Image copyright Disney Disney’s Lion King remake, starring Donald Glover and Beyonce, has been described equally by pun-tastic critics as both a “roaring success” and “tame”. The original 1994 animation won two Oscars for best music and score, while the stage version is also Broadway’s top grossing musical. Director Jon Favreau, who also remade The […]
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Image copyright Reuters Holidaymakers jetting off on summer breaks could be hit by strike action planned at London’s Heathrow airport. More than 4,000 workers at the airport – including customer service, engineering and security staff – have voted to strike over pay. Staff will walk out on 26 July, 27 July, 5 August, 6 August,
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BBC Click’s Nick Kwek looks at some of the week’s best technology news stories including: Virgin Galactic announces its plans to go public in a merger with a New York-listed investment firm British Airways is fined £183m ($230m) after half a million of its customers’ details were compromised in a security breach last year European
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The celebration was cut short for a member of the World Cup champion U.S. women’s soccer team after she discovered someone had burglarized her hotel room in Los Angeles. Allie Long tweeted on Thursday it happened after the team was honored at The ESPYS on Wednesday night. Long wrote “someone stole my wedding ring, cash
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WASHINGTON — President Trump said Friday morning that R. Alexander Acosta, his embattled secretary of labor, will resign following controversy over a lenient plea deal he made with Jeffrey Epstein when he was a prosecutor in Florida. Mr. Trump made the announcement as he left the White House for travel to Milwaukee and Cleveland. Mr.
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U.S. producer prices rose modestly in June, another sign that inflationary pressures remain subdued. The Labor Department said Friday that its producer price index, which measures inflation before it reaches consumers, rose 0.1% last month, same as the increase in May. Wholesale prices rose 1.7% from June 2018. Toss out volatile food and energy prices
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These days, there’s no shortage of confusing information about eating meat, its effects on our health, and what to look for when buying it. The labels on most meat products make the buying process even more complicated, as you spend (what feels like) hours trying to decipher what’s sneaky marketing lingo versus legit nutritional information.
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Idris Elba, the actor who had the honor of DJ’ing at the reception, told BBC Radio 1Xtra recently that the music he played was ordered by the bride. “Meghan sent me a playlist,” Elba said. Pushed to reveal the songs, the “Hobbs & Shaw” star reluctantly said, “There was some West Coast on it.” But
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The Latest on Ford’s alliance with Volkswagen (all times local): 9:25 a.m. Auto industry watchers say Ford and Volkswagen have the right idea with their new partnership to develop autonomous and electronic vehicle technology. The companies on Friday announced Friday that Volkswagen will invest $2.6 billion into a Pittsburgh autonomous vehicle company that’s mostly owned
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The Latest at Wimbledon (all times local): 1:50 p.m. Defending champion Novak Djokovic has won the first set 6-2 in his Wimbledon semifinal against Roberto Bautista Agut. Djokovic took a 3-0 lead after breaking the Spaniard in his first service game, and the top-ranked Serb broke again in the final game when Bautista Agut sent
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