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US government shuts down after Senate vote fails

US government shuts down after Senate vote fails

Trump has threatened lay-offs The US government has shut down for the first time since 2018 after a Senate vote on a spending bill failed to be passed. This means many federal agency services are set to be affected while thousands could be furloughed or made redundant after Donald Trump threatened to lay off “a […]

6 months ago

10 years ago, this movie perfectly predicted the future of cinema

10 years ago, this movie perfectly predicted the future of cinema

It is actually quite shocking how much this movie got right. Cinema is always on the verge of changing forever, in huge ways, completely altering how we perceive the medium… but it never quite happens. In the last decade or so alone, we had the reemergence of 3D, the streaming wars and the pandemic, each […]

3 years ago

US Congressman warns UK must uphold Belfast Agreement in order to maintain trade deal

US Congressman warns UK must uphold Belfast Agreement in order to maintain trade deal

The importance of keeping a soft border was explicitly expressed. It has been yet another bonkers week in Brexit world. Earlier this week, the President of the European Council Donald Tusk didn’t mince his words on the matter while speaking about the EU’s refusal to renegotiate the withdrawal agreement (including the backstop). “I’ve been wondering […]

7 years ago