Educating children about something as complicated and frightening as the coronavirus is not easy. Nigerian filmmaker Niyi Akinmolayan decided to use the universal symbol of a big, green cartoon monster with sharp teeth. “There was a struggle to try and explain to my five-year-old what it meant for everyone to be …
your ad hereCourt Overturns Quincy Jones’ Win in Michael Jackson Lawsuit
A California appeals court on Tuesday overturned most of a 2017 jury verdict awarding Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and fees from the Michael Jackson estate over the use of Jones-produced Jackson hits in the concert film “This Is It” and two Cirque du Soleil shows.The state’s 2nd District …
your ad hereGridlock Gone, Sports Car Collectors Take Over Times Square
Danny Lin cruised his white sports car down Broadway, the bright lights of Times Square gleaming off his sharply detailed Audi R8. He looped through the tourist hotspot again and again, navigating around Corvettes, Mercedes, Mustangs and BMWs — a parade of high-priced vehicles gathered for a rare photo-op.”I never …
your ad hereSouth Korea Resumes Baseball With New Coronavirus Cases Near Zero
South Korea reported just three new coronavirus cases Tuesday, while the country’s professional baseball league returned to action with a slate of games played in stadiums without fans. Two months ago, South Korea was adding around 500 new cases each day, but used a series of measures, including aggressive testing and …
your ad hereUS Women’s Team Players have Options After Setback in Court
Players for the U.S. women’s national team may have been dealt a blow by a judge’s ruling in their gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation but the case is far from over. The women have vowed to keep up the fight, encouraged by the likes of Joe Biden, Billie …
your ad herePulitzer Prize for Coverage of Policing in Alaska Villages
The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica won the Pulitzer Prize in public service on Monday for illuminating the sparse policing of many Alaska villages. The New York Times won the investigative reporting prize for an expose of predatory lending in the New York City taxi industry, while the staff of The …
your ad hereLegendary NFL Coach Don Shula Dead at 90
The winningest coach in U.S. National Football League history, Don Shula, has died at the age of 90.His former franchise, the Miami Dolphins announced his death from their official Twitter account Monday, saying he died peacefully at his home in Miami. Their statement went to say “Don Shula was the …
your ad here’60 Minutes’ Correspondent Stahl Says She Fought Coronavirus
CBS News “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl said Sunday that she’s finally feeling well after a battle with COVID-19 that left her hospitalized for a week. Stahl said she was “really scared” after fighting pneumonia caused by the coronavirus for two weeks at home before going to the hospital. “One …
your ad hereAlgerian Singer Idir, a Berber Icon, has Died in Paris
Idir, an Algerian singer who gave voice to the Berber and Kabyle cultures, has died in Paris. He was 70.Saturday’s death of the singer, whose real name was Hamid Cheriet, was confirmed on a post on his official Facebook page that read “we regret to announce the passing of our …
your ad hereGil Schwartz, aka Humorist Stanley Bing, has Died at 68
Gil Schwartz, the longtime CBS communications executive who wrote humorous novels and columns under the pen name Stanley Bing, has died. He was 68. CBS representatives said Sunday that Schwartz died Saturday at his home in Santa Monica, California. His death, they said, was unexpected, but due to natural causes. …
your ad hereEgyptian Director of Video Critical of el-Sissi Dies in Jail
A young Egyptian filmmaker imprisoned for directing a music video critical of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has died in a Cairo jail, his lawyer said Saturday.Shady Habash, 24, died in Tora prison, said lawyer Ahmed al-Khawaga, who was unable to give a cause of death.”His health had been deteriorating for several …
your ad hereBollywood Mourns Loss of Two of Its Most Versatile Actors
Two of India’s most beloved movie stars, Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor, died within a day of each other this week, and though they came from two very different worlds and two very different schools of acting, both leave behind a treasure of cinematic work and millions of grieving fans. …
your ad hereNASCAR to Resume Season May 17 with 7 Races in 10 Days
NASCAR announced Thursday that it will resume its season without fans starting May 17 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina with the premier Cup Series racing three more times in a 10-day span. NASCAR joins the UFC as the first major sports organizations to announce specific return to play plans since …
