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This Golden Globe Nominee Has Joined The Cast Of The Long-Awaited Peaky Blinders Movie

This Golden Globe Nominee Has Joined The Cast Of The Long-Awaited Peaky Blinders Movie

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More casting details have been announced for the upcoming Peaky Blinders movie. A film based on the Steven Knight’s award-winning BBC drama has been in the pipeline for years, with Cillian Murphy confirming last month that he’d be back in action as Tommy Shelby in a new feature-length story, which is being produced by Netflix. It’s now also been revealed that he’ll be joined in the cast by newcomer Rebecca Ferguson. The Swedish star is best known for her work in films like Dune, The Greatest Showman and the Mission: Impossible series. Rebecca was also nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in the historical drama The White Queen, and more recently appeared in the Apple TV+ series Silo. Rebecca Ferguson at the Dune: Part Two premiere in February Peaky Blinders first aired on the BBC in 2013, and ended up running for a total of six seasons. During its time on air, the show picked up a handful of TV Baftas, with Cillian also picking up a Best Actor nomination at last year’s …

Apple unveils long-awaited AI strategy, partnership with OpenAI at WWDC | Business and Economy News

Apple unveils long-awaited AI strategy, partnership with OpenAI at WWDC | Business and Economy News

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CEO Tim Cook tells Worldwide Developers Conference AI features are the ‘next big step for Apple’. Apple has revealed a slew of new artificial intelligence-powered features backed by a partnership with OpenAI, as the iPhone maker battles perceptions that it is falling behind in the race to capitalise on the technology. Apple executives including CEO Tim Cook unveiled “Apple Intelligence” on Monday during a nearly two-hour-long presentation at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California. “All of this goes beyond artificial intelligence, it’s personal intelligence, and it is the next big step for Apple,” CEO Tim Cook said. The upgrades include an overhaul of the virtual assistant Siri, which will be capable of hundreds of more tasks with the help of ChatGPT. Apple users will also be able to create their own emojis based on language prompts and generate summaries of emails in the mailbox via the tech giant’s in-house technology. Apple signalled that the company would differentiate itself from rivals Microsoft and Google by putting privacy “at the core” of AI, which …

Ipswich Town fans enjoy ‘long-awaited’ open-top bus celebrations after Premier League promotion | UK News

Ipswich Town fans enjoy ‘long-awaited’ open-top bus celebrations after Premier League promotion | UK News

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Ipswich Town fans celebrated their “long-awaited” return to the Premier League after they secured promotion over weekend. On Saturday, Kieran McKenna’s Tractor Boys clinched their place in the top flight with a 2-0 win over now-relegated Huddersfield Town. The result meant Ipswich will return to the Premier League for the first time since 2002. Saturday’s victory secured the Suffolk club back-to-back promotions as they became the first team since Southampton in 2011 and 2012 to win successive promotions to the top flight from League One. On Monday the team rode through Ipswich on an open-top bus, with thousands of fans turning out to celebrate. Speaking to Sky News, fans described feelings of euphoria amid the celebrations, as others were enjoying a long weekend of non-stop celebrating. “It’s been a really really long time coming,” one fan said. Image: Ipswich Town players during an open-top bus parade to celebrate promotion to the Premier League. Image: Young Ipswich Town fans climbed into trees for the best vantage point of the open-top bus parade. Pic: PA Image: Ipswich …

George Stephanopoulos supported by famous friends, including Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, to celebrate long-awaited project

George Stephanopoulos supported by famous friends, including Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, to celebrate long-awaited project

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George Stephanopoulos has a long-awaited project release to celebrate, and quite the crowd of famous friends to do so with! Over the weekend, the Good Morning America anchor along with his wife Ali Wentworth were in Los Angeles celebrating the forthcoming release of his new book, The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis, through which he explores the history of the famed White House Situation Room, and gives insight into varying crises different US presidents have handled from the elusive command center. The fascinating book will be officially available to the public on May 14, but stars such as Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox, among others, got a fun sneak-peek. You may also likeWATCH: George Stephanopoulos gets asked to run for president Over the weekend, Ali took to Instagram and shared a star-studded round of photos from her and George’s book celebration in Los Angeles. She first shared a group photo featuring J.J. Abrams and his wife Katie McGrath – their daughter, singer Gracie Abrams, was also in attendance – followed by …

US House approves long-awaited billion Ukraine aid package

US House approves long-awaited $61 billion Ukraine aid package

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Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives on Saturday quickly passed legislation to provide military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and to ban TikTok if it fails to divest from its Chinese parent company. Issued on: 20/04/2024 – 19:59Modified: 21/04/2024 – 09:56 3 min The bills, passed in a rare Saturday session, were approved by overwhelming bipartisan votes, though they leave the future of House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, in doubt as he seeks to fend off angry far-right detractors.  Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the long-delayed aid package, saying the military and economic assistance would “save thousands and thousands of lives”.  I am grateful to the United States House of Representatives, both parties, and personally Speaker Mike Johnson for the decision that keeps history on the right track. Democracy and freedom will always have global significance and will never fail as long as America helps to… — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 20, 2024 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov meanwhile said that the passage of the bill would “further ruin” Ukraine …

