John Krasinski named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024

Let the office debates begin – John Krasinski is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The magazine announced the actor-writer-director as its pick Tuesday night during “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Krasinski starred in “The Office” before launching the “Quiet Place” franchise and leading the action series “Jack Ryan.” He joked in an…

‘Hamlet’ in the skies? The story behind Taiwan’s newest airline, STARLUX

CNN  —  Debuting its first flights in January 2020, Taiwanese start-up STARLUX Airlines could be the first new player in 30 years to upend the island’s duopoly aviation market. And even before the carrier, dubbed Taiwan’s first luxury boutique airline, set its first aircraft into the air, it’s been creating a stir. Eleven minutes after…

Bronny James’ G League debut with South Bay Lakers is sold out

The Lakers assigned rookie guard Bronny James to their South Bay Lakers affiliate Thursday, clearing the way for the 20-year-old to make his NBA G League debut Saturday night in El Segundo. The South Bay Lakers announced Friday morning the game is sold out. James, the son of Lakers’ star LeBron James, appeared in four…

China is catching up with the West on tech, Microsoft president says

The West shouldn’t assume that China is lagging behind the U.S. and Europe on tech developments, Microsoft’s president and vice-chairman warned. U.S-China tensions in the past few years have centered on the battle between the two nations for tech supremacy, culminating in a slew of export controls on critical technologies. Late last year, China’s Huawei…

US says it intends to shore up support for Ukraine until Trump takes office

BRUSSELS — President Joe Biden intends to bolster U.S. military support to Ukraine in the final months of his administration, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, after Russia launched a sophisticated missile and drone attack on Kyiv. The U.S. will “continue to shore up everything we’re doing for Ukraine to make sure…