Wanda Sykes spoke about the power of queer visibility on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Thursday ― but, true to form, she couldn’t resist a laugh as well. DeGeneres had asked the comedian to name the first LGBTQ person she ever saw on TV. “It had to be Liberace,” Sykes replied. “I remember watching Ed Sullivan […]
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Image copyright Co-operative Group More than 400 employees have launched an equal pay claim against the Co-op supermarket chain in the latest retail pay battle. The Co-op shop workers, mostly women, say they are being underpaid compared with warehouse workers, who are mostly men. The claim comes after similar actions against Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and
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Less than a month after the first few cases of a new respiratory illness were reported in Wuhan, China, travelers have carried the virus to at least four other countries, including the United States. More than 500 people are known to have been infected, at least 17 have died — and the world is bracing
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Coco Gauff is set to face Naomi Osaka again, after the two tennis stars shared a tear-jerking moment together at the U.S. Open last August. Gauff, 15, and Osaka, 22, will play each other in the third round of the women’s singles competition at the Australian Open around 3 a.m. EST on Friday. Osaka memorably embraced an
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But Mr. Bloomberg’s advisers see a void that the candidate is filling, in a primary race during which the candidates have sometimes struggled with whether to depict Mr. Trump as an existential threat or to ignore him altogether. The president, meanwhile, continues to try to set the terms of engagement in the election, threatening to
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When you’re a parent in the throes of chaos, confusion and total exhaustion, your own parents and parents-in-law can serve as an immensely helpful support system. But for the sake of your well-being and the health of those special grandparent relationships, it may become necessary to establish some boundaries. “When a couple has parents or
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Image copyright Andrew Brooks Image caption Jessica Andrews: “Lots of young northern working-class women have said, ‘That’s like my life’” A debut novel exploring the “poetry and power” of the female experience has won a literary award that rewards the best books about the north of England. Saltwater by Jessica Andrews was named the winner
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Federal lawmakers and college professors in Massachusetts are demanding answers after an Iranian student was denied entry into the U.S. despite a court order temporarily staying his removal By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press January 23, 2020, 10:40 PM 3 min read BOSTON — Federal lawmakers and college professors in Massachusetts are demanding answers after an
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The lawyer for the family of a black man who was killed in his apartment by a white Dallas police officer says a public service announcement honoring his life will air during the Super Bowl January 23, 2020, 11:02 PM 2 min read DALLAS — A public service announcement honoring the life of a black
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President Trump on Thursday at the White House.Credit…Pete Marovich for The New York Times President Trump is nowhere near the Capitol, but the House managers are still using his words against him. At several points on Thursday, the House members prosecuting the articles of impeachment have used video clips of Mr. Trump as evidence of
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