U.S House to vote on long-awaited billion Ukraine, Israel aid package

U.S House to vote on long-awaited $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package

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A view of the U.S. Capitol. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday is set to vote on, and expected to pass, a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, over bitter objections from party hardliners. More than two months have passed since the Democratic-majority Senate passed a similar measure and U.S. leaders from Democratic President Joe Biden to top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell have been urging embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring it up for a vote. Johnson this week chose to ignore ouster threats by hardline members of his fractious 218-213 majority and push forward the measure that includes some $60.84 billion for Ukraine as it struggles to fight off a two-year Russian invasion. The unusual four-bill package also includes funds for Israel, security assistance for Taiwan and allies in the Indo-Pacific and a measure that includes sanctions, a threat to ban the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok and the potential transfer of seized Russian assets to Ukraine. “The world is watching what the Congress does,” the White House said …

Will Rihanna’s sons RZA and Riot feature on her long-awaited album? What she’s said

Will Rihanna’s sons RZA and Riot feature on her long-awaited album? What she’s said

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Rihanna may just have a couple more musicians in her family! The Barbadian hitmaker made an appearance at the Tobacco Dock in London to celebrate the Fenty X Puma Creeper Phatty Earth Tone shoe. The 36-year-old spoke with Entertainment Tonight about her new line of sneakers and all the joys of being a mother to her two sons, Riot Rose and his older brother RZA. However, she was also asked about her long-awaited new album, dubbed R9 by fans, which would be the follow-up to her 2016 record Anti, and has been teased for years. You may also likeInside Rihanna’s new family life “You recently shared that RZA is really into music right now,” she was asked, and Rihanna could only gush: “He’s an empath!” of her nearly two-year-old. “Is he like his mama?” ET asked, to which she responded: “I think so.” When she was questioned if there were any plans to have RZA and eight-month-old Riot make appearances on the album, she teased that it could just happen. “It’s up to them. I’ve …

California Sets Long-Awaited Drinking Water Limit for ‘Erin Brockovich’ Contaminant

California Sets Long-Awaited Drinking Water Limit for ‘Erin Brockovich’ Contaminant

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, a toxic chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich.” The rule is the first in the nation to specifically target the heavy metal, known as chromium-6, and is expected to reduce the number of cancer and kidney disease cases from long-term ingestion, state officials say. The proposal was unanimously passed by the State Water Resources Control Board, though it needs approval from the Office of Administrative Law to take effect. The standard could inspire other states to adopt their own. More than 200 million Americans are estimated to have the chemical compound in their drinking water, according to an analysis of federal water testing data by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization. Until now, California combined its drinking water standard for chromium-6 with the less toxic trivalent chromium, an essential nutrient. California’s new limit on chromium-6 is 10 parts per billion — about 10 drops of water in a swimming pool. “I …

Conor McGregor to make long-awaited UFC return | Ents & Arts News

Conor McGregor to make long-awaited UFC return | Ents & Arts News

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A date has been set for Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return to UFC. After nearly three years out, McGregor will step back into the octagon at UFC 303 on 29 June. Dana White confirmed that the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion will fight Michael Chandler. The UFC confirmed the welterweight bout following UFC 300 in Las Vegas on Saturday and it will be contested over five rounds, taking place at the end of International Fight Week, according to Sky Sports News. McGregor, 35, who has 22 wins and six defeats, has not competed in the UFC since July 2021 when he sustained a leg break against Dustin Poirier. He had previously fought and lost to Poirier six months earlier. McGregor’s opponent Chandler has 23 wins and eight defeats. Speaking about the fight, White said on Saturday that McGregor’s return had been “all about timing”. Read more from Sky News:Ryan Reynolds hails ‘ride of our lives’ as Wrexham promoted againSquatters take over Gordon Ramsay pubTemperatures in Spain up to 16C higher than normal Follow Sky News …

In Northern Ireland, a long-awaited gurdwara opens with a wedding

In Northern Ireland, a long-awaited gurdwara opens with a wedding

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LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland (RNS) — On a cloudy fall day in 2021, about 100 people were praying in Derry’s only Sikh temple when smoke suddenly choked the prayer hall. Worshippers covered their mouths and noses and ran outdoors as flames consumed each room. Amerjit Singh, the president of the Northern Ireland Sikh Association, made sure that everyone was safely outside before running back inside the burning building to rescue the Sikh Holy Scripture known as the Guru Granth Sahib. On Thursday (April 11), after years of renovations — completed in the spirit of “sewa,” the Sikh principle of selfless service — the temple, known as a gurdwara, reopened with a joyful wedding celebration, welcoming worshippers of all faiths and backgrounds once again. The multistory beige building, resting on a sloping road near the eastern bank of the River Foyle, bears a long history: An old sign indicates it was constructed in 1915, and a newer one introduces it as the Sikh Cultural Centre established in 1995. Jimmy Singh, a longtime worshipper at the gurdwara, says …