Day: October 24, 2020

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

As Trump casts doubt on election, new agency contradicts him

12:47 pm October 24, 2020

Washington: Earlier this month, President Donald Trump was predicting on Twitter that this election would be “the most corrupt” in American history. A day later, the head of an obscure government agency he created offered a much different message. Christopher Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, closed an online conference with a warning about “bad guys, […]

Senate GOP marches ahead on Barrett over Democrats’ blockade

12:40 pm October 24, 2020

Washington: The Senate is poised for a rare weekend session as Republicans race to put Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court and cement a conservative majority before Election Day despite Democratic efforts to stall President Donald Trump’s nominee. Democrats mounted time-consuming procedural hurdles Friday, but the party has no realistic chance of stopping Barrett’s advance in the Republican-controlled chamber. Barrett, a federal appeals […]

Indian-Americans say Biden, Harris have best understanding of community; describe Trump as ‘foe’

12:37 pm October 24, 2020

Washington: Joe Biden and his running mate Senator Kamala Harris have the best understanding of the Indian-American community, the diaspora leaders supporting the two Democratic candidates have said, describing US President Donald Trump as a “foe” who criticises India on the world stage. With less than a fortnight to go for the November 3 presidential election, Indian-Americans on Friday asserted that Biden, first as a US Senator and thereafter as […]

Ben Wheatley to helm ‘The Meg 2’ for Warner Bros

12:32 pm October 24, 2020

Los Angeles: Filmmaker Ben Wheatley will be directing the sequel to shark thriller “The Meg”. The 2018 movie, helmed by Jon Turteltaub, featured British star Jason Statham as a shark expert who fights tooth and nail against a giant prehistoric shark called a megalodon. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jon and Erich Hoeber wrote the most recent draft of the film’s screenplay. Statham and other cast members — Li Bingbing and Ruby Rose — […]

Chante Adams to star opposite Michael B Jordan in ‘Journal for Jordan’

12:22 pm October 24, 2020

Los Angeles : Actor Shante Adams will play the female lead opposite Michael B Jordan in “Journal for Jordan” , to be directed by veteran Hollywood star Denzel Washington. Adams is best known for starring rapper Roxanne Shante’s 2017 biopic “Roxanne Roxanne” . “Journal for Jordan” , which hails from Sony, has been penned by screenwriter Virgil Williams. It is based on the true story of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Dana Canedy’s […]