Netflix is so popular and ubiquitous that it can make mediocre movies and shows like “Bird Box” and “You” into cultural phenomenons. TV series that went off the air years ago, like “Friends” and “The Office,” can become the most popular shows in the world simply by being on Netflix. But Netflix will soon not […]
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Billy Porter is celebrating being recognized for his work on the barrier-breaking FX series “Pose.” The Tony Award-winning actor earned an Emmy nomination on Tuesday for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as ballroom emcee Pray Trell. He told Deadline that working on “Pose,” which is noted for casting a record number of transgender actors on a
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Image copyright iStock / Getty Images The number of electric car models available to consumers in Europe is expected to triple by 2021, according to European Union transport experts. The uptake of electric cars has been stalling, blamed on a lack of charging infrastructure and higher prices. Latest data shows carmakers will offer 214 electric
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Netflix’s video streaming service suffered a dramatic slowdown in growth during its traditionally sluggish spring season, a drop-off coming as the company boosts its prices and girds for even stiffer competition. The service picked up 2.7 million worldwide subscribers for the April-June period. That’s far below Netflix‘s forecast of 5 million subscribers. The second-quarter letdown
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Former Boston Red Sox infielder Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the first black player on the last major league team to field one, has died. He was 85. A Red Sox spokesman confirmed the death Wednesday night, and the team observed a moment of silence before its game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Green, who was inducted
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When the Labour leader was challenged about anti-Semitism in his party, he fought back by bringing up the issue of Islamophobia in the Tory party. Theresa May spoke about Labour peers writing to the newspapers to raise their concerns, before Jeremy Corbyn listed the actions his party had taken to tackle racism Latest from the
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Kohl’s is launching an early wave of hires for the back-to-school through the holiday season across 500 stores, nearly double the number of early hiring positions compared with last year. The hiring, announced on Wednesday, will kick off in August and include stores and distribution and e-commerce fulfillment centers. The department store chain is also
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The maker of OxyContin has been cast as the chief villain in the nation’s opioid crisis. But newly released government figures suggest Purdue Pharma had plenty of help in flooding the U.S. with billions of pills even as overdose deaths were accelerating. Interested in Opioid Epidemic? Add Opioid Epidemic as an interest to stay up
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sir Paul’s songs “exceeded expectations”, the musical’s producers said Over the course of his career, Sir Paul McCartney has written films, oratorios, poetry collections, children’s books and more than 100 hit singles. Now, at the age of 77, he has a new challenge: His first stage musical. The star
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Image copyright iStock / Getty Images Workers whose jobs might become obsolete as a result of automation are to receive help in retraining from a new national government scheme. Up to 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world could be replaced by robots by 2030, according to analysis firm Oxford Economics. The scheme will support
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