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Paul Newman

‘Inside the Actors Studio’ Host James Lipton Dies at 93

NEW YORK (AP) — James Lipton, longtime host of “Inside the Actors Studio,” died Monday, his wife said. Lipton died of bladder cancer at his New York home, his wife, Kedakai Lipton, told the New York Times and the Hollywood Reporter. He was 93. Lipton interviewed hundreds of master actors…

bubmagMarch 2, 2020

Paris

France says it now has 191 confirmed cases of coronavirus

FILE PHOTO: A woman wears a protective mask in light of the coronavirus outbreak in China as she walks at the Trocadero esplanade in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesPARIS (Reuters) - France has 191 confirmed cases of coronavirus, the head of the…

bubmagMarch 2, 2020

Green Deal

Europe to Review 2030 Emissions-Reduction Goal by September

(Bloomberg) -- The European Union’s executive plans to review the region’s 2030 emissions-reduction target by September and may propose toughening it in an effort to remain at the forefront of fighting climate change.The European Commission’s pledge to review the current target of at least 40% below 1990 levels is in…

bubmagMarch 2, 2020

Bubble

The American Restaurant Is On Life Support

We’re eating at street-corner stalls and food trucks, in front of the TV and at the grocery—everywhere but restaurants. They might not be here when we get back. In a week, The New York Times would run a rave review of FieldTrip, a rice-centric little place in Harlem, New York…

bubmagMarch 2, 2020

Paul Newman

‘Inside the Actors Studio’ host James Lipton dies at 93

LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Lipton, an actor-turned-drama-school-dean who got hundreds of Hollywood luminaries to open up about their life and art and became an unlikely celebrity himself as the longtime host of “Inside the Actors Studio,” died Monday. Lipton died of bladder cancer at his New York home, his…

bubmagMarch 2, 2020

Animal Protection

Jordi Casamitjana vegan tribunal a ‘victory for animal protection’.

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJordi Casamitjana said in January he was "really really satisfied" with the judge's rulingAn ethical vegan who was unfairly dismissed said his tribunal case was a "victory for animal protection".Jordi Casamitjana has agreed a settlement with anti-hunting charity the League Against Cruel…

bubmagMarch 2, 2020

Bolsonaro

Paris makes former Brazil president Lula an honorary citizen

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris city hall made Brazil’s former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva an honorary citizen on Monday, in a likely blow to his political enemy President Jair Bolsonaro whose relationship with France has deteriorated. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo looks on as former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula…

bubmagMarch 2, 2020

Vietnam

Hanoi rocks for R&D – just ask Samsung: Chaebol starts work on $220m AI, IoT, 5G facility

Pandemic-dodging Sammy continues tradition of investment in Vietnam Not that Hanoi Rocks (Olga Popova / Shutterstock.com) Samsung has started work on a $220m R&D centre in Vietnam to contribute to it's research in AI, IoT, big data and 5G. The facility, which is based in the heart of the capital…

bubmagMarch 2, 2020

Mexico Border Wall

Rethinking What Passes for Normal Amid the “Trump Revolution”

Central American migrants walk on the outskirts of Huixtla, Chiapas, Mexico on October 24, 2018 (photo by Luis Antonio Rojas, all images courtesy Bronx Documentary Center)As the Bronx Documentary Center puts it, the “Trump Revolution” is the ongoing upheaval in American politics and society “whose speed, reach and consequences are…

bubmagMarch 2, 2020

Obamacare

US Supreme Court to review Obamacare law

Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to once again review former president Barack Obama's signature health care law, the target of repeated political and legal challenges over the past decade.The top court, which had upheld the law in 2012 and 2015, will examine a suit brought…

bubmagMarch 2, 2020

‘Inside the Actors Studio’ Host James Lipton Dies at 93

France says it now has 191 confirmed cases of coronavirus

Europe to Review 2030 Emissions-Reduction Goal by September

The American Restaurant Is On Life Support

‘Inside the Actors Studio’ host James Lipton dies at 93

Jordi Casamitjana vegan tribunal a ‘victory for animal protection’.

Paris makes former Brazil president Lula an honorary citizen

Hanoi rocks for R&D – just ask Samsung: Chaebol starts work on $220m AI, IoT, 5G facility

Rethinking What Passes for Normal Amid the “Trump Revolution”

US Supreme Court to review Obamacare law

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