Lin-Manuel Miranda takes a peek behind the scenes of the new BBC blockbuster bringing Philip Pullman’s magical series to the screen. The star behind the hit musical Hamilton plays hero Lee Scoresby in His Dark Materials and said he fell in love with the books when he first read them. He also couldn’t say no […]
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The western Joshua tree needs protection under the California Endangered Species Act because of threats from climate change and habitat destruction, the Center for Biological Diversity said in a petition Tuesday to the state’s Fish and Game Commission. The petition comes amid rising concern about the future of the crazy-limbed trees with spikey leaves that
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The featured attraction of this latest fresh start for the Minnesota Timberwolves is Karl-Anthony Towns, the two-time All-Star center who finished in the top 20 in the NBA last season in more than a dozen major statistical categories. After a tumultuous start to 2018-19 that led to a revamped front office, a new head coach,
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HONG KONG — One company is the world’s largest coffee chain. Another runs a Japanese restaurant empire. A third makes some of the most popular online games on the planet. The global businesses — Starbucks, Yoshinoya and Activision Blizzard — would seem far removed from the political discontent in Hong Kong. But to some of
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The Latest on Catalan protests and politics (all times local): 10:20 p.m. The former head of a pro-independence group in Spain’s Catalonia region says he will fight to get the European Court of Human Rights to overturn his sedition conviction and to secure amnesty from Spain. Jordi Sánchez, who was president of the grassroots group
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Whether you’re completely new to using credit or simply doing your best to avoid debt, you might find there’s one annoying side effect: You don’t have a good credit score. Maybe you don’t have a score at all. Although that might not seem like a big deal, especially if you don’t plan to borrow money
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Jennifer Aniston is officially on Instagram and, in a surprise to no one, is already making headlines with her social media skills. On Tuesday, the actress shared her first snapshot on the platform, surely delighting “Friends” fans. In an endearing selfie in front of a fireplace, Aniston can be seen smiling alongside her former castmates
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Image copyright Reuters The UK’s best-known stockpicker is to close his remaining investment funds, signalling the end of his multi-billion-pound empire. Neil Woodford was sacked from his flagship fund early on Tuesday, and has now announced he will close the last two funds. He described it as a “highly painful decision”, adding that the funds
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This article is part of our continuing Fast Forward series, which examines technological, economic, social and cultural shifts that happen as businesses evolve. SAN FRANCISCO — Last week, on the third floor of a small building in San Francisco’s Mission District, a woman scrambled the tiles of a Rubik’s Cube and placed it in the
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Ryan Blaney emerged safely from the wreckage at Talladega Superspeedway that claimed other playoff contenders, winning by a tiny margin that was huge for his championship hopes. Blaney beat Ryan Newman in a door-to-door race to the finish line to win Monday and advance to the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs. Blaney’s first win of
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