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Sister Simone Campbell, who led a prayer at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, had previously declined to take a position on abortion, saying “I would have to study it more intensely.” When asked on Wednesday whether the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, where she serves as executive director, opposes the legal protection of …
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New York mayor Bill de Blasio insisted on Thursday that the city was prepared to reopen its public school district, one day after the city’s largest teachers union threatened to strike if its demands regarding the reopening were not met. Educators “know kids are suffering right now. They need support, they need what educators can …
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Short-term home rental company Airbnb on Thursday announced a global party ban at its listings amid the coronavirus pandemic. Gatherings at Airbnb rentals will also be capped at 16 as part of a new policy to promote a safer environment, the company said. “This party ban applies to all future bookings on Airbnb and it …
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John Legend and Common gave a rousing performance of their Academy Award-winning song “Glory” on the 2020 Democratic National Convention stage Thursday night. The musicians delivered an impassioned rendition of their 2014 hit — which appeared in the film “Selma” — in honor of the late Georgia Rep. John Lewis, who died July 17 after …
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They must have gotten their Democrat car wrecks mixed up. In its coverage of the Democratic National Convention, the Associated Press reported Wednesday night that Hillary Clinton would be appearing live from her home in … “Chappaquiddick, NY.” Clinton was, of course, calling in from Chappaqua, NY — the Westchester County town where she and …
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Who’d a thunk it? In our exchanges, he’d never even cussed. Can’t say the same for myself. I know Fox and Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman long enough to be shocked that he’d speak a slur for homosexuals — the F-word — even when he thought he was off the air, let alone while attached to …
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“New Girl” star Jake Johnson steps into the world of sports comedy in “Hoops,” a new animated series on Netflix. In the series, premiering Friday, Johnson plays Ben Hopkins, a down-on-his-luck high school basketball coach in Kentucky with a slew of personal problems. He’s in danger of losing his job; he’s outshined by his father …
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Uber and Lyft saw their stocks soar after an eleventh-hour stay allowed the companies to avoid a service shutdown in California. The ride-hail giants were set to suspend service in their largest US market Thursday at midnight after a judge ruled they had violated the state’s Assembly Bill 5, which requires companies to classify their …
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Scheana Shay claims her long-ago relationship with John Mayer included another woman. The “Vanderpump Rules” star said in a new interview that she was involved in a “throuple” with Mayer and “The Hills” alum Stacie “Stacie the Bartender” Adams. On the most recent episode of the “Flashbacks with Jessica Hall and Heather Rae Young” podcast, …
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TikTok has removed more than 380,000 videos in the US for violating its hate speech policy so far this year, the short-form video app said Thursday. The app, owned by China’s ByteDance, also said it banned more than 1,300 accounts for posting hateful content. TikTok said in a blog post that it had acted on …
Sister Simone Campbell, who led a prayer at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, had previously declined to take a position on abortion, saying “I would have to study it more intensely.” When asked on Wednesday whether the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, where she serves as executive director, opposes the legal protection of …
