Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird has been named best picture by the New York Film Critics Circle, which also awarded Gerwig best director and its star, Saoirse Ronan, best actress. The …
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German Jobless Rate Hits Best Figure Since 1990 Reunification
Germany, Europe’s most robust economy, said Thursday that its unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent in November, the lowest figure since West and East Germany were unified in 1990. Even …
your ads here!Jim Nabors, TV’s Gomer Pyle, Dies at 87
Actor Jim Nabors, best known for his U.S. television character Gomer Pyle, died Thursday at his home in Hawaii at age 87. Nabors, born in Alabama, exaggerated his Southern accent …
your ads here!OPEC Agrees Oil Cut Extension to End of 2018
OPEC agreed on Thursday to extend oil output cuts until the end of 2018 as it tries to finish clearing a global glut of crude while signalling it could exit …
your ads here!More Than Half the World’s Population Lacks Social Protection
The International Labor Organization says a majority of the world’s population, four billion people, have no social protection, leaving them mired in an endless cycle of poverty. The report says …
your ads here!Eurozone Recovery Fueling Jobs But Wages, Prices Lag
The buoyant economic recovery across the 19-country eurozone has pushed unemployment down to its lowest level in nearly nine years but has yet to translate to a sustained pick-up in …
your ads here!Hollywood’s Long-Awaited Movie Museum to Open in 2019
The founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, including silent film stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, said at its inception in 1927 that the organization needed …
your ads here!NBC Fires Morning Show Host Over Harassment Allegations
The U.S. television network NBC has fired its leading morning news anchor, Matt Lauer, just days after receiving a complaint against him describing sexual misconduct. Hours later, U.S. lawmakers discussed …
your ads here!AIDS Day: A Moment to Reflect on Progress Against a Deadly Scourge
Friday marks World AIDS Day, and the World Health Organization is promoting a campaign of universal health coverage to help the 36.7 million people around the world living with HIV/AIDS. …
your ads here!Photo Exhibit Recaptures Bhutanese-Nepali Lost History
As refugees resettle in a new country, their identities are often lost in the transition. A photo exhibit in the U.S. Midwestern city of Columbus, Ohio, offers a small window …
your ads here!Marvel’s Biggest Cast Assemble for ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
The evil villain Thanos is preparing to take over the universe and Marvel has recruited all of its cinematic superheroes, from Iron Man and Thor to Doctor Strange and Spider-Man, …
your ads here!Sundance Works to Make Film Festival Safer Amid Hollywood Sex Scandal
Sundance Film Festival organizers say they are working with law enforcement to make the annual independent film showcase in January a safer place in the wake of sexual harassment accusations …
your ads here!‘Coco’ Draws Latino Audiences With Celebration of Culture
Coco, one of the largest U.S. productions ever to feature an almost entirely Latino cast, is drawing large audiences among Latinos for its focus on cultural themes. From Albuquerque, New …
your ads here!Mexico Economy Minister Calls US NAFTA Autos Proposal ‘Not Viable’
Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said Wednesday that Trump administration demands for a U.S.-specific automotive content requirement in NAFTA were “not viable,” and he declined to specify when Mexico would …
your ads here!Facebook Suspends Ability to Target Ads by Excluding Racial Groups
Facebook Inc. said on Wednesday it was temporarily disabling the ability of advertisers on its social network to exclude racial groups from the intended audience of ads while it studies …
your ads here!Director Says Reshoots ‘Already Done’ for ‘All the Money in the World’
Movie director Ridley Scott says he is confident of finishing reshoots on “All the Money in the World” in time for its planned December release after a scramble to replace …
your ads here!New, Long-acting Drugs Cut Frequency of Migraine Headaches in Trials
New, long-acting drugs may offer hope to millions of people who suffer from migraines. Studies of two of these medicines, given as shots every month or so, found they cut …
your ads here!Poll: Nearly Half of Americans Oppose Republican Tax Bill
Opposition has grown among Americans to a Republican tax plan before the U.S. Congress, with 49 percent of people who were aware of the measure saying they opposed it, up …
your ads here!Snapchat Seeks to Attract More Users by Redesigning App
Snapchat is separating what friends share and what media organizations publish in an attempt to appeal to a broader range of users. The photo messaging app has not been gaining …
your ads here!With Deforestation Rising, Colombia Businesses Join Fight to End Destruction
Colombia’s palm oil industry and big businesses have pledged to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains as the country battles to reverse the growing destruction of its tropical rainforests. The …
your ads here!Foreign Visitors to US Fall Sharply From 2016
The number of international visitors to the United States through June fell sharply from last year, according to government data released Wednesday. And the number of business travelers fell by …
your ads here!US Supreme Court Considers Limits on Government in Key Privacy Case
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it may be open to new limits on the government’s ability to track someone’s movements by accessing data on that person’s cellphone. A case …
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