Blake Lively, Emilia Clarke (Photo Credits: Twitter) There has been a lot of talk about Amber Heard being replaced in Aquaman 2 since a while now. Heard’s personal life controversy involving the defamation case with ex-husband Johnny Depp seems to be causing trouble for the actress professionally. If recent reports are to go by, Heard’s … Read more
From Omaha to living rooms, the MLB Draft is going on as planned. There are many changes coming to the 2020 MLB Draft, most of those changes due to the coronavirus pandemic that has stopped the sport globally. The most forward-facing change to the draft is the amount of rounds dwindled from 40 to five. … Read more
Seibel has an impressive tech-world resume, having previously co-founded Justin.tv, the precursor to Twitch, as well as mobile video startup Socialcam. He is currently a partner at venture capital firm Y Combinator and CEO of startup accelerator program YC (which actually helped to launch Reddit back in 2005 – prior to Seibel’s involvement). The move … Read more
Here are players to watch in Wednesday’s shortened five-round MLB draft: Spencer Torkelson, 1B, Arizona State The righty hitter is widely projected to go first, to the Tigers. A California native, he has homered 48 times in 112 college games. Austin Martin, 3B/OF, Vanderbilt No relation to the car Aston Martin, the native of DeLand, … Read more
Hundreds of protesters swarmed city hall in Seattle Tuesday night to demand Mayor Jenny Durkan’s resignation. The crowd chanted “Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Jenny Durkan’s got to go!” during the roughly hour-long takeover, led by Councilwoman Kshama Sawant. Some protesters carried “Black Lives Matter” and “Durkan must go” signs, according to the Seattle Times. “When … Read more
FILE PHOTO: Reddit mascots are displayed at the company’s headquarters in San Francisco, California April 15, 2014. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo (Reuters) – Social network company Reddit on Wednesday named venture capital investor Michael Seibel to its board, days after co-founder and former director Alexis Ohanian resigned and called for the company to replace him with … Read more
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – World soccer’s governing body FIFA has rated the joint Australia/New Zealand bid for the 2023 Women’s World Cup as the best to host the tournament. FIFA said in a statement here on Wednesday that it had received official ‘bid books’ from three contenders — Colombia, Japan and the joint Australia-New Zealand … Read more
ANKARA (Reuters) – Radical groups in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region are trying to disrupt a three-month-old ceasefire reached by Turkey and Russia but the agreement still stands, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Wednesday. “There are some radical groups, some unknown groups with their own agenda there that have attempted to disrupt the ceasefire … Read more
Sonali Bendre (Photo Credits: Instagram) Actress Sonali Bendre admits that it is hard not to feel despair and lost amid all the chaos due to the coronavirus crisis, and credits positive and hopeful stories for bringing her out of the darkness. “When the world as we know it is in chaos, we can’t help but … Read more
The feds plan to start the final round of trials for three potential coronavirus vaccines this summer, a new report says. Tens of thousands of people are expected to participate in the phase 3 studies backed by the National Institutes of Health, which aim to determine whether the vaccines are safe and effective, The Wall … Read more