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President Joe Biden can ill afford a long, hot summer of protest that comes to a boil in time for the Democratic National Convention in August and then bleeds into the final weeks of an already venomous clash with Donald Trump. After days of college campus demonstrations — triggered by outrage at the civilian carnage from Israel’s war in Gaza — the president’s reticence to throw himself into the politics of a perilous situation finally became unsustainable, resulting in his first on-camera comments on Thursday. The nationwide campus protests are not as pervasive as mass civil rights and anti-Vietnam War…

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Jeanne du Barry — Johnny Depp’s first movie in four years — is getting a “rotten” reception from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. The historical period drama is making its debut in U.S. theaters Thursday just under a year after it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in France. In the film, Depp plays King Louis XV, who has an affair with a commoner, Jeanne, played by French cinema icon Maïwenn — who also directs the film. Jeanne du Barry’s reviews upon its domestic opening Thursday received a 46% “rotten” mark on the Tomatometer from Rotten Tomatoes critics based on the…

Some student-loan borrowers hoping for debt relief might have to wait a few months.Beginning on May 1, the Education Department placed a pause on any processing of applications to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives student debt for government and nonprofit workers after ten years of qualifying payments.This pause is happening to allow PSLF accounts to be transferred away from student-loan company MOHELA, which was previously the sole servicer tasked with managing the program. During this transition, several different companies will assume management over PSLF accounts, but borrowers will be able to check their PSLF status directly through…

NATO is accusing Russia of “malign activities” in its member states, including Germany and the UK.The alliance said this includes sabotage, acts of violence, and disinformation campaigns.The North Atlantic Council said it “will act individually and collectively to address these actions.” The North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Thursday singled out Russia in a statement condemning “recent malign activities” in its member states.”This includes sabotage, acts of violence, cyber and electronic interference, disinformation campaigns, and other hybrid operations,” the North Atlantic Council statement said.The council said it made its statement amid investigations and charges against people accused of hostile state activity in Czechia,…

Understanding the intricate dance of institutional investors in the stock market can often feel like deciphering hieroglyphs. Yet, beneath the complexity lies a tale of shifting tides and strategic moves that shape the investment landscape. Bernstein’s latest report sheds light on the Q1 2024 maneuvers of foreign institutional investors (FIIs), domestic institutional investors (DIIs), and retail investors, offering insights into their changing ownership patterns and sector preferences.Foreign vs. Domestic Institutional OwnershipIn the first quarter of 2024, while FIIs scaled back their India exposure slightly, DIIs ramped up their holdings. As of March 2024, FIIs own 18.3% of BSE 500 stocks,…

Indian Rupee drifts higher on Friday amid the softer Greenback.  The positive outlook in the Indian economy and capital inflows support the INR.  Investors await the US ISM Services PMI and the employment data on Friday.  Indian Rupee (INR) gains momentum on Friday as the cautious comments by the Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell exert further selling pressure on the US Dollar (USD). Furthermore, the positive sentiment in the Indian equity markets and the inflow of foreign capital boost the INR and cap the pair’s upside. Market players will keep an eye on the US ISM Services PMI and the…

Bitcoin price found support near the $56,350 zone. BTC is recovering higher, but the bears might be active near the $60,000 resistance zone. Bitcoin is attempting a recovery wave from the $56,350 support zone. The price is trading below $60,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $57,800 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could struggle to clear the $60,000 and $60,500 resistance levels. Bitcoin Price Faces Resistance Bitcoin price extended losses below the $60,000 level to enter a…

Donald Trump’s attorneys on Thursday sought to paint one of the witnesses at the heart of the hush money deal with Stormy Daniels as someone with a long history of extracting money from celebrities while going “up to the line without committing extortion.” Trump attorney Emil Bove raised a host of celebrities Keith Davidson has dealt with – Hulk Hogan, Lindsay Lohan, Charlie Sheen and Tila Tequila – seeking both to undercut Davidson’s credibility as a witness and to argue that the deals he cut involving the former president followed a long-running pattern. Davidson was evasive responding to the battery…

Of all the esteemed coaches hailing from Spain’s Catalunya region, from Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola to Barcelona’s Xavi, Albert Rudé is very much on the periphery. Quite far away, in fact, and managing in Poland these days. He’s now celebrating, too. On May 2, 2024, the man from Girona helped write some history. The clock was ticking down in the Polish Cup final at Warsaw’s national stadium between Pogoń Szczecin and Wisła Kraków. Eight minutes into injury time, with Pogoń 1-0 up, the match was effectively over. Then, in the dying embers, it wasn’t. Eneko Satrústegui, formerly a left-back in…