Prior to the 2004 EU enlargement, there was widespread optimism about the democratic prospects of Central and Eastern Europe. James Dawson, Lise Herman and Aurelia Ananda examine how this optimism emerged from political science literature and what the real-world effects were on Central and Eastern European democracies. In 2003, Andrew Moravcsik and Milada Anna Vachudova … Read more
Un hombre de 52 años ha muerto este martes en La Villa de Don Fadrique (Toledo, 3.553 habitantes) al no abrírsele el paracaídas durante un salto grupal que ha realizado junto a otros cuatro compañeros, que han aterrizado sin contratiempos. El accidente se ha producido durante el rodaje de una secuencia de la película La … Read more
Half of independent insurance agency employees report feeling burned out, with 87% experiencing increased workloads over the past year, according to new research from Liberty Mutual and Safeco’s 2025 Independent Agents at Work Study. Along with an increased workload, more than half (51%) of agents report feeling overwhelmed by these demands. Perhaps more alarming is … Read more
For example, it was used in producing the sequence in the film Everything Everywhere All At Once, where two rocks with googly eyes had a conversation on a cliff, and it has also been used to make visual gags for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Whereas many competing startups were started by AI researchers … Read more
Jordan Bardella, president of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN), in Paris, France, on April 1, 2025. BENOIT TESSIER / REUTERS French far-right leader Jordan Bardella on Tuesday, April 1, accused authorities of aiming to prevent his Rassemblement National (RN) party from taking power after Marine Le Pen, the party’s figurehead and former presidential election … Read more