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If you feel a bit like Goldilocks while picking out a sweatshirt, you probably need one of the best lightweight hoodies for men. Not too hot and not too cold, the hoodies on this list are *just right*, especially for the steamy summer months.Ideal for when you need a light layer, a thin hoodie for summer is a wardrobe essential. Sure, you’ll get plenty of wear out of it during the hottest time of the year. But you’ll also find occasions to bust it out when you need something nice and breezy rather than an oversized cotton sweatshirt. To help…

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My family immigrated to the U.S. from the former Soviet Union as political refugees when I was two years old. We left the only home my parents had known—the country where my great-grandfather was murdered as an enemy of the state, where my father had to join the army to “earn” one of the few medical school spots open to Jews, where my grandfather had to bribe a government official for me to be named Ruth (it wasn’t an option in the Soviet book of names). Having grown up under much more stable conditions in Los Angeles, these stories are…

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Researchers claim that the new IAU code of conduct offers a safe space for harassers. (Courtesy: iStock/PonyWang) Astronomers have voiced their concern over an update by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to its harassment policy, which they say helps to provide a safe space for harassers. The changes to the code were announced last week in an e-mail sent to IAU members from its president, Debra Elmegreen. The e-mail said that the IAU’s executive committee had modified its 13-page code of conduct to include a â€Åsubstantive change” to its harassment policy. According to the revised code, it is now â€Åa…

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In this articleLOWFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTThe Lowe’s logo is displayed on the front of the store near Bloomsburg.Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesLowe’s reported mixed fiscal second-quarter results on Tuesday, as consumers’ interest in tackling springtime projects helped offset weakening home improvement demand.The home improvement retailer topped Wall Street’s earnings estimates, but fell slightly short of expected sales.Lowe’s stuck by its full-year forecast. It anticipates total sales will range between $87 billion and $89 billion for the period. It projects comparable sales will drop by 2% to 4% this fiscal year. It expects adjusted earnings per share…

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EXCLUSIVE: The National Association of Theatre Owners’ EVP & General Counsel Jackie Brenneman has departed, several sources inform Deadline. This became effective Friday. Brenneman was also one of the founders, and the President of NATO sister org, The Cinema Foundation. The news follows in the wake of the new administration at NATO led by new President and CEO Michael O’Leary who took over for outgoing org boss John Fithian back in May. At the end of June, NATO VP & Chief Comms Officer Patrick Corcoran departed after 24 years at the exhib org. Brenneman was a vital lynchpin in NATO’s…

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SAN DIEGO — Eutelsat has scheduled a shareholder vote Sept. 28 to get the final approval needed to take over OneWeb after clearing all regulatory hurdles for the multi-orbit merger. The French operator of geostationary satellites is expected to complete its all-share deal for the British low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband network shortly after the meeting, if Eutelsat’s shareholders vote in favor of the transaction. Top shareholders collectively holding 49.4% of Eutelsat as of March 31 have already voiced support for the plan, announced a year ago valuing OneWeb at $3.4 billion. OneWeb’s shareholders previously approved the merger. Eutelsat said…

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AjnaXR Pro and AjnaXR SE mixed reality headsets were recently launched at an event in Mumbai. Created by Indian XR startup AjnaLens, the high-end Pro model is powered by a Qualcomm XR2+ Gen 1 chipset and has two 2.1-inch high-resolution LCD displays. Both headsets run on Android 12 and support Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 connectivity. The headsets offer integration with the company’s AjnaVidya learning platform, according to the company. They are powered by a 5,500mAh battery and are claimed to offer over three hours of battery life.AjnaXR Pro, AjnaXR SE price in IndiaAjnaXR SE price in India is set…

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Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to members of the media at the US Department of Justice building in Washington, DC, on August 1, 2023.Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesSpecial counsel Jack Smith argued Monday that there was no good reason why Donald Trump’s federal election interference trial should be delayed until spring of 2026, as the former president is requesting.To set a trial more than two-and-a-half-years away “would deny the public its right to a speedy trial,” Smith wrote in a six-page filing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.Trump’s filing “cites inapposite statistics and cases, overstates the amount…

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Sam Asghari is moving forward as a newly single man … walking his dog without his wedding ring. Britney Spears’ estranged husband was spotted in public Monday for the first time since their divorce, and he was sporting a naked ring finger. Sam was walking around Pasadena with the Doberman Porsha, he gifted Britney back in 2021 when they were engaged. Play video content The actor was also showing off his muscles in a sleeveless black tank top … the day after Britney had a divorce party with a bunch of shirtless men. Play video content 8/19/23 Sam joked over…

