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There’s one thing you can always count on in blockbuster movie culture: if a popcorn genre stays around long enough, after a while it will merge with other genre of popcorn with which it apparently has nothing to do. That’s what happened when “Kingsman: Secret Service” (2014) fused the setting …

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte signed a controversial anti-terrorism bill on Friday to combat Islamic militancy in the south, a move critics warned could lead to more widespread human rights abuses. Muslims living in the southern Philippines have spoken out against legislation to expand the powers of arrest and detention. …

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, sales of consumer fireworks, including flares and firecrackers, have more than doubled. But imports from China, which supplies more than 90% of the world’s fireworks, stagnated earlier this year, and industry leaders expect supply shortages in the coming days. America’s sudden obsession with fireworks came …

Elon Musk (Reuters / Stephen Lam, 2016) On Thursday, Tesla denied media reports that fired employees who chose to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, instead of exposing themselves to possible infection at the Elon Musk factory in California. In a blog post today, “The Tesla Team” says it gave …

Starkey, who specializes in Tudor period history and has a reputation as a provocateur, faced widespread condemnation for using derogatory language about blacks in an online interview with conservative commentator Darren Grimes. In the interview, which ranged from the Black Lives Matter movement to globalization and if White’s privilege exists, …