World Bank Freezes New Loans to Uganda Over Anti-Gay Law

Adam Sandler‘s new movie You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah has landed a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes.The new film, which features Sandler’s real life daughter, lands on Netflix this week (August 25), and has received favourable reviews from critics ahead of its release.The Hollywood Reporter said that the film is “a sweet, amusing film geared toward younger audiences, who will best relate to the main character’s personal travails as she prepares for the film’s main event.”Variety, meanwhile, said: “Playing like a cross between Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret and John Hughes’ Sixteen Candles in scale, scope and sound without being derivative, its characters, conflicts and conundrums are filled with potent, earned emotions.”Ahead of the film’s release, it currently has a rare 100 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with five reviews counted.A synopsis for the film reads: Stacy and Lydia are BFFs who’ve always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs.“However, things start to go comically awry when a popular boy and middle school drama threatens their friendship and their rite of passage.”Despite this early praise, Sandler has explained how he came to terms with critics “hating” his movies.The actor has starred in a number of critical flops over his career, including Grown Ups, Jack And Jill, Little Nicky, Mr. Deeds and others.

order issued Sunday, U.S. District Judge Sarah Geraghty, of the Northern District of Georgia, said the law’s provision prohibiting medical professionals from prescribing hormone therapy for such patients was “substantially likely to violate the Equal Protection Clause,” reports CNN.Under the law, which went into effect on July 1, medical providers are prohibited from recommending gender-affirming care to any minor, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, or gender confirmation surgery — the latter of which is rarely performed on minors.

set to hang in the Metropolitan Museum of Art this fall after half a century in hiding.The Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans attributed work from 1837, titled “Bélizaire and the Frey Children,” depicts the three kids of wealthy New Orleans French Quarter banker Frederick Frey alongside 15-year-old Bélizaire — whom the family reportedly purchased as a 6-year-old.“The Frey portrait shows a surprising intimacy between the four children, suggesting that Bélizaire was a valued member of the household, despite his enslaved status,” according to ArtNet.“But at some point around the turn of the century, someone painted over Bélizaire, not only erasing him from the Frey family history but obscuring a rare example from the era of a realistic portrait of an enslaved person.”The altered portrait was kept by the Frey clan for over a century. In 1972, a descendant of the family matriarch, Coralie D’Aunoy Frey, donated the painting to the New Orleans Museum of Art and reportedly explained that Bélizaire was erased.“However, the institution chose not to do anything with that information,” the outlet reported.

Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami CF will face off against FC Cincinnati at Cincinnati, OH’s TQL Stadium in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semi-finals.Both teams qualified for the semis after eking out victories back in June.And now that the hotly-anticipated match is finally here, ticket prices aren’t exactly cheap.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find was $277 before fees on Vivid Seats.For those hoping to get closer to the pitch, prices will cost more than twice as much.Still, it’s hard to put a price on seeing a living legend live.Plus, if you exercise patience and wait until game day, who knows?Prices just might drop to see the heroic World Cup winner live.In the meantime, want to find out how much tickets cost for all upcoming Inter Miami CF games this season?Keep reading — we’ve got everything you need to know and more.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all game dates, venues, opponents and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

This fall will be full of the “Bachelor” franchise!

Blac Chyna’s physical transformation continues to wow the world.

The New York Film and Television Union Coalition is praising a pair of identical bills pending in New York State that would “prohibit applicants to the Empire State film production credit from using artificial intelligence that would displace any natural person in their productions.”

Gerry Turner's family isn't shy about teasing him. In a new promo for, the spinoff series' inaugural lead sits down for a conversation with his daughters, Jenny Young and Angie Warner, and his granddaughter, Charlee Young, about his upcoming journey, which will premiere Sept. 28 on ABC.«Dating on this show is going to be an altogether new experience,» Gerry tells his family, which also includes a granddaughter named Payton Young, who was not in the clip.

Dina Asher-Smith came eighth in the Women's 100m sprint at the final of the World Athletic Championships in Budapest. Sha'Carri Richardson, from the USA, stormed to first place with a jaw-dropping time of 10.65 seconds, narrowly beating Jamaican pair Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. But Dina, 27, who was running for Great Britain, unfortunately trailed behind and didn't even make the top three of the sprinters, with her time at 11 seconds.

