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Cancer cells hibernate to survive chemotherapy, finds studyJanuary 12, 2021 at 1:37 PM Cancer cells go into a state similar to hibernation when attacked by chemotherapy.The low-energy state is similar to diapause—the embryonic survival strategy of over a 100 species of mammals. Researchers hope to use these findings to develop new cancer-fighting therapies. When attacked by chemotherapy, all cancer cells have the ability to start hibernating in order to wait out the threat, finds new research. The cancer cells hijack an evolutionary survival mechanism to transition into a state o...Tags: Health, Biology, Medicine, Animals, Cancer, Public Health, Canada, Innovation, University of Toronto, Brien, Margaret, O Brien, Research Institute, Schimmer, Catherine O Brien, Aaron Schimmer 67 people like this. Like Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is the latest Trump administration official to resign in the wake of the violent Capitol siege by the president's supportersJanuary 7, 2021 at 9:31 PM Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned Thursday night, citing the siege as an "inflection point."
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Some White House officials have resigned from their posts following a violent siege of the US Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump rioters on Wednesday.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned Thursday night, citing the siege in a letter to President Donald Trump.
Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews, Melania Trump's chief of staff Stephanie Grisham, and Deputy National Security...Tags: Transportation, Politics, Congress, Washington Post, Senate, White House, Nbc News, US, Trends, Bloomberg, Joe Biden, Cnn, Washington Dc, House, New York Times, Northern Ireland 120 people like this. Like Trump administration officials are resigning from their posts in the wake of the violent siege on the Capitol by the president's supportersJanuary 7, 2021 at 10:08 AM Stephanie Grisham, First Lady Melania Trump's chief of staff, resigned Wednesday.
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Some White House officials have resigned from their posts following a violent siege of the US Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump rioters on Wednesday.
Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews, Melania Trump's chief of staff Stephanie Grisham, and Deputy National Security Adviser Matthew Pottinger all resigned on Wednesday.
They were followed on Thursday by Mick Mulvaney, former White Hous...Tags: Politics, Congress, Senate, White House, Nbc News, US, Trends, Bloomberg, Joe Biden, Cnn, House, Northern Ireland, National Security Council, Abc News, Cnbc, Trump 141 people like this. Like Some White House officials are resigning from their posts in the wake of the violent siege on the Capitol by pro-Trump riotersJanuary 7, 2021 at 2:15 AM Stephanie Grisham, First Lady Melania Trump's chief of staff, resigned Wednesday.
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Some White House officials resigned from their posts following a violent siege of the US Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters on Wednesday.
Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews, Melania Trump's Chief of Staff Stephanie Grisham, and Deputy National Security Adviser Matthew Pottinger all resigned on Wednesday.
Reports say Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Deputy Chief of Sta...Tags: Transportation, Politics, Congress, Senate, White House, Nbc News, US, Trends, Bloomberg, Cnn, House, Trump, Election 2020, Melania Trump, Capitol, Jacobs 102 people like this. Like Who originally said Tanya Roberts was dead? Because she’s not, her publicist saysJanuary 5, 2021 at 7:13 AM It’s any publication’s or any publicist’s worst nightmare: To report that someone is dead when that person is not.
That’s apparently what’s happened with Tanya Roberts, the former Bond girl and star of “Charlie’s Angels,” “Sheena: Queen of the Jungle” and “That ’70s Show.” Roberts, 65, was mistakenly announced as dead late Sunday night, after she collapsed at her home on Christmas Eve, TMZ and Variety are reporting.
Roberts is still alive, although she is said to be in “dire condition” at Cedars...Tags: Hollywood, Celebrities, Movies, News, Abc, Angels, California News, Los Angeles, Sport, Things To Do, Soccer, Obituaries, Tmz, Christopher Walken, Ellen Degeneres, Roger Moore 46 people like this. Like NYSE scraps plan to delist China telecom firmsJanuary 5, 2021 at 5:27 AM No detailed reason was given for the sudden reversal, which the exchange said came after "further consultation with relevant regulatory authorities".
