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Black Panther' smashed Thursday night box office records, and is aiming for a $200M plus 4-day weekend "Black Panther" earned an estimated $25.2 million in Thursday previews at U.S. theaters, setting a new record for a February release. The movie is now tracking for a massive $200 million opening over the Presidents Day weekend. "Black Panther" could earn enough over three days to spring into the same league as movies featuring Batman, Superman and Spider-Man.

Jordan-US $6 billion aid deal helps repair Jerusalem row deal helps repair Jerusalem row DAOUD KUTTAB   |   Published —  Friday 16 February 2018 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, sign agreements in Amman, Jordan. (AP) AMMAN: The signing on Wednesday of a major five-year US aid package for Jordan seemed nearly impossible two months ago. The kingdom had joined most of the world at the UN General Assembly in opposing US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, despite Washington’s prior threats to cut financial aid to countries that planned to do so. The $6.38 billion package signed by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi is bigger, and will last longer, than previous agreements. Dina Kawar, Jordan’s ambassador to the US, who witnessed the signing, told Arab News: “In this time of difficulty, it’s highly significant. More significant is that ...

Oscar Nominations 2018: The Complete List Director: “Dunkirk,” Christopher Nolan “Get Out,” Jordan Peele “Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig “Phantom Thread,” Paul Thomas Anderson “The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro Animated Feature: “The Boss Baby,” Tom McGrath, Ramsey Ann Naito “The Breadwinner,” Nora Twomey, Anthony Leo “Coco,” Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson “Ferdinand,” Carlos Saldanha “Loving Vincent,” Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Sean Bobbitt, Ivan Mactaggart, Hugh Welchman Animated Short: “Dear Basketball,” Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant “Garden Party,” Victor Caire, Gabriel Grapperon “Lou,” Dave Mullins, Dana Murray “Negative Space,” Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata “Revolting Rhymes,” Jakob Schuh, Jan Lachauer Adapted Screenplay: “Call Me by Your Name,” James Ivory “The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber “Logan,” Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green “Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin “Mudbound,” Virgil Williams and Dee Rees Original Scree...

Oscar nominations 2018 Here’s the full list of nominees: Best Picture Call Me By Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk Get Out Lady Bird Phantom Thread The Post The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Directing Christopher Nolan —  Dunkirk Jordan Peele —  Get Out Greta Gerwig —  Lady Bird Paul Thomas Anderson —  Phantom Thread Guillermo del Toro —  The Shape of Water Original Screenplay The Big Sick —  Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani Get Out —  Jordan Peele Lady Bird  — Greta Gerwig The Shape of Water —  Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri —  Martin McDonagh Adapted Screenplay Call Me By Your Name —  James Ivory The Disaster Artist —  Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber Logan  — Scott Frank, James Mangold, Michael Green Molly’s Game  — Aaron Sorkin Mudbound  — Virgil Williams, Dee Rees Actor in a...

Intel's smart glasses  Vjeran Pavic/The Verge Stop me if you've heard this one before. A giant Silicon Valley company decides you might like to wear a computer on your head -- so you can see helpful digital information floating right in front of your eyes. But this time, the company is  Intel ,  not Google  -- and these smart glasses look like a regular pair of glasses, not a creepy cyborg visor. The Verge reported Monday  that Intel's New Devices Group (which  reportedly axed its wearables division last July ) has been quietly working on just such a pair of glasses, dubbed Vaunt, and plans to offer them up to developers in an early access program later this year.  How has nobody thought to put smarts in normal-looking glasses before? Well, it's been pretty tough to fit a miniature display and a decent-size battery into traditional eyewear. But here, Intel has managed to combine a very low-power red laser and a holographic reflector to ...