Comedian Kumail Nanjiani and writer-producer Emily V. Gordon (the couple known for the movie “The Big Sick”) recently shared on a podcast that they make a point of going to bed at the same time every night, regardless of how out of sync their schedules may be. It all started several years ago, when Gordon […]
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People say never work with children or animals. But what about prop pets? A fake cat derailed Seth Meyers’ spoof Democratic debate on Tuesday’s broadcast of NBC’s “Late Night.” Via some expert video editing, Meyers as the debate moderator “asked” the 2020 candidates a series of questions (using footage from last week’s televised event) ―
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Campaigners against the nuclear plant said the industry’s economics were “hopeless” A stalled £13bn nuclear power scheme could get a planning boost later. It could see talks restarted over funding Wylfa Newydd on Anglesey after Hitachi shelved the scheme, the biggest energy project ever proposed in Wales. Business Secretary
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Some hotels offer a glass of champagne at check in. Others, a freshly baked cookie. At the Aloft Greenville Downtown in Greenville, S.C., though, the on-the-house welcome could be a wet, slobbery kiss. The Aloft brand, a midrange hotel company owned by Marriott, has pet-friendly policies at its more than 140 locations, welcoming dogs under
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Score one for free speech, kid. A young fan at the Lakers-Clippers game on the NBA’s opening night Tuesday held up a Clippers T-shirt during a jumbotron dance cam segment, then switched to a Hong Kong protest shirt before the camera could pan away. “FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. STAND WITH HONG KONG,” read the shirt. the
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For a second time in three months, President Donald Trump is headed to Pennsylvania to promote his support for the natural gas industry, making clear that he sees his pro-industry policies as a boost to his chances of winning the battleground state. As some of his leading Democratic opponents are calling for a fracking ban,
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Joel McIlroy played Dr Flynn Saunders on Home and Away for over a decade Australian actor Joel McIlroy, who once starred on soap Home and Away, has been charged with repeatedly punching a policewoman in Sydney. McIlroy, 46, played Dr Flynn Saunders on the popular show from 1994 to
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Image copyright Reuters The company named as the preferred bidder for British Steel has failed to agree a deal to save it from collapse. Turkey’s Ataer Holding was granted exclusive access to British Steel’s books in August after the company collapsed into liquidation. Since May, British Steel has been kept running by the government as
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One morning in June, I opened my email to find an itinerary for a trip — a “transformational journey,” rather — that would begin that very day. I quickly packed a bag and caught a last-minute flight from Berlin, where I live, to Lisbon. By the time I landed, I’d received another email, this one
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Google said it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing research, saying an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years. The findings, published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature, show that “quantum speedup is achievable in a real-world system and is
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