Image copyright Paramount/Alex Bailey Image caption Taron Egerton in Rocketman (left) and Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody The Sir Elton John biopic Rocketman made £5.4m in its first five days at the UK box office – but fell short of the Queen film Bohemian Rhapsody. Rocketman, starring Taron Egerton as Sir Elton, opened on Wednesday. […]
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Image copyright Reuters A vote calling for Mark Zuckerberg to stand down as Facebook’s chairman is expected to take place at the company’s annual general meeting on Thursday. Mr Zuckerberg is both Facebook’s chief executive and the chairman of its board of directors. Those calling for him to step down as chairman say this would
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“There’s more product than ever, and Broadway producers are becoming savvier marketers,” said David Binder, the producer of two of the season’s most popular plays, “Network” and “Burn This.” The healthy array of plays — 21 of the season’s 34 openings — was heartening to those who worry about whether Broadway still has room for
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed Facebook on Wednesday for not removing a doctored video that has spread widely on the social network in which she appears to slur her words. The altered video had been slowed down , giving the false appearance that Pelosi was drunk, ill or otherwise impaired. Facebook did not respond to
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Nomar Mazara and Asdrubal Cabrera hit consecutive doubles in the ninth inning, lifting the Texas Rangers over Seattle 8-7 Wednesday in a back-and-forth game that highlighted the Mariners’ difficulties on defense and in the bullpen. The Rangers capitalized on three errors and a wild pitch by relief pitchers in the sixth inning, leading to one
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“At that point the president said, ‘That’s good to know,’” Mr. Hooper said. But Mr. Byrne banked over $2 million after the first fund-raising quarter of the year, impressing many Republicans, and a handful of potential primary opponents indicated they would not enter the race. Senator Todd Young of Indiana, who heads the National Republican
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Robert Mueller spoke for only 10 minutes, and his statements yielded no new information on the Russia probe. But for much of the American media, the special counsel’s first public comments in two years warranted wall-to-wall coverage. Many journalists focused Wednesday on whether Mueller’s remarks on his investigation into interference in the 2016 presidential election
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Image copyright Getty Images Public spending on care for the elderly and disabled is much higher in Scotland and Wales than England, figures show. In England, £310 per person is spent each year on services such as care homes and home help for daily tasks such as washing and dressing. But in Scotland, £445 is
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Footage of The Beatles’ only live appearance on Top of the Pops has been discovered in an attic. David Chandler was a teenager when he used a wind-up camera to record the performance on the long-running BBC music show in June 1966. He dug out the 92-second clip, recorded weeks before the Fab Four’s last-ever
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Building a new company is risky business. And in India, it’s a profession dominated by men – less than 14% of enterprises are run by women entrepreneurs. One of them is a former banker, Falguni Nayar, who quit her job to follow her dream and create the online beauty firm Nykaa that now rivals companies
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