George Clooney thinks its hard to define what makes a movie star.George Clooney thinks his friends Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts are "proper" movie stars but he finds it hard to articulate what makes an actor fall into that category.Asked what makes a movie star, he said: "I don't know. I can't.......
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A Republican caving to terrorists is a Republican working for terroristsI don't hear it said enough. The 201 Republicans in the US House of Representatives who voted against impeaching Donald Trump might have done so out of fear. Ditto for the 142 Republicans who voted to overturn the election to install a tyrant. I don't mean they feared being primaried. That would be ....
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Nancy Pelosi says any members who 'aided and abetted' the Capitol insurrection may be prosecutedHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi, at a press conference on Friday, addressed concerns that some members of Congress possibly encouraged the extremists who stormed the U.S. Capitol Building last week — and she made it clear that in some cases, criminal prosecution might be called for.Pelosi told reporter....
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Opinion: Why both right and left want George Orwell on their sideThe English writer George Orwell, who died more than 70 years ago, is experiencing a resurgence of popularity among the political right. Last week, Donald Trump Jr. reacted to Twitter's decision to ban his father from the social media platform with a tweet of his own: "We are living Orwell's 1984. F....
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George Clooney Reveals Why He's Happy He Never Starred in a Major Film FranchiseGeorge Clooney is opening up about his film career. During a new interview with the Bafta Life In Pictures series, the 59-year-old actor said that he was glad he never starred in a major film franchise because it allowed him to star in all types of movies, and he was never type-cast to only star [......
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SC view under advisory remit is binding: judgeISLAMABAD: Justice Yahya Afridi on Thursday observed that the Supreme Court was always careful in exercising its advisory jurisdiction and suo motu powers since no appellate forum was provided against its determination besides such proceedings were also not adversarial.
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Netflix Debuts 'Firefly Lane' Trailer (TV News Roundup)In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix unveiled the trailer for “Firefly Lane,” starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke, and Court TV announced it will air an hour-long special on George Floyd. DATES Netflix's new young adult series "Ginny & Georgia" will premiere Feb. 24, starr....
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South London hospital overwhelmed by Covid patientsITV News was invited to film inside St George's Hospital in South London - one of many overwhelmed by the sheer number of Covid patients. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn....
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How can brands get started on TikTok in 2021?TikTok is perhaps one of the most misunderstood and underestimated platforms to hold court in the current zeitgeist of social platform usage. Boasting the top spot in app downloads for 2020 and having totted up billions of downloads globally to date, it is fair to say the platform has proved itself ....
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King of debt: Trump promised to slash the deficit — instead it skyrocketedProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.
One of President Donald Trump's lesser known but profoundly damaging legacies will be the explosive rise in the national debt that occurred on his....
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'Midnight Sky' Director-Star George Clooney Says Alexandre Desplat's Score Is a Character in the Film"Music is a character in this film because a good portion of it is silent," says director George Clooney about his movie "The Midnight Sky." "Not just highlighting moments of sadness or terror, but also to carry the emotion all the way through." Composer Alexandre Desplat wrote more than 90 minutes ....
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'Animal Kingdom' Renewed for Sixth and Final Season at TNT“Animal Kingdom” has been renewed for Season 6 at TNT, which will also be the show’s last. News of the final season comes ahead of the Season 5 premiere of the crime drama, which is set to launch this summer on TNT. The series stars Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Finn Cole,....
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George Will: Josh Hawley has surpassed Lindsey Graham as the most 'ludicrous' US senatorNever Trumper George Will, one of the most famous conservative journalists in the United States, has not only been a blistering critic of President Donald Trump — he has also been quick to attack Trump's enablers in Congress. And in his January 13 Washington Post column, the 79-year-old Will turns....
Uproar breaks out in the House as Matt Gaetz lets loose with an inflammatory speechAlthough some House Republicans have come out in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump following the storming of the U.S. Capitol Building last week — including Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming — Rep. Matt Gaetz remains a Trump supporter to the bitter end. And the far-right Florida congressman ex....
