Tag: Upcoming

Tesla orders German factory workers to stay home amid upcoming eco protests

Tesla told workers at its Gigafactory Berlin to stay home Friday after environmental activists said they would protest outside the facility. Tesla announced Tuesday that all work would stop late Wednesday and restart late Sunday. Thursday is a holiday in Germany, so Tesla employees will have four days off. Andre Thierig, senior manufacturing director at the Berlin plant, confirmed […]

‘Completely Freak Accident’ on Set of Upcoming Eddie Murphy Movie Injures, Hospitalizes Multiple Crew Members

An unspecified number of crew members were injured near Atlanta on Tuesday during the filming of the upcoming Eddie Murphy film, “The Pickup.” The scene had been previously rehearsed, according to an unnamed spokesperson from Amazon MGM Studios, the studio producing the film, and “all safety precautions” had been taken. Another unidentified source, said by […]

Outgoing United Methodist leader predicts fallout if LGBTQ rules relaxed at upcoming meeting

The United Methodist Church could face a “seismic shift” if next week’s business session approves sweeping measures to relax long-held denominational restrictions and policies on homosexuality, an outgoing leader said Wednesday. On the ballot are proposals to drop restrictions on the roles available to LGBTQ people in the denomination, to eliminate policy language calling homosexuality […]

Belgium to investigate suspected Russian interference in upcoming EU elections

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on Friday an investigation into suspected Russian interference in Europe-wide elections in June, saying that his country’s intelligence service has confirmed the existence of a network trying to undermine support for Ukraine. “Belgian intelligence services have confirmed the existence of pro-Russian interference networks with activities […]

Manhattan DA Demands Gag Order for Trump Ahead of Upcoming Trial

Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s New York hush-money criminal case asked a judge Monday to impose a gag order on the former president ahead of next month’s trial, citing what they called his “long history of making public and inflammatory remarks” about people involved in his legal cases. The Manhattan district attorney’s office is seeking what […]