August 2019

Latino Characters Make Up A Tiny Fraction Of Characters On-Screen

A new study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative paints a dismal picture for Latino representation on screen and behind the camera. Researchers analyzed the top 100 grossing films of each year from 2007-2018 and found that nearly half of the 1,200 movies in the sample failed to include even one speaking character identified as […]

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At G7, Trump Embraces Consensus Over Confrontation on China and Iran

BIARRITZ, France — President Trump embraced global diplomacy over go-it-alone confrontation on Monday, declaring his desire to resolve the trade war he started with China and signaling openness to a historic meeting with the president of Iran, which the United States has treated as a pariah. Concluding a head-spinning international summit without the spite he

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‘SNL’ Unveils All-Star First Set Of Hosts For 45th Season

Fresh off her massive haul of Emmy nominations for both the comedy show “Fleabag” and the drama series “Killing Eve,” actor/writer/showrunner extraordinaire Phoebe Waller-Bridge will host “Saturday Night Live” on Oct. 5, adding another achievement to her string of successes. Waller-Bridge — whose revival of her one-woman play that formed the basis of “Fleabag” sold

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Hotels Have Piled On the Brands. In a Downturn, That Could Be a Problem.

Moxy and Motto. Autograph, Avid and Alila. Edition, Element and Even. Big hotel management companies have been acquiring or inventing new brands at a dizzying pace in the past several years. But as the long bull market shows signs of fatigue, some industry analysts are starting to ask: What will become of all these upstart

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New 2020 Poll Shows Three-Way Tie Among Sanders, Warren and Biden

A new national poll suggests that the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination may be tightening, with a virtual three-way tie among former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and two more progressive rivals, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Despite the dead heat — Mr. Sanders and Ms. Warren each with 20 percent

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Florida Police To Unveil Charges In Post-Hurricane Nursing Home Deaths

MIAMI, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Police in Hollywood, Florida, said on Monday they would unveil charges stemming from a criminal investigation of the deaths of a dozen nursing home patients in the sweltering heat of a post-hurricane power outage two years ago. Defense attorneys said arrest warrants were issued on Sunday for four employees of

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