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Who Is Friedrich Merz, Germany’s New Chancellor?
Before he returned to politics, won a national election and became the first would-be chancellor in modern German history to fail to win the job on the first ballot...
TikTok Expands ‘Pulse’ Offerings For Advertisers, Adding Warner Bros. Discovery As A Partner
TikTok is taking the wraps off new offerings for advertisers even as its future ownership and operations in the U.S. are in flux. The company announced ahead of a...
Who Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Contenders.
Guesses about who the next Roman Catholic pope will be often prove inaccurate. Before the selection of Pope Francis in 2013, many bookmakers had not even counted him among...
Trump and Canadian PM to meet today. And, the best Met Gala looks
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Edinburgh Film Festival To Open With Eva Victor’s Sundance Pic ‘Sorry, Baby’
American filmmaker Eva Victor’s buzzy feature debut, Sorry, Baby, will open this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). The festival announced the pic this morning. Edinburgh is set to...
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Orion hurricane hunter aircraft sits on the tarmac at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in 2022. Data gathered by the aircraft helps federal...
Trump expands military use at the southern border. Are there legal limits?
A Stryker platoon is stationed near the fence at the southern U.S. border with Mexico, in Douglas, Arizona, on April 3. David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle...
Spain’s Secuoya Posts Record Revenues After Doubling Down On Studio
Profits nearly doubled and turnover hit record levels at Zorro producer Secuoya Content Group last year, according to the Spanish major’s latest financials. The outfit said EBITDA rose 85%...
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s New Leader, Leaps Into a World of Crises
Two decades ago, before Friedrich Merz came back from the private sector to win the German chancellorship, he accepted an invitation to a gathering of the French Foreign Legion...
Trump administration asks court to toss suit restricting access to abortion drug
The Department of Justice seal is seen during a news conference Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption George Walker IV/AP WASHINGTON...
