The first public impeachment hearings for U.S. President Donald Trump will begin on Wednesday, as U.S. Congress launches a high-profile interrogation of a critical question: Did Trump withhold military aid from Ukraine in an effort to force the country’s government to open an investigation into his political rival, Joe Biden? The televised hearings will start […]
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Starz has given the green light to supernatural spy thriller The Rook from Twilight creator Stephenie Meyer, the network announced at the Television Critics Association’s press tour on Friday. Based on Daniel O’Malley’s novel of the same name, The Rook follows a young woman who wakes up in a London park suffering total amnesia, surrounded […]
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The concept of masculinity has never been more in flux. Whereas this generations of dads might have been told to “toughen up” or that “boys don’t cry” as kids, we know now that gender stereotypes are harmful and can have life-long impacts (for all genders). Previous studies have even shown that boys need more emotional support than girls. Experts have repeatedly warned us […]
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You can thank Greta Thunberg for this one. Collins Dictionaries released their 2019 list of words that have seen increased usage, and “climate strike” topped the list. They say it “embodies a positive response to a grave crisis,” referring to climate change. The word has seen a 100-fold increase in Collins’ English database this year […]
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Yes, Catherine Zeta-Jones is a celebrated actress, an Oscar winner, and a home goods designer, but at her core, the 47-year-old is the embarrassingly devoted mom you’ve always wanted. The Chicago star got nostalgic on Tuesday when she posted a sentimental look back at the life of her son, Dylan, who turned 17. Zeta-Jones’s moving […]
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NEW YORK ― A New York regulator is investigating Goldman Sachs for possible sex discrimination in the way it sets credit limits. The bank denies wrongdoing. The investigation follows a series of viral tweets by entrepreneur and web developer David Heinemeier Hansson about algorithms used for the Apple Card, which Goldman Sachs manages in partnership […]
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TORONTO ― Canadians with old debts beware: a momentary slip or lack of knowledge of your legal rights could results in past debts rising from the dead and coming back to haunt you. Zombie debt ― old accounts that may have been written off as “uncollectable” and which have passed the statute of limitations ― […]
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Jessica Biel may just be the queen of living out every woman’s fantasies. First, she marries Justin Timberlake, and now, she’s performing the iconic Dirty Dancing lift on national television and making it look easy. For an appearance on Thursday’s The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Biel made quite the entrance as she began dancing at the […]
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What does it say about an economic system when some of its wealthiest, most prominent beneficiaries are coming out and declaring that it is a failure? Among the latest on this growing list of disillusioned capitalists is Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world. (Hedge funds are partnerships of […]
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A Quebec pharmacist and blogger who takes on junk science with cartoons, a sense of fun and a no-nonsense attitude has won a prestigious international prize for science communication. Olivier Bernard, also known as “The Pharmafist,” was awarded the John Maddox Prize on Tuesday for his work in debunking myths around the use of vitamin […]
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