Actor Adam Driver may be joining Marvel’s “X-Men” reboot, but he will forever be known for his role in the “Star Wars” franchise. The “Girls” alum played First Order enforcer Kylo Ren and the redeemed Ben Solo in the sequel trilogy, which spanned 2015’s “The Force Awakens,” 2017’s “The Last Jedi,” and 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.” He also worked with director Steven Soderbergh on a movie focused on Ben Solo after his death, but Disney executives shot it down after Lucasfilm greenlit it. That project, called “The Hunt for Ben Solo,” launched a fan campaign calling for his return.…
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The wave of student protests, which began in Paris’ marginalised suburbs, has been going on for more than two weeks and has exposed widespread public anger six months ahead of an election to replace French President Emmanuel Macron.There have been more than 6,000 arrests and dozens of student injuries since the protests began. Rights groups and unions accuse the police of using heavy-handed tactics against minors, including the use of batons, tear gas and non-lethal flashball guns. Authorities say hundreds of police officers have also been injured, schools have been burned or ransacked, and teachers and members of the public…
The Democratic National Committee has filed a lawsuit against United States President Donald Trump over television advertisements that were publicly funded and allegedly used to promote his political policies.Ken Martin, who heads the Democratic Party’s leadership body, suggested in a statement on Wednesday that the ads were designed to bolster Republican odds in the upcoming November 3 midterm elections.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“Donald Trump is misusing millions of taxpayer dollars to fund pure propaganda ads in a last-ditch attempt to save Republicans in November,” Martin said.Later that day, Common Cause, a democracy watchdog group, filed a second…
Continuing to show her true worth, Angel Reese enjoyed one of the best games of her career in leading the Atlanta Dream to a big win on Wednesday night. Angel Reese put up a new postseason career-high in the Dream’s game 2 win Handing the Dream a commanding 2-0 series lead in their best-of-five semifinal series with the New York Liberty, Reese put up a postseason career-high 23 points. She also scored in an efficient manner, going 8-of-16 from the field and 1-of-2 from long range. And she did far more than just score as the Dream beat the Liberty, 101-98. Reese…
Washington state’s ferry system is still not OK.A “sickout” Monday, in which 23 engine room employees took unplanned paid leave, was enough to grind the nation’s largest system of marine highways to a near full stop. Workers, students and tens of thousands of others counting on crossing Puget Sound had little choice but to make other plans.The engineers that maintain an antiquated fleet have complained for several years their pay isn’t keeping up with the maritime industry, or even among their counterparts who work above the deck plates on WSF’s vessels. Under Coast Guard rules, the fleet can’t sail without…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Rehearse in low-stakes environments: Create safe spaces (like Disney’s mock hotel rooms and lobbies) for employees to practice, make mistakes, and improve away from customer view. Connect daily tasks to a broader mission: Go beyond rigid job descriptions by giving employees a shared goal, so they can make smart judgment calls when unexpected situations arise. Test products in extreme conditions: Use your product where it’s most likely to fail (e.g., testing Florida park uniforms in heavy heat and humidity) and actively seek feedback from frontline users. Disney loves to use…
Jonathan, an Aldabra giant tortoise on the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, appears fully grown in a photograph researchers say was taken around 1882. That means he’s survived to at least 194 years old, about a century past his species’ usual upper limit. In a new Science Advances study, scientists read his DNA to try and figure out why.To get the tortoise’s DNA material, Jonathan’s veterinarian Joe Hollins pretended to feed him, wedged his mouth open with a hard glove and scraped cells from inside his cheek. “It was quite tricky and dangerous,” says study co-author Stephen Clark, a…
One of the seven men named in the lawsuit filed by a former Cornell University student who alleges that she was sexually assaulted at an on-campus fraternity house has filed a petition to block New York Attorney General Letitia James’ appointment as special prosecutor in the case.The attorney for Gillio Lopes, who has denied that he sexually assaulted the woman, filed a petition in Albany County Supreme Court on Wednesday. His filing states that James should not be the prosecutor in the case because she has “unequivocally demonstrated a bias and presumption of guilt against the defendants named in the…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Teens was designed to promote healthier use of the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, but new research has found its important safety features fall short.The major AI firm rolled out many teen safety guardrails in August, including curbs on emotional dependence and new parental alerts for problematic use.On Wednesday, OpenAI said it found average teen use of ChatGPT to be relatively limited and tended toward “learning” activity.However, research released the same day from non-profit Common Sense Media found that ChatGPT still poses an “unacceptable risk” for teens as safety features, including notifying parents of self-harm conversations, often fail.When…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 648.27 points or -0.92% to 70,035.71 • Shanghai closed • Hang Seng decreased 150.06 points or -0.62% to 24,130.50 • ASX 200 decreased 8.00 points or -0.09% to 8,727.70 • SENSEX decreased 429.10 points or -0.59% to 72,638.70 • Nifty50 decreased 173.05 points or -0.76% to 22,603.05 The major Asian currency markets had a negative day today: • AUDUSD decreased 0.00158 or -0.23% to 0.69669 • NZDUSD decreased 0.00193 or -0.34% to 0.56047 • USDJPY decreased 0.192 or -0.12% to 157.906 • USDCNY decreased 0.00012…