Donald Trump’s approval rating with college students gets a boost—poll

Donald Trump’s approval rating with college students gets a boost—poll

President Donald Trump received an uptick in approval among U.S. college students, according to a recent national survey of university undergraduates. Data from a Newsweek/College Pulse study indicated a small rise in support for the president among the demographic. The poll, which surveyed over 1,000 undergraduate students last month, found that 7 percent of students…

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Keanu Reeves’ Band Dogstar To Play L.A. Concert Next Week

Keanu Reeves’ Band Dogstar To Play L.A. Concert Next Week

Keanu Reeves and his band Dogstar are headed back to the Los Angeles concert stage. The group is set to headline the 1,100-capacity Regent Theater downtown on Friday, July 18. A ticket presale is on now at Ticketmaster. So far it’s the only show listed on the band’s website, which touts the trio’s 2023 album…

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Social Security Update: Payout shift triggers drop in personal income

Social Security Update: Payout shift triggers drop in personal income

Personal income in the United States declined by 0.4 percent in May, marking the first monthly drop since 2021, according to recently released government data. The decrease was not driven by Americans earning less, but was instead attributed to a shift in Social Security benefit payouts. This change comes amid ongoing concerns about the financial…

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Karlovy Vary’s Eastern Promises Industry Section Announces Award Winners

Karlovy Vary’s Eastern Promises Industry Section Announces Award Winners

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s Eastern Promises industry strand has unveiled the winners of its project showcase, which opened on July 6 and ended this evening.  This year’s edition featured 40 film projects that were screened across the festival’s Works in Development – Feature Launch & Focus Queer and KVIFF Talents programs alongside the…

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Broadway Box Office Stumbles During July 4th Holiday Week, With Star Absences Hitting ‘Gypsy’, ‘Call Me Izzy’ & ‘Death Becomes Her’

Broadway Box Office Stumbles During July 4th Holiday Week, With Star Absences Hitting ‘Gypsy’, ‘Call Me Izzy’ & ‘Death Becomes Her’

Broadway wilted a bit in last week’s summer heat, with 23 of 30 shows taking a hit at the box office, some significantly. No doubt playing a part in Broadway’s overall decline last week was the July 4th holiday – all productions but one canceled performances on that day (no competing with those fireworks), which…

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‘Squid Game’ Is Still Blowing Up For Netflix

‘Squid Game’ Is Still Blowing Up For Netflix

Squid Game’s Korean adventures might be over but the dystopian drama won’t stop blowing up records for Netflix. After the third season of the show amassed 60.1M views across its six episodes, which broke the streamer’s record for most views for a show in its first three days, it added another 46.3M views, combining for…

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Abdul El-Sayed rakes in over $24K per day while swearing off PAC money

Abdul El-Sayed rakes in over K per day while swearing off PAC money

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan has raised more than $24,000 per day since launching his campaign 75 days ago, averaging a bigger daily fundraising haul than his counterparts. The progressive told Newsweek on Tuesday that he will “never” accept money from political action committees (PACs). Why It Matters Multiple Michigan Democrats are…

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Marcia Gay Harden Joins Netflix Drama Series ‘Trinity’

Marcia Gay Harden Joins Netflix Drama Series ‘Trinity’

Oscar and Tony Award winner and 4x Emmy nominee Marcia Gay Harden (The Morning Show, So Help Me Todd) joins Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Richard Madden as part of the leading cast of Trinity, the new Netflix drama from showrunner, writer and executive producer Jed Mercurio. The series follows a heroic female Naval Officer who becomes…

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North Carolina plane crash victims identified: “heavy hearts”

North Carolina plane crash victims identified: “heavy hearts”

A North Carolina family of four — including two young children — was killed when their small plane crashed in a field northeast of Sanford on Monday afternoon as they returned from a beach trip in Florida. Federal investigators say the single-engine Cirrus SR22T aircraft went down shortly after 1:30 p.m. under unknown circumstances. The…

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‘Too Much’s Meg Stalter Would “Literally Start Crying” While Shooting Fergie’s ‘London Bridge’ Remix Video

‘Too Much’s Meg Stalter Would “Literally Start Crying” While Shooting Fergie’s ‘London Bridge’ Remix Video

After nearly 20 years, Fergie acknowledged a glaring mistake from one of her most iconic songs. Too Much star Megan Stalter recently spoke to Deadline about her new London-set romantic comedy series, which premieres July 10 on Netflix, and the “very crazy” experience filming a promo video for the 2006 single ‘London Bridge‘ with the…

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