Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Robyn is one of the performers who helped Primavera Sound achieve a 50/50 gender balance British festivals last year pledged to achieve a 50/50 gender balance in their line-ups by 2022. But Primavera Sound in Barcelona, one of Europe’s biggest festivals, has already achieved it in 2019 – becoming […]
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A recent Delta flight leaving Atlanta ran into a maintenance problem, causing a lengthy delay before takeoff. As the airline tried to resolve the issue, someone feared the holdup might cause an even bigger headache: flight attendants walking off the plane because they had worked so long. So, according to internal communications reviewed by HuffPost,
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The U.S. Justice Department is readying an investigation of Google‘s business practices and whether they violate antitrust law, according to news reports. The search giant was fined a record $2.72 billion by European regulators in 2017 for abusing its dominance of the online search market. In the U.S., the Federal Trade Commission made an antitrust
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The Latest on the Champions League final between Tottenham and Liverpool (all times local): 6:55 p.m. Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris can become the first player in 45 years to lift the Champions League trophy after also winning the World Cup as a captain. Franz Beckenbauer was the last player to do that, back in 1974,
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The next gift for Mr. Netanyahu could come on June 25, when Mr. Kushner convenes an economic conference in Bahrain. The Palestinians have announced they will boycott the meeting; the Israelis are going. That will allow Mr. Netanyahu to showcase another of his long-term strategic goals — closer ties between Israel and Sunni Muslim leaders
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sir Elton has previously criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “ridiculous” attitude to gay rights. Sir Elton John has criticised a Russian film company’s decision to cut gay sex scenes from his new biopic Rocketman. The local film distributor told state news agency Tass it cut scenes from the film
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck rural areas in Albania early Saturday southeast of Tirana, the capital, injuring four people and damaging about 100 houses, authorities said. The Defense Ministry reported that four people were injured from falling walls at their homes and about 100 houses, many uninhabited, were damaged. The injured
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The tagline makes the solution sound so simple: “Gamble responsibly.” It’s anything but for those who struggle with compulsive gambling. Instead, the footnote caps a powerful new temptation as ads for sports betting emerge in states that have recently legalized an activity once banned in most of the United States. Sharon, a 39-year-old homemaker, decided
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GUATEMALA CITY — The tears that migrants tried to cover with their shirts as they stepped off the plane that had deported them from the United States turned to smiles and applause as they were welcomed home, and told how crucial they are to Guatemala’s growth. But Kevin K. McAleenan, the acting secretary for the
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U.K. police have arrested 30 Hells Angels bikers during a three-day event marking the motorcycle club’s 50th anniversary in Britain. Police in Surrey and Sussex say 34 people had been detained on suspicion of drug offenses and possession of offensive weapons in connection with the Hells Angels Euro Run 2019. Police say 12 people —
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