Image copyright Getty Images Madonna is the latest star to accuse disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of making unwanted sexual advances. Hollywood was rocked last year by allegations of sexual assault made against Weinstein, which he denies. The singer said Weinstein “crossed lines and boundaries”, when they worked on her 1991 documentary, Truth or Dare. […]
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“I’ve just found that when traveling in other countries, I can tell a local tour company exactly what I want and see if they can work out my activities for the amount of days I have,” Ms. Bacchus said. Ms. Gadagkar and Mr. Patel, San Francisco-based tech workers, are sold on online experiences. Besides their
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The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ——— 12:15 p.m. A day after the full schedule was washed out by rain, the last two women’s quarterfinals at the French Open are under way at Roland Garros. Defending champion Simona Halep is facing 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova, and No. 8 seed Ash Barty is taking
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The Trump administration’s threat to impose new tariffs on nearly everything that comes to the United States from China has sent American retailers scrambling. Many rely on China for some portion of their manufacturing, and the new tariffs — as much as 25 percent on the roughly $300 billion worth of goods that so far
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World stocks climbed Thursday on expectations that the European Central Bank may signal stronger support for the economy even if it leaves key policies unchanged. France’s CAC 40 jumped 0.7% to 5,330.57 and the DAX in Germany added 0.5% to 12,044.43. Britain’s FTSE 100 was 0.6% higher at 7,262.65 in early trading. Wall Street was
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Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar’s mental health plan has inspired her first Iowa endorsement. State Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines, one of Iowa’s four black legislators, is the mother of a son with developmental and mental disorders. She said Klobuchar made a personal impression on her when the two exchanged ideas to improve mental health services
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Image copyright Getty Images Although Rihanna hasn’t released an album in more than three years – it’s clear the work, work, work, work, work she’s putting into her other business ventures is paying off. The singer is the richest female musician in the world according to Forbes’ annual rich list. RiRi has an estimated fortune
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We can confidently report that Sephora did not solve racism on Wednesday. The makeup giant shut down stores across the U.S. for an hour so its 16,000 employees could attend an “inclusivity workshop.” The training comes about a month after singer-songwriter SZA tweeted about being racially profiled at a Sephora outlet in Calabasas, California. An employee
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Northern Europeans love Majorca, the breezy Balearic island about 125 miles off the coast of mainland Spain. An easy weekend getaway for sun-seeking Brits, Germans and Scandinavians, the Mediterranean island and its capital, Palma, are sometimes derided as a cheap package-tour destination for hard-partying holidaymakers. And in July and August — the height of the
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One year out from the 2020 elections, presidential candidates face legal roadblocks to acquiring the tools and assistance necessary to defend against the cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns that plagued the 2016 presidential campaign. Federal laws prohibit corporations from offering free or discounted cybersecurity services to federal candidates. The same law also blocks political parties from
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