A reporter put Jennifer Lopez on the spot Wednesday, asking the singer a pointed question about the Ben Affleck divorce rumors while she was doing press for her upcoming film. Jenny from the block was in Mexico City, Mexico, to promote “Atlas,” which she also produced. Sitting on stage with co-star Simu Liu, the duo…
Monetary policy divergence is an important factor in G-10 currencies, while this year’s trend for a higher dollar remains intact, particularly versus the Japanese yen and Swiss franc, said Brown Brothers Harriman. The dollar edged higher for the session. https://www.wsj.com/articles/asian-currencies-consolidate-may-be-weighed-by-fomc-minutes-325f1999
A Utah Senate candidate who vowed to “push back against the establishment” if he’s elected has earned the support of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who said he is the “type of Republican” needed in the upper chamber to replace retiring GOP Sen. Mitt Romney. Paul endorsed Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs on Thursday, backing a man…
Drought-resistant, heat-tolerant Italian varieties are moving in on acreage once planted to French grapes. Sonoma grape growers and winemakers alike are particularly bullish on light, bright Vermentino. https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-vermentino-the-new-chardonnay-inside-sonoma-wines-italian-renaissance-15f789c4
It’s been a dog’s life at this year’s Cannes Film Festival — or should that be the Canine Film Festival? Since the 77th edition’s opening day, human actors have shared the limelight with their canine co-stars on and off the red carpet, kept secure by the perky sniffer dogs that dart around the press ladder…
The House of Representatives advanced a bill Thursday to repeal a Washington, D.C. law that allows noncitizens to vote in local elections. A whopping 52 Democrats joined Republicans on the measure, with 143 Democrats voting against it, for a final 262 to 143 vote. The D.C. law was passed by the progressive city council in…
Residents across the country, from Fresno, California to Washington, D.C. to Nashville, Tennessee and elsewhere, bashed the ongoing Donald Trump trial in interviews with Fox News Digital this week. “It’s a sham and a disgrace that they would take our former president who will be our president in November and try him like that,” Nashville…
Large crowds watch Ebrahim Raisi being laid to rest, days after he was killed in a helicopter crash. https://ift.tt/r2QVLd5 May 23, 2024 at 05:50PM
The former president said Evan Gershkovich would be released almost immediately after the presidential election “but definitely before I assume office.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-his-relationship-with-putin-will-help-free-jailed-wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-3f92d80a
Part of the stage toppled over in high winds at an event for presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez. https://ift.tt/FV7kr1i May 23, 2024 at 10:08AM