Daily Archives: 05/02/2023


US Announces Massive Crackdown on Darknet Fentanyl Trafficking

In a massive global crackdown on fentanyl trafficking on the darknet, U.S. and international law enforcement agencies have arrested nearly 300 suspects and seized a large cache of drugs, cash, virtual currency and weapons, officials announced on Tuesday. The law …


US Film and Television Writers Begin Strike

The union that represents U.S. film and television writers sent their members on strike Tuesday after failing to reach an agreement with studios and production companies over a new labor contract.  The Writers Guild of America announced late Monday that …


Canadian Folk Singer Gordon Lightfoot Dies at 84

Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s legendary folk singer-songwriter whose hits including “Early Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” told a tale of Canadian identity that was exported worldwide, died on Monday. He was 84.  Representative Victoria Lord said the …


Hollywood Writers, Studios Talk as Midnight Strike Deadline Looms

Negotiators for Hollywood writers and film and television studios engaged in 11th-hour contract talks on Monday to try to avert a strike that would disrupt TV production across an industry grappling with seismic changes.  The Writers Guild of America (WGA) …