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United Kingdom health ministers are weighing a plan to create “immunity passports” for workers, which would use coronavirus testing and facial recognition to certify someone’s identity and indicate whether they have already had the virus and can safely return to the workplace. The tech firm Onfido, which specializes in identity verification through facial biometrics, has presented the …
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After an al Qaeda truck bomb ripped through United Nations headquarters at the Canal Hotel in Baghdad in the summer of 2003, Carolina Larriera tried to dig through piles of rubble with her bare hands to save the man she loved. Dazed from the powerful blast, her clothes covered in dust and splattered with blood …
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“Real Housewives of Atlanta” stars Cynthia Bailey, Eva Marcille, Kenya Moore, Kandi Burruss, Nene Leakes, and Porsha Williams all recently participated in their first virtual reunion wrapping up the hit Bravo reality hit’s 12th season. In keeping with the tumultuous season, several ladies go head-to-head to defend themselves. “This three-part reunion will reveal that things …
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The European Union’s foreign policy chief admitted Thursday that China “expressed their concerns” over an EU report on Chinese disinformation regarding coronavirus, after allegations that his team had watered down their initial findings “to appease the Chinese Communist Party.” Speaking to the European Parliament in Brussels, Josep Borrell denied that Beijing had coerced him to …
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Americans are getting married at the lowest rate ever recorded, according to a report by the National Center for Health Statistics, with the lead author for the report calling the moment “historic.” The U.S. marriage rate fell 6 percent in 2018 to only 6.5 new unions formed for every 1,000 people, the lowest number since …
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Cable giant Comcast reported nearly a 40 percent dip in first-quarter profit Thursday as the economic fallout from the coronavirus hit NBCUniversal’s theme parks and film divisions. Comcast shares fell over 5 percent in early-market trading after the company said during its earnings call that it would lose about $500 million if theme parks remained …
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Welcome back to Bel-Air. Will Smith, 51, brought back the cast of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” for his Snapchat show “Will From Home” on Wednesday and Thursday. Former castmates Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton Banks), DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jazz), Tatyana Ali (Ashley Banks), Karyn Parsons (Hilary Banks), Daphne Maxwell Reid (Aunt Vivian) and Joseph Marcell (Geoffrey) …
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Jim O’Heir, who played clueless, good-natured bumbler Jerry Gergich on “Parks and Recreation,” says he slipped right back into character for Thursday night’s episode — which reunites the cast for the first time since the beloved NBC sitcom ended its seven-season run in 2015. “Absolutely, but I was nervous about it,” says O’Heir. “The way …
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A battle is brewing between movie theaters and Universal Pictures over its decision to release “Trolls World Tour” directly to home video-streaming services during the coronavirus lockdown. Both AMC Entertainment and Regal Cinemas, the nation’s top two theater owners, are threatening to boycott Universal Pictures’ films from its screens after Jeff Shell, chief executive of …
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The coronavirus lockdown has artists so bored that Noel Gallagher, former Oasis guitarist and one half of rock music’s most contentious sibling rivalry, is leaking his own rough cuts. The frontman of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, since the band he shared with brother Liam Gallagher split in 2009, revealed the news on his Twitter …
United Kingdom health ministers are weighing a plan to create “immunity passports” for workers, which would use coronavirus testing and facial recognition to certify someone’s identity and indicate whether they have already had the virus and can safely return to the workplace. The tech firm Onfido, which specializes in identity verification through facial biometrics, has presented the …
