Tag: Obama administration

Dune Director Denis Villeneuve ‘Banned’ Cell Phones from His Sets Since the Devices Are ‘Like a Drug’

Denis Villeneuve in February 2024. Photo:  Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images "Everybody has to focus and be entirely in the present," the filmmaker said of why he forbids smart devices during filming A Dune set is no place for cell phones or social media, according to director Denis...

Mom Says Husband Called Her ‘Selfish’ for Not Spending $300 on In-App Video Game Purchase for Their Son: ‘He Blew Up’

A mom says she refused to purchase her son an expensive "skin" in the League of Legends video game — which resulted in a blow-out fight with her husband. Earlier this month, the mom posted to Reddit's ever-popular AITA (aka "Am I the a------?") forum...

Costco egg recall for salmonella receives FDA’s most severe designation

The FDA says that people who bought 24-count packages of organic pasture-raised eggs with UPC 9661910680 under the Kirkland Signature brand — and also bearing the Julian code 327 and a use-by date of Jan 5, 2025 — should...

U.S. homelessness jumps to another record high, amid affordable housing shortage

Staff for the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust in Florida tally the number of people living unsheltered in downtown Miami, late on Jan. 26, 2024. The annual point-in-time count is a nationwide census mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing...

Luigi Mangione’s Life Inside MDC Brooklyn Jail Revealed

Luigi Mangione is locked up in a notorious NYC federal detention center known for its horrible conditions -- and our team has been given the lowdown on his life behind bars. Sources with direct knowledge tell us ... Mangione is...