Say goodbye to “20th Century Fox” — and hello to “20th Century Studios.” Disney is doing some rebranding on entertainment properties it acquired from Fox last year in a blockbuster $71 billion deal. Mainly, that means dropping a name that is strongly associated with a politically divisive news station: “20th Century Fox” is now “20th […]
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At the Rough Trade East record shop in London’s Brick Lane, a man dressed as a giant hot dog is on stage introducing a song. “Put your hands up if you’re afraid of spiders,” says frontman Murray Matravers of fast-rising band Easy Life, before launching into one of their typically quirky compositions. Easy Life’s in-store
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The Miami Heat say Justise Winslow will miss at least two more weeks while recovering from a back injury January 17, 2020, 11:33 PM 1 min read MIAMI — The Miami Heat say Justise Winslow will miss at least two more weeks while recovering from a back injury. Winslow has played only once since Dec.
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For the past year, the question of how much the president might need such “hard dollar” checks has been a source of debate and, at times, contention among his aides. But there has been little effort to cultivate people who can gather checks in increments of $2,800 at a rapid clip, according to multiple campaign
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A former U.S. congressman who was one of President Donald Trump’s first supporters has been sentenced to two years and two months for helping his son and others dodge $800,000 in stock market losses By LARRY NEUMEISTER and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press January 17, 2020, 11:14 PM 4 min read NEW YORK — A former
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ALERT! There’s something fishy going on with “The Circle,” and it’s by far the best part of the show. Netflix’s new reality competition is like “Big Brother” meets Facebook. Contestants are isolated in apartments and compete to be the most popular while only being able to communicate through a mysterious social media platform, the titular
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Security is tight at the Alpine event Some of the world’s top business people and politicians – plus a smattering of celebrities – will gather in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum (WEF) this week. US President Donald Trump, teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and Uber boss Dara
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For all the criticisms directed at the largest tech companies in the last years, few smaller rivals have been willing to speak up publicly. That changed for a couple of hours on Friday, as executives at four businesses pleaded with federal lawmakers to rein in Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon. At a congressional hearing in
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The Tennessee Titans have found a way to fix the NFL’s worst field goal unit by ignoring the kicker and only scoring touchdowns By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer January 17, 2020, 10:07 PM 4 min read NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have found a way to fix the NFL’s worst field
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There will be two ways for Democratic candidates to qualify for their party’s next presidential debate, scheduled for Feb. 7, the Democratic National Committee announced on Friday. All six candidates who qualified for this past week’s debate have qualified for the next. The candidates can meet the same thresholds they had to last time: 225,000
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