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Apple To Build Developer Academy In Detroit As Part Of $100M Racial Equity InitiativeApple Inc (NAADAQ:AAPL) announced Wednesday it will open its first Apple Developer Academy in Detroit.
The project is part of Apple's $100-million Racial Equity and Justice initiative.
The company started the initiative last summer after the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.
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Trump 'would have standing to challenge' his impeachment trial: TurleyGeorge Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley told "America's Newsroom" on Wednesday that President Trump "would have standing to challenge" his impeachment trial potentially taking place after he is no longer in office "and the court could rule on it."....
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'I'm a grown man': OKC Thunder guard George Hill responds to NBA's tightened COVID-19 protocolsBy Joe MussattoThunder guard George Hill pushed back against the stricter COVID-19 safety protocols the NBA announced Tuesday, wondering why the season would continue if such measures were necessary. "I'm a grown man, so I'm gonna do what I wanna do," Hill said after the Thunder's 112-102 loss ....
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Apple just made a huge announcement that no one saw comingApple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday unveiled a series of major projects and investments under the banner of the iPhone maker's previously announced Racial Equity and Justice Initiative.
The company first announced the racial justice initiative back in the summer, in the wake of the killing and su....
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Apple unveils new projects as part of $100 million Racial Equity and Justice InitiativeApple announced several new projects as part of its $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI) on Wednesday, including the funding of a 50,000-square foot learning center in Atlanta.
The company first made the initiative public at its Worldwide Developer Conference back in June. In th....
Here's How Kate Middleton Celebrated Her 39th BirthdayKate Middleton just celebrated her 39th birthday over the weekend. On top of the birthday wishes from royal fans, the Duchess of Cambridge reportedly celebrated with a tea party with her children, Princes George and Louis, and Princess Charlotte. The Daily Mail reports that the three young Cambridge....
Conservative explains how GOP became a cult of 'victimhood' and 'self-pity'In the past, many conservatives and Republicans slammed liberalism for promoting a victim mentality. Right-wing radio host Larry Elder coined the term "victicrat" during the 1990s and used it to defame liberals and progresses. But Never Trump conservative David Frum, in an article published by The A....
Are respectable white people scared enough by fascism yet?Last week, after the mutiny on Capitol Hill, I asked: "Is polite white society scared enough?" If so, we might expect a categorical backlash against the rise of native-born fascism. If not, we can expect more of the same amoral indifference among respectable white people that we saw under an autoc....
'Dickinson' Producer Wiip Preps Series Adaptation of '1984' Stage PlayIndependent studio Wiip (“Dickinson”) is adapting Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s play “1984,” based on George Orwell's eponymous 1949 dystopian social science fiction novel, as a five-part series for television. The play had successful runs at the U.K.’s Notti....
Indie Sales Acquires 'Misfit' With Gerard Depardieu, Deborah Lukumuena (EXCLUSIVE)Indie Sales has acquired Constance Meyer's feature debut “Misfit,” a drama-comedy headlined by Gérard Depardieu and Déborah Lukumuena, the rising star of Houda Benyamina’s "Divines.” Shot in Paris, the film revolves around George, an aging and lonely film star in decline, a....
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24th Edition of European Shooting Stars Launched as Awards Ceremony Set for Summer in BerlinEuropean Film Promotion has revealed the 10 actors who will take part in the 24th edition of European Shooting Stars. The program, which launches emerging European thespians onto the world stage, has boosted the careers of actors like Carey Mulligan, Alicia Vikander, Riz Ahmed and George MacKay. For....
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UDF to counter LDF's communal card using secularismThiruvananthapuram: UDF leadership has stated that it will counter the communal card used by LDF with its commitment towards secularism. The leadership observed that LDF was able to create a narrative during the LSG polls that UDF diluted its secular approach. This turned even the traditional vote ....
