August 2019

Canadian Bianca Andreescu reaches Rogers Cup semifinals

Sports /

Bianca Andreescu became the first Canadian Rogers Cup semifinalist since 1979, overcoming a groin injury to beat third-seeded Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 in windy conditions Friday In the night semifinals, eighth-seeded Serena Williams played No. 2 Naomi Osaka of Japan, and Czech qualifier Marie Bouzkova faced fourth-seeded Simona Halep of Romania. […]

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A Lesson for Equinox and SoulCycle: Even Sweat Can Be Political

Politics /

In a different era, the dual statements that SoulCycle and Equinox Fitness posted on Twitter this week might have seemed radical: two popular American brands essentially disavowing a sitting president. The statements were designed to distance the fitness chains from a fund-raiser on Friday for President Trump being held at the home of Stephen Ross,

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Idris Elba To Play ‘Stranger Things’ Star Caleb McLaughlin’s Father In New Film

Entertainment /

Idris Elba and “Stranger Things” star Caleb McLaughlin are joining forces to play father and son in the upcoming movie “Concrete Cowboys,” Deadline reported.  The British actor will star as Harp, the estranged father of McLaughin’s character, Cole, in a movie inspired by the Black horseback riding community on Fletcher Street that’s long been a part of Philadelphia’s

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Russia Opens Antitrust Inquiry Into App Restriction at Apple

Technology /

SAN FRANCISCO — Russian officials opened an antitrust investigation into Apple for restricting and removing parental control apps from its App Store shortly after the company released its own competing service, the latest sign of the growing scrutiny of Silicon Valley’s power. Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service said late Thursday that it would investigate whether Apple

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EPA won’t approve warning labels for Roundup chemical

Technology /

The Trump administration says it won’t approve warning labels for products that contain glyphosate, a move aimed at California as it fights one of the world’s largest agriculture companies about the potentially cancer-causing chemical. California requires warning labels on glyphosate products — widely known as the weed killer Roundup — because the International Agency for

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