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Adam Driver Walks Out Of NPR Interview After Host Plays ‘Marriage Story’ Clip

Adam Driver recently walked out of an interview on NPR’s talk show “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross — and the show isn’t sure why. Sources including “Fresh Air” Executive Producer Danny Miller have confirmed to The Daily Beast (which first reported the story) and Variety that the 36-year-old actor left mid-interview as a clip from […]

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How much should bosses be paid?

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Campaigners dressed as eagles protest against Barclays’ pay arrangements at the company’s 2012 AGM “The average chief executive of a major American corporation – according to a recent Senate hearing – is paid about 100 times as much as the average worker. And our government today rewards that excess

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Hayden Fry, Texan who turned around Iowa, dies at 90

Sports / En Sound Media

Hayden Fry, the Texan who revived Iowa football and became a Hawkeye State institution, has died By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer December 18, 2019, 2:34 AM 1 min read Hayden Fry, the Texan who revived Iowa and became a Hawkeye State institution, has died. He was 90. Fry’s family announced through the

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Protesters Clamor for Trump’s Impeachment on Eve of House Votes

Politics / En Sound Media

From Boston Common to the French Quarter in New Orleans, a series of protests reverberated across the country on Tuesday evening to call for President Trump’s removal from office, a prelude to momentous impeachment votes set for Wednesday in the House of Representatives. In Center City Philadelphia, a group of demonstrators held up signs with

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Why some cities and states balk at face recognition tech

Finance / En Sound Media

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Police departments around the U.S. are asking citizens to trust them to use facial recognition software as another handy tool in their crime-fighting toolbox. But some lawmakers — and even some technology giants — are hitting the brakes. Are fears of an all-seeing, artificially intelligent security apparatus overblown? Not if you look

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Cancer treatment trial: Chemotherapy ‘could become more effective’

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

In a world first, doctors in the UK are trialling an innovative new way of delivering targeted chemotherapy to cancer tumours, which could improve treatment and lead to fewer side effects for patients. The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is testing acoustic cluster therapy which uses ultrasound waves and microscopic clusters to pump more chemotherapy

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All I Want For Christmas is You: Mariah classic finally tops US chart

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption It’s one of her best-known songs, but Mariah Carey’s festive ode to love had never been number 1 in the US – until now Mariah Carey’s classic festive song All I Want For Christmas is You has finally topped the US charts – 25 years after it was first

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The US steps up the hunt for crucial rare earths

Business / En Sound Media

The US is almost completely dependent on China for rare earths. Everyone is. China produces 85-100% of all rare earth metals, which are essential to most defence and consumer technology. There’s a hill in the desert of west Texas that contains a lot of rare earths. BBC News spoke to the company which plans to

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Dogs in Cars, Getting There Safely

Travel / En Sound Media

Recent studies have confirmed what many of us already knew: Having a dog in the family is good for your health. Let’s expand that — dogs can make car trips better, too. This has been clear to me since after college, when I made regular cross-country drives. Without a simple care arrangement for Gus, a

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Mad-Bum says 2nd act with D-Backs can be as memorable as 1st

Sports / En Sound Media

The Arizona Diamondbacks have finalized Madison Bumgarner’s $85 million, five-year contract to join their rotation By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer December 18, 2019, 1:11 AM 5 min read PHOENIX — The first act of Madison Bumgarner’s baseball career consisted of 11 hugely successful seasons that included three World Series titles with the San Francisco

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