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Actor Alec Baldwin warned that the United States is “being played” by Russian leader Vladimir Putin and that President Donald Trump will soon start a war to divert people’s attention away from it. The Saturday Night Live star was apparently railing against the recent move by Attorney General William Barr to assign Attorney John Durham to investigate […]
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New Spanish Economy Minister Nadia Calviño | Javier Soriano/AFP via Getty Images Spanish minister not quitting EU role raises conflict of interest fears Nadia Calviño hasn’t resigned from the European Commission despite her new job in Madrid. By Ryan Heath 6/12/18, 3:41 PM CET Updated 4/19/19, 2:04 AM CET Spain’s new Socialist government faces its […]
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An alcohol-swilling, foul-mouthed, French kissing Catholic priest made his debut this month in the second (and final) season of the Amazon series Fleabag. The ribald series, starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge as the eponymous “Fleabag,” started its second season this month. The series follows the often mentally deranged behavior of a “woman without a filter” who drifts […]
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With Euroskeptic forces likely arriving in force at the European Parliament after the election this month, the tech community is getting nervous. The concern is not so much about what populist lawmakers — Euroskeptic far-right parties are expected to seize 250 seats during the May 23-26 vote — have planned, it’s that their agenda is largely unknown. […]
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters tanked at the box office this weekend, which makes it the latest franchise to be in serious trouble. Outside of animation and cheapie horror, all the movie business has left are franchises… All Hollywood has left are a handful of IPs (intellectual properties) that work just like a bunch of […]
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Journalist Belle Donati at Euronews' Lyon headquarters | Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP via Getty Images EU auditors raise concerns about Euronews funding Between 2014 and 2018, the Commission spent €122M on the channel. By Lili Bayer 5/14/19, 12:01 AM CET Updated 5/15/19, 5:51 PM CET The European Court of Auditors has raised concerns about the oversight of […]
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A column in the far-left Washington Post accuses Disney’s Lion King remake of trafficking in a “white supremacist’s worldview.” “The first thing to understand about ‘The Lion King’ is that it isn’t in any way about lions, or any other animal species,” the column reads, adding: “As in every fable, a variety of cute and cuddly figures […]
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Manfred Weber has gained support from EPP leaders to be the party's candidate for the Commission presidency | Sean Gallup/Getty Images Manfred Weber gets support for Commission top job from EPP leaders Only Hungary’s Viktor Orbán hasn’t backed the German MEP. By Maïa de La Baume 10/17/18, 6:29 PM CET Updated 4/19/19, 1:34 AM CET […]
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President Donald Trump’s “uncontrollable” jealousy will lead to “thousands of premature deaths,” actress Bette Midler warned in an apocalyptic social media rant on Thursday. The actress was apparently reacting to a report on the Trump administration’s efforts to unravel the Obama administration’s regulation-heavy global warming initiatives, including the Clean Power Plan, which critics say placed […]
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European countries are trying to beat back swine flu that has spread from wild boar population into domesticated livestock | Sean Gallup/Getty Images Spread of swine fever raises alarm in Europe Germany and others are going to extraordinary measures to protect their prized pork. By Simon Marks 9/3/18, 6:45 PM CET Updated 9/11/18, 5:38 AM […]
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