August 2019

Kaley Cuoco Says She And Husband Karl Cook Often Live Apart

Kaley Cuoco’s domestic bliss isn’t about constant togetherness. “The Big Bang Theory” alum told E! News that she and husband Karl Cook often live apart. (Watch the video below.) “We have a very unconventional marriage,” she said in the interview, posted Wednesday. “We have different locations that we are at a lot. We are not together every […]

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YouTube: LGBT video-makers sue claiming discrimination

Image copyright YouTube Image caption YouTubers Amp Somers, Chrissy Chambers and Chase Ross are suing YouTube A group of YouTube video-makers is suing it and parent company Google, claiming both discriminate against LGBT-themed videos and their creators. The group claims YouTube restricts advertising on LGBT videos and limits their reach and discoverability. But YouTube said

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DA: ‘Bama fan who poisoned Auburn trees not making repayment

A prosecutor wants to know why a University of Alabama fan who pleaded guilty to poisoning landmark oak trees at Auburn University isn’t making court-ordered restitution payments. Harvey Updyke was ordered to appear in court Oct. 30 to explain himself, Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes told WRBL-TV. Updyke served more than 70 days in

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Government Contractors Could Refuse LGBTQ Workers Under New Religious Exemption

NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – U.S. businesses with federal government contracts would be allowed not to hire LGBT+ candidates on religious grounds under a proposed rule announced on Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Labor. The policy change would state that government contractors, including universities, hospitals and corporations, can claim religious exemptions

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WW Just Released A Weight Loss App For Kids. What Could Go Wrong?

When news broke this week that WW (formerly Weight Watchers) was rolling out a new nutrition and weight loss app called Kurbo, Whitney Fisch — a social worker, school counselor and mom of three — felt compelled to share her outrage online. “You NEED to Shut. This. Down,” she wrote on Facebook. “All bodies, especially

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Reality TV bosses ask for help to pick contestants who can cope

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Love Island’s Rosie Williams (right) said she “struggled” dealing with “trolls” Two TV bosses have called for an independent regulator to decide whether people are fit to appear on reality TV. Jonathan Stadlen, who makes shows like GPs: Behind Closed Doors, said psychological tests should not be paid for

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Olympics power firm Aggreko challenged to cut carbon

Image copyright Aggreko Image caption Aggreko supplies temporary power power to events such as the Glastonbury music festival The global firm which helps keep the lights on at the Olympics and Glastonbury music festival says it is being challenged by customers to cut carbon. Aggreko, which supplies temporary power generators to high-profile events around the

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Alibaba’s Strong Results Suggest Chinese Consumers Are Still Spending

BEIJING — The Chinese consumer isn’t dead yet. So says Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce giant, which on Thursday reported strong financial results for the three months that ended in June, despite China’s slowing economic growth and a trade war with the United States that has hit the country’s factories. The results, from a company

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Trump Delays a Holiday Tax, but Toymakers Are Still Worried

“Obviously, toys are a sympathetic product,” said Matt McAlvanah, a spokesman for the United States trade representative in the Obama administration who is now a policy analyst for Farmers for Free Trade, an anti-tariff advocacy group. “I think it’s an admission that it would be politically unpopular to see price increases during the holiday season.”

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