February 2020

‘If all freelancers walked out, the TV industry would stop’

Image copyright Adeel Amini Image caption Adeel Amini “almost didn’t come back” to TV after his breakdown Four years ago, freelance television producer Adeel Amini suffered a mental breakdown, forcing him to temporarily leave the job he loves. The 34-year-old, who works on high-profile comedy and entertainment shows, was diagnosed with having borderline personality disorder.

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As Sanders Rises, Some Democrats Are Jittery About Possible Consequences

And while the candidates trying to appeal to the country’s political middle — Mr. Biden, Ms. Klobuchar and Mr. Buttigieg — jockey for advantage in the early states, Mr. Bloomberg is betting that enough voters elsewhere in the country will come to see him as the consensus alternative to Mr. Sanders. “I was not running,

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Nevada union might not endorse, but it isn’t staying quiet

Nevada’s most politically powerful union, the casino workers’ Culinary Union, is so far staying quiet on whether it will endorse a candidate as the Democratic presidential race swings west, but Joe Biden isn’t counting on the labor group’s help By MICHELLE L. PRICE and BILL BARROW Associated Press February 13, 2020, 12:26 AM 3 min

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UN: Congo’s Ebola outbreak slows but still global emergency

The World Health Organization says although signs are “extremely positive” in Congo that the Ebola outbreak is winding down, the epidemic remains a global health emergency February 12, 2020, 8:19 PM 2 min read GENEVA — The World Health Organization said although signs are now “extremely positive” in Congo that the Ebola outbreak is winding

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Snoop Dogg Apologizes To Gayle King For ‘Derogatory’ Attack Over Kobe Bryant

Snoop Dogg has apologized to CBS News anchor Gayle King after he attacked her in a threatening Instagram video last week for asking a guest on her show if the sexual assault charges once pursued against the late Kobe Bryant complicated his legacy. The rapper, whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., posted a new video

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