been urged to “reverse this reckless policy of leaving our borders unlocked” after it was claimed scientific advisers warned only a total shutdown would stop new COVID-19 variants entering the country. It comes amid fears the more infectious South Africa coronavirus variant is spreading across England. According to The Times newspaper, the
Space tourism company Virgin Galactic said Monday it planned a new test flight for its SpaceShipTwo craft this month after an aborted test in early December. “The flight window will open on February 13 with opportunities to fly throughout February, pending good weather conditions and technical readiness,” Richard Branson’s company said. “Pre-flight preparations are already
Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and CEO of Databricks, speaks at the company’s Spark and AI Summit in San Francisco in April 2019. Databricks UiPath and Databricks became two of the most valuable privately held tech companies in the U.S. on Monday, with massive new funding rounds that give them a combined valuation of more than $60
Marilyn Manson has responded to allegations of abuse by his former fiancee Evan Rachel Wood, saying the claims are “horrible distortions of reality”. The controversial rock musician has been dropped by his record label and cut from two TV shows following the claims made by the actress. Westworld and Frozen II star Wood, 33, accused
AMC Networks has struck a strategic partnership with Murdoch Mysteries and Slasher producer Shaftesbury. The cable company has invested in the Canadian producer, giving it access to Shaftesbury’s slate and allowing it to expand its content and development capabilities north of the border. Shaftesbury produces Murdoch Mysteries, which is one of the biggest shows for
Rapper Silento, known for his viral song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” was arrested in Georgia on Monday and charged with murder. Silento, born Richard Hawk, was arrested for the murder of his 34-year-old cousin Fredrick Rooks, the DeKalb County Police Department shared on Twitter. On Jan. 21, police officials investigated Rooks’ death after finding him
Ricky Powell, the portrait and street photographer best known for his work with Beastie Boys, has died, his management confirmed to Complex. He was 59. In his heyday in the in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Powell was a mainstay in the downtown Manhattan art and music scene. His portraits and candids of musicians
With the overwhelming success of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and Bridgerton, and the lukewarm success of many other Netflix titles, it holds true that fake dating plots will continue to dominate the romcom space. Luckily for movie and television developers, there are a ton of amazing fake dating romance novels to draw
Married At First Sight Australia has had us all at the edge of our seats with weeks of endless drama and hilarious Twitter reactions getting us through lockdown 3.0. The sixth season of the show, which aired in Australia back in 2019, has only just made its way to the UK and is currently on
Close-up of Moderna vaccine at the Park County Health Department COVID-19 vaccination clinic for seniors 80 years and older on January 28, 2021 in Livingston, Montana. William Campbell | Getty Images Some health-care providers have been regularly holding back Covid-19 vaccine doses to ensure there will be supply when people come back to get their
It is “absolutely vital” that people in areas of England where the South African variant of coronavirus has been identified minimise all social contact, the health secretary has said. Speaking at the Downing Street news conference, Matt Hancock said the emergence of the COVID-19 variant was a “stark reminder the fight against this virus is
Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of web services at Amazon.com Inc., listens during the Amazon Web Services Summit in San Francisco on April 19, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Databricks, a start-up whose software helps companies quickly process large sets of data and get it ready for analysis, said Monday it
US actor Dustin Diamond, best known for his role as Screech in hit show Saved By The Bell, has died from cancer at the age of 44, his representative has said. A statement from his represenative Roger Paul said: “We are saddened to confirm of Dustin Diamond’s passing on Monday, February 1st, 2021 due to
ABC has handed a pilot order to National Parks, a drama written by Yellowstone star Kevin Costner, The Flash’s Aaron Helbing and author Jon Baird. The one-hour drama comes from Costner’s Territory Pictures Entertainment, along with 20th Television and A+E Studios. It marks the latest drama pilot order from the Disney-owned network for one of last
EXCLUSIVE: Pasha Lychnikoff is set for a recurring role on the fifth season of USA’s Queen of the South, and also has joined David Leitch’s upcoming action thriller Bullet Train. Season 5 of Queen of the South is currently in production and is slated to return this spring. Starring Alice Braga, Queen of the South
Loma Vista Recordings is no longer promoting Marilyn Manson’s music after Evan Rachel Wood accused the musician of abuse. The label had released Manson’s last two albums, 2017’s Heaven Upside Down and 2020’s WE ARE CHAOS. When reached by Pitchfork, the label shared the following statement: In light of today’s disturbing allegations by Evan Rachel
Are there opposing views to voting rights history in the United States? According to some Board members of the Lafayette Parish Library in Louisiana, there are, and by not presenting opposing sides, the library isn’t serving its patrons well. Teresa Elberson, a long-time employee of the Lafayette Parish library and current system director, stepped down
When it comes to foundations, M∙A∙C is pretty up there in its reputation for offering great, high-performance, premium formulas at affordable prices. The brand’s No.1 bestselling foundation is the Studio Fix Fluid SPF15 Foundation – a well-known makeup artist favourite. It has legions of loyal fans all over the world too, calling it “the BEST
Bill Allen was born in Wichita, Kansas. He moved to Dallas, Texas at the age of four. Having made his acting debut in a junior high school production of Ray Bradbury’s “Dandelion Wine”, he attended various acting workshops at Richardson High School. After graduation, he began to seriously pursue his chosen career under the tutelage