Last report from CanJam NYC 2022: HiFiMan

HiFiMan presented a few noteworthy new products at CanJam NYC, including the EF400 DAC/headphone amplifier, the Edition XS planar-magnetic headphones, the HE-R9 closed-back dynamic headphones, and the HM800 mini-DAC. The HiFMan EF400 DAC/headphone amplifier (shown above with the HE-R9 headphones) follows their older EF6, the company’s PR rep, Adam Sohmer, told me. “People were looking …

American college student missing in France for over two weeks, and family says “we fear the worst”

The family of an American college student who has reportedly gone missing while studying abroad in France is asking the public for help.  Ken DeLand, 21, was spending the fall semester of his senior year at the Université Grenoble Alpes, a large university about 90 minutes from the city of Lyon. DeLand was staying with …

High seas off Haiti send 19 from USNS Comfort hospital ship overboard, derailing U.S. Navy’s help mission

Jeremie, Haiti — A U.S. Navy hospital ship docked in southwest Haiti has temporarily suspended medical services after 19 people with the mission fell overboard as heavy swells hit the Caribbean region, officials said Tuesday. It happened Monday night and involved 12 military personnel and seven civilians with the USNS Comfort who were returning to the …

Regionalization Referendum Up For Vote By Toms River School Board

TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Toms River Regional Board of Education is scheduled to vote on the wording of a referendum to be posed to the school district’s voters on a proposal to add Seaside Heights to the district. The school board has a special meeting set for 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 in the …

Tap House Grill In Plainfield Closes Suddenly, Mayor Confirms

PLAINFIELD, IL — Tap House Grill shuttered its doors on Lockport Street as of Monday, Plainfield’s mayor confirmed. As of Monday afternoon, Tap House, which has six other locations across the Chicago area, still listed the Plainfield eatery on its website as “now open” and “newly renovated,” despite the closing. The Facebook page linked on …

Court rejects GOP states’ request to delay end of Title 42 border expulsions

Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday declined to delay the cancellation of pandemic-era border restrictions that are set to end next week, dismissing a request by Republican state officials who had warned that the termination of the policy, known as Title 42, will fuel a greater increase in migrant arrivals along the U.S. …

Jeremy Clarkson “horrified to have caused so much hurt” following backlash to scathing column about Meghan Markle

British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson said Monday he is “horrified to have caused so much hurt” with a scathing column about Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan, that attracted a flood of complaints. Clarkson, who hosts motoring show “The Grand Tour” on Amazon, wrote in tabloid newspaper The Sun that he hated Meghan Markle “on a cellular level” …

Barbie battu par la Palme d’Or au box-office France ?

Forte d'un très bon démarrage, la Palme d'Or "Anatomie d'une chute" a-t-elle mis fin au règne de "Barbie" et "Oppenheimer" au box-office France ? Réponse. BOX-OFFICE FRANCE DU 23 AU 29 AOÛT 2023 1 – Barbie : 397 083 entrées (cumul : 5 340 453) 2 – Anatomie d’une chute : 346 499 entrées (Nouveauté) 3 – …

Equalizer 3 : quel acteur de légende Denzel Washington a-t-il remplacé ?

A l'occasion de la sortie de "Equalizer 3", voici cinq choses à savoir sur ce nouveau film d'action emmené par Denzel Washington. De quoi ça parle ? Depuis qu’il a renoncé à sa vie d’assassin au service du gouvernement, Robert McCall peine à faire la paix avec ses démons du passé et trouve un étrange …

“Je ne peux plus marcher, ni m’asseoir aux toilettes” : Charlize Theron encaisse difficilement les tournages de films d’action

Charlize Theron n'a pas peur de se confronter à des rôles très physiques, comme dans Atomic Blonde ou le récent Fast and Furious 10. Toutefois, la comédienne avoue qu'elle a beaucoup plus de mal à s'en remettre qu'avant ! Dans Fast and Furious X, sorti en mai dernier, Charlize Theron a repris son rôle de …