Billie Eilish will be performing “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie” at the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced. Eilish, along with her brotherFinneas O’Connell, joins several other performers announced Wednesday for the 2024 Academy Awards. Written by Eilish and O’Connell, “What Was I Made For?” is one of two tracks from “Barbie” nominated for …
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28 February
Becky G performing Oscar-nominated song "The Fire Inside" from "Flamin Hot" at 2024 Academy Awards
Becky G will be performing “The Fire Inside” from the film “Flamin’ Hot” at the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced. The singer, who turns 27 this weekend, is among the list of performers revealed Wednesday for the 2024 Academy Awards. The best original song nod for “The Fire Inside” is the only nomination for “Flamin’ …
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28 February
Avalanche kills American man in backcountry of Japanese mountains, police say
Tokyo — Police in the city of Myoko, in Japan’s central Niigata region, said Wednesday that an American man in his 30s was killed by an avalanche in a backcountry area of Mount Mitahara. Local police received calls on Wednesday afternoon that three or four people had been caught in an avalanche in the area. According to Myoko city police, …
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28 February
American womens cycling team suspended after dressing mechanic as a rider to avoid race disqualification
A private U.S. women’s cycling team has been disciplined for attempting to pass off a mechanic as a certified racer in a July 2023 event in Belgium. Cynisca Cycling was set to compete in Belgium’s Argenta Classic on July 9, 2023, the team said in a statement to CBS News, but due to an illness, they did not have the …
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28 February
Who might replace Mitch McConnell? An early look at the race for the next Senate GOP leader
Washington — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Wednesday that he will step down from leadership after November’s elections, teeing up a race for the top Republican post in the Senate that has been years in the making. McConnell’s retirement from leadership marks the end of the longest-serving leadership term in Senate history, after 17 years at the party’s …
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28 February
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says its AI app problems are completely unacceptable
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is putting heat on the internet company’s engineers to fix its Gemini AI app pronto, calling some of the tool’s responses “completely unacceptable.” The new search tool, which the company hastoutedas revolutionary, came under fire after some users asked it to generate images of people drawn from history, such as German soldiers during World War 2, …
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28 February
Ghanas parliament passes strict new anti-LGBTQ legislation to extend sentences and expand scope
Johannesburg —Ghana’s parliament approved a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ bill on Wednesday after months of debate. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill is one of the toughest pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation in Africa. Homosexuality is already illegal in Ghana and punishable by up to three years in prison. Under the new law, that maximum sentence will increase to five …
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28 February
Coinbase scrambles to restore digital wallets after some customers saw $0 in their accounts
Coinbase apps are “recovering” after some customers opened their digital accounts to find them showing zero balances, CEO Brian Armstrong said Wednesday afternoon. The cryptocurrency exchangeacknowledgedthe issue earlier Wednesday after users reported difficulties making trades and that their accounts were empty. “Apps are now recovering,” Armstrong said on X (formerly known as Twitter). “We had modeled a ~10x surge in …
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28 February
Housing market shows no sign of thawing as spring buying season nears
Although the housing market traditionally thaws every spring, aspiring homebuyers may want to consider an extended hibernation given what is an exceptionally tough market this year. Home prices last year rose an average of 6.7% in the country’s 20 biggest metro areas, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data. Across the nation as a whole, housing prices rose than …
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28 February
Panera Bread settles lawsuit for $2 million. Heres how to file a claim for food vouchers or money.
Panera Bread is paying $2 million to settle claims that the sandwich chain mislead customers about the cost of delivery orders. Under the settlement, some customers can file a claim that could provide them with food vouchers or cash. In agreeing to settle the lawsuit accusing Panera of misleading people about delivery fees and menu prices, the company did not …
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