Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. Jay Maidment/Universal Pictures hide caption toggle caption Jay Maidment/Universal Pictures [Spoilers follow for the basic premise of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, which may bum you out.] I don’t really go to the world of Bridget Jones to feel sad. I am…
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US stocks closed mixed on Friday with the Nasdaq 100 (^NDX) notching a record high close to cap a busy week of tariff hikes, inflation updates, and retail sales data, which fell short of estimates. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped slightly while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose 0.4% to close out its best week of…
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When news first broke about Elon Musk’s tech takeover of the United States government, a number of people who had spent years trying to transform federal IT practices were surprisingly hopeful. Maybe, they dreamed, Elon Musk and his team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would provide a long-needed jolt to an intransigent and…
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AUBURN, Ala. — Pastor Carl McKay goes back with the Broome family of Plant City, Fla. So far back, he was there for the earliest inklings of the Broome family. “I was picking my daughter up from the rec center and out comes John (Broome) and Julie (Murray) holding hands,” McKay said of two people…
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TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. And today, my guest is filmmaker RaMell Ross. His adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “The Nickel Boys,” is nominated for an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay and for best picture. It tells the story of two Black teenagers in 1960s Florida as…
Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Education, testifies during her confirmation hearing on Thursday in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images We’re following the confirmation hearings for the incoming Trump administration. See our full politics coverage, and follow NPR’s Trump’s Terms podcast or sign up…
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At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Good reception of most local channels Inline amplifier to boost reception Attractive industrial design for indoor use Cons The antenna’s wide base gives it a large footprint (the stand can be removed if you prefer to hang the antenna) Poor reception of low-power and distant channels Our Verdict The…
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Erling Haaland scored against Real Madrid for the first time in his career. And then scored another. But Manchester City still lost at home to the Champions League holders. It will have felt all too familiar for Pep Guardiola and his team as they threw away a 2-1 lead with four minutes of normal time…
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TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. A new investigation into conflicts of interest posed by Elon Musk overseeing the drastic cost-cutting and dismantling of some federal agencies was published yesterday afternoon in The New York Times online. A few hours later, Musk and President Trump held a joint press conference during…
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The crypto market welcomes dozens of new projects every day, but Best Wallet (BEST) is quickly standing out. In fact, this Web3 platform has raised over $9.5 million in presale funding and now boasts over 500,000 users. A top analyst even said Best Wallet (BEST) could be the next crypto to explode in 2025. Best…
