February 2020

Taika Waititi Is Down For Valkyrie To Be ‘Explicitly Queer’ In ‘Thor 4’

Entertainment /

Taika Waititi confirms he’s worthy. After collecting an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay on Sunday, the “Jojo Rabbit” filmmaker spoke with Variety, where he chatted about everything from “Star Wars” to Marvel.  During the conversation, the magazine asked if the director would like Tessa Thompson’s superhero character, Valkyrie, to be “explicitly queer” in his upcoming movie “Thor: […]

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Barclays: Regulators probe chief executive over Epstein links

Business /

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Barclays chief executive Jes Staley has the full confidence of the board, the bank said UK regulators are probing Barclays chief executive Jes Staley’s links with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The probe by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority will focus on Mr Staley’s “characterisation to the

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Marie Yovanovitch, Ex-Envoy, Offers Sober Appraisal of U.S. Diplomacy

Politics /

WASHINGTON — Marie L. Yovanovitch, the former ambassador to Ukraine who became a central witness in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump, delivered a candid and at times stark assessment Wednesday of the declining health of American diplomacy. In her first public remarks since her testimony in November in the impeachment proceedings, Ms. Yovanovitch appeared

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Children Traumatized By Active Shooter Drills, Teachers Unions Say

Lifestyle /

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The nation’s two largest teachers unions want schools to revise or eliminate active shooter drills, asserting Tuesday that they can harm students’ mental health and that there are better ways to prepare for the possibility of a school shooting. The American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association joined with the

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