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Oct 18 2024ENTERTAINMENT

The Batgirl Actress Joins Emma Stone's New Sci-Fi Flick

It's happening again! Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos are teaming up for a new movie called Bugonia. This time, they're bringing a familiar face from their past projects—Alicia Silverstone, who played Batgirl in the 1997 film Batman & Robin. Silverstone will join Stone and Lanthimos seven y

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Oct 18 2024POLITICS

Should California Boost Wages with Proposition 32?

Proposition 32 is a proposal that aims to gradually raise California's minimum wage to $18 an hour within two years. This would make California the state with the highest minimum wage in the country. The current minimum wage levels were set through a deal struck by state lawmakers back in 2016. Vic

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Oct 18 2024CRIME

Delphi Murders Suspect's Unexpected Claim: A Pagan Cult's Involvement?

The Delphi murders in Indiana took a strange turn when the accused man, Richard Allen, suggested that a secretive pagan cult was behind the tragic deaths of Libby and Abby in 2017. Allen’s lawyers said the murders were done by followers of Odinism, a Norse pagan religion linked to white nationalists

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Oct 18 2024ENTERTAINMENT

Italy's Groenlandia Unveils Three Shows on Disney+, Sky Italia, and Netflix

This October, Italy's Groenlandia, a company owned by Banijay, is launching a trio of exciting shows. The first is a crime drama called "This Is Not Hollywood," based on a true story from 2010. It's about a 15-year-old girl named Sarah Scazzi whose body was found in a well after being strangled in a

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Oct 18 2024POLITICS

Workers' Wages: Why California Needs a Minimum Wage Boost

California is expensive, and making ends meet as a low-wage worker is tough. Victor Moreno, an advocate at The Street Level Health Project, has seen firsthand how hard it is. He's worked in the food industry for years and knows the struggles of his coworkers. They can't afford the basics with their

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Oct 18 2024ENTERTAINMENT

Amazon's Italian Hit: Citadel: Diana Sets Global Viewership Records

Amazon's newest Citadel spin-off, Citadel: Diana, has made quite a splash. The show, which stars Matilda De Angelis, has become the most-watched Italian original series globally in its first weekend. This isn't just a big deal in Italy—it's also topping the charts in the U. S. , UK, and has cracked

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Oct 18 2024SCIENCE

Rats' Hidden Superpower: Using Sound to Boost Smell

Ever wondered how rats sniff out food so quickly? Scientists have discovered something astonishing. These little critters might be using sounds we can't even hear to enhance their sense of smell. It's like they're tuning their noses with tiny, invisible whistles! Researcher Eduardo Mercado III and

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Oct 17 2024SPORTS

Brooklyn's Clowney Tests New Strength Against Sixers

Noah Clowney, the young forward for the Brooklyn Nets, faced a tough challenge in a recent preseason game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He went up against big guys like Andre Drummond and Guerschon Yabusele, who are known for their size and strength. Clowney has been working on his physique, addin

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Oct 17 2024POLITICS

Italy's New Law Tackles Surrogacy Tourism

Italian lawmakers have just passed a strict new law making it illegal for couples to seek surrogacy abroad. This move comes from the far-right Brothers of Italy party, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The law extends a previous ban on surrogacy within Italy, but now reaches further to punish th

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Oct 17 2024ENVIRONMENT

PG&E May Turn Off Power to Prevent Fires

Are you ready for some power outages? PG&E, the utility company based in Oakland, is thinking about shutting off electricity for certain parts of the Bay Area and other regions. Why? They're worried about critical fire weather conditions coming up. The winds might hit 45 mph and humidity could drop

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