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Russian actress killed by drone strike as she entertained troops

23Nov

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Russian actress killed by drone strike as she entertained troops

A Ukrainian drone attack has killed a Russian actress who was giving a performance for troops, her theatre said. Polina Menshikh died on November 19 when a dance hall in occupied eastern Ukraine was struck by an airstrike, reports the BBC. She was giving a performance in a village about 60km from the front line to Russian soldiers on a military holiday. Russian actress Polina Menshikh died during a Ukrainian drone strike. (Facebook) Ukraine said about 20 Russian soldiers were killed in the attack, but Russian authorities have not commented on the incident. A video on social media shows a woman, apparently Menshikh, singing and playing a guitar, in front of an audience wearing military uniforms before a blast is heard and the lights go out. She later died in hosp...

‘First swap crucial’: How the Israel-Hamas hostage deal will likely work

23Nov

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‘First swap crucial’: How the Israel-Hamas hostage deal will likely work

US officials have a working list of 10 hostages that they believe are likely to be released from Gaza on day one, a source familiar told CNN. It was not clear whether any of the three American hostages —including three-year-old Abigail Edan — would be released on the first day. The working list consists of 10 individuals who Hamas had proposed releasing earlier in the negotiations. The list consists of information such as gender, nationality and age, but the names of the individuals were never offered. The deal is structured in such a way that each day, a group of hostages to be released would be handed off to the Red Cross; the Red Cross would then take the group to a designated border point, which will largely depend on the location of those hostages, the source familiar...

Melissa Barrera fired from Scream 7 over Israel-Gaza posts, Susan Sarandon dropped

23Nov

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Melissa Barrera fired from Scream 7 over Israel-Gaza posts, Susan Sarandon dropped

Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and Scream star Melissa Barrera were each dropped by Hollywood companies after making comments on the Israel-Hamas war that was deemed antisemitic by the respective firms. Spyglass Media Group, the production company behind the upcoming Scream VII, acknowledged Barrera's exit from the horror franchise. The Mexican-born actress, who starred in In the Heights and the two recent Scream instalments, had posted statements on her Instagram stories calling the war "genocide and ethnic cleansing". "Gaza," she wrote, "is currently being treated like a concentration camp." "Spyglass' stance is unequivocally clear: We have zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic clean...

Their families wiped out, grieving Palestinians in Gaza ask why

16Nov

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Their families wiped out, grieving Palestinians in Gaza ask why

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The night a blast struck his family’s home in the Gaza Strip, Ahmed al-Naouq was more than 2,000 miles away but he still jolted awake, consumed with inexplicable panic. He reached for his cellphone to find that a friend had written — and then deleted — a message. Al-Naouq called him from London. The words that spilled from the other end of the line landed like world-shattering blows: Airstrike. Everyone killed. Four nights later, Ammar al-Butta was startled from sleep in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when the wall of his bedroom collapsed over him. A missile had pierced his top-floor apartment and exploded one floor below. He lurched over the rubble, shining the light of his cellphone into the wreckage, calling out to his 16 relatives. “An...

Nikki Haley walks back her demand that social media ban anonymous posters after facing GOP backlash

16Nov

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Nikki Haley walks back her demand that social media ban anonymous posters after facing GOP backlash

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley on Wednesday partially walked back her proposed requirement that social media companies ban people from posting anonymously online for national security reasons, a stance for which she drew backlash across conservative social media and some of her GOP presidential rivals. The former United Nations ambassador’s comments Tuesday to Fox News were quickly spread by the campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Both Haley and DeSantis are trying to resonate with GOP constituencies including parents worried for their children’s online safety as well as voters fearful of China’s influence in U.S. affairs. As they try to battle for a distant second place behind former President Donald Trump, Haley and DeSantis have accused each other of being weak on China in part...

Jury awards $1.2 million to Robert De Niro’s former assistant in gender discrimination lawsuit

10Nov

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Jury awards $1.2 million to Robert De Niro’s former assistant in gender discrimination lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury awarded more than $1.2 million to Robert De Niro’s former personal assistant Thursday, finding one of his companies responsible for subjecting her to a toxic work environment. While the jury found De Niro was not personally liable for the abuse, it said his company, Canal Productions, engaged in gender discrimination and retaliation against former assistant Graham Chase Robinson and should make two payments of $632,142 to her. De Niro, who spent three days at the two-week trial — including two on the witness stand — has been ensnared in dueling lawsuits with Robinson since she quit in April 2019. He was not in the courtroom when the verdict was read aloud Thursday afternoon. Robinson, 41, smiled as the verdict was being delivered. After the jury left the r...

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