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According to Yahoo Movies, less than 24% of major studio movies were original films in 2014, as compared to the 38% in 2004. More recently, the only original movie in the top 10 highest domestic grossing movies of 2019 list is Jordan Peele’s “Us.”

MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace slammed President Donald Trump’s new immigration czar for a draconian new proposal. The host played a clip of a recent NPR interview on the subject with Acting US Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli. “Would you also agree the Emma Lazarus’ words etched on the Statue of Liberty, ‘give me your […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sets Man United star career-best goal target following impressive start to season

Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is set to announce a multimillion-dollar initiative to staff and fund voter protection teams in battleground states across the country ahead of the 2020 elections.

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On August 12th, the Trump Administration issued crucial changes to the Endangered Species Act, which — if implemented next month — will affect both people and wildlife. Critics of the new measures, announced by the Fish and Wildlife Service, say the changes weaken protections for many species, and potentially open up huge areas of land for oil and gas development, even as carbon dioxide emissions continue to heat the planet.

The BBC's Johannesburg correspondent asks if NI can learn lessons from South Africa's handling of the past.

1. Here are some of the USA's most endangered species  USA TODAY
2. Trump rewrite of endangered species rule could threaten monarch butterflies, environmental group warns | TheHill  The Hill
3. Trump Administration Weakens the Law That Saved the Bald Eagle, Disregarding 'Decades of Evidence'  PEOPLE.com
4. The New Threat to Endangered Species? The Trump Administration  The New York Times
5. Editorial: Trump guts the Endangered Species Act. Polar bears and bald eagles, take... Читать дальше...

Trump speaks to the press at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on August 13, 2019 as he departs his Bedminster club for Pennsylvania. | Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images

The president will believe anything that’s useful to him.

With the busy late-winter travel period getting underway, ICNZ is reminding all travellers that the best time to sort their travel insurance is when they book their tickets - and to make sure they know what they’re covered for when they buy it.

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Bicol has issued a travel advisory for local and foreign tourists to temporarily avoid areas in the region identified as dengue hot spots by health authorities. Benjamin Santiago, DOT director in Bicol, said the advisory was issued after the Department of Health (DOH) declared […]

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Hearts Colts eliminated League Two opposition from the Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup for the second week running after scoring three times in the closing 20 minutes to secure a 3-1 victory over Cowdenbeath.

Alex Rodriguez Victim of Smash-and-Grab in San Francisco  Inside EditionView full coverage on Google News

The Boston Pride’s roster continues to look the fullest of the five NWHL teams as free agent signings continue. Word released on the morning of Aug. 13, 2019 that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) alum Marisa Raspa had signed a contract to join “The Pack”. Raspa is a the 13th player to sign with Boston for […]

Google has faced issue after issue over the past several years, and it sounds like a major reason for that is the company's culture.

Google has been struggling with internal and external criticism over the past several years on a variety of issues, from lacking diversity in its workforce to its work in China. More »

Google has faced issue after issue over the past several years, and it sounds like a major reason for that is the company's culture.

Albion head to Bristol Rovers in the Carabao Cup second round.

• Google has been struggling with internal and external criticism over the past several years on a variety of issues, from lacking diversity in its workforce to its work in China.
• One major source of those issues is the company's acceptance of "aberrant geniuses," according to former CEO Eric Schmidt. "You need these aberrant geniuses because they're the ones that drive, in most cases, the product excellence," he told Wired in a recent piece.
• One of the "aberrant geniuses" named was former Android head Andy Rubin... Читать дальше...

Neil Lennon says his Celtic side "threw away" a place in the Champions League play-off round by conceding four "crazy" goals to CFR Cluj in Glasgow.

Neil Lennon says his Celtic side "threw away" a place in the Champions League play-off round by conceding four "crazy" goals to CFR Cluj in Glasgow.

Aston Villa will take on Crewe in the Carabao Cup second round.

The lockdown at Drumheller Institution that was put in place earlier this month following an inmate's death has been lifted.

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — From high school to college and, yes, even the pros, football season is right around the corner.  On the city’s west side, there was a recreation center decked out in a lot of orange and brown. Cleveland Browns. “We got to get to Columbus,” said Jenner Tekancic, who is with the community relations department with […]