2012 Year in Review: Top Movie Villains
2012 was a pretty great year for movies of all kinds: blockbusters, indies, and all points between. It was a particularly good year for villains. Here are five of the baddest baddies of 2012.
2012 was a pretty great year for movies of all kinds: blockbusters, indies, and all points between. It was a particularly good year for villains. Here are five of the baddest baddies of 2012.
Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy and about two dozen other familiar comedic faces are out to revolutionize breakfast in a new trailer for the Netflix movie Unfrosted. Helmed by Seinfeld in his directorial film debut, Unfrosted tells the (artificially sweetened) story of the breakfast food industry’s equivalent of the Space Race, in which cereal rivals Kellogg’s …
The disgraced entrepreneur was found guilty on sweeping fraud charges.
The backdoor, blindsided eviction keep coming on Big Brother Canada Season 12, with Dinis Freitas from Toronto voted out of the house.
Disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was just sentenced to 25 years in prison in a New York court. He was convicted in November of fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
NEW YORK (AP) — Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud that unraveled with the collapse of FTX, once one of the world’s most popular platforms for exchanging digital currency. Bankman-Fried, 32, was convicted in November of fraud and conspiracy — a dramatic fall from a crest of success that included a Super Bowl advertisement and celebrity endorsements from stars like quarterback Tom Brady, basketball star Stephen Curry and comedian
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves will evidently remain in the control of owner Glen Taylor, after he announced Thursday that a deal where Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez would have acquired the controlling stake in the team has expired. Taylor agreed to sell the Timberwolves for $1.5 billion in 2021 to Lore and Rodriguez, who then began the purchase by acquiring 20% of the franchise. Lore became Walmart’s e-commerce chief in 2016; Rodriguez is one of baseball's all-time home run leader
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesU.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan excoriated FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried during his sentencing hearing on Thursday, declaring that the convicted fraudster had perjured himself on the stand and attempted to commit witness tampering. Kaplan then sentenced Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison, capping a stunning downfall for the former public face of crypto.Bankman-Fried, who was convicted on seven fraud and conspiracy counts in Novem
The bears, hand-reared at a Zoo in Germany, are part of a programme to conserve threatened species.
In a 5-4 vote on Tuesday night, County of Brant councillors committed $266,177 in one-time emergency funding split between four organizations supporting locals affected by gender-based and intimate partner violence. The funds will be used by the Sexual Assault Centre of Brant, Victim Services of Brant, Willowbridge Community Services, and Nova Vita to bring on additional staff — and in one case extend a current contract. The need for gender-based violence support services in the area has grown b
The women’s auxiliary annual Easter bazaar and bake sale came and went in a flash, but left the long-term residents of Pleasant Manor a little more enriched in its wake. Anne Litke, chair of the ladies' auxiliary, estimates the Saturday morning sale raked in about $5,000 for the residents of Pleasant Manor. The money will go toward items outside the budget of the long-term care home, Litke explained. "We’re going to be buying some outdoor furniture for this garden area, and we want to update tha
Wall Street's main indexes struggled for direction on Thursday in lean trading ahead of Easter break, while investors awaited data to gauge the Federal Reserve's policy path on the last business day of a strong first quarter. The three main U.S. indexes were set for robust quarterly gains, with the S&P 500 on track for its best first quarter performance since 2019, as an AI-fueled rally and optimism around the timing of the Fed's rate cuts helped lift Wall Street to record highs this month. At current levels, the blue-chip Dow is less than 1% away from the 40,000-mark, a level it has never breached.
Channel 4 News has obtained covert recordings, dating back to 2013, where forensic accountants from Second Sight describe how the Post Office and Fujitsu knew their IT system could change subpostmasters' accounts. Lord James Arbuthnot, the Conservative MP who campaigned for justice for subpostmasters, was shown in the C4 footage and appeared emotional when he gave his response. (Credit: Channel 4 News)
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Originally inspired by General Motors (GM) ending its EV1 program, Tesla (TSLA) has become the world's leading electric vehicle manufacturer. In 2023, Tesla generated nearly $97 billion in revenue, and its market cap is over $570 billion. The company was Yahoo Finance's top trending ticker of 2023, with over 300 million page views. Let's take a look at some of the company's biggest moments with Beyond the Ticker. 2003 Originally named Tesla Motors, Tesla was founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. 2004 Elon Musk joined the company, investing over $6 million of his own money and becoming Chairman of its Board of Directors. 2006 Tesla unveiled the prototype for its Roadster, which entered production in 2008. It was the first all-electric car to use lithium-ion battery cells. 2007 After co-founders Eberhard and Tarpenning left the company, Musk took over as Tesla CEO. 2010 On June 29, 2010, Tesla went public via IPO on the NASDAQ at $17 per share. 2016 Tesla unveiled the Model 3, its first mass-market vehicle. Later that year, Tesla agreed to acquire SolarCity for $2.6 billion. 2017 On July 6, 2017, Tesla stock crashed after delivery concerns. The company lost more than $12 billion. 2020 Defying expectations, Tesla recorded four profitable quarters in a row from 2019-2020, making it eligible for inclusion in the S&P 500 (^GSPC). 2021 On November 4, 2021, the company reached an all-time high stock price of $409.97. 2023 Originally introduced in 2019, the first Tesla Cybertrucks were delivered to customers in November 2023. Tesla continues to produce despite its setbacks due to lawsuits, manufacturing delays, and Musk's controversial statements. Investors will continue to wait for the next wave of innovation from the world's most valuable automaker. From tech giants to retail titans, Beyond the Ticker is a historical series that takes a deep dive into some of Wall Street's trending companies and how they transformed into the financial icons they are today. Check out more of our Beyond the Ticker series, and be sure to tune in to Yahoo Finance. Editor's note: This video was produced by Zach Faulds.
The Bill is expected to come back to Parliament after the Easter break.
The White House on Thursday dismissed as "nonsense" Russia's charge of Ukraine's involvement in last week's attack on Moscow's Crocus City concert hall that claimed more than 140 lives, saying it was clear that Islamic State was "solely responsible." In a briefing to reporters, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said that the United States passed to Russian security services a written warning of an extremist attack on large gatherings in Moscow, one of many provided in advance.
A mural in Longmont from renowned street artist Gamma Gallery has much to say about family, tradition, heritage and the passing of knowledge.
Shares of BuzzFeed, which signed a similar deal with online media publisher Val Morgan Digital in Australia and New Zealand last year, jumped 9.8% to 44 cents in early trading. The move comes more than a month after Reuters reported the ongoing talks between the media companies, citing a person familiar with the matter. BuzzFeed declined to share the financial terms of the deal, while The Independent did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Vicente Luque thinks he'll eventually cross paths with Ian Machado Garry.
In the series, Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider was accused of inappropriate behaviour and fostering a toxic workplace environment and actor Drake Bell identified himself as the victim of former dialogue coach and registered sex offender Brian Peck. Thompson, who got his start on the Nickelodeon shows All That and Kenan & Kel explained on The Tamron Hall Show on Wednesday that he wasn't aware of the allegations as they occurred after his tenure at the channel.