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In this articlePFEFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTCFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a vaccine from Pfizer that protects infants from respiratory syncytial virus, the leading cause of hospitalization among babies in the U.S.Pfizer’s RSV shot is already approved and available in the U.S. for older adults.It’s now the second treatment approved by the FDA to prevent RSV in infants and the first vaccine. It uses maternal immunization, which refers to vaccinating pregnant mothers so they can pass protective antibodies to their fetuses.Pending a recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and…

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Irina Shayk is very happy to literally go the distance for her new romance with Tom Brady because she likes him just that much, People reports. A source told the outlet that Shayk is very smitten. “[She’s] impressed with Tom,” the source said. “He is her dream guy. She loves dating him. They work around their schedules and meet up wherever they can. Irina doesn’t mind traveling to see him. She is very excited about their relationship.”Brady and Shayk were last photographed leaving the same five-star hotel, The Twenty Two, separately in London. The Daily Mail reported the couple as…

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When Paramount+ brought Trek back to television in September 2017 with Star Trek: Discovery’s double-decker premiere event, it broke ground on a road that would see the rebirth of the Trek franchise. Six years later, Star Trek: Discovery has saved the galaxy multiple times; traveled through the mycelial network, to the Mirror Universe and back, forward in time nine hundred years, and beyond the edge of the known universe; and spawned the highly successful spin-off Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. In March, Paramount+ announced the fifth season will be the USS Discovery’s final mission. We’ve gathered all the intel on…

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Unless your mom is still buying your tighty-whiteys, you’ll understand the importance of quality underwear. It’s the bedrock of your outfit and can be the difference between an uncomfortable crotch or balls that are living their best life.So in an attempt to please your private parts, I’m introducing you to the best men’s bamboo underwear. Offering unparalleled comfort and breathability, the eco-friendly option boasts natural moisture-wicking, hypoallergenic, and antibacterial properties that’ll keep you cool and dry while pleasing sensitive skin. So put away the downstairs deodorant and powder and read on for my round-up of the finest undies in the…

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There’s something strange about being from a place that no longer exists. The Soviet Union lasted nearly 70 years; it transformed regional as well as global politics, redrew myriad national borders, killed millions of its own people, seeded widespread cultural chaos and then…Poof! In 1991, it dissolved. People who lived in the Soviet Union suddenly lived in entirely independent countries, many of which freely reasserted their national identities for the first time in decades. But though the Soviet Union went away, its legacy has been complicated—it left its mark psychologically on people, on the landscape, on ethnic and national identities,…

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In this articleTSLA9868-HKNSSCNVDAESTEFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTAn exterior view of the Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California, May 30, 2023.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Palo Alto Networks — The security software provider jumped 15.2% after Palo Alto beat expectations for earnings when reporting after the bell Friday. Goldman Sachs reiterated the stock as a buy following its report.Earthstone Energy, Permian Resources — Earthstone jumped 13% following the announcement that Permian Resources is buying the oil and gas company in an all-stock deal valued near $4.5 billion, including debt. Permian shares were flat.Nvidia —…

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The Young Man—forthcoming from Seven Stories in September 2023—is Annie Ernaux’s first novel in English translation after receiving the most coveted honor in literature, the Nobel Prize in Literature, in October 2022 (see WLT’s review of Le Jeune Homme, May 2023, 73). A slim book of autofiction, translated by Alison Strayer, it is a few pages shorter than Simple Passion (1991), her shortest book so far. With deft terseness, Ernaux recounts her short relationship with a student thirty years younger than her. The epigraph reiterates the raison d’être of her writing: living is incomplete without evaluating life’s experiences. Life is…

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Ryan Ratliff (C), Real Estate Sales Associate with Re/Max Advance Realty, shows Ryan Paredes (L) and Ariadna Paredes a home for sale on April 20, 2023 in Cutler Bay, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesMortgage rates jumped Monday, following a rise in bond yields driven by investors’ concerns that high interest rates and inflation will linger longer than expected.The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage hit 7.48%, the highest level since November 2000, according to Mortgage News Daily. It has risen 29 basis points in just the past week.”Investors just aren’t seeing the kind of deterioration in economic data…

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National Cinema Day will return this Sunday, August 27, for a second edition, the nonprofit Cinema Foundation announced today, with discounted admissions for all movies at over 3,000 participating theaters and 30,000 screens. Tickets for all tickets, all shows and all formats will be no more than $4. Concession discounts are up to each exhibitor. At last year’s event — which was held later, on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend — tickets were $3. In the midst of a slow Covid-recovery for exhibition, it brought 8.1 million people to theaters and grossed $24 million – up 8% from the previous…

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