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Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey Reveals the Disney Prince He Crushed On, Plus Talks His Perfect DateJonathan Bailey, one of the breakout stars of the new Netflix series Bridgerton, is opening up about his first crushes and his idea for an ideal date. The 32-year-old actor, who is openly gay, participated in a new video interview with Harper’s Bazaar UK. "My first crush was probably Anita in ....
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Jon M. Chu Steps Away From Disney Plus 'Willow' Sequel SeriesIn a statement on his social media profiles, Jon M. Chu announced today that he will no longer be directing the forthcoming “Willow” sequel series on Disney Plus. The “Crazy Rich Asians” and “In the Heights” director is stepping away from the whimsy of George Luca....
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WWE Alums George Barrios and Michelle Wilson Launch Investment FirmGeorge Barrios and Michelle Wilson, the executive duo who were forced out as co-presidents of WWE last year, have re-teamed to launch an investment shingle based in Westport, Conn. Isos Capital Management will focus on investing in a range of media, entertainment and sports ventures, leveraging the ....
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Broadway producer Martin Markinson dead at 89Martin Markinson, the Broadway producer behind shows including the Tony Award-winning "Torch Song Trilogy" and "George Gershwin Alone," has died after a two-year battle with cancer, his wife announced Monday.....
Ramesh Chennithala to hold 'Kerala Yatra' from February 1Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala will undertake a Kerala Yatra from February 1 across the southern state, UDF sources said here on Monday. The Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly will start his yatra from Kasargod and end it on February 22 at state capital Thiruvana....
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Salt-N-Pepa Tell 'GMA' They Put 'Friendship First' As They Spill Details Of New Lifetime BiopicCheryl James and Sandra Denton of the hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa sat down with Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, and Amy Robach to speak about their new Lifetime biopic titled Salt-N-Pepa, which will chronicle both their friendship turned business partnership which h....
AP Exclusive: Biden inauguration theme: 'America United'WASHINGTON (AP) — The theme for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration will be "America United," an issue that's long been a central focus for Biden but one that's taken on added weight in the wake of the violence at the U.S. Capitol last week.
In an announcement shared first with The Associ....
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The art of the lie? The bigger the betterIn a cable to Washington in 1944, George F. Kennan, counselor at the US Embassy in Stalin's Moscow, warned of the occult power held by lies, noting that Soviet rule "has proved some strange and disturbing things about human nature."....
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European Film Promotion Chief Sonja Heinen Discusses Changes to Shooting Stars Program (EXCLUSIVE)European Film Promotion’s flagship program, European Shooting Stars, which helps launch emerging actors onto the world stage, and has boosted the careers of actors like Carey Mulligan, Alicia Vikander, Riz Ahmed and George MacKay, has had to transform into an entirely digital format this year.....
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PC George vows to contest against Jose K Mani in Pala; declares UDF will win 76 seatsThiruvananthapuram: MLA PC George, Kerala Janapaksham (secular) leader, has declared his party's plans to cooperate with UDF and revealed the matter to UDF leadership. He noted that he put forward some conditions with UDF for cooperating in the assembly polls. “I cannot reveal the conditions ....
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CPM to field more youngsters in election; many MLAs including ministers to stay backThiruvananthapuram: The CPM will try introducing youngsters and new faces in the assembly election as they did in the local body election. Those who won two times in a row will not be fielded. The condition of barring two-time winners will be implemented according to the general nature of the consti....
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NBA Rumors: Kings Could Send Buddy Hield To Pacers In Exchange for Victor OladipoSince last season, rumors have been continuously swirling around veteran shooting guard Buddy Hield and his future with the Sacramento Kings. Though he remains an official part of their core, multiple signs are pointing out that he’s no longer happy with the team, making most people believe t....
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OKC burns the Nets behind Gilgeous-Alexander, five others.NEW YORK (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 129-116 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.
Gilgeous-Alexander was one of six players to finish in double-figure scoring for the Thunder, who won their third straight and beat Brooklyn for the fift....
