Image caption Anita Rani presented Bollywood: The World’s Biggest Film Industry Broadcaster Anita Rani has said “posh white men” are the “default” on TV, while presenters from minorities have to justify their presence on screen. The Countryfile host fronted a BBC programme about Bollywood last year but said executives were less keen when she suggested […]
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The reimagined fried chicken kingpin — another virtual being — was designed to spoof the vast ecosystem of influencers, which includes nanoinfluencers, kidfluencers and petfluencers. His creators consulted an inspiration board plastered with photos of human Instagram celebrities to generate the mash-up that became the new Colonel. “It was our opportunity to poke a little
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The NBA draft is like the college basketball season; it’s all about Zion Williamson. The Duke freshman was the biggest star the college game has seen in years with his breathtaking dunks and incomparable athleticism. Now he’s him the unquestioned choice to go No. 1 in Thursday’s NBA draft. Williamson headlines a deep group of
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Cakes. Flowers. Wedding invitations. They are at the center of a long-running clash over same-sex marriage rights, religious freedom and discrimination. On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the former owners of Sweetcakes by Melissa, a bakery in Oregon that refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in
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Jerome Powell has tantalized the financial world with the prospect that the Federal Reserve he leads may soon cut interest rates for the first time in over a decade. Probably not quite yet, though. When the Fed issues a policy statement Wednesday and Powell holds a news conference, the message will likely echo the theme
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Image copyright SCHOLASTIC Image caption The prequel will take place 64 years before the events of the original books Author Suzanne Collins is to pen a prequel to the original Hunger Games trilogy, publisher Scholastic has confirmed. The untitled instalment, set to be published on May 19, 2020, will revisit the world of Panem, 64
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Domino’s plans to test pizza delivery using fully autonomous vehicles in Houston. The world’s biggest pizza company is teaming up with Nuro, a Silicon Valley startup that makes unmanned delivery vehicles. Nuro is also partners with Kroger Co. It has been delivering groceries autonomously in Arizona and Houston since late last year. Domino’s says the
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An attorney for star Minnesota heavyweight wrestler Gable Steveson says Steveson was shocked by his weekend arrest on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct and is cooperating with police. Steveson and teammate Dylan Martinez were jailed in Hennepin County on Monday. KSTP-TV, citing jail records, reports that the men were arrested Saturday night at different locations
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BEIJING — President Xi Jinping of China plans to visit North Korea later this week, his first trip there as president and a surprise move shortly before President Trump and Mr. Xi are expected to meet at an economic summit. The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has visited China four times in the past year.
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Image copyright Getty Images Children whose parents are divorced are more likely to get fat than those whose parents stay together, say researchers. The weight gain is particularly marked in children whose parents divorce before they are six, the study found. Researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science analysed data on 7,574
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