By Steven Grattan ITAJAI, Brazil (Reuters) – Last November, just hours before a social gathering for Haitian immigrants in the town of Itajai in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, event organizer Andrea Muller received a chilling message. “Cancel the Haiti exhibition or we will commit a massacre,” read the subject line of the…
By Rosalba O’Brien NEW YORK(Reuters) – Cormac McCarthy, whose nihilistic and violent tales of the American frontier and post-apocalyptic worlds led to awards, movie adaptations and sleepless nights for his enthralled and appalled readers, died on Tuesday at the age of 89. McCarthy – arguably the greatest American writer since Ernest Hemingway or William Faulkner,…
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – Evan Corcoran, a lawyer hired by Donald Trump to fend off a federal investigation into his handling of sensitive documents, is now a central figure in the U.S. Justice Department’s criminal case against the former president. The shift from lawyer to potential witness is a sharp turn for Corcoran. The…
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – New York’s top state court on Tuesday made it more difficult for music producer Dr. Luke to win his lawsuit claiming pop star Kesha defamed him by falsely accusing him of raping her nearly 20 years ago. The New York Court of Appeals said Dr. Luke, whose real name is…
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) – Meta Platforms said on Tuesday that it would provide researchers with access to components of a new “human-like” artificial intelligence model that it said can analyze and complete unfinished images more accurately than existing models. The model, I-JEPA, uses background knowledge about the world to fill in missing…
(Reuters) -British cinema chain operator Cineworld is preparing to file for administration as a part of a financial restructuring plan, Sky News reported on Tuesday. The company is lining up AlixPartners to act as administrator to help with the transfer of ownership to its lenders, the report added. An announcement is expected to be made…
By Brendan O’Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois has become the first state to legislate against the banning of books in public libraries, a practice that has been on the rise across the United States as conservatives look to suppress some books dealing with race, history and LGBTQ topics. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, signed…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday pledged federal support for rebuilding a major U.S. highway after a portion collapsed in Philadelphia over the weekend, snarling traffic and upending commutes. Buttigieg toured the scene and met with Pennsylvania officials. He said the federal government plans to provide emergency funding to…
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Golden Globe Awards were sold on Monday to a new owner that will shut down the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the voting group that faced controversy over ethical lapses and a lack of diversity. Eldridge Industries purchased the Golden Globe assets with Dick Clark Productions (DCP),…
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – For American kids, summer camps can conjure up some idyllic experiences: Canoeing on lakes, munching on s’mores by campfires. For parents trying to get their kids into popular camps, the vibe can be a little different: More like “The Hunger Games.” Just ask Ellen Sheng, a writer and…