The post NYSE scraps plan to delist China telecom firms appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.Tags: Business, China, New York Stock Exchange, Donald Trump, Nyse, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Openaccess, Brien, Hua Chunying, Hikvision, China Railway Construction Corp, Trade War, Robert O& 039 136 people like this. Like Horror O'Brien, Fitz-James: Strange Company (collected weird fiction). v1. 18 Dec 2020December 18, 2020 at 3:39 AM Strange Company collection by Fitz-James OBrien (18281862)
Presented here, fantastical stories of quirky imagination, telling of dreams and nightmares and extraordinary events. OBrien relates tales of the macabre and the surreal, and these are often darkly disturbing; but you will also find whimsy and humor and even an occasional light touch of romance.
Note: The final three stories are non-genre.
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Fitz-James OBrien (25 October 1826 6 April 1862) was an Irish American Civil War ...Tags: Books, United States, Kindle Books, Brien, O'Brien, Fitz James O'BRIEN, Strange Company, Brien Fitz James, Diamond Lens 59 people like this. Like Mark O’Brien, Warner Bros. Veteran and Founder of Mighty Oak Entertainment, Dies at 63December 7, 2020 at 8:44 PM Mark O’Brien, a longtime syndication sales executive for Warner Bros. and founder of Mighty Oak Entertainment, has died. He was 63. O’Brien died Nov. 9 at his home in Newport Beach, Calif., after battling health problems. For the past 15 years, O’Brien headed Mighty Oak Entertainment, a production and distribution company that produced comedy and […]Tags: News, People News, Warner Bros, Brien, Newport Beach Calif, Mark O’Brien, Warner Bros Veteran, Mighty Oak Entertainment Tim O'Brien, award-winning broadcast journalist, dies at 77December 7, 2020 at 11:42 AM Tim O'Brien, a broadcast journalist whose many accolades include contributing to award-winning CNN coverage, has died at the age of 77.Tags: Cnn, Brien, Tim O Brien 36 people like this. Like Trump's national security advisor and his entourage were said to be treated as 'human petri dishes' in Vietnam, as the US COVID-19 outbreak worsens every dayNovember 27, 2020 at 6:10 AM The US national security advisor, Robert O'Brien, with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on November 21.
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A US delegation led by the national security advisor, Robert O'Brien, was treated like "human petri dishes" in Vietnam, Bloomberg reported.
O'Brien landed in Hanoi on November 20 ahead of talks with a series of officials before leaving for the Philippines on November 21.
Vietnam has been a coronavirus success story,...Tags: Asia, Japan, Politics, Science, White House, US, Trends, Bloomberg, Getty Images, Thailand, Philippines, Kim Jong Un, News UK, Vietnam, Donald Trump, US Air Force 78 people like this. Like Trump's national security advisor and his entourage were reportedly treated as 'human petri dishes' in Vietnam, as the US COVID-19 outbreak worsens every dayNovember 27, 2020 at 6:10 AM US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on November 21, 2020.
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A US delegation led by National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien was treated like "human petri dishes" in Vietnam, Bloomberg reported.
O'Brien landed in Hanoi on November 20 ahead of talks with a series of officials, before leaving for the Philippines on November 21.
Vietnam has been a coronavirus success story, recor...Tags: Asia, Japan, Politics, Science, White House, US, Trends, Bloomberg, Getty Images, Thailand, Philippines, Kim Jong Un, News UK, National Security, Vietnam, Donald Trump 139 people like this. Like Pranksters claimed a Trump 2024 campaign website domain that labels Trump a 'loser'November 26, 2020 at 9:08 AM President Donald Trump.
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A pair of pranksters took over the domain DonaldJTrump2024.com and gave it subheadings including "Trump Lost" and "Trump Is a Loser."
The stunt was carried out by Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler, who call themselves "The Good Liars" on Twitter.
