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Could polio be poised for a comeback?
A health worker in Karachi administers polio drops — the oral vaccine — on February 3, the first day of a nationwide polio vaccination campaign. The country, one of...
Trump aims to lower drug prices. And, Harvard’s tax-exempt status threatened
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‘Snow White:’ Lebanon Bans Disney Remake Over Inclusion Of Israeli Actress Gal Gadot
Lebanon has banned Disney’s Snow White remake from playing in cinemas because Israeli actress Gal Gadot, one of the film’s stars, is on the country’s boycott list. Ahmad Hajjar,...
U.K. Top Court Says Trans Women Do Not Meet Legal Definition of Women Under Equality Act
The Supreme Court in Britain ruled on Wednesday that trans women do not fall within the legal definition of women under the country’s equality legislation.The deputy president of the...
Netflix Spotlighting Fred & Rose West For Its Next ‘British Horror Story’
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is turning to notorious serial killers Fred and Rose West for its next big true crime doc series. Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story will...
Wink Martindale, the genial game show host and early interviewer of Elvis, dies at 91
Wink Martindale arrives at the International Myeloma Foundation 7th Annual Comedy Celebration at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre in 2013. Richard Shotwell/Invision via AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Shotwell/Invision...
U.S. Military Says 2 Killed in Vehicle Accident Near Mexico Border
Two U.S. service members involved in operations near the border with Mexico were killed in a vehicle accident on Tuesday morning, and another was seriously injured, the military said.The...
Kevin Spacey Reprises ‘House Of Cards’ Role To Promote Tim Dillon’s Netflix Comedy Special
Kevin Spacey has revived his House of Cards character, Frank Underwood, to help Tim Dillon promote his new Netflix comedy special. In a promo for Dillon’s I’m Your Mother...
China Girds for Economic Stress of Trump’s Tariffs
President Trump’s tariffs have been good for China’s economic growth. At least they were over the first three months of the year, as the country’s factories raced to ship...
Hungary’s Legislation Targeting LGBTQ+ Community Leaves Hollywood Film & TV Productions In Limbo
Several years ago, Hollywood took a stand against North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom bill” HB 2 and its successor HB 142 targeting transgender people by pulling production out of the...
