2020

Jonathan Coe’s Brexit-themed novel among Costa Book Award winners

Image copyright Costa Book Awards 2019 Jonathan Coe’s book Middle England, which takes a humorous look at life in Britain before and after the Brexit referendum, has been named the best novel of 2019 at the Costa Book Awards. The book was described by the prize’s judges as “the perfect novel for now”. Award organisers […]

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4 Things to Know About YouTube’s New Children Privacy Practices

In September, Google agreed to pay a $170 million fine and make privacy changes as regulators said that its YouTube platform had illegally harvested children’s personal information and used it to profit by targeting them with ads. The penalty and changes were part of an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission and the attorney general

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Tagovailoa entering NFL draft…McCarthy in line to succeed Garrett…Top three unchanged

January 6, 2020, 8:46 PM 3 min read Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa says is entering the NFL draft. Tagovailoa, who had surgery on his right hip in November, announced his decision Monday. He ended two months of speculation regarding the star quarterback’s plans as he tries to return from a serious injury. He was projected

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American Consumers, Not China, Are Paying for Trump’s Tariffs

WASHINGTON — American businesses and consumers, not China, are bearing the financial brunt of President Trump’s trade war, new data shows, undermining the president’s assertion that the United States is “taxing the hell out of China.” “U.S. tariffs continue to be almost entirely borne by U.S. firms and consumers,” Mary Amiti, an economist at the

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Brad Pitt Cracks ‘Titanic’ Joke While Thanking Leonardo DiCaprio At Golden Globes

Brad Pitt made quite a colossal joke about “Titanic” on Sunday night. At the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards, Pitt won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture for his portrayal of Cliff Booth in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” During his acceptance speech, he teased co-star Leonardo DiCaprio with

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