Новости за 16.11.2022

The Brenaissance won't include a stop at the Golden Globes. 

Brendan Fraser tells GQ he has no plans to attend next year's Golden Globe Awards, even though he'll likely be nominated for The Whale, after alleging the former president of the awards body groped him. 

"I have more history with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association than I have respect for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association," Fraser said. "No, I will not participate."

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This Jeopardy! champion is taking a stand against an Ohio bill she says would "have devastating consequences for trans kids." Who is ... Amy Schneider?

A federal judge struck down Title 42, a Trump-era policy that allowed U.S. authorities to expel over a million migrants that crossed the southern border ostensibly to stop the spread of COVID-19, CNN reports. 

Mariah Carey is simply a — not the — queen of Christmas, a trademark case suggests. 

Former President Donald Trump officially launched his 2024 presidential comeback bid on Wednesday before a crowd of about 1,000 guests at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, but only two of his children — Eric and Barron — attended the event, the New York Post reports. Daughter Tiffany is presumably on her honeymoon, having gotten married at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend, while Don Jr. "was unable to make it back from a hunting trip out West in time for the spectacle due to his scheduled flight being scrapped."

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After last week's elections, Republicans and Democrats started pouring resources into Georgia, the last big prize of the midterms. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) narrowly led Republican nominee Herschel Walker, but fell short of the 50 percent of the vote needed to win outright. The two will face off again in December, this time with no third-party candidate in the mix; it'll mark the second time Georgia has had to hold a Senate runoff in less than two years.

National attitudes about drug use and legalization might be shifting, as evidenced by the "green wave" of marijuana legalization efforts successfully passing across the country. Over half of the country has legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes, and many allow for adult recreational use. Some question what's next for the future of drug legalization, and the answer might be psychedelics. 

The Senate will take a key test vote Wednesday on the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would ensure that same-sex marriages would survive a Supreme Court reversal and enshrine interracial marriage in federal law by requiring states to recognize marriages regardless of "sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin." The bill has three Republican sponsors — Sens. Rob Portman (Ohio), Susan Collins (Maine), and Thom Tillis (N.C.) — but it will need seven more Republicans to vote for it to overcome an expected GOP filibuster attempt. Читать дальше...

Third time was a charm for NASA's Artemis I space mission.

The U.S. space agency launched the Orion spacecraft aboard its new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral early Wednesday morning, bringing the U.S. one big step closer to putting astronauts on the moon for the first time since NASA ended the Apollo program 50 years ago. "For the Artemis generation, this is for you," launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson said right before liftoff.

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Former President Donald Trump formally launched his third campaign for president on Tuesday. And while he was giving an hour-long speech at his Mar-a-Lago club announcing his candidacy, the White House offered a little counterprograming, posting a video from President Biden's official Twitter account with a reminder of how, the video says, "Donald Trump failed America."

After months — if not years — of speculation, former President Donald Trump made it official on Tuesday night, announcing his intention to run for office a third time and return to the White House for a second term after being ousted in 2020 by President Joe Biden.

Former Vice President Mike Pence revealed that former President Donald Trump apologized not in words but "in sentiment" for putting his life in danger during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

After a months-long investigation, FBI officials say they have identified a juvenile allegedly responsible for a string of racist bomb threats against historically black colleges and universities earlier this year, The Washington Post reports.

A judge in Georgia has overturned the state's six-week abortion ban. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his ruling that the bill was, "plainly unconstitutional when drafted, voted upon, and enacted," The Washington Post reports.

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) will officially challenge Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to lead Senate Republicans in the coming legislative term, announcing on Tuesday his intent to unseat the longtime top Republican at Wednesday's party leadership vote.