Actor Romola Garai speaks of 'humiliating' encounter with Harvey Weinstein
NPR's Andrew Limbong reports. He and his brother Bob are co-chairmen of The Weinstein Company after they left Miramax. That didn't fly. Since Thursday, more women came forward. MASTERS: But I will say that he did not seem shocked at all. And th...
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White House sends immigration policy demands to Congress
Former president Barack Obama protected dreamers under his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( DACA ) program, which provided for what amounted to renewable two-year licenses to live and work in the U.S. Among other things, the list includes... -
Turkey urges US to reverse visa halt, summons staffer
After 24 hours, the Turkish embassy in Washington retaliated by issuing a statement that is quite an identical statement to the one released by the U.S. As relations between the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies worsen, their long-stan...
Money
GST Council set to give relief to SMEs and exporters today
The GST on cab lease services may get cheaper to 18 per cent from 28 per cent. Tax on stationery items, stones used for flooring (other than marble and granite), diesel engine parts and pump parts has been cut to 18 per cent from 28 per cent.
Life&Culture
Actor Romola Garai speaks of 'humiliating' encounter with Harvey Weinstein
NPR's Andrew Limbong reports. He and his brother Bob are co-chairmen of The Weinstein Company after they left Miramax. That didn't fly. Since Thursday, more women came forward. MASTERS: But I will say that he did not seem shocked at all. And th...
Tech
Seem far smarter and worldlier than you are with Google's new devices
Now Playing is exclusive to Pixel devices for now. A number of Pixel 2 XL variants are ready to be shipped in December 2017. The Google Home Mini is a US$49 smart speaker that is as small as a donut and enclosed by fabric, thus created to fi...
Research
Google announces Home Mini and Home Max
On the lower end, the Mini will retail for $49 and is a smaller version of the Google Home speaker already on the market. Google has revealed the Home Max , a new high-end speaker and smart home hub which uses machine learning to automatically...
Sport
The best football player of Iceland announced his retirement
A couple of days ago the fans of the Argentine national team and, above all, "Inter" were left heartbroken by Cambiasso’s decision to finish his career. The peak was the time in "Chelsea". The Icelander played for the "aristocrats" 6 years and ...
World Media
White House sends immigration policy demands to Congress
Former president Barack Obama protected dreamers under his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( DACA ) program, which provided for what amounted to renewable two-year licenses to live and work in the U.S. Among other things, the list includes...
Medical
Penn State-Michigan: Game time announcement for Week 8 game
Michigan State has won three of the last four games against Michigan . Michigan State converted the good field position into its first points of the game. The Wolverines were failing to score touchdowns in the red zone, struggling to find a g...
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USA
Nevada Senator Opposes Healthcare Bill, Now The 5th Republican
One group of senators says the plan doesn't go far enough in being fiscally conservative. Barack Obama has called the Republican replacement for his signature healthcare legislation, Obamacare , a "massive transfer of wealth " from the poor...
