Ce soir en streaming : notée 4,1 sur 5, c’est la plus belle version de Dracula
Sorti il y a 30 ans, la version de Dracula signée par Francis Ford Coppola, portée à bout de bras par un extraordinaire Gary Oldman sous les traits du Prince de la nuit, est un pur chef-d'oeuvre. A voir ou revoir sur Amazon, via le pass Warner. Gravement plombé par une série d’échecs cuisants en…
Le 34ième Montreal Audiofest
Sunny? Spring-y? Even more bizarre: No snow is predicted for the entire weekend of the 34th Montreal Audiofest, which runs from March 24 to March 26. It always snows during the ‘fest. It’s tradition!, like watching the ducks on the rooftop pond leap out of the water to snatch a beak-full of grain before leaping…
G-7 and European Union impose $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil
The Group of Seven nations and Australia agreed Friday to adopt a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, acting shortly after the European Union reached unanimous agreement on the same price earlier in the day. After a last-minute flurry of negotiations, the EU presidency, held by the Czech Republic, tweeted that “ambassadors have just reached…
Five climate and environmental innovators honored by Prince William at The Earthshot Prize Awards
Five climate and environmental innovators were awarded prizes at this year’s The Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony. At a star-studded ceremony in Boston on Friday, each climate start-up was honored with $1.2 million in prize money to boost its work. Among the innovators, is a woman in Kenya who has created cleaner burning stoves, a startup…
U.S. broadens immigration program for Haitian migrants, citing humanitarian crisis
Washington — The U.S. government on Monday broadened a program that allows certain Haitian immigrants to live and work in the country without fear of deportation, citing the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the destitute Caribbean nation, which has been beset by an outbreak of violence in recent months. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
To 2024? Bidens playfully toast reelection bid at state dinner, source says
Under a massive tent constructed on the White House south lawn and amid more than 300 guests seated at candlelit tables, President Biden, first lady Jill Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron playfully toasted to the American president’s forthcoming reelection campaign during last week’s state dinner, yet another sign that the White House is preparing…
France eliminates England from World Cup after missed penalty kick
France’s players reacted as if they had already won the World Cup. What they were actually celebrating, though, was Harry Kane’s missed penalty. The match wasn’t over yet, but France was leading 2-1 when Kane, England’s captain and its best player, stepped up to take a penalty that would even the score in the 84th…
TikTok faces growing national security concerns: “It’s not just the collection or theft of that data”
With more than 1 billion monthly users worldwide, TikTok has transfixed many users with a platform that seems to know who they are. But critics say TikTok might know too much. Click Here: Metal Domes Membrane The popular social media app tracks its users’ likes, dislikes and personal information, including email addresses, phone numbers and…
Legal immigration to the U.S. rebounds from pandemic drop in visa approvals
Washington — The U.S. issued nearly half a million permanent visas to immigrants abroad in fiscal year 2022 as legal immigration rebounded following a sharp drop in visa approvals at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which impeded global travel and crippled processing at U.S. consulates, unpublished government data show. During the 12-month span that…
IL Tollway Transponders Being Replaced By Stickers: Official
ILLINOIS — The days of plastic transponders being affixed to the windshields of Illinois drivers will soon be over. Last year, Illinois Tollway announced it is replacing them with I-PASS stickers in 2024. Officials said Wednesday the stickers will be available by the end of January. “The Illinois Tollway is continuing to adopt new tolling…