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78th Annual DGA Awards: Winners Announced
Courtesy of DGA. The winners of the Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in 2025 were announced tonight during the 78th Annual DGA Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. Paul Thomas Anderson won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for One Battle After Another. Kumail Nanjiani hosted the ceremony before…
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Why Tinubu’s Ambassadors Face Rejection by Host Nations
Storms may be brewing for many of President Bola Tinubu’s recently nominated ambassadors who face the prospect of being rejected by host countries due to time constraints on their tenure, findings by Sunday PUNCH have revealed. High-ranking officials in the Presidency and the foreign service disclosed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was grappling with the challenge of securing agrément,…
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High-dose motor therapy improves outcomes after perinatal stroke
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: In infants and toddlers who had a stroke before birth or as a newborn (28 days or younger), a treatment that combined restricting the use of the stronger arm with intensive task-oriented physical therapy led to…
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Mohammed Siraj’s dream T20 World Cup return after surprise call up
Mumbai: Mohammed Siraj was all set to fly halfway across the globe to watch his favourite football team, Real Madrid, play against Real Sociedad when skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s number beeped on his cellphone. Suryakumar turned into the Indian workhorse after injured Harshit Rana was ruled out of the T20 World Cup. With Jasprit Bumrah unwell, Siraj was drafted into the…
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Rajiv Swagruha plot auction in Hyderabad fetches Rs 56 cr
Representational image Hyderabad: The Rajiv Swagruha Corporation auctioned 70 plots at Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road on Saturday, February 7, earning Rs 56 crore. The highest bid stood at Rs 45,000 per square yard, and the plot size ranged from 200 to 300 square yards. The average bid for the plots was Rs 31,000 per square yard, and 150 bidders participated…
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Councilmember Nithya Raman to run for L.A. mayor, challenging onetime ally Karen Bass
For a few fleeting hours, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass seemed to be facing a clear path to reelection, after several high-powered challengers pulled out or declined to enter the race. But just three hours before the filing deadline, progressive City Councilmember Nithya Raman, a onetime Bass ally, launched a mayoral bid, shocking the city’s political establishment and upending the…
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The Canada F-35 Fighter Deal Might Be Close to Collapse
Summary and Key Points: Canada’s F-35 “Problem”: Why Ottawa Might Buy Swedish JAS 39 Gripens Instead -Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly inching toward a shock decision to slash Canada’s F-35 order in favor of Sweden’s Saab Gripen E/F. An F-35A Lightning II from the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flies behind a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned…
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10 Greatest Space Movie Masterpieces Of The Last 100 Years, Ranked By Realism
There have been so many great space sci-fi movies released over the last 100 years, and the best of these remain realistic in many ways to real-life space exploration. With NASA preparing to start its space program up again and send more astronauts to the moon, it is a good time to pay attention to these space-based sci-fi movies. NASA…
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Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says
An 18-month-old baby held with her parents at a South Texas immigration detention center became so ill last month that she was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening respiratory failure — then sent back to detention days later, where she was denied daily medication doctors prescribed, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday. The toddler, Amalia, remained in detention for…
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The CIA World Factbook is dead. Here’s how I came to love it : NPR
The World Factbook’s website drew millions of views each year, according to the CIA. It’s seen here in an archived version from last month. CIA World Factbook via Internet Archive/ Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption CIA World Factbook via Internet Archive/ Screenshot by NPR When one of the world’s most secretive and far-reaching organizations offers to share how…
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