New York Daily News.According to police, the 22-year-old victim was waiting on the subway platform at the Broadway-Myrtle Avenue stop in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood around 1:15 p.m. when the man groped her.When both the victim and assailant boarded the train, they began arguing, leading the groper to call her a “fa***t” and repeatedly punch her in the face and body.

Jai Paul has announced a string of extra headline tour dates for 2023 – find all the details below.The British musician will perform two nights at the The Mayan Theater in LA on September 26 and 27, followed by San Francisco’s The Regency Ballroom on September 29 and the city’s Portola Music Festival on September 30.The artist will then head to Paris to perform at the Élysée Montmartre on November 27 and Berlin’s Huxley’s the next day (28). The final extra dates will see Paul perform two dates at Melbourne’s 170 Russell on December 4 and 5.Tickets will be available exclusively via ballot on Paul’s website.

Daily Herald.McHenry County Judge Tiffany Davis ordered Collins to serve at least half of an 180-day jail sentence, followed by 24 months of felony probation.He must also perform 200 hours of public service, pay approximately $3,700 in fines and fees, and pay $2,300 in restitution to the owner of the bakery, which has since closed after taking a financial hit due to the vandalism and the loss of business stemming from protests against it for hosting the drag show.Collins must also undergo a mental health and anger management evaluation within 60 days of being released from jail and comply with any recommended treatment.He was ordered to complete an in-person program discouraging hate crimes against the LGBTQ community, must abstain from non-prescribed drugs and illicit substances during his probation, must submit to drug screenings, and is ordered to have no contact with Corinna Bendel-Sac, the bakery’s now-former owner.Bendel-Sac called Collins’ actions “heinous” and said, at the sentencing hearing on August 16 that his actions caused “irreversible damages” to her business.Bendel-Sac told the court that she, her bakery, her employees, and her public supporters were the subject of ongoing picketing, protests, hate speech, and “relentless harassment” after planning the drag show, while Collins was “hailed a hero” by opponents of LGBTQ visibility and drag for vandalizing her business.She also noted that her employees and supporters were doxxed, with their personal information posted online by overzealous activists who believe that drag is a bad influence on children.Bendel-Sac, a mother of two young children and a lifelong baker who grew up in McHenry County, said she had initially opened her bakery intending to support

One of Emmerdale's longest lasting friendships in recent times has been thrown into turmoil. And fans of the soap have been very clear on whose side they are taking.

Evolution Music Festival has got something just for you.Taking place Aug. 26-27 at Forest Park in St.

yank six titles — including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “On Beyond Zebra!” — from print in 2021, citing supposedly offensive content in the picture books.And, over the decades, Richard Scarry’s classic children’s books have been retroactively tinkered with time and again by sensitivity readers. Editors sought to counteract gender stereotypes… by making a policeman bear a policewoman bear, and swapping an illustration of a mom cat pushing a stroller out for a dad cat.Not even “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is safe.

Salma Hayek is without a doubt an incredible actress and an excellent storyteller. The Hollywood star looked back at one of her sweetest childhood memories, telling the story about her romance at 15 years old in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico.The actress detailed how it all happened during an interview with W Magazine. “Oh my god, my first kiss was in by this river, beautiful river in Coatzacoalcos where I come from, where we used to go waterskiing,” she revealed.

Ivanka Trump and her kids are ready for the football season. Earlier today, she shared various photos of her kids wearing the New York Giants uniform and smiling excitedly alongside some of the team’s players, including Jalin Hyatt, Daniel Jones, and Eli Manning.

There’s brand new “I’m Just Ken” behind-the-scenes content, and you won’t want to miss it!

Helen Flanagan stunned in a series of dresses as she got ready for a "date night" with "the only man for me". In an advert for clothing brand OhPolly Helen, 32, could be seen in her newly-revamped wardrobe with her two year old son, Charlie, sat on an armchair next to her, looking sweet in a black outfit. Helen had edited the video so that two of her could be seen in different dresses, with the first being a plunging halterneck dress that showed off her ample cleavage.

With artificial intelligence currently front and center across the creative community, YouTube has published a set of AI music principles and launched something it’s calling the YouTube Music AI Incubator with a group of artists, songwriters and producers from Universal Music Group.

Miley Cyrus is looking back and poking fun at her Hannah Montana days.