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump allowed the transition process to begin for President-elect Joe Biden, though he has continued to claim victory. Biden received 306 electoral votes, while Trump received 232.
V...Tags: Politics, News, Trends, Bloomberg, Joe Biden, General Services Administration, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Mike Pence, Election 2020, State, Brien, Donald Trump Jr, Pompeo, Mike Pompeo 58 people like this. Like Pranksters have claimed a Trump 2024 campaign website domain which labels Trump a 'loser'November 26, 2020 at 9:08 AM Getty
A pair of pranksters have taken over the website domain 'DonaldJTrump2024.com' and given it subheadings which include 'Trump Lost' and 'Trump is a loser.'
The stunt was carried out by Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler, who call themselves 'The Good Liars,' on Twitter.
It comes days after Trump allowed the transition process to begin for President-elect Joe Biden, despite continuing to claim victory.
President Trump is projected to have lost the election to Biden by 306 electoral coll...Tags: Politics, News, Trends, Bloomberg, Joe Biden, General Services Administration, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Mike Pence, Election 2020, State, Oval Office, Brien, Donald Trump Jr, Pompeo 105 people like this. Like 12 chain restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinnerNovember 19, 2020 at 5:17 PM Cracker Barrel offers customers hot meals for dining in and the option of picking up a turkey dinner to take home.
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Organizing a Thanksgiving dinner can be a stressful ordeal, especially for those spending hours in the kitchen.
Some people opt out of cooking altogether by choosing a simpler alternative: getting their turkey dinner at a restaurant.
Many chain restaurants are also giving people the option to order their Thanksgiving feast for pick up and delivery this year.
P...Tags: Thanksgiving, Holidays, Cdc, Boston, US, Trends, Turkey, Features, Bravo, Retail, Michelin, Brussels, Anthony Fauci, Bob Evans, Ruth, Denny 74 people like this. Like Conan O’Brien May Be Leaving Late Night, But His Career Evolution is as Timely as EverNovember 17, 2020 at 4:29 PM After 28 years in late night — the last 10 at TBS — it was long past time for Conan O’Brien to get out of the daily talk show grind. These days, O’Brien is probably more celebrated as a successful podcaster (“Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” and producer of several more), the host of a […]Tags: News, Conan, Tbs, Conan O Brien, Brien, HBO Max, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend Conan O’Brien Ends Nightly TBS Talk Show, But Gets His Own Weekly HBO Max Variety SeriesNovember 17, 2020 at 3:00 PM After a decade on the air, Conan will air its final nightly show. But that’s not the last that you’ll see of host Conan O’Brien‘s face — not by a long shot. O’Brien may be ending his nightly TBS talk show in 2021, but he’ll be launching a weekly HBO Max variety series in its stead.
Following 28 years on late night television, Conan O’Brien is making the transition to weekly. O’Brien is extending his relationship with WarnerMedia and launching a brand new, weekly variety series on HBO Max, fo...Tags: Hbo, Comedy, Television, Movies, Jay Leno, Nbc, United States, Conan, Tbs, Conan O’Brien, Brien, O'Brien, Johnny Carson, TNT TBS, Brett Weitz, Conan Without Borders 64 people like this. Like Conan O’Brien will launch a weekly variety show on HBO MaxNovember 17, 2020 at 1:59 PM Conan O’Brien is making the move to streaming. In June of next year, his nightly talk show “Conan” will be ending its 10-year run on TBS, while he launches a new, weekly variety series on streaming service HBO Max.
“In 1993 Johnny Carson gave me the best advice of my career: ‘As soon as possible, get to a streaming platform,'” O’Brien said in a statement. “I’m thrilled that I get to continue doing whatever the hell it is I do on HBO Max, and I look forward to a free subscription.”
