Image copyright Getty Images When Natalie Portman wore a dress championing female film directors to the Oscars, she was praised by many – but also faced a backlash. “You are the problem,” actress Rose McGowan said. “Yes, you, Natalie. Lip service is the problem. Fake support of other women is the problem.” McGowan argued that […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Workers leave the Mobile World Congress venue in Barcelona on the day the event was cancelled From phones to watches, planes to jeans, some of the world’s biggest trade exhibitions are being cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. More and more organisers are pulling events over fears of spreading
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Hundreds of cruise ship passengers long stranded at sea by virus fears cheered as they finally disembarked and were welcomed to Cambodia by the nation’s authoritarian leader, who handed them flowers By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press February 14, 2020, 1:22 AM 3 min read SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia — Hundreds of cruise ship passengers long stranded at
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Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Sports Foundation will now be known as the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation, to carry on the legacy of both the NBA legend and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, who died in a helicopter crash last month. Vanessa Bryant announced the name change for her late husband’s charity on Thursday. “Because there is
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WASHINGTON — In an extraordinary rebuke of President Trump, Attorney General William P. Barr said on Thursday that Mr. Trump’s attacks on the Justice Department had made it “impossible for me to do my job” and asserted that “I’m not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody.” Mr. Barr has been among the president’s
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The weight loss drug Belviq is being pulled from the market because of a slight increased risk of cancer By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer February 14, 2020, 12:05 AM 3 min read The maker of a weight loss drug pulled it from the market Thursday at the request of federal regulators, who said
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“The Bachelor” star Peter Weber has been taking a lot of heat this season for his bizarre dating decisions, and he admits he’s cringed a bit when he’s watching the episodes. Weber ― aka “Pilot Pete” ― recently appeared on former “Bachelor” lead Nick Viall’s podcast to explain the unexpected challenges he’s faced while trying to
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Image copyright Savage X Fenty Image caption Rihanna models her Valentine’s collection for Savage X Fenty Modern fashion has taught us that the line between the empowerment and the objectification of women is a difficult one for brands to tread. With PrettyLittleThing coming under fire from the Advertising Standards Authority for their overly sexualised advertising,
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How is President Trump’s plan to solve the Israeli Palestinian conflict being received on the ground? The BBC’s Middle East correspondent Tom Bateman went to visit two homes in the occupied West Bank; starting with a Palestinian family whose house is in a fenced off enclave within an Israeli settlement. Israel has said it intends
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A man described by Waymo as a disgruntled former driver has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately crashing a passenger car into one of the company’s vans with self-driving capabilities By WALTER BERRY Associated Press February 13, 2020, 11:28 PM 3 min read PHOENIX — A man described as a disgruntled former Waymo driver has
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