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Phantom Thread's Lesley Manville Joins Second Season Of Sky Drama 'Save Me'
Deadline - 9 Aug 2019 13:40
Phantom Thread's Lesley Manville has joined the second season of Sky drama Save Me. Manville, who was nominated for a Supporting Actress Oscar for the period feature in 2017, is to star alongside Lennie James, Suranne Jo...
Little Known Black History Fact: Anne Wiggins Brown
Black America Web - 9 Aug 2019 06:00
The late Anne Wiggins Brown was the first Black vocalist admitted to the prestigious Juilliard School in New York, and went on to play Bess in the opera, Porgy and Bess. Brown was born August 9, 1912 in Baltimore, Md. Br...
PUBG Mobile Lite is a smaller game with big changes
The Verge - 9 Aug 2019 20:41
Photo credit: Bluehole PUBG Mobile Lite, a version of the popular battle royale hit designed to work with a wider range of smartphones, is out now on Google Play in "several regions" of Southeast Asia, South Asia, North ...
U.S. Coast Guard Admiral gets a tour of Apple Park from Tim Cook
Cult of Mac - 9 Aug 2019 13:15
Tim Cook hosted U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz at Apple Park this week. According to a tweet from Schultz, he was there to discuss “ideas, perspectives [and] experiences” with Cook. “Our industrie...
Prosecutor who helped craft Jeffrey Epstein plea deal resigns from DOJ
New York Post - 9 Aug 2019 04:27
A prosecutor who is being probed for helping negotiate the secret plea deal that allowed billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to avoid federal charges in 2008 has resigned from the Justice Department, her lawyer said Th...
'Unreal scene': 2 dead in Houston freeway shooting after crash, police say
USA Today - 9 Aug 2019 04:24
Two people were killed in a shooting on Interstate 10 in Texas on Thursday evening, Houston Police said.
Billionaire Stephen Ross faces new crisis: LIRR at Hudson Yards
New York Post - 9 Aug 2019 03:26
Stephen Ross, the billionaire real estate developer getting flak for his Trump fundraiser in the Hamptons, is facing yet another headache -- thanks to the Long Island Railroad, The Post has learned. The Related Companies...
Leslie Jones Sets First Netflix Comedy Special for 2020
The Wrap - 9 Aug 2019 06:00
“Saturday Night Live” cast member Leslie Jones is the latest comedian to headline a stand-up special for Netflix. Jones made the announcement during Friday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on ABC. The special will stream ...
Latest Biden blunder: 'Poor kids' are just as bright as 'white kids'
New York Post - 9 Aug 2019 05:59
Gaffe-prone presidential hopeful Joe Biden put his foot in his mouth during an Iowa campaign stop on Thursday when he told a group of predominately Asian and Hispanic voters that “poor kids are just as bright, just as ...
Security researchers demonstrate how to bypass Face ID with glasses and tape
9 to 5 Mac - 9 Aug 2019 02:37
At the Black Hat security conference today, researchers demonstrated a unique way to bypass Face ID authentication. The foundation of the bypass is a pair of glasses with tape on them, and the Attention Detection feature...
Italy's League seeks to trigger elections, files censure motion
Reuters - 9 Aug 2019 23:08
Italy's League filed a no-confidence motion to bring down its own governing coalition on Friday, a move that the party's populist chief, Matteo Salvini, hopes will trigger snap elections and install him as the nation's n...
A Syrian Leader Tells His Country's Story: An Interview with General Hassan Hassan
OpEdNews - 9 Aug 2019 16:48
Eva Bartlett interviewed the Syrian Arab Army's Head of Political Administration, General Hassan Hassan.
Bayer said to offer $8 billion to settle glyphosate lawsuits
CBSNews - 9 Aug 2019 15:08
But lawyers for the consumers who claim Roundup caused their cancers are said to want $10 billion, report says
Vietnam War airman's remains flown home by pilot son
New York Post - 9 Aug 2019 05:10
The remains of a Vietnam War airman were flown home to Dallas Love Field Airport on Thursday by his pilot son -- who had waved his father off to battle from that same airport 52 years ago. Air Force fighter pilot Col. Ro...
Hubble just snapped a glorious new image of Jupiter
BGR - 9 Aug 2019 05:06
The Hubble Space Telescope is really, really good at spotting distant objects in space, but it's just as well-suited for catching a snapshot of planets that are a lot closer, like our very own Jupiter. On June 27th the s...
Mitch McConnell Won't Call Senators Back Early But Wants to Consider Gun Background Checks in the Fall
Time - 9 Aug 2019 04:39
The Republican leader won't be calling senators back to work early, as some are demanding
Police Say California Stabbing Suspect Who Killed Four Was Driven by 'Hate'
Time - 9 Aug 2019 03:56
Zachary Castaneda's long criminal record includes prison stints for possession of meth for sale and spousal abuse
Mattel pulls a bond sale over a whistleblower letter, and its stock plunges
L.A. Times - 9 Aug 2019 02:40El Paso gunman confessed to targeting Mexicans, police say
USA Today - 9 Aug 2019 23:04
The gunman accused of opening fire at an El Paso Walmart, killing 22 people, confessed to authorities that he had been targeting Mexicans, authorities say.
Former Manson Women Speak Out 50 Years After Tate Murders: 'How Can You Point the Finger At Us and Call Us Evil?'
The Wrap - 9 Aug 2019 22:16
Oxygen’s “Manson: The Women” features four of Charles Manson’s female followers, some of who feel regret for the murders of Sharon Tate and her friends 50 years ago, while other don’t quite feel the same empath...
There was no escaping Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy on late-night TV last night
L.A. Times - 9 Aug 2019 19:36Shortlist 2019: 'Hula Girl' Directors Finally Give Unsung 94-Year-Old 'Her Moment'
The Wrap - 9 Aug 2019 19:30
Directors Amy Hill and Chris Riess were surprised to find the 94-year-old subject of their documentary “Hula Girl” just so cheerful despite missing out on becoming famous. In the late 1950s, Joan Anderson brought a b...