The announceme...Tags: Hbo, Media, Entertainment, Tech, Conan, Tbs, Turner, Conan O Brien, Brien, Johnny Carson, Marge, WarnerMedia, HBO Max 20 people like this. Like Conan O’Brien ending TBS talk show, heading to HBO MaxNovember 17, 2020 at 1:43 PM LOS ANGELES — Conan O’Brien, who replaced David Letterman on “Late Night” and briefly hosted “The Tonight Show,” announced Tuesday he will end his TBS talk series “Conan” next year.
O’Brien will switch his efforts to a new weekly variety series for the streaming platform HBO Max.
“In 1993, Johnny Carson gave me the best advice of my career: ‘As soon as possible, get to a streaming platform,”‘ O’Brien quipped in a statement released by WarnerMedia. “I’m thrilled that I get to continue doing whate...Tags: Business, Hbo, TV, Celebrities, Jay Leno, Nbc, David Letterman, Los Angeles, Sport, Things To Do, Soccer, Conan, Cbs, Tbs, Letterman, Conan O Brien 43 people like this. Like Conan O’Brien’s Late-Night TBS Show Will End After 11 YearsNovember 17, 2020 at 1:43 PM A decade after debuting his late-night staple on TBS, comedian Conan O'Brien has set an end date to his eponymous show. Conan will wrap its run at the end of its 10th season in June 2021, the WarnerMedia-owned cable network said today. O'Brien has already lined up his next project. He will move over to...Tags: Advertising, Conan, Tbs, Conan O Brien, Brien, Streaming & OTT, WarnerMedia 23 people like this. Like Conan O’Brien to End TBS Late-Night Show in 2021, Sets Weekly HBO Max Variety SeriesNovember 17, 2020 at 12:35 PM Conan O’Brien will end his self-titled TBS late-night show “Conan” in June 2021, WarnerMedia announced Tuesday. The announcement marks an end to a ten-year run for O’Brien on the cable network. His travel specials, “Conan Without Borders,” will continue to air on TBS going forward. In addition, O’Brien has signed a deal with HBO Max for […]Tags: News, Conan, Tbs, Conan O Brien, Brien, WarnerMedia, HBO Max 29 people like this. Like Creed II Director Steven Caple Jr. to Helm Next Transformers Film!November 17, 2020 at 9:28 AM Creed II Director Steven Caple Jr. Set to Helm Next Transformers Film
According to Deadline, Creed II director Steven Caple Jr. is set to direct the next big screen installment of Transformers. No details were given about the plot, though the assumption is that the film is expected to pick up the story threads established in 2018’s “soft reboot” Bumblebee.
Filming details were not disclosed, though The Hollywood Reporter notes that the studio is eyeing a release date of June 24, 2022.
...Tags: Hollywood, Movies, Michael Bay, Vw, Broad City, Justin Theroux, Hasbro, Angela Bassett, Hailee Steinfeld, Transformers, James Vanderbilt, Charlie, Brien, Steven Caple, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Movie News 136 people like this. Like Trump's national security advisor said it 'obviously' looks like Biden won the election, in the most public suggestion of defeat from the White HouseNovember 17, 2020 at 5:50 AM Robert O'Brien, right, speaking at the Global Security Summit on November 16, 2020.
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President Donald Trump's national security advisor, Robert O'Brien, said Monday that Joe Biden appears to have won the US election.
"If the Biden-Harris ticket is determined to be the winner, and obviously things look that way now, we'll have a very professional transition," he told the Global Security Forum.
