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Jamie Foxx Coaxes Eddie Murphy Onstage Just To Gush And Take A Pic For The ‘Gram

Oscar-winning actor and apparent Eddie Murphy stan Jamie Foxx capitalized on an opportunity to nab a pic with the iconic comedian Sunday night. While opening the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governors Awards, the film academy’s honorary Oscars event, Foxx coaxed Murphy onstage. When Murphy acquiesced, Foxx gave his idol a hug and announced: “I absolutely […]

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Roger Federer withdraws from Paris Masters

Sports / En Sound Media

Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Paris Masters to get some rest ahead of next month’s ATP Finals. The 38-year-old Federer won his hometown Swiss Indoors title for the 10th time on Sunday. Federer’s fourth title in 2019 was the 103rd of his career. Federer says he needs “to make sure not to strain myself

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Presenter Samira Ahmed to face the BBC in court

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jeremy Vine was paid considerably more than Samira Ahmed for what the union will argue was comparable work. Presenter Samira Ahmed is facing the BBC in court this week, arguing she was paid “a sixth” of fellow host Jeremy Vine in “a very similar job”. Ahmed says she was

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Luxury goods firm LVMH eyes Tiffany takeover

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tiffany employs more than 14,000 people and operates about 300 stores Luxury goods firm Louis Vuitton (LVMH) has confirmed it has held “preliminary discussions” about buying US jeweller Tiffany, The statement followed reports that LVMH had made a $14.5bn (£11.3bn) offer to buy the company. “The LVMH Group confirms

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Bon Voyage: Road teams win 1st 5 Series games for 3rd time

Sports / En Sound Media

The highlight film of this year’s World Series could be a double feature with all those Bob Hope/Bing Crosby movies: “On the Road.” For just the third time in Series history, the visiting team has won the first five games. “We play the villain pretty well,” Washington right fielder Adam Eaton said. In a tale

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Global markets mostly higher ahead of data-heavy week

Finance / En Sound Media

Global stock markets rose Monday as investors looked ahead to a crowded week of corporate earnings, a possible U.S. interest rate cut and other potentially market-moving events. Frankfurt, Shanghai and Tokyo advanced while London opened lower as fears about U.S.-Chinese trade tension and Brexit receded. Markets shrugged off soft earnings from Boeing, Caterpillar and other

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My doctor flew off when cosmetic surgery went wrong

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Image copyright Catherine Roan Image caption Catherine Roan was left looking like she had been in a “bad accident” after cosmetic surgery Cosmetic surgery is a booming industry in the UK, with 65,000 operations carried out last year. But BBC Disclosure has discovered some companies use surgeons from abroad who fly in and out of

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Christmas meal treats ‘under threat’

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Pigs in blankets and other festive meal treats might be in short supply this Christmas, the British Meat Processors Association has warned. It says 60% of the labour force in UK meat plants comes from other countries and the industry is not attracting enough seasonal EU workers. Its chief executive, Nick

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Nats in World Series 25 years after Expos never got chance

Sports / En Sound Media

Pedro Martínez stood on the field before Game 4 of the World Series and pictured himself on the mound. “I was supposed to be pitching in this game tonight,” he said. Martínez was the No. 4 starter for the 1994 Montreal Expos, who were the best team in baseball on the morning of Aug. 12

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‘I was whipped with metal chains in an Egyptian prison’

World / En Sound Media

For Ibrahim Halawa, what began as a family holiday in 2013 became four years in an Egyptian prison. The Irish Egyptian student was arrested at a Cairo mosque after a sit-in protest descended into clashes with security forces. He was accused, with 500 others, of inciting violence and sabotage. He was acquitted of all charges

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