#Viaplay to Lay Off 25 Percent of Staff, End Streaming Services in U.S., U.K. to Focus on Core Nordic Markets, Explore Sale

#Viaplay to Lay Off 25 Percent of Staff, End Streaming Services in U.S., U.K. to Focus on Core Nordic Markets, Explore Sale

Scandinavian streamer Viaplay outlined plans on Thursday to focus on its core markets in the Nordics and Netherlands, including the end of streaming services launched in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., and lay off more than 25 percent of staff. The moves are part of broad-based cost-cutting measures amid various business challenges cited by…

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#Greene stirs Hunter Biden controversy as parties battle at IRS whistleblower hearing: Live coverage

#Greene stirs Hunter Biden controversy as parties battle at IRS whistleblower hearing: Live coverage

The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday heard from two IRS whistleblowers who allege the government’s investigation into President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, was mishandled. Republicans sought to use the testimony of the two whistleblowers — one of whom had remained anonymous until today’s hearing — to make their case of unequal justice for Democrats and Republicans…

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#Israeli president promises to ‘protect and defend’ democracy in face of judicial crisis

#Israeli president promises to ‘protect and defend’ democracy in face of judicial crisis

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday promised to “protect and defend” Israel’s democracy as it faces a crisis over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pursuit of a judicial overhaul and that has drawn unprecedented criticism from the U.S. In a speech to a joint meeting of Congress marking Israel’s 75th anniversary, Herzog called Israeli protests…

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#Senate puts NASA on notice over Mars mission

#Senate puts NASA on notice over Mars mission

The Senate is signaling deep skepticism about NASA’s ambitious plans to fetch samples of soil from the red planet, expressing concerns over the mission’s cost and viability.   Senate appropriators are offering just $300 million in funding for fiscal 2024 for the Mars mission — less than a third of the $949 million budget request from…

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#Camerimage: Peter Biziou to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

#Camerimage: Peter Biziou to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Cinematographer Peter Biziou — who earned an Oscar and BAFTA for Alan Parker-directed 1988 film Mississippi Burning — will receive the lifetime achievement award at the 31st EnergaCamerimage international festival of cinematography, which returns to Turun, Poland, in November. Biziou’s credits include Peter Weir’s The Truman Show, for which he earned an additional BAFTA nom,…

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#Israeli leader’s visit sparks internal Democratic fight

#Israeli leader’s visit sparks internal Democratic fight

The scheduled appearance of a top Israeli leader on Capitol Hill this week has sparked an internal fight among House Democrats, pitting liberal critics of Israel’s human rights record against Jewish lawmakers and party leaders scrambling to forestall any diplomatic tensions with America’s closest ally in the Middle East. Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s planned speech…

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