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House to vote on expanded definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests May 1, 2024
The House is voting on legislation that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws
Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention, addressing a party linked to Kennedy Jr. May 1, 2024
Former President Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention later this month as he tries to woo voters beyond the Republican base
Active shooter 'neutralized' outside Wisconsin school, officials say, amid reports of shots, panic May 1, 2024
Witnesses described children fleeing amid the sound of gunshots near a Wisconsin middle school where authorities said an active shooter was “neutralized” outside the building
Georgia governor signs law requiring jailers to check immigration status of prisoners May 1, 2024
Jailers in Georgia must now check the immigration status of inmates and apply to help enforce federal immigration law
Union Pacific undermined regulators' efforts to assess safety, US agency says May 1, 2024
Federal regulators say Union Pacific managers undermined their efforts to assess safety at the railroad by coaching employees on how to respond and suggesting they might be disciplined
Testimony ends in a trial over New Hampshire's accountability for youth center abuse May 1, 2024
Testimony has ended in a landmark trial over New Hampshire's accountability for abuse at its youth detention center
Lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control their feeds using external tools May 1, 2024
Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don’t see — on their feeds
Prosecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein in his first court appearance since rape conviction was tossed May 1, 2024
Prosecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein in his first court appearance since rape conviction was tossed
Biden to travel to North Carolina to meet with families of officers killed in deadly shooting May 1, 2024
President Joe Biden is expected to travel to North Carolina on Thursday to meet with the family members of four officers killed earlier this week in the deadliest attack on U.S. law enforcement since 2016
Expanding clergy sexual abuse probe targets New Orleans Catholic church leaders May 1, 2024
Authorities are expanding their investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include church leaders suspected of shielding predatory priests and failing to report crimes to law enforcement

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Why Olivia Culpo Dissolved Her Lip Fillers Ahead of Her Wedding May 1, 2024
These days, Olivia Culpo is taking a less is more approach to beauty. The Culpo Sisters star shared insight into her wedding preparations ahead of marrying NFL player Christian McCaffrey this...
Jerry Seinfeld Shares His Kids' Honest Thoughts About His Career May 1, 2024
These dad jokes aren't landing in the Seinfeld house. As Jerry Seinfeld, who shares kids Sascha, 23, Julian, 21, and Shepherd, 18, with wife Jessica Seinfeld, recently revealed, his family...
Ryan Gosling Is Unrecognizable at The Fall Guy Premiere May 1, 2024
Live from Los Angeles, it's Ryan Gosling! No really, it is. The 43-year-old and comedian Mikey Day brought back their Saturday Night Live portrayal as Beavis from Beavis and Butt-Head for The Fall...
Soccer's Carli Lloyd is Pregnant, Expecting Baby with Brian Hollins May 1, 2024
Carli Lloyd is celebrating a personal win. The U.S. Women's National Team alum is pregnant and expecting her first child with husband Brian Hollins after a long process of undergoing IVF (in...
Why Sofía Vergara Felt Empowered Sharing Truth Behind Her Divorce May 1, 2024
Sofía Vergara is an open book. And as she enters a new chapter following her divorce from Joe Manganiello, the Modern Family alum is reflecting on whether she felt empowered when she shared their...
Sofía Vergara Candidly Shares How She Feels About Aging May 1, 2024
Sofía Vergara is in hot pursuit of remaining youthful. The Modern Family alum recently opened up about why she's trying to defy aging, especially as her 52nd birthday in July inches closer. "I'm...
Richard Simmons Defends Melissa McCarthy After Ozempic Comments May 1, 2024
Richard Simmons would like everyone to know how he feels about Melissa McCarthy. After Barbra Streisand made headlines with her Instagram question about the Bridesmaids star using Ozempic, the...
Kaia Gerber & Austin Butler Get Cozy During Rare Date Night May 1, 2024
Kaia Gerber can't help but nestle up in Austin Butler's loving arms. After all, the couple of two years recently stepped out for a sweet date night at Via Carota in New York City. The Elvis star,...
Where Emily Blunt's Devil Wears Prada Character Is Now May 1, 2024
A million girls would kill for this update. And, gird your loins, because we have it. Nearly 20 years after selling her soul to the devil when she put on her first pair of Jimmy Choos, Emily...
Cheryl Burke Sets the Record Straight on Past DWTS Comments May 1, 2024
Cheryl Burke isn't afraid of confronting negative chatter. After the Dancing with the Stars alum received some backlash for her recent comments directed at the reality series, she took some time...

