#BTS’ Suga Reveals Military Enlistment Date; Reps Ask Fans to “Refrain From Visiting His Workplace”

#BTS’ Suga Reveals Military Enlistment Date; Reps Ask Fans to “Refrain From Visiting His Workplace”

BTS’ Suga is set to enlist for mandatory military service this week, reps said Sunday. “We have further information regarding Suga’s military service,” BIGHIT Music posted on the South Korean app Weverse. “Suga will be beginning his required service on September 22.” South Korea requires men between the ages of 18 and 35 to enlist…

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#LA sheriff’s deputy dies after being shot in patrol car

#LA sheriff’s deputy dies after being shot in patrol car

A Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy has died after being shot while in his patrol car, his office said. Ryan Clinkunbroomer, in uniform and working in a patrol car from the sheriff’s station in Palmdale, California on Saturday, was discovered unconscious by a good samaritan, and they immediately reported it to personnel at the station, LA…

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#Schumer loosens Senate’s informal dress code  

#Schumer loosens Senate’s informal dress code  

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has eased up the Senate’s informal dress code to allow senators to wear whatever they want on the floor, which means lawmakers will no longer have to poke only their heads and arm into the chamber to vote if wearing shorts or gym clothes.   The informal rule change…

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#Ayşe Polat’s ‘In The Blind Spot’ Wins Oldenburg Film Festival German Independence Award

#Ayşe Polat’s ‘In The Blind Spot’ Wins Oldenburg Film Festival German Independence Award

In the Blind Spot, Ayşe Polat’s documentary-style conspiracy thriller set in modern-day Turkey has won the German Independence Award for best film at the 30th Oldenburg International Film Festival. The drama, which premiered in the Encounters section of the Berlin Film Festival this year, follows a German film team shooting a documentary in a remote…

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#All the president’s henchmen | The Hill

#All the president’s henchmen | The Hill

In the Nixon years, not “all the president’s men” went to jail. Four of Nixon’s closest aides — John Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and Charles Colson — were imprisoned for their transgressions; three others were indicted but narrowly escaped conviction. Those around Donald Trump face a similar fate. Seven members of Trump’s post-election legal…

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#Ukrainian drones strike Crimea, Moscow: Russia

#Ukrainian drones strike Crimea, Moscow: Russia

Russia said that it intercepted a Ukrainian attack on Crimea on Sunday, with Ukrainian drones also attacking Moscow. Ukraine has launched a series of attacks targeting Crimea in recent days in its much anticipated counteroffensive against Russia. Russia’s defense ministry said Sunday that its air defense systems took down at least six drones that were targeting Crimea, Reuters…

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#Toronto: Anil Kapoor on India’s Film Industry Conquering the West: “Bollywood is Coming of Age”

#Toronto: Anil Kapoor on India’s Film Industry Conquering the West: “Bollywood is Coming of Age”

After India recently had one of its spacecraft reach the moon, Slumdog Millionaire star Anil Kapoor says it’s time for the country’s booming film industry to land more box office performers in the West. “I feel Bollywood is coming of age and a lot of filmmakers are making movies that appeal to international audiences, and they’re happy…

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