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Netflix lays off 150 employees amid subscriber decline
by Amina Kilpatrick on May 17, 2022 at 9:47 pm
The layoffs are the latest signal of a major shift within the streaming giant as it recently reported a decline in subscribers for the first time in a decade, as well as slowing revenue growth. -
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 17)
by NPR Staff on May 17, 2022 at 9:17 pm
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. -
Eliminating fossil fuel air pollution would save about 50,000 lives, study finds
by Rebecca Hersher on May 17, 2022 at 9:15 pm
Burning oil, coal and other fossil fuels releases plumes of tiny, dangerous particles. A new study estimates that eliminating that pollution would save about 50,000 lives in the U.S. each year. -
Zelenskyy urges Cannes filmmakers not to be silent
by Elizabeth Blair on May 17, 2022 at 9:15 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave an impassioned speech via video at the Cannes film festival. He asked them to emulate Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator in which he mocked Hitler. -
Amber Heard is cross-examined about fights with Johnny Depp
by The Associated Press on May 17, 2022 at 8:17 pm
Johnny Depp’s lawyers question the truthfulness of Amber Heard’s accusation that Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle.