[embedded content] MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon or “habagat” will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms to the Mimaropa and Bicol regions, Western Visayas, and the provinces of Batangas and Quezon on Friday, according to the state weather bureau. Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have fair […]
The ‘Song Exploder’ Podcast Is Becoming A Netflix Series
The ‘Song Exploder’ podcast has snagged itself a Netflix series. Hrishikesh Hirway’s podcast, which explores the creation of popular songs will be adapted into a TV series with Morgan Neville. Set to launch Friday, 2nd October on the streaming platform, the trailer shows a bunch of big names set to appear in the first season. […]
Attention Year 12s: The Rubens & KFC Have A Consolation Prize For Your Formal Woes
2020 is arguably the shittest year to be in your final year of school. Learning from home orders, cancelled schoolies, and watered down end of year formals, it’s rough. The Rubens feel for you though. They’re going as far as delivering 2020’s seniors a big ol’ consolation prize. The Rubens have partnered with KFC and […]
The Denver Gazette partners with PressReader, uses their Branded Editions 2.0 product to launch interactive newspaper
VANCOUVER, Sept. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Denver Gazette and PressReader are excited to announce they have inked a landmark deal to launch a brand new online newspaper, using PressReader’s award-winning Branded Editions 2.0 technology. The Denver Gazette is part of the group that also owns The Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Politics, Out There Colorado, the Washington […]
Trump downplays legacy of slavery in appeal to white voters
President Donald Trump speaks to the White House conference on American History at the National Archives museum, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump intensified efforts to appeal to his core base of white voters on Thursday by downplaying the historical legacy of slavery in the United States […]
US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail
FILE – In this July 31, 2020, file photo, letter carriers load mail trucks for deliveries at a U.S. Postal Service facility in McLean, Va. A U.S. judge on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide. The judge called them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of […]
Lightning storm, easterly wind: How the US wildfires got so bad
FILE – In this Aug. 16, 2020, file photo, lightning forks over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as a storm passes over Oakland, Calif. Numerous lightning strikes sparked brush fires throughout the region. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) SALEM, Ore. — It began as a stunning light show on a mid-August weekend — lightning bolts crackling […]
Listen To Powderfinger’s New Single ‘Day By Day’, Their First New Music In 10 Years
It’s finally here! New Powderfinger music has arrived, in the form of an unreleased single from their old archives. ‘Day By Day’ was created during the recording of their 2003 album Vulture Street and sonically, fits into the album perfectly. The new Powderfinger single marks the beginning of an album release. We’ll be getting 10 never […]
Beijing Culture and Tourism Spearheads Post-COVID Travel Recovery with Global Online Strategic Forum: “Restart Travel, Together with Beijing”
BEIJING, Sept. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As the world enters a new era of international travel, Beijing Tourism is leading the way with a two-part online forum series, “Beijing Culture and Tourism Global Online Strategic Forum – Restart Travel, Together with Beijing.” Held on 22-23 September 2020, the forum is aimed at tour operators and travel […]
Lukashenko should not be recognized as Belarus president after November, EU lawmakers say
FILE PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends an interview with journalists of Russian media in Minsk, Belarus September 8, 2020. Nikolai Petrov/BelTA/Handout via REUTERS BRUSSELS — Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko should no longer be recognized as president from November when his term expires, the European Parliament said on Thursday, calling for European Union economic sanctions […]