#Soviet ‘Lord of the Rings’ adaptation found after 30 years

#Soviet ‘Lord of the Rings’ adaptation found after 30 years

“#Soviet ‘Lord of the Rings’ adaptation found after 30 years” Eat your heart out, Peter Jackson. A long-lost Soviet television adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy has been unearthed after being lost for 30 years, the Guardian reports. Based on Tolkien’s first installment, “The Fellowship of the Ring,” the 1991 film…

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#Supreme Court backs Google in Oracle copyright battle

#Supreme Court backs Google in Oracle copyright battle

“#Supreme Court backs Google in Oracle copyright battle” The US Supreme Court sided with Google Monday its decade-long copyright battle with fellow tech giant Oracle over a batch of software code used in the Android mobile operating system. In a 6-2 decision, the court ruled that Google had not violated copyright law by using more…

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#Kate Winslet knows actors hiding sexuality over homophobia

#Kate Winslet knows actors hiding sexuality over homophobia

“#Kate Winslet knows actors hiding sexuality over homophobia” Kate Winslet is calling out Hollywood for its rampant homophobia that has allegedly forced some stars to stay in the closet. “I can think of at least four actors absolutely hiding their sexuality,” the actress, 45, told the Sunday Times. “It’s painful. Because they fear being found…

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#Charles Barkley rips politicians for stirring racial division

#Charles Barkley rips politicians for stirring racial division

“#Charles Barkley rips politicians for stirring racial division” NBA hall-of-famer Charles Barkley laid into politicians of all stripes – Democrats and Republicans alike – for promoting racial division in the country, saying they are trying to “make whites and blacks not like each other.” Barkley, a former star forward with the Philadelphia 76ers, was speaking…

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#NASA researchers discover first X-rays from Uranus

#NASA researchers discover first X-rays from Uranus

“#NASA researchers discover first X-rays from Uranus” Astronomers at NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have detected X-rays from the planet Uranus for the first time. Researchers used observations of the ice giant taken in 2002 and 2017 to detect the radiation as part of a new study published Tuesday in the Journal of Geophysical Research.  In an examination and with further analysis, they saw clear detection…

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#Russia backs down on threat to block Twitter

#Russia backs down on threat to block Twitter

“#Russia backs down on threat to block Twitter” Russian officials are no longer threatening to cut off the country’s access to Twitter after the social network ramped up its efforts to purge content banned by that nation. Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications watchdog, backed down on the threat Monday but said it would continue throttling the speed…

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#GameStop stock plunges as retailer plans B share sale

#GameStop stock plunges as retailer plans $1B share sale

“#GameStop stock plunges as retailer plans $1B share sale” GameStop’s stock price tumbled Monday as Reddit’s favorite retailer announced plans to sell up to $1 billion worth of shares while touting increased sales. The beloved meme stock plunged nearly 11 percent to $170.56 in early trading after it revealed the planned share sale, which will…

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