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Rafael Nadal, a Legend of Tennis, Says Goodbye to His Home Crowd May 1, 2024
Despite bowing out of Madrid in a loss, Nadal showed why he’s one of the sport’s greatest champions, a columnist for The Athletic writes.
A ‘Rehab’ Workshop Is Trying to Educate Banned Soccer Fans May 1, 2024
The Athletic had unprecedented access to the course put on for supporters guilty of discrimination, this is what we learned.
The Formula 1 Team That Mastered the Art of a 2-Second Pit Stop May 1, 2024
More than 20 teams members participate to win a game focused on efficiency with millimeters and milliseconds.
M.L.B. Executives Share the Most Important Lessons From the Season’s First Month May 1, 2024
With some insights from key decision-makers, our expert unpacks a wacky April, starting with the biggest disappointments.
On Soccer’s Biggest Stage, Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr. Shines Bright May 1, 2024
He has become the team’s transformative star on the biggest stage, but with a twist.
The Woman Behind the Kentucky Derby’s Most Coveted Hats May 1, 2024
With celebrity clients and design bound for the museum, one Manhattan milliner’s studio is brimming with the Derby’s biggest fashion statements.
A 19-Year-Old Japanese Phenom Is Forging His Own Path to M.L.B. May 1, 2024
Rintaro Sasaki is not your typical Stanford baseball recruit. And his journey to become eligible for the M.L.B. draft has almost no precedent.
Ranking Every N.F.L. Team From First to Worst After the Draft May 1, 2024
The draft didn’t change most franchises overnight, but some teams now have a much more optimistic outlook for the 2024 season.
The Lakers Are Out of the Playoffs. Now Come the Questions. May 1, 2024
Los Angeles’s unflattering finish leaves the head coach’s future in serious peril, and LeBron James’s options open.

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Female Filmmakers in Focus: Marija Kavtaradzė on Slow May 1, 2024
Shot in dreamy, textured 16mm, the intimate and desire-filled Lithuanian film "Slow" is not your typical romance. Sparks fly when passionate contemporary dancer Elena (Greta Grinevičiūtė) meets ruminative sign language interpreter Dovyda (Kęstutis Cicėnas). Their chemistry is so immediate and so intense, Elena tells her friends she feels like they've known each other forever. Despite […]
It's Time To Give a FECK: Book Tour Dates Announced May 1, 2024
Chaz Ebert is touring with her new book, It's Time to Give a FECK. Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity. Get more information here.
I Saw the TV Glow May 1, 2024
Jane Schoenbrun’s second narrative feature is a gnawing search for belonging in the static spaces between analog pixels. They stir dreamlike logic into scavenged memories, especially in a scene early in the film that grasps at how the medium of television’s celestial radiance can grant wide-eyed salvation in even the darkest room. A young Owen […]
The Unloved, Part 125: Mother Night May 1, 2024
Like Carl Franklin, John Dahl, and Daniel Minahan, Keith Gordon is a director who seems to only work in TV despite having made 5-star films. Gordon's got nothing like the reputation he deserves after becoming one of the most sensitive, sensuous adapters of great novels and a fierce stylist to boot. He created these gorgeously fraught […]
Facets to Honor Academy Museum President Jacqueline Stewart at the 2024 Screen Gems Benefit April 30, 2024
On Wednesday, May 1st, 2024, FACETS will honor Jacqueline Stewart, Director and President of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, at their annual Screen Gems Benefit. Taking place at the Arts Club of Chicago (201 E. Ontario Sreet.), the event runs from 6:00–9:00 pm and includes an open bar, light dinner, online auction, and special conversation between Jacqueline […]
How The Phantom Menace Predicted Hollywood’s Prequel Future April 30, 2024
It was the summer of 1994, and George Lucas had an announcement: For the first time since 1983, there would be a new “Star Wars” movie. In fact, there were going to be three. “I’ve got the stories done,” Lucas said, although he quickly added, “but I have to write the screenplay, so that’s a […]
No Easy Answers: On the Power of The Teachers' Lounge April 30, 2024
The German film “The Teachers’ Lounge,” which was recently nominated for Best International Film Oscar and played this year's Ebertfest, is a riveting school drama about how one seemingly simple matter becomes quite complicated for everyone involved. No matter much how its good-willed heroine tries for resolving this increasingly tricky situation, things keep getting messier […]
No Therapy: The Primordial Commitment of The Northman April 30, 2024
Robert Eggers' third film "The Northman" sticks in the mind. Released in 2022, it's the longest and by far most expensive film by Eggers—a bloody, glowering epic fantasy, loosely based on the myth that inspired William Shakespeare to write Hamlet, with dollops of the original "Conan the Barbarian" and heavy metal album covers. It continues the director's streak of films that […]
Home Entertainment Guide: April 2024 April 30, 2024
10 NEW TO NETFLIX "The Act of Killing""Amadeus""Anyone But You""Happy Gilmore""The Killing Fields""Knocked Up""Lucy""Strange Way of Life""Suzume""The Thin Blue Line" 11 NEW ON BLU-RAY/DVD "Andor" (and Disney+ Shows) There seems to be a trend back towards physical media (at least I hope so), partially due to the realization over the last year or so that […]
The Tattooist of Auschwitz April 30, 2024
The notion that love could blossom in the most horrifying of places say, a concentration camp during the Holocaust—is a tough pill to swallow, even at the best of times. And yet, Lali Sokolov and Gita Furman, two Slovakian prisoners at Auschwitz II-Birkenau, did indeed meet at the camp, fall in love, and survive the camps […]

