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To Leslie may be a small film with a giant problem. 

The Academy is looking into whether a successful campaign to get actress Andrea Riseborough an Oscar nomination for her performance in the little-seen indie movie To Leslie violated its rules on lobbying, Puck reports.

Riseborough earned a surprise Best Actress nod at the Academy Awards after a wave of celebrities came out of the woodwork to praise her performance just before voting opened, in some cases with identical posts about... Читать дальше...

A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that only 28 percent of Americans are meeting the recommended physical activity guidelines, writes Forbes. The CDC recommends that adults 18 and over do 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity and two days of muscle-strengthening activity per week. 

Federal prosecutors have identified three Florida nursing schools that participated in a scheme to sell up to 7,600 people fraudulent nursing credentials,  Business Insider reports, 

Jay Leno has been having an unlucky couple of months, as the comedian just revealed he was injured in another accident. 

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This week's question: A startup founded by a group of rocket scientists is trying to devise an artificial intelligence system that can make pizza from scratch. What would you name a specialty pie created without the use of human hands?

Ready or not, tax season is here.

While it might feel tempting to put off preparations until April, getting a jump on your taxes can help ensure you file a mistake-free return on time. Plus, you will have ample time to take advantage of any money-saving tax breaks you might be eligible for. 

Let's brush up on important dates for this year's tax season:

• Jan. 23, 2023: Tax season officially begins, with the IRS starting to accept and process tax returns on this date.
• Jan. Читать дальше...

Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram after a two-year ban. The social media company suspended Trump's access after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack by a mob of his supporters trying to reverse his election loss. Meta had said the suspension was necessary to avoid inciting more violence. Nick Clegg, Meta's president of global affairs, said the company had decided to reinstate Trump's account because the public has a right to hear what politicians have to say... Читать дальше...

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Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, 54, is standing trial for the murders of his wife and son, a case that has exposed years of fraudulent behavior and spurred investigations into three other deaths. Here's everything you need to know about the "Murdaugh murders."

Sometime this coming summer, the United States is expected to reach a point where it can no longer pay off its existing loans, having already met its borrowing limit, commonly known as the debt ceiling, in mid-January. With the countdown clock ticking toward a national — and potentially international — financial crisis should the U.S. default on its loans, politicians in Washington have begun the process of negotiating a congressional measure to raise the country's borrowing limit, thereby averting an economic cataclysm. Читать дальше...

New research has found that oceans hit record temperatures in 2022, making this the fourth record-breaking year in a row. The "relentless warming" could have dire ecological consequences. Here's everything you need to know:

Special Counsel John Durham's long investigation of the FBI's probe of Russia's ties to former President Donald Trump never proved former Attorney General Bill Barr's theories that the investigation had started with anti-Trump skulduggery by the CIA and allied intelligence services, or through a conspiracy from Hillary Clinton's rival presidential campaign. But it wasn't for lack of trying, The New York Times detailed Thursday, after a monthlong review Durham's investigation. 

In Arizona, the GOP-controlled Legislature passed a measure this week shielding lawmakers from the state's public records law, which requires "all officers and public bodies" keep their records and correspondence indefinitely and allows members of the public to obtain those documents.

After much anticipation, California Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff on Thursday formally announced his bid to replace incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) in the 2024 election.

Conservative media figures and former President Donald Trump have weighed in after AT&T's DirectTV cable service dropped the far right-wing Newsmax network from its channel lineup this week, with Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy decrying the move as "a blatant act of political discrimination and censorship" in a blistering press release on the network's website. 

The five Memphis police officers who were fired last week for their actions during the arrest of Tyre Nichols have been arrested and charged in connection to his death following a confrontation during a traffic stop, The Washington Post reports.