February 2020

Natalie Portman Responds To Rose McGowan Calling Her Oscars Cape ‘Deeply Offensive’

Entertainment /

Natalie Portman contends that her support of female directors goes beyond feminist fashion statements. “I have tried, and I will keep trying [to get women work as directors],” the Academy Award-winning actor said in a statement, sent to HuffPost late Wednesday, responding to recent strong criticism from Rose McGowan. Amy Sussman via Getty Images Natalie Portman […]

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Last month was hottest January on record, US scientists say

Technology /

Last month was the hottest January since scientists began keeping temperature records in 1880 February 13, 2020, 8:17 PM 1 min read WASHINGTON — Last month was the hottest January since scientists began keeping temperature records in 1880, U.S. government forecasters said Thursday. The global average land and ocean surface temperature in January was 2.05

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Nevada’s Culinary Union will not endorse in Democratic race

Finance /

LAS VEGAS — The Culinary Union, the most influential union in Nevada politics, has decided to stay out of the state’s Democratic presidential caucuses, denying candidates who aggressively courted the group from getting a major leg up in the upcoming contest. The casino workers’ Culinary Union, a 60,000-member group made up of housekeepers, porters, bartenders

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Huawei: US issues new charges of racketeering and theft

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption The US unveils charges against Chinese telecoms firm Huawei last year The US has expanded its lawsuit against Huawei, accusing the Chinese telecoms giant of a “decades-long” plan to steal technology from US firms. Prosecutors said Huawei had violated the terms of partnerships with US companies and stolen trade secrets

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Judge Halts Work on Microsoft’s JEDI Contract, a Victory for Amazon

Technology /

A federal judge in Washington ordered Microsoft on Thursday to halt all work on a $10 billion cloud-computing contract for the Pentagon, in a victory for Amazon, which had challenged the awarding of the contract. In a sealed opinion, the judge, Patricia E. Campbell-Smith of the Court of Federal Claims, ordered work to stop on

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