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Pentagon plans for mobile nuclear plants
The US navy mentioned on Monday they’re planning to deploy a miniature nuclear generator that may be carried in a freight truck and will energy a distant base indefinitely. A reactor probe robotic, PMORPH, with 5 cameras and a radiation dosimeter, is unveiled at a press preview in Hitachi, Japan on Friday. File picture: VCG The
SAG-AFTRA Settles Stunt Pay Dispute Over HBO’s I Know This Much Is True
SAG-AFTRA has reached a settlement with HBO and Thespians of the Falls Manufacturing Providers of their dispute over funds to stunt performers on the present I Know This A lot Is True. The dispute arose over stunt performers who labored on a couple of episode of the sequence in a single day or week however
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Amid Concert Cancellations, LA’s Musicians Union Halting Meetings And Services To Prevent Spread of Coronavirus
Los Angeles’ musicians union, AFM Native 47, is halting a variety of conferences and providers to stop the unfold of the COVID-19 coronavirus. In a message to their members, the native’s leaders stated that “In an abundance of warning and for the well-being of our members and workers, AFM Native 47 is taking elevated precautionary
WGA West Suspends Non-Essential Meetings & Events Over Coronavirus, Cancels Screenings At Writers Guild Theater; Office Remains Open
The WGA West is suspending non-essential conferences and occasions and is cancelling all screenings on the Writers Guild Theater till additional discover to stop the unfold of the coronavirus. “Because the state of affairs regarding the world unfold of COVID-19 continues to evolve, guild management has determined to take a preemptive plan of action that
How to Avoid Coronavirus Scams
Picture: Shutterstock There are lots of people attempting to make cash off coronavirus nervousness proper now, whether or not by charging $79 for a bottle of Purell, selling counterfeit face masks on Etsy, or claiming that you can cure COVID-19 with essential oils. There are additionally a handful of on-line scams on the market—phishing scams,
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Media Stocks Crash As Pandemic – Now Official – Provokes Bear Market And Everything Is Being Canceled
Media shares plunged Wednesday as shares closed in official bear market territory within the face of a bona fide international coronavirus pandemic. Traders punished shares from Dish to Dwell Nation, Grey Tv, Cinemark, Nationwide Cinemedia and AMC Leisure with double-digit losses. Shares of the latter two firms settled at, respectively, slightly below 5 bucks and
NCAA Tournament Games To Be Played Without Fans
The NCAA’s males’s basketball event, one of many nation’s most-watched TV sporting occasions, can be performed this yr in largely empty arenas out of issues for the widening coronavirus pandemic. “The NCAA continues to evaluate the impression of COVID-19 in session with public well being officers and our COVID-19 advisory panel. Primarily based on their recommendation
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Late-Night Shows Taped In New York Won’t Have Live Audiences Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The coronavirus has hit late-night exhibits taped in New York. Starting Monday, March 16, CBS’ The Late Present With Stephen Colbert, NBC’s The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night time with Seth Meyers, TBS’ Full Frontal With Samantha Bee and Comedy Central’s The Day by day Present With Trevor Noah will all tape
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Actors’ Equity Calls For Government Relief For Theater Workers In Wake Of Local Bans On Mass Gatherings
Actors’ Fairness Affiliation president Kate Shindle is looking on Congress and native governments to step up with financial aid for live-theater staff within the wake of a rising quantity localities inserting limits on public gatherings due to the coronavirus. On Wednesday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee ordered a halt to all public gatherings of greater than
‘Survivor’: Production On Season 41 Pushed Over Coronavirus Pandemic
The day the Would Well being Group declared the rising coronavirus outbreak a worldwide pandemic, CBS and the producers of Survivor moved in to postpone manufacturing on the upcoming 41st season of the fact competitors. “As a consequence of considerations and uncertainty surrounding the unfold of COVID-19 globally, CBS and the producers of Survivor have taken
Seattle Mariners Won’t Open Season At Home Amid State’s Coronavirus Restrictions
The Seattle Mariners mentioned Wednesday they’re working with the Main League Baseball commissioner’s workplace on different plans for its March dwelling video games after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee banned massive group occasions in a number of counties in his state by the tip of this month in an try and gradual the unfold of coronavirus.