Biden was projected to win the 2020 election nearly two weeks ag...Tags: Florida, Politics, White House, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Getty Images, News UK, General Services Administration, Pfizer, National Security Council, Biden, Donald Trump, George W Bush, Kamala Harris, Gore 146 people like this. Like Trump national security adviser Robert O'Brien says it looks like Biden has wonNovember 16, 2020 at 11:04 AM At the Soufan Center's global security forum, O'Brien also predicted a "very professional transition."Tags: Biden, Trump, Brien, Robert O Brien 24 people like this. Like It's reportedly a bad idea to even mention the name 'Biden' near certain administration officialsNovember 11, 2020 at 11:44 PM Privately, National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien is open about President Trump losing the election and the need to start a transition with President-elect Joe Biden, one official told The Daily Beast, but he won't say anything about the matter to Trump's face.Multiple officials told The Daily Beast that O'Brien has been enabling Trump and his refusal to concede the election. He has urged national security staffers to go along with Trump's false claims about widespread vote...Tags: Texas, News, White House, Joe Biden, Pentagon, Biden, The Daily Beast, Puerto Rico, Trump, Brien, West Wing, O Brien, Mark Esper, Robert O Brien Pro14: Scarlets 18-17 ZebreNovember 8, 2020 at 3:05 PM Cic gosb O'Brien yn sicrhau buddugoliaeth i'r Scarlets adref yn erbyn Zebre.Tags: News, Brien 17 people like this. Like Pro14: Scarlets 18-17 Zebre - O'Brien's late kick rescues hostsNovember 8, 2020 at 2:02 PM Scarlets stuttered to their second Pro14 win of the season despite another unconvincing display against Zebre.Tags: News, Brien 42 people like this. Like Order of Australia wins Breeders' Cup as O'Brien claims 1-2-3November 7, 2020 at 7:17 PM Aidan O'Brien takes the 1-2-3 in his first Breeders' Cup Mile success, as 73-1 Order of Australia wins in Kentucky.Tags: News, Australia, Brien, Aidan O Brien 23 people like this. Like Breeders’ Cup amid the COVID-19 pandemic: ‘It’s important for the industry’November 3, 2020 at 4:38 PM Aidan O’Brien and John Gosden, two of the most respected trainers in the world, have been sending horses from Europe to the Breeders’ Cup for years, and they didn’t let the coronavirus stop them from competing in the 37th edition of the World Championships at Keeneland Race Course this weekend.
Thirty-seven horses from overseas were among the 184 entered Monday to run in Friday’s and Saturday’s 14 Breeders’ Cup races totaling $31 million in purse money. O’Brien, an Irishman, has entered 10, and ...Tags: Europe, England, Kentucky, Sports, America, Sport, Neil Young, Soccer, Ireland, Horse racing, Frankie Dettori, Breeders' Cup, Bates Motel, John Gosden, Mike Smith, Southern California 17 people like this. Like ‘The Things They Carried’ Cast Will Feature Tom Hardy, Stephen James, Bill Skarsgard, Pete Davidson and MoreNovember 2, 2020 at 3:00 PM The Rupert Sanders adaptation of Tim O’Brien’s Vietnam War collection The Things They Carried has drafted an impressive cast. Tye Sheridan, Tom Hardy, Stephan James, Bill Skarsgard, Pete Davidson, Ashton Sanders, Martin Sensmeier, Moises Arias, and Angus Cloud will star in the film, which follows the story of the men of Alpha Company during the Vietnam War.
Deadline has the scoop on the pretty impressive The Things They Carried cast. Is this going to be the Vietnam-era The Thin Red Line, at ...Tags: Movies, Casting, War, David, Vietnam, Tom Hardy, Baker, Pete Davidson, Sanders, Moises Arias, Tim, Brien, Hardy, Tim O Brien, Tye Sheridan, Alpha Company 59 people like this. Like The US has little to show for 2 decades of war in Afghanistan — not even a mention at the presidential debatesOctober 28, 2020 at 10:08 AM Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump during Thursday night's debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
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The two presidential debates ahead of this year's election took place without a single discussion of any of the US's ongoing wars.
That these debates — between men who may soon wield considerable authority over US military interventions — were allowed to conclude without scrutiny of active US wars is outrageous...Tags: Politics, Obama, Opinion, Washington, North Korea, Islamic State, Iraq, Russia, Africa, US, America, Trends, Joe Biden, Iran, Afghanistan, United States 88 people like this. Like |