Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘Jurassic World’ sequel production suspended after positive COVID-19 tests
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Production of "Jurassic World: Dominion" from Universal Pictures has been suspended for two weeks after a few people on the set tested positive for COVID-19, director Colin Tre...
Oct 07, 2020
Activist investor Dan Loeb urges Disney to stop dividend to fund content
(Reuters) - Activist investor Dan Loeb on Wednesday urged Walt Disney Co to stop its dividend payment and redirect the money to make more content. In May, Disney's board of directors had said it would...
Oct 07, 2020
‘Wonder Woman’ director warns movie-going could become extinct
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Patty Jenkins' new "Wonder Woman" movie has been delayed three times during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the director is sounding the alarm that movie-going ...
Oct 07, 2020
Boom Supersonic rolls out demonstrator aircraft in bid to break sound barrier
(Reuters) - Boom Supersonic on Wednesday unveiled its first demonstrator aircraft X-B1, which is scheduled to begin flight testing next year, in a milestone for the U.S. startup planning a commercial ...
Oct 07, 2020
Boeing’s top Starliner astronaut pulls out of space mission role
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief astronaut for Boeing Co's long-delayed debut crewed flight to the International Space Station stepped down from the job on Wednesday, citing family pr...
Oct 07, 2020
Titans’ COVID count at 24 after two more positives
More positive COVID-19 tests on Tuesday are forcing the Tennessee Titans to cancel their planned return to the field on Wednesday. ESPN reported two players tested positive after the Titans had two co...
Oct 07, 2020
Memorable Ursula Andress ‘Dr.No’ bikini could fetch $500,000 at auction
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - James Bond fans may have to wait until next year for the next 007 adventure movie, but those with deep pockets next month can get their hands on some of the most famous items f...
Oct 07, 2020
Charpentier and Doudna win 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scientists Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of a method for genome editing, the award-giving body said on Wedn...
Oct 07, 2020
Singer Johnny Nash dead at 80, U.S. media reports
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American singer Johnny Nash, known for the 1970s reggae hit "I Can See Clearly Now," has died at the age of 80, his son told celebrity website TMZ and a local Los Angeles TV st...
Oct 06, 2020
Biogen, gene-editing startup Scribe to develop therapies for Lou Gehrig’s disease
(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Biogen Inc and gene-editing startup Scribe Therapeutics Inc will jointly develop therapies for treating underlying genetic causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a f...
Oct 06, 2020
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