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Village People cop Victor Willis blasts Casablanca Records film for glaring omission: "'Spinning Gold' is spinning lies'
The Neil Bogart biopic depicts ‘70s superstars like KISS and Donna Summer, but one of Casablanca’s biggest success stories is bafflingly overlooked.
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Starbucks' ex-CEO Schultz resists 'union busting' claims by U.S. Senators
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Starbucks' former Chief Executive Howard Schultz defended himself and the coffee chain against allegations of "union busting" at a U.S. Senate committee hearing in Washington on Wednesday. The Seattle-based company has previously denied allegations that it illegally fired pro-union baristas or spied on workers as hundreds of U.S. stores organized unions starting in late 2021. It also says it did not violate federal labor law by offering some new benefits - including higher wages, student loan repayment tools, and a savings account program - only to non-unionized stores, as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has alleged.
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In the run-up to the 2024 election, a new survey examines the influence of Black male voters
A new survey of Black male voters in the Southeast offers key insights into how a historically overlooked voting bloc helped shape Georgia’s 2022 Senate race, and offers lessons for future campaigns.
- AFP
Scientists have bone to pick with T-Rex skeleton set to sell for millions
A curator gingerly fastens a pointy claw bone with a thin metal wire, completing perhaps the world's biggest construction kit -- reassembling a 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus-Rex called Trinity.- 'Very, very old' - Reassembling Trinity was no easy feat, Yolanda Schicker-Siber, a curator of Switzerland's Aathal Dinosaur Museum, told AFP as she secured another toe bone.
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Dangerous storms, tornadoes may target Midwest, South
A seemingly relentless series of severe storms, likely with deadly tornadoes, are forecast to rip across parts of America’s Midwest and South over the next couple weeks, especially Friday, meteorologists said. An unusual weather pattern has set in, last week triggering the devastating tornado that hit Rolling Fork, Mississippi, and meteorologists fear this Friday will be one of the worst days, with much more to come. The National Weather Service said 16.8 million people live in the highest risk zone, and more than 66 million people overall should be on alert Friday.
- AFP
Danish Zoo hopes to ignite panda romance
Concerned that its two pandas are slow to breed, Copenhagen Zoo has begun a new strategy to encourage mating -- giving the prospective couple more time to get to know each other.On loan from China for 15 years, Mao Sun and Xing Er arrived in Copenhagen in spring 2019 and since then all attempts to breed have been unsuccessful.
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Sacramento Kings clinch 1st playoff berth since 2006, snap U.S. major sports' longest postseason drought
That’s right: After 16 long years, the longest playoff drought the NBA has ever seen is now officially over. Light the friggin’ beam.
- Politico
Manhattan Trump grand jury set to break for a month
A previously planned hiatus would push back a potential indictment of the former president.
- Reuters
Adidas retracts opposition to Black Lives Matter three-stripe design
(Reuters) -Sportswear maker Adidas AG on Wednesday reversed course 48 hours after asking the U.S. Trademark Office to reject a Black Lives Matter application for a trademark featuring three parallel stripes. "Adidas will withdraw its opposition to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation's trademark application as soon as possible," the company said in a statement. Adidas rescinded its opposition without prejudice, which means it could still challenge the trademark on the same grounds in future.
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Katie Couric, 66, says ‘endless curiosity’ is ‘key to aging well’: ‘I feel about 35’
The journalist reflects on her experience with loss and how it's impacted her views on aging.
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'He was randomly and brutally attacked': Parents give update on Rand Paul staffer who was stabbed
In the latest update on Phillip Todd, a staffer of Sen. Rand Paul who was stabbed in Washington, D.C., his parents say he is in stable condition.
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Major storm caps California's wet season with more rain, winds, snow
A massive low-pressure system swirling over the Pacific has generated dozens of wind advisories and winter storm warnings for California.
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Here's what Fox News was trying to hide in its Dominion lawsuit redactions
Dominion Voting Systems released a presentation it presented against Fox News in a hearing last week, including slides that were previously redacted.
- Esquire
I'm Gonna Say It: 'The Mandalorian' Has Lost the Way
Episode 5 has me feeling like this isn't the show that was once the only hope for 'Star Wars.'
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Bronny James shines in McDonald's All-American Game, 20 years after dad LeBron
"He plays the right way and has a 3-point game that translates," one NBA scout told Yahoo Sports. "With all the scrutiny he faces, he seems like a good kid and someone players like playing with."
- NBC Sports Boston
Here are all the NFL rule changes for 2023 season
From a new jersey number to one roster cutdown date, heres a breakdown of the rule changes that were -- and werent -- approved at the NFL owners meetings.
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DeSantis is ‘living rent-free in Trump’s head’ according to Florida governor's allies
As former President Trump's attacks on Ron DeSantis increase in frequency as the 2024 GOP presidential nomination race heats up, there's concern and confidence from the Florida governor's camp
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Five possible Lamar Jackson destinations this NFL offseason
Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson could be on his way out of town this offseason. Which NFL city would be fastest to open its arms to him? Lets take a look.
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Chicago mayoral hopeful Paul Vallas says his wonkery can save the city: 'Our house is on fire'
In Chicago’s closely watched mayoral race, frontrunner Paul Vallas bills himself as a moderate, managerial expert who can tackle the city’s long-running public safety problems. His opponent, progressive Cook County commissioner Brandon Johnson, has labeled Vallas a Republican in disguise. In this overwhelmingly Democratic city, it would be difficult to imagine a label more toxic.
