October 2019

Jeremy Kyle: MPs slate ITV ‘failure’ over aftercare for show contributors

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Image copyright ITV/Shutterstock ITV “failed in its responsibility towards reality show contributors”, the government committee chairing an inquiry into reality TV has said. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee viewed leaked backstage footage of an “extremely upset” Jeremy Kyle Show contributor being filmed. “There was no safe space for anyone in a highly distressed […]

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General election 2019: Have the Conservatives ‘slashed taxes for the richest’?

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Image copyright EPA Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has told a rally in Battersea the Conservatives have “slashed taxes for the richest”. It’s not obvious which taxes he’s referring to and Labour has not yet given more details – but let’s look at a few possibilities. There are clearly some taxes that have been cut by

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California Attorney General Is a No-Show on Tech Investigations

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WASHINGTON — When numerous state attorneys general gathered last month on the steps of the Supreme Court to announce an antitrust investigation into Google, one was conspicuously absent: Xavier Becerra, California’s attorney general. He was also missing from a list of state attorneys general publicly signing on to a joint antitrust investigation into Facebook, released

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Obama on Call-Out Culture: ‘That’s Not Activism’

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Former President Barack Obama made a rare foray into the cultural conversation this week, objecting to the prevalence of “call-out culture” and “wokeness” during an interview about youth activism at the Obama Foundation summit on Tuesday. For more than an hour, Mr. Obama sat onstage with the actress Yara Shahidi and several other young leaders

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Let Kelly Clarkson Put A Spell On You With Marvelous ‘Hocus Pocus’ Performance

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If you’re not starting your day with Kellyoke ― Kelly Clarkson belting her heart out to covers of your favorite songs ― please consider overhauling your morning routine.  The Grammy winner begins every episode of her new talk show “The Kelly Clarkson Show” by reminding you that she’s one of the best vocalists in the

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Spain offers Madrid as host of December UN climate summit

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Spain’s interim leader has offered to have Madrid host an international U.N. climate conference next month that was originally scheduled to be held in riot-struck Chile. Chilean President Sebastián Piñera on Wednesday canceled plans to host the Dec. 2-13 climate gathering, as well as a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders, to focus on restoring security in

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