The Guardian

Liverpool v Chelsea: Women’s Super League – live May 1, 2024
Updates from the 7pm BST kick-off at Prenton ParkGet in touch! Send your thoughts in an email to Michael7 min: Liverpool are playing with a back five tonight, but with the ball often one of the centre backs slips into midfield. That is often Gemma Bonner, who is making her 150th Liverpool appearance tonight, and […]
‘Enough with the gaslighting’: Harris responds to Trump’s insistence that he doesn’t back national abortion ban – live May 1, 2024
Vice-president calls abortion access a ‘fundamental freedom’ in Florida as state’s six-week ban takes effectFlorida’s six-week abortion ban takes effectArizona Democrats to make final push to repeal near-total abortion banGreene wrapped up the press conference by demanding, essentially, that Mike Johnson resign or be fired:What I’m calling on is, like my colleague here said, Mike […]
Borussia Dortmund v PSG: Champions League semi-final, first leg – live May 1, 2024
Minute-by-minute updates on the action at Signal Iduna ParkAny thoughts or comments? Feel free to email Scott5 min: Dortmund see plenty of the ball. Sancho popping up all over the place as well, already looking far more confident and assured when compared to his Manchester United self.3 min: Ryerson makes a glorious nuisance of himself […]
Columbia president blames protesters after police arrest 300 in New York; California governor condemns UCLA violence – live May 1, 2024
Shafik says protesters were ‘mistreating’ staff and ‘damaging property’; Gavin Newsom says, ‘The right to free speech does not extend to inciting violence’Police clear encampments and arrest hundreds on campusesViolence erupts at UCLA campus between rival Gaza protestersThe occupation of Hamilton Hall came after protesters’ defied a 2pm Monday deadline to abandon their camp at […]
US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as inflation ticks up May 1, 2024
Fed announces it will keep interest rates at 5.25% to 5.5% as rate of inflation remains above target of 2%The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it is holding interest rates steady at 5.25% to 5.5%, their highest level in two decades, as inflation continues to dog the US economy.Though some had hoped the Fed […]
Harvey Weinstein faces New York retrial after 2020 rape conviction overturned May 1, 2024
Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, says his team is determined to retry case against the disgraced movie mogulHarvey Weinstein will be retried in New York, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said on Wednesday, a week after the state’s highest court threw out his 2020 rape conviction.Weinstein arrived at a Manhattan courthouse in the afternoon, his […]
The Idea of You review – Anne Hathaway lives out fanfic fantasy in solid romance May 1, 2024
The star makes for a charming lead playing a mother falling for a younger pop star in a passable adaptation of Robinne Lee’s bestselling pulpThere are lithe, low-level pleasures to be had in the glossy pop romance The Idea of You, Amazon’s latest attempt to turn a fanfic fave into a broadly alluring date movie. […]
Manchester Co-op Live cancels opening concert again after ‘technical issue’ May 1, 2024
Some fans of A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie were already at the arena, which has been beset by delays, when the gig was scrappedThe troubled Co-op Live arena has again cancelled its opening concert at the last minute because of a “technical issue”.The US rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s show was supposed to be […]
Reform UK backs candidates who promoted online conspiracy theories May 1, 2024
Party stands by members set to contest key seats who have claimed climate crisis does not exist and Islamophobia is ‘made up’Reform UK has chosen to stand by candidates who have promoted conspiracy theories online, called the climate emergency “make-believe” and expressed vaccine-sceptic views.Those fringe views, and more, were put forward by a group of […]
SNP defeats Labour confidence motion and sets out plan for choosing new leader May 1, 2024
Spokesperson confirms ‘informal meeting’ has taken place between leadership frontrunners John Swinney and Kate ForbesThe SNP government has headed off Labour’s attempt to force an early Holyrood election, as the frontrunners to succeed Humza Yousaf met for informal talks in an attempt to avoid another divisive leadership contest. Anas Sarwar’s motion of no confidence in […]