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Terrence Howard Says He Passed on Marvin Gaye Biopic Because Singer Was Gay

Terrence Howard Says He Passed on Marvin Gaye Biopic Because Singer Was Gay

Terrence Howard On Marvin Gaye I Didn’t Want To Play Him In Movie … Because He’s Gay!!! Published April 28, 2025 5:06 PM PDT Terrence Howard didn’t want to get it on as Marvin Gaye on the big screen … passing on a starring role in a biopic because Marvin was gay. The actor revealed […]

PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.2781 – Reuters estimate

PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.2781 – Reuters estimate

People’s Bank of China USD/CNY reference rate is due around 0115 GMT. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, is responsible for setting the daily midpoint of the yuan (also known as renminbi or RMB). The PBOC follows a managed floating exchange rate system that allows the value of the yuan to fluctuate […]

High blood sugar in adolescence triples the risk of premature heart damage, study shows

High blood sugar in adolescence triples the risk of premature heart damage, study shows

In 1595 adolescents followed up from age 17 to 24 years, persistent high blood glucose and insulin resistance caused structural and functional heart damage. A higher fasting blood glucose at the prediabetes level tripled the risk of worsening cardiac damage. Credit: Diabetes Care Graphic Abstract / Andrew Agbaje. Persistently high blood sugar and insulin resistance […]

Looking Ahead To Club Options: NL East

Looking Ahead To Club Options: NL East

MLBTR continues our division by division look at next year’s team/mutual option class with the NL East. Only three teams in the division have such options, though Atlanta’s group of decisions involve some of the more notable players in the class. Previous installments: player options/opt-outs, NL West, AL West, NL Central, AL Central Atlanta Braves This […]

Steelers Are Signing 1 Veteran Wide Receiver

Steelers Are Signing 1 Veteran Wide Receiver

  The Pittsburgh Steelers are addressing their wide receiver needs through avenues other than the 2025 NFL Draft. After trading for D.K. Metcalf earlier this offseason, the Steelers are bringing in a veteran who could prove valuable regardless of who wins their quarterback competition. “Source: The Steelers are signing veteran WR Robert Woods to a […]

Noto quake 3D model adds dimension to understand earthquake dynamics

Noto quake 3D model adds dimension to understand earthquake dynamics

Scientists used supercomputer simulation to reveal the underlying mechanism by which the irregular fault geometry, characterized by multisegments, controlled the variation of the fault slip and resulting uplift. Uplift varied from 1–2 meters in some areas, to as much as 4–5 meters in others. Credit: Ryosuke Ando, The University of Tokyo On New Year’s Day […]

Menudo Promoter Sues NBCUniversal for $500 Mil Over Menendez Documentary

Menudo Promoter Sues NBCUniversal for 0 Mil Over Menendez Documentary

Menudo Promoter Menendez Doc Trashed Group’s Rep!!! I Want $500 Mil From NBC Published April 28, 2025 2:36 PM PDT | Updated April 28, 2025 4:30 PM PDT NBC’s documentary about Menudo and the group’s ties to Jose Menendez is doing serious damage to the Menudo brand, and now their promoter wants the network to […]

"Iran Dangles 'Trillion Dollar' Incentive For Trump in Deal Talks"

"Iran Dangles 'Trillion Dollar' Incentive For Trump in Deal Talks"

Bloomberg (gated) with the report, in brief: Iran is pitching a “trillion-dollar” investment opportunity to the US amid nuclear talks, aiming to ease sanctions and attract American industries to its energy and nuclear sectors. Tehran’s economic struggles have made it more open to cooperation, but corruption and deep mistrust still cloud the negotiations. The US […]