Air purifier kills bacteria viruses

The National Memorial Day Concert will return as a live presentation on May 29, with plans including a tribute to General Colin Powell and commemorations of Gold Star families and to those who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. The 90-minute broadcast once again will be hosted by Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise and will once again feature a lineup of musical performances along with tribute segments. It will air on PBS and stream on YouTube starting at 8 PM ET. Dennis Haysbert will be featured in the tribute to Powell, who had regularly spoken at previous concerts. Powell, the former Secretary of State and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died last year. Gil Birmingham will appear in Generations of Service, a tribute to the 58,000 lives lost in the Vietnam war and those who served during that era. Among the stories to be featured is that of Francis Whitebird, who served two tours in Vietnam and received a Purple Heart. Whitebird’s Lakota family has … [Read more...] about PBS’ National Memorial Day Concert Returns With Tributes To Colin Powell, Gold Star Families

“We didn’t do the movie to highlight women’s conditions in Iran, we didn’t do the movie to do activist work,” exclaimed Swedish-Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi about his latest in competition Cannes Film Festival title, Holy Spider at the pic’s press conference this morning. Ironic, given that at last night’s world premiere of the pic, a protest broke out on the red carpet of the Palais comprised of women clad in black, who let off smoke grenades and unfurled a banner with names of women killed by men in France in cases of domestic violence. A spokesperson for the documentary Riposte Féministe claimed credit for the protest, that pic centering around feminist collages in France who denounce feminicides. Holy Spider follows Saeed, a serial killer, who at home is a meek husband and doting dad. However, when they go out of town once a week, he is hell bent on ridding the Iranian holy city of Mashhad of prostitutes. His mission 200 victims.  A courageous, … [Read more...] about ‘Holy Spider’ Filmmaker Says His Thriller “It’s Not A Movie About Women’s Conditions In Iran” – Cannes

Days after the Taliban's latest order, female TV anchors in Afghanistan went on-air Sunday with their faces covered. As per HT report, on Saturday, many news anchors had reportedly refused the diktat to conceal their appearance on TV, but their employers were under pressure. As per the report, women from TOLO news, Ariana Television, Shamshad TV and 1TV and other popular channels wore hijabs and face-covering veils, presented and reported on news bulletins and other programmes. (Image Source: ShamshadNews Twitter) Sonia Niazi, a presenter with TOLO news told news agency AFP that they initially resisted covering their face, but the Taliban pressurised their employer. She said, "But TOLOnews was pressured and told that any female presenter who appeared on screen without covering her face must be given some other job or simply removed. TOLOnews was compelled and we were forced to wear it." TOLOnews director Khpolwak Sapai said the channel was 'forced' to make … [Read more...] about Afghan Female TV Anchors ‘Forced’ To Cover Their Face After Taliban Diktat

TMZ.com Travis Barker did NOT hurl a homophobic slur when he was getting pranked on Ashton Kutcher 's old MTV show ... so says the actor from a resurfaced clip that's stirring up controversy. Here's the deal ... Kourtney Kardashian 's husband is getting slammed online by folks who claim he used the f-word in an old clip from "Punk'd." MTV In the resurfaced clip, Travis is having dinner with Shanna Moakler when an actor posing as a waiter comes to the table and starts flirting with her, pretending they used to date. Travis gets pissed and tells the server, "Yeah, she usually dates (bleep)" ... and it sets off a heated confrontation, with the waiter saying he didn't appreciate the term. There's online speculation the MTV show bleeped out a slur ... but the actor playing the waiter in the episode, Ahmed Ahmed , tells us that's not the case. Instead, he says Travis exclaimed, "f***ing a**holes." TMZ.com Ahmed says the … [Read more...] about Travis Barker Didn’t Hurl Homophobic Slur on ‘Punk’d’, Actor From Resurfaced Clip Says

Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton pled guilty to manslaughter in the 2011 shooting death of a 22-year-old mother of 4 ... and was sentenced to 23 years in prison. As we previously reported, Crittenton -- a 1st round pick in the 2007 NBA Draft -- was initially charged with murder for killing Julian Jones in a drive-by shooting in Atlanta. But Crittenton struck a deal with prosecutors in which he agreed to plead guilty to the lesser voluntary manslaughter with a weapon charge and aggravated assault with a firearm. In exchange, prosecutors dropped the murder charge and Crittenton got 23 years in the clink. During the hearing, Javaris apologized for the killing -- started to cry -- and said it was all a terrible mistake. In the past, officials said they believed Javaris was out for retaliation against a rival gang member on the day of the shooting ... but ended up shooting Jones instead, who had just put her kids to bed. … [Read more...] about NBA’s Javaris Crittenton — Guilty In Shooting Death … 23 Years In Prison

The FBI has joined the search for ex-NBA player Javaris Crittenton -- who is wanted for murder in the shooting death of a 22-year-old woman. The feds have announced they are working with police in Atlanta -- where Jullian Jones was shot and killed on August 19. Cops believe Crittenton was not aiming at Jones -- but rather someone else in the area who may have robbed the former basketball player back in April. It's unclear if officials have an idea where Javaris may be hiding out -- and the FBI is not releasing any further information. As TMZ previously reported, Crittenton -- a former member of the Washington Wizards -- was the other man in the Gilbert Arenas locker room gun incident back in 2009. … [Read more...] about FBI Joins the Hunt for Javaris Crittenton