WorldPingHollywood Reporter
Federal Film and TV Tax Incentive Bill Gets a Name as Momentum Builds
Work to introduce legislation for a government production subsidy is already underway.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter
Trump’s Federal Film Tax Incentive Plan Prompts Canada’s Actors to Call on Ottawa to Follow Suit
ACTRA has urged its government to bolster subsidies as the U.S. President looks to bring production by major studios and streamers back home.
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WorldPingVariety
Producer Urged Trump to Back U.S. Film Incentive Citing Prospect of Shooting Richard Nixon Biopic Overseas
President Donald Trump came away from a meeting with actor Jon Voight and two Hollywood producers very supportive of a federal tax incentive for film and TV productions.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
The Verge
Apple Maps follows Google in renaming Lake Ontario
Apple Maps has officially changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, as reported earlier by Bloomberg.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Verge
WorldPingPhys.org
In tune with nature: Human speech follows a rhythm that is also found in the animal kingdom
The temporal structure of speech rhythms resembles that of the communication signals of numerous animal species.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
Al Jazeera
Hakainde Hichilema returns as Zambia’s president following disputed vote
Incumbent is inaugurated with his main rival in last month's election jailed and the courts shuttered.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingSTAT
STAT+: House votes to temporarily block Trump plan to politicize federal grants
The House voted to pass a stopgap funding bill that, for now, blocks a White House proposal to give political appointees more control over research grants.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by STAT