Record outflows from northbound trading in SZ-HK stock connect
inventory market picture: Xinhua Greater than 7.three billion yuan ($1.06 billion) flew out of the Shenzhen inventory trade beneath the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Inventory Join on Wednesday, setting a file amid international market volatility. The historic outflow got here throughout a time of excessive uncertainty within the international monetary markets, on account of the coronavirus outbreak
‘Queer Eye’ Renewed For Season 6 By Netflix
Forward of the season 5 premiere, Netflix has picked up a sixth season of Emmy-winning Queer Eye. Season 6 will see the Fab 5 return to their southern roots with a homebase in Austin, TX, the place they are going to “scour the prairie in a seek for an entire new roster of heroes in
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Twitter, YouTube Cancel Live NewFronts As Digital Media Heads To Streaming-Only Presentations
Up to date with Twitter information: Twitter joined YouTube in canceling stay occasions for advertisers this yr in favor of streaming-only because the coronavirus continues to hit the upfront season. “Twitter might be producing a fully-streamed presentation for NewFronts this yr. We’re excited to embrace this new stage of flexibility that the IAB has so
‘Follow the water’: Worsening drought dries up housing for rural Namibians
When Pedro Dhila left his homestead in northern Namibia one 12 months in the past to hunt greener pastures within the nation’s capital, he meant it each actually and figuratively. A boy rides his bike in a Namibian neighborhood. Picture: VCG Dhila hoped Windhoek would maintain higher alternatives after worsening drought within the Omusati area
Coronavirus Concerns Postpones UCLA’s “End Of The World” Entertainment Symposium
EXCLUSIVE: As increasingly trade occasions shutter on account of fears of the increasing coronavirus, UCLA’s 44th annual Leisure Symposium has now been postponed too. With the “It’s the Finish of the World as We Know It – And We Really feel Tremendous” entitled keynote from WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer boss Bob Greenblatt now not taking place, the
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YouTube Cancels Live NewFront As Digital Media Heads To Streaming-Only Advertiser Presentations
YouTube mentioned Wednesday its annual Brandcast presentation received’t be reside this 12 months however a “digital-first occasion” to be streamed on the video platform owned by Alphabet’s Google. The announcement got here because the IAB, which organizes the NewFronts, strongly beneficial that this 12 months’s displays slated to start out in April be streaming productions
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Beijing strengthens epidemic control measures among migrant workers to shield the capital
Masks hung within the air within the Mayu village. Photograph: Li Hao/GT As China’s capital, Beijing has strengthened preventative measures for migrant staff dwelling within the metropolis’s “city villages” to manage the unfold of COVID-19. The town has been given the best precedence after Wuhan in containing the virus. There have been
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‘Tooning Out The News’: CBS All Access Sets Premiere & Reveals Guests For Stephen Colbert Animated Series
Animated anchor James Smartwood will begin mocking the information later this month after CBS All Entry set a premiere date for Stephen Colbert-exec produced cartoon collection Tooning Out The Information. The present will launch on the digital platform within the U.S. and Canada on Monday March 16. Colbert and The Late Present showrunner Chris Licht
NAB Cancels April Las Vegas Show Because Of Coronavirus Fears
The Nationwide Affiliation of Broadcasters annual conference in Las Vegas is off in April due to issues over the coronavirus. The commerce group’s president, Gordon Smith, stated, “Within the curiosity of addressing the well being and security issues of our stakeholders and in session with companions all through the media and leisure business, now we
‘Dr. Death’: AnnaSophia Robb & Chris Sullivan Join Peacock’s Limited Series
AnnaSophia Robb (The Act) and This Is Us’ Chris Sullivan are set as leads reverse Jamie Dornan, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater in Peacock’s upcoming restricted collection Dr. Dying. Manufacturing on the UCP-produced collection begins this month. Based mostly on Wondery’s hit podcast of the identical identify, Dr. Dying explores the twisted thoughts of a
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US refuses to use hospital ships to quarantine Grand Princess passengers. Here is why.
The Grand Princess cruise ship sits off the coast of San Francisco, Mar. 8, 2020. The Grand Princess cruise ship set to dock on the Port of Oakland in California on Monday. Some 19 crew members and two passengers have examined optimistic for the coronavirus, and all of the passengers will now need to bear
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Bernie Sanders Says He’s Staying In The Race, But Says Joe Biden Is Winning “Electability” Argument
Bernie Sanders stated that he’s staying within the presidential race, regardless of handily shedding Michigan and different states within the Democratic major, and that he’s trying ahead to Sunday’s debate with Joe Biden. “Final evening, clearly, was not a superb evening for our marketing campaign from a delegate viewpoint,” Sanders instructed reporters. Sanders stated that
Red Cross Society of China in contact with Italian side for sending aid team
A crew of Chinese language medical consultants arrived in Tehran on Saturday together with a cargo of donations from China to assist Iran’s anti-epidemic effort. Photograph: Ambassador of China to Iran The Crimson Cross Society of China is contemplating dispatching a medical crew to Italy amid the COVID-19 outbreak within the European nation, the World Instances