Billy Porter may not have taken home a Golden Globe last weekend, but he’s still beginning 2020 on a triumphant note. The “Pose” star graces the cover of Allure’s “The Art of Beauty” issue for February. According to Editor-in-Chief Michelle Lee, he’s the first man in the magazine’s history to do so. An ecstatic Porter gushed about the […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Online food ordering company Takeaway.com has won the battle for the UK-listed Just Eat with a £5.9bn all-share offer. The deal will create one of the world’s largest meal delivery companies. Dutch giant Takeaway.com was bidding against tech investment firm Prosus. The merged company, which will be led by Takeaway chief
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Each week, we review the week’s news, offering analysis about the most important developments in the tech industry. WASHINGTON — Big Tech did not get the fresh start it had hoped for in the first full week of the new decade. Debate over political ads, privacy and the market power of the biggest companies were
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The top-ranked team in the Southeastern Conference matches up with the league’s most heralded pro prospect Saturday when No. 5 Auburn hosts Anthony Edwards and the Georgia Bulldogs By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer January 10, 2020, 3:15 PM 4 min read Here are a few things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball as it
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You’re reading this week’s At War newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every Friday. Email us at atwar@nytimes.com. This report was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. In the 20 years I have been covering the United States Navy base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, I
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U.S. employers downshifted their hiring in December, adding 145,000 jobs as consumer spending appeared to aid gains in the retail and hospitality sectors By JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer January 10, 2020, 3:03 PM 3 min read WASHINGTON — U.S. employers downshifted on hiring in December, adding 145,000 jobs as consumer spending appeared to aid
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Tafida Raqeeb has been able to breathe without aid for an hour A brain-damaged girl who was taken to Italy for treatment after her parents won a High Court battle to prevent her life support being switched off is out of intensive care, doctors have said. Genoa’s Gaslini hospital
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Image caption Samira Ahmed’s claim dated from 2012 to 2018 Presenter Samira Ahmed has won the employment tribunal she brought against the BBC in a dispute over equal pay. Ahmed claimed she was underpaid for hosting audience feedback show Newswatch when compared with Jeremy Vine’s salary for Points of View. The judgment said “her work
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCarlos Ghosn: Did ex-Nissan boss really escape Japan in a box? Ousted former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has said the future of the Japanese car giant is in doubt. Mr Ghosn told the BBC that the struggling firm’s results and the drop in its share price worried
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says the political neutrality of the Tokyo Games would be undercut if an athlete took a knee in protest on the medal podium By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer January 10, 2020, 1:32 PM 3 min read LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The political neutrality of the Olympics would be undercut
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