January 2020

This Is The Controversy Behind Oprah’s Latest Book Club Pick, ‘American Dirt’

Oprah Winfrey’s latest Oprah’s Book Club pick, “American Dirt,” has social media and news outlets arguing over whether the book is an “extraordinary piece of work” or “cringeworthy” and “real problematic.” On Tuesday, Winfrey touted the Jeanine Cummins novel as a story that “changed the way I see what it means to be a migrant

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Meng Wanzhou ‘irreplaceable’ to company, says Huawei executive

Image copyright AFP Image caption Meng Wanzhou was arrested during a layover in Vancouver in 2018 Huawei’s chief security officer has told the BBC the firm’s chief financial officer is “irreplaceable”. Meng Wanzhou is fighting extradition from Canada to the US – where she is wanted on charges of fraud and sanctions violations. But the

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Tennys, anyone? Sandgren, Paul stun Australian Open seeds

MELBOURNE, Australia — Tennys Sandgren was looking in great shape for a big upset at the Australian Open after building a massive lead against No. 8 seed Matteo Berrettini on Wednesday. And then, suddenly, he wasn’t. “Two-sets-to-love up, I was feeling pretty good about myself,” the 100th-ranked Sandgren, who is from Tennessee, said about the

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Dementia patients being ‘dumped in hospital’

Image copyright Thinkstock Dementia patients are being dumped in hospitals in England because of a lack of community care, a charity says. The Alzheimer’s Society called for action, highlighting data showing one in 10 dementia patients spends over a month in hospital after being admitted. The figures also suggested the overall number of emergency admissions

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