It will be a moment at the US box office, now that the big titles are still weeks away. There are, however, small bright spots. The Well-Discussed Horror Movie barbaric managed to raise ten million dollars from an underdog position. That was enough for first place. barbaric uses a recognizable setting (Airbnb rental) as the starting point for a plot …
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The tree as a historian – NRC
It’s a windswept island, one of the most isolated places on earth. Campbell Island, a rugged spot in the Southern Ocean between New Zealand and Antarctica. According Guinness World Records 2023 „the furthest treealso called “the loneliest tree in the world”. This is Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis), makes it an exotic species, originating from trees in Alaska. Guinness calls the …
Read More »Robbie Williams regrets letting his career in the United States come to an end | Music
Robbie Williams had a chance to break into the United States, but turned down every offer that came his way. The British singer regrets that afterwards, he says in conversation with by Volkskrant. Although the 48-year-old singer is not a household name in the United States, there have been no real big hits. Because Williams could not walk normally in …
Read More »US bans chipmakers who make money from the Chip Act from building factories in China
In the United States, a highly publicized rule is imposed on chipmakers who will receive money from the CHIPS and Science Act. Now these companies will be banned from building an advanced chip factory in China. As a chipmaker, you won’t be allowed to set up a factory in China for ten years if you claim US chip law subsidies. …
Read More »Top Princeton University in USA Goes Free with Earning Up to $100,000 | NOW
The top university in Princeton, in the US state of New Jersey, will be free from fall 2023 for students from families with an annual income of less than $100,000 (98,485 euros). With the move, the university hopes to improve the “socio-economic diversity” of the school’s students, writes the institution in a Press release. Studying at Princeton University was previously …
Read More »Award for Anthony Nesty: Top Swimming Coach in the United States
Nesty as Florida Gators Coach Last Thursday, swimming coach Anthony Nesty received the George Haines Award for being voted America’s Top Swimming Coach for the 2021/2022 season. The Georges Haines Coach of the yearAward since 1961 and is awarded annually to the individual whose coaching effectiveness has contributed the most to world excellence in American swimming. Nesty was one of …
Read More »US imposes sanctions on Iran for cyberattacks
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran’s Intelligence Ministry and its minister. According to the Americans, the Iranians were involved in a cyberattack that hit Albania in July and in similar activities against the United States and its allies. Albania on Wednesday severed all diplomatic relations with Iran over the incident and ordered Iranian diplomats and embassy staff …
Read More »Sint Willibrordus starts a new school year with a brand new learning room and a place of the gnomes | Zeeland
Sint Willibrordus in Hulst is no longer an “ordinary” school, but an integrated children’s center (IKC). Toddlers and preschoolers find themselves in a brand new playful learning room. Sint Willibrordus has been working there for years: a place where preschoolers and toddlers can play and learn together. A piece of the square was sacrificed for this to happen and something …
Read More »Count of all unwitting Americans safe for now
All Dutch citizens who also happen to be subject to tax in the United States, the so-called unintentional Americans, will also be safe in their bank account after September 1. The Dutch Banking Association reports this on Friday after a letter to Parliament from State Secretary Marnix van Rij (Finance, CDA). The letter is a response to a letter from …
Read More »US Senate panel postpones vote on bill allowing media to jointly negotiate with big tech
‘Today we held the bill up in the Justice and Home Affairs Committee, partly because a colleague could not be present and we needed his vote for an amendment,’ said the sponsor of the bill, Senator Amy Klobuchar. “I fully intend to go ahead with the bill.” Proponents of the bill said it was necessary to ensure that news organizations, …
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