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Amanda Holden's daughter Hollie interviews Angelina Jolie with a little help from her mum
Hello Magazine - 17 Oct 2019 00:00
Amanda Holden's daughter Hollie is only seven, but she's already following in her...
'Greener Grass' Film Review: Stepford Wives Step Out of Line in Suburban Satire
The Wrap - 17 Oct 2019 23:20
There’s a certain kind of comedy fan most likely to embrace a satire featuring lines like, “I don’t mean to be a Native American-giver, but now that my only child is a dog, would it be possible to get back the baby...
'American Horror Story: 1984' - Here Are the Biggest Questions We Have After Episode 5
The Wrap - 17 Oct 2019 05:05
(This post contains spoilers for “American Horror Story: 1984” through the fifth episode. You have been warned.) We reached the midway point of “American Horror Story: 1984” with Wednesday’s episode, another in...
Mark Zuckerberg on Censorship: 'People Should Decide What's Credible, Not Tech Companies'
The Wrap - 17 Oct 2019 21:19
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg issued a vehement defense of free expression on Thursday, saying he believes taking a laissez-faire approach to what is allowed to be said online is better than having Silicon Valley giants...
UK culture sec hints at replacing TV licence fee, defends encryption ban proposals and her boss in Hacker House inquiry
The Register - 17 Oct 2019 14:12
Nuggets from Nicky Morgan's grilling by select committee Culture secretary Nicky Morgan has hinted that the TV licence fee could be replaced with a Netflix-style subscription, defended Boris Johnson's involvement with Ha...
Wegmans Has Almost Arrived In Brooklyn. For New Yorkers, It Will Be Quite A Change
Forbes - 17 Oct 2019 20:37
Move over, Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. New York City is about to get its first Wegmans.
Lending a Hand, in New York and Beyond
The New York Times - 17 Oct 2019 12:45
The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund kicks off its 108th annual campaign, adding Feeding America as a beneficiary.
Barneys enters deal to sell assets to Authentic Brands, B. Riley for $271 million cash
Reuters - 17 Oct 2019 05:34
U.S. luxury department-store chain Barneys New York Inc has reached an agreement to sell its assets to brand developer Authentic Brands Group and investment bank B. Riley Financial Inc , according to a filing on Wednesda...
Trump's top China adviser appears to have made up expert he regularly quoted
CNN - 17 Oct 2019 04:40
In his 2011 book "Death by China," President Donald Trump's senior adviser Peter Navarro quoted a China hawk named "Ron Vara" to prove his point on the threat posed by Beijing to the American economy.
Economic Report: Housing starts fall 9% in September, but high permits, low mortgage rates suggest construction slowdown is temporary
Market Watch - 17 Oct 2019 14:41
Construction on new U.S. houses fell more than 9% in September, but a recent surge in permits suggests the decline in so-called housing starts is just a temporary pause in a market reinvigorated by lower mortgage interes...
Trump wrote letter warning Erdogan: "Don't be a tough guy"
CBSNews - 17 Oct 2019 00:33
"You don't want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people, and I don't want to be responsible for destroying the Turkish economy," the president wrote
Jody Wilson-Raybould Is Justin Trudeau's Worst Nightmare
Slate - 17 Oct 2019 18:17
She's kind of the AOC of Canada.
Citigroup names Peter Babej as Asia Pacific chief executive: memo
Reuters - 17 Oct 2019 05:22
Citigroup Inc has named Peter Babej, the U.S. bank's global head of financial institutions group, as its new Asia Pacific chief executive officer, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Thursday.
Asian shares pause after five-day rally, Brexit in focus
Reuters - 17 Oct 2019 04:55
Asian stocks barely moved on Thursday as soft U.S. retail sales data raised fears about the health of the world's largest economy, sucking the steam out of a five-session rally, while hopes of a Brexit deal kept sterling...
World's first Monopoly-themed attraction to open in Hong Kong
CNN - 17 Oct 2019 04:35
Hong Kong's Victoria Peak, home to the world's two most expensive properties, will soon have a new neighbor -- the top-hat wearing, mustachioed Rich Uncle Pennybags, aka Mr. Monopoly.
Cuban Immigrant Dies Of Apparent Suicide In Louisiana ICE Detention Center
The Huffington Post - 17 Oct 2019 04:30
The asylum-seeker was found unresponsive in his cell at Louisiana's Richwood Correctional Center, which has a history of violence.
Netflix Heads Into Showdown With Slowing Subscriber Growth
Time - 17 Oct 2019 04:17
Numbers provide evidence that Netflix's salad days may be over, particularly in the U.S.
Republicans Rage At Trump's Syria Policy With Little To Show For It
The Huffington Post - 17 Oct 2019 04:02
They huffed and they puffed and, well, they're still not standing up to Trump.
Democratic presidential candidates asked if they would pack the Supreme Court
CBSNews - 17 Oct 2019 03:54
The top 2020 Democratic presidential contenders were asked at Tuesday's debate about expanding the Supreme Court, in a concept commonly referred to as "court packing." Zoe Tillman, a legal reporter for BuzzFeed News, spo...
Amazon's Staten Island workers get hurt at 3 times national rate: report
New York Post - 17 Oct 2019 03:31
Workers at Amazon's new Staten Island warehouse are getting hurt at three times the rate of other warehouse workers nationwide, according to a report out Wednesday. Employees at the year-old, four-story facility, where m...
Wall Street advances on upbeat earnings, Brexit deal
Reuters - 17 Oct 2019 18:21
Wall Street rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes near one-month highs on upbeat earnings from Netflix and Morgan Stanley, while investors cheered Britain's preliminary last-minute deal with the European ...
The facial recognition on Google's new Pixel 4 can be fooled by a twin or unlocked by someone else while you're asleep
Business Insider - 17 Oct 2019 18:21
Eduardo Munoz/Reuters Google's new Pixel 4 comes with disclaimers that say its facial recognition isn't perfect. Specifically, the Pixel 4's facial recognition can be fooled by "someone who looks a lot like you," like a ...