your ad hereArmy Defends Decision to Have West Point Graduation
The Army’s top leaders on Thursday defended their decision to bring 1,000 cadets back to the Military Academy at West Point for graduation, where President Donald Trump is slated to speak, saying that despite the coronovirus risk students would have had to return anyway to prepare for their next duty …
your ad hereVeteran Bollywood Star Rishi Kapoor Dies at 67
Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor died Thursday in Mumbai after battling leukemia for two years. The 67-year-old star, who made his debut as a child actor in “Mera Naam Joker,” (My Name is Joker) went on to win the hearts of millions of fans with a teenage love …
your ad hereLack of ‘Black Widow,’ ‘F9’ Leaves Summer Movie Season Muted
The six-year fan campaign for a standalone Black Widow movie was paying off: At long last, a film would put Scarlett Johansson’s popular Avenger front and center. And, like many of Marvel’s biggest spectacles, it was set to open the weekend of May 1. “Black Widow” was to kick off …
your ad here‘Trolls’ Went Straight to Homes; Movie Theaters Fuming
The most controversial movie of the year is … “Trolls World Tour”? As innocuous as the rainbow-colored, music-blaring animated movie may seem, the digital release of the “Trolls” sequel has caused a storm to course through the movie industry. Just as the pandemic worsened and movie theaters were shuttering, Universal Pictures …
your ad herePolice File Reveals Suspicions of Blatter in FIFA TV Deal
Swiss investigators concluded Sepp Blatter knew that a World Cup broadcasting contract was breached illegally and that it would cost FIFA millions of dollars, according to a federal police file obtained by The Associated Press. Investigation reports sent to prosecutors in December and January showed FIFA wrote off a $3.8 …
your ad hereAcclaimed Bollywood Actor Irrfan Khan Dies
Veteran Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, who rose to international acclaim with roles in such films as “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Life of Pi,” has died at the age of 54.A spokesman said Khan died Wednesday in a Mumbai hospital where he had been admitted earlier this week for a colon infection. …
your ad herePlay by Play: How a Taiwan Sports League Opened its 2020 Season Despite COVID-19
When the coronavirus began raising concerns in China this past January, Taiwan’s professional baseball league set up a task force to help determine whether the outbreak would spread into nearby Taiwan and scuttle a scheduled 2020 season start in March. After China sealed off its disease outbreak center Wuhan and hundreds …
your ad hereVIRUS DIARY: Planting an Apple Seed, Dreaming of Tomorrow
He winds up and throws the apple core, aiming for the woods where he hopes a tree will grow. He overshoots his mark. It bounces across the hill of the next-door neighbors’ yard. “I’ll get it,” he says. But in these days of isolation and distance, that is a dicey …
your ad hereHead of Tokyo Olympics: Games Will be Cancelled if Coronavirus Pandemic Continues
The president of the now-postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games says the event will have to be cancelled if the novel coronavirus pandemic is not under control by next year when the Games have been rescheduled. The comments by former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, the head of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, were …
your ad hereHead of Japan’s Medical Association Issues New Concern About Postponed Tokyo Olympics
The head of Japan’s medical association says it will be difficult for Tokyo to restage the Summer Olympics next year without an effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus. Yohsitake Yokokura offered his opinion Tuesday during a videoconference with journalists in Tokyo. Japan and the International Olympic Committee agreed back in March to postpone the …
your ad hereAsian Celebs Work to Combat Racist Attacks Amid Pandemic
Actress Olivia Cheng was recently volunteering in Vancouver when she says she witnessed a man drive up to an elderly Chinese woman, roll down his window and yell, “This is your fault!” before throwing trash at her.The incident enraged Cheng, and also served as another reason why she feels it’s so important …
your ad hereCoffee with Clinton and Singing with Sting Part of Charity Auction
Bidders this week will get the chance to drink coffee with Hillary Clinton, sing with Sting, or perform Shakespeare with Patrick Stewart — virtually. These and other prizes will be offered in an online auction to support the International Rescue Committee and its efforts to help refugees and others battle the …
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