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Immediate reactions to the government decision have been predictable. Some environmental organizations hailed the announcement as a much-needed course correction, arguing that it could help the US meet its global climate commitments. Industry trade groups, in turn, have attacked the decision. They insist it’s a counterproductive way to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, and one that will undermine the nation’s energy security at a moment of growing geopolitical volatility.  Who is right? Turns out we are asking the wrong…

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley showed up on Saturday Night Live‘s cold open to ask Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) about his refusal to get on the debate stage with his lone remaining GOP primary challenger. “My question is: why won’t you debate Nikki Haley?” she asked during a faux CNN town hall event in her home state of South Carolina, which is next in line in the primary calendar. Trump’s response was loud and confused: “Oh my God, it’s her: the woman who was in charge of security on…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA group of men at a stag party got a surprise when Margot Robbie interrupted their discussion of the Barbie movie.33-year-old Robbie, who took on the role of Mattel’s iconic doll in the 2023 film, revealed that she was visiting a pub in a remote part of Scotland when she overheard the men chatting about her recent project.“I was in a pub in the middle of nowhere in Scotland and I…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeRobert Downey Jr has reacted to the Oscars snubbing Margot Robbie after she failed to secure a Best Actress nomination for Barbie.Director Greta Gerwig’s smash box office hit was nominated for eight Oscars this season, but neither Robbie nor Gerwig were nominated in their respective categories.Robbie’s co-stars Ryan Gosling, who played Ken, and America Ferrera, who delivered a rousing…

It’s not easy to make it in this economy as a young adult. Especially on your own.Soaring rent prices, student loan debt, the increasing cost of living, and other challenges demand strategic planning and, in many cases, help from others.However, father and Reddit user NoDivide4576 thinks instilling resilience in his daughter is more important than accommodating her now that she is of age.The man took to the subreddit ‘Am I the ?‘ to explain his stance, but, to his surprise, many disagreed, sparking a heated debate on…

A toddler broke a world record by becoming the youngest person to reach Everest base camp, completing the trek on his father’s back during his family’s year-long Asian adventure and sparking controversy along the way.At only two years old, Carter Dallas reached the south site in Nepal – located 17,598ft above sea level – on October 25, 2023.The young boy completed the trek on his 35-year-old father’s (Ross) back, alongside his mother, 31-year-old Jade.The family, from Glasgow, Scotland, were on a year-long trip around…

The Menkaure pyramid, pictured in February 2023, was originally encased in granite but over time lost part of its covering. A video showing renovation work at Egypt's Menkaure pyramid at Giza has triggered social media criticism, with one expert decrying its "absurdity". Mostafa Waziri, the head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, has in contrast dubbed it…

When you agree 90% or more of the time with your political opponents, how do you differentiate yourself?That was the challenge facing three Democrats who took the stage for the first statewide televised debate of California’s highly competitive, vastly expensive U.S. Senate contest.The answer: Seize on those relatively few differences and emphasize them loudly and repeatedly. Add a strong overlay of anecdote and personal narrative. Throw an occasional elbow, for good measure.If you’ve closely followed the Senate race,…

California’s sleepy race to succeed Sen. Dianne Feinstein finally came alive Monday night at USC, when three congressional Democrats and a former Dodger-turned-Republican-candidate clashed over the war in Gaza and pitched their plans to address homelessness and protect reproductive freedoms.Reps. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank, Katie Porter of Irvine and Barbara Lee of Oakland delighted in ripping into former baseball star Steve Garvey, a Republican newcomer to politics and supporter of former President Trump, who appeared at…

We know, there's been a lot of confusions about musicals these days, with all of those movies based on stage musicals and stage musicals based on movies and yada yada yada. Recent film releases like the Wonka prequel, the Mean Girls remake and The Color Purple musical got theatergoing audiences all in a tizzy when the movies' marketing seemingly didn't make it 100-percent clear that the projects were, in fact, of the musical variety. But color us extremely perplexed that the Internet is divided over what we considered a…