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Actor Jonathan Bailey named 'sexiest man alive' by People magazine

The 37-year-old Bailey said it was a "huge honor" to receive the pop culture accolade previously awarded to stars including Chris Hemsworth and George Clooney.

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Celebrated soul musician D'Angelo dead at 51

The R&B icon and neo-soul pioneer melded genres and opened doors as he stretched the boundaries of Black pop traditions. ...

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to more than 4 years in prison over prostitution conviction

Combs, 55, was stoic as US District Judge Arun Subramanian announced the 50-month sentence at the end of a day-long hearing in Manhattan federal court. ...

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Greta calls 2020 'year of action' against climate change

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg urged young people in Italy on Friday to seize the next decade to fight climate change, and chastised world leaders for acting "as if there is no tomorrow".

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Taylor Swift calls out Soros family in fight with private equity

Taylor Swift renewed her criticism of private equity, calling out the Carlyle Group and the Soros family for helping her nemesis Scooter Braun purchase the rights to her old music.

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Michelle Obama tells girls to fight man's 'presumption' to power

Former US first lady Michelle Obama on Thursday urged girls to resist the "impostor syndrome" she had felt on the way up and fight men for power, saying plenty of them didn't deserve it

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Polanski blames Weinstein and says media 'making me a monster'

Film director Roman Polanski has spoken out for the first time since another woman accused him of rape, declaring that the media are "trying to make me into a monster".

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Kosovo declares Nobel laureate Handke 'persona non grata'

Kosovo declared Peter Handke a 'persona non grata' on Wednesday in the latest protest against his induction as a Nobel literature laureate, barring the Austrian writer from a place he has visited numerous times.

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Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time's Person of the Year

Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swede who inspired millions of young people to take action against climate change, has been named Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2019.

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Belgian boy wonder drops out of Dutch university at the age of 9

A nine-year-old Belgian boy who was on track to become the world's youngest university graduate has terminated his studies at the Dutch university of Eindhoven following a dispute over his possible graduation date.

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US athlete who inspired 'ice bucket challenge' dies at 34

A former US college baseball player who helped inspire the global phenomenon known as the "ice bucket challenge" to tackle a deadly neurodegenerative disease has died at the age of 34, his family said Monday.

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'Sesame Street' puppeteer Caroll Spinney aka Big Bird dies at 85

Puppeteer Caroll Spinney, who brought Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life on the iconic children's television show "Sesame Street" for half a century, died on Sunday at the age of 85.

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Indonesian students win bronze at Cheerleading World Championship 2019

Some 134 teams from 31 countries participated in the championships, which featured up to 17 categories. 

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Prince Andrew accuser slams 'ridiculous excuses'

An American woman who claims she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein to have sex with Prince Andrew criticized the royal's "ridiculous excuses" in an interview aired on Monday.

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Nun-chucks: Kung fu sisters battle stereotypes

Meet the Himalayan kung fu nuns using their martial arts skills to challenge stereotypes about women's roles in the region's patriarchal societies.

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K-pop suicide sparks a reckoning on revenge porn, sexual assault

The suicide of a popular South Korean singer has prompted calls in the country to overhaul laws on sexual assault and to more harshly punish revenge porn.

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Trump beefs up with Rocky body on Twitter, reviews mixed

US President Donald Trump received a split decision on Wednesday from tens of thousands of Twitter followers after he posted an image of his head superimposed on the muscular body of Rocky Balboa, a fictional boxer from the movie series "Rocky."

5 years ago
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Jack Reacher author Lee Child to become Irish because of Brexit

One of the world's best-selling detective novelists, Jack Reacher creator Lee Child, has said he is becoming Irish so he can continue to travel within the European Union after Brexit.

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K-pop star Goo Hara reportedly dies at 28

South Korean K-pop star Goo Hara was reportedly found dead on Sunday at 6 p.m.

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The rise and fall of Ahok: In search of Chinese-Indonesians' identity

The fundamental question is: Who are these candidates actually representing? Do they defend the Chinese-Indonesian community or their own interests?

5 years ago
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Harry and Meghan’s lawsuit truly could be bad for free speech

Tabloids often test the boundaries of good taste – and press freedom.

5 years ago
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Singer Iggy Azalea reports jewelry worth $366,000 stolen in burglary

"Fancy" singer Iggy Azalea and her rapper boyfriend Playboi Carti reported a burglar stole over $366,000 in jewelry from their Atlanta home, police said on Friday.

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Thunberg to guest-edit BBC radio news program

Teenage Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg will guest-edit BBC radio's main daily current affairs programme in December, the broadcaster announced Saturday.

5 years ago
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Music exec reports 'death threats' amid feud with Taylor Swift

Music industry mogul Scooter Braun said Friday his dispute with megastar Taylor Swift over her music catalog has left his family receiving "death threats."

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Prince Andrew urged to cooperate with US over Epstein

Prince Andrew was urged Thursday to speak to lawyers representing victims of pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, after the royal announced he was quitting public life because of the scandal.

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Queen presents Attenborough with prize for Blue Planet series

Legendary naturalist David Attenborough on Wednesday urged international action to tackle pollution as he received a prestigious award from Queen Elizabeth II, recognizing the role his Blue Planet series played in highlighting the issue.

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Britain's Prince Andrew to 'step back from public duties' after Epstein furor

Prince Andrew on Wednesday said he was cancelling his public engagements, as the outcry over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein showed no sign of abating.

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Greta Thunberg awarded international children's peace prize

Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg was awarded an international children's peace prize on Wednesday, for her work in the struggle against climate change which has resonated with schoolchildren across the world.

5 years ago
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Avengers' James Raiz defines artistic freedom via YouTube

Canadian artist James Raiz is living his dream, doing what he loves while planning his next overseas holiday with his wife and three children.

5 years ago
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Britain's Prince Andrew sparks backlash after 'disastrous' TV interview

Britain's Prince Andrew provoked a backlash Sunday following an extraordinary TV interview branded "disastrous" by public relations experts in which he denied having sex with an alleged victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

5 years ago
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Young Jakarta-born researcher nominated for Global Citizen Prize in London

Nashin Mahtani believes that a lack of information during disasters compromises evidence-based decision making.

6 years ago
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Kylie Jenner joins with family that can keep up with Kardashians

The family behind Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Panera Bread is turning to the Kardashian clan for its latest investment.

6 years ago
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Former street artist KAWS buys $17 million Brooklyn building

It’s been a good year for KAWS, a New York artist whose works have sold for millions of dollars at auction and popped up from Hong Kong to Texas.

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