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Kim Kardashian has long been associated with shaking up the cultural zeitgeist, and this holiday season is no different—this time with a potential cover of the iconic Christmas tune “Santa Baby.” News of the reality star’s surprising musical endeavor began to spread on December 23, 2024, igniting social media with rumors and reactions. Fans are buzzing about posts suggesting Kim Kardashian’s sultry take on the seasonal classic is part of a short film collaboration between visionary directors Nadia Lee Cohen and Charlie Denis. The involvement of Travis Barker as producer, whose rumored presence in the project suggests a gritty, unexpected…
By Sheldeen Joy Talavera, Reporter THE PHILIPPINE Competition Commission (PCC) on Monday said it has approved the $3.3-billion landmark deal among three energy giants, allowing them to proceed with their joint acquisition of power facilities and a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Batangas, but subject to certain conditions. In a statement on Monday, the PCC said it has greenlit the joint acquisition of two gas-fired power plants and an LNG terminal by Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), Therma Natgas Power, Inc. (Therma), and San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP). “The deal, which is considered critical for strengthening the country’s…
Natalie Smolenski has made a name for herself in the Bitcoin space in recent years by sharing her dynamic insights on Bitcoin and how it shapes the world moving forward.The PhD-holding anthropologist is on the verge of upping the ante around her Bitcoin-related thought contributions with the new book she’s edited and to which she’s contributed, The Satoshi Papers: Reflections On Political Economy After Bitcoin (published by Bitcoin Magazine Books and available for pre-order now).The book is a collection of texts from some of the most prominent academics who write about Bitcoin, including Andrew M. Bailey, Avik Roy and Leopoldo…
AlamyReleased in 1946, Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life was derided as an “over-sentimental” Christmas yarn. In History looks at how its profound exploration of mental health, societal expectations and the healing power of community resonates today.In the eight decades since its release, It’s a Wonderful Life has become a sacrosanct part of the holiday period. James Stewart stars as George Bailey, a savings and loans manager who contemplates taking his own life until an angel shows him a vision of how much worse off his town and his loved ones would be if he had never been born. Due…
Before the answers to life’s questions fit in our pocket, you used to have to turn a dial. If you were lucky, Phil Donahue would be on, ready to guide you toward enlightenment. In a stroke of deluxe good fortune, Dr. Ruth Westheimer might have stopped by to be the enlightenment. He was the search engine. She was a trusted result. Donahue hailed from Cleveland. The windshield glasses, increasingly snowy thatch of hair, marble eyes, occasional pair of suspenders and obvious geniality said “card catalog,” “manager of the ’79 Reds,” “Stage Manager in a Chevy Motors production of ‘Our Town.’”…
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SpaceX launched 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast early Monday morning (Dec. 23) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft — 13 of which can beam service directly to cellphones — lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida today at 12:35 a.m. EDT (0535 GMT).The Falcon 9’s first stage came back to Earth as planned, touching down in the Atlantic Ocean about eight minutes after launch on the SpaceX droneship “Just Read the Instructions.”The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rests on the deck…
Fall Report Walter Villa – December 22, 2024 The Florida Atlantic Owls had some impressive wins last season, including over No. 6 Vanderbilt and No. 12 East Carolina.FAU also beat Miami – twice.But Owls coach John McCormack isn’t accepting praise.“We also lost a lot of games,” McCormack said.He’s right.The Owls went 28-29, and they failed to qualify for an NCAA regional for the fifth straight year.FAU, regarded as one of the nation’s best mid-major programs, has earned 14 regional bids since 1985. Better yet, they made five regionals from 2013 to 2019, all of those since McCormack took over as…
EPARobert Fico has previously reiterated his opposition to the West’s policy of arming UkraineSlovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin – becoming only the third Western leader to meet the Russian leader since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago.Fico – a vocal critic of the European Union’s support for Kyiv in the war – said they discussed supplies of Russian gas to Slovakia – which his country relies on.A deal with Russian gas giant Gazprom to transit energy through Ukraine to Slovakia is due to expire at the…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The UK economy failed to grow in the third quarter, in the latest blow to a government already under fire from businesses for its tax-raising Budget.GDP did not register any growth in the three months to September, the Office for National Statistics said on Monday, down from its first estimate of a 0.1 per cent expansion. The economy was held back by the dominant services sector, which stagnated over the quarter. Production output fell 0.4 per cent, offsetting a 0.7 per cent…