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Cosby’s main accuser to testify in sexual assault case

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – A woman who is at the center of the case against Bill Cosby is expected to take the stand on Friday in a Pennsylvania courtroom, where she previously accused the comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting her more than a decade ag... More »

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Model Janice Dickinson tells jury that Cosby drugged, raped her

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Former supermodel Janice Dickinson testified on Thursday that Bill Cosby drugged and raped her at a Lake Tahoe home in 1982, a story similar to those of other alleged victims called as witnesses in the comedian’s sexual assault retr... More »

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Hedge fund Paulson & Co takes stake in Viacom

(Reuters) – Paulson & Co, the hedge fund firm led by billionaire investor John Paulson, has taken a stake in Viacom Inc as the U.S. media company has started to turn around its business, Paulson told Reuters in an interview. Over the past few months, Paulson h... More »

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Michael Imperioli learns from life after ‘The Sopranos’

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Every actor dreams of extreme success, but there is also a downside: That you will forever be known as the character you played. That is the challenge facing Michael Imperioli, who to every fan of famed HBO series “The Sopranos,” is Christ... More »

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Vietnam activists question Facebook on suppressing dissent

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese human rights activists and independent media groups have written to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Inc’s chief executive, questioning whether the social media platform was helping suppress dissent in the communist country. The letter, r... More »

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Republican senator Graham warns against Syria troop withdrawal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior Republican senator on Sunday warned U.S. President Donald Trump against pulling U.S. troops from Syria, saying it would lead to a resurgence of Islamic State and increased Iranian sway over the Syrian government in Damascus. “It... More »

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‘It was about us’: Trump seizes on ‘Roseanne’ ratings

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday latched onto the huge viewership for the revival of ABC’s hit 1990s working-class comedy “Roseanne” as evidence that his supporters want shows that speak to their concerns. “Look at her ratings,” ... More »

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AT&T trial hears of consequences if Turner networks go dark

(Reuters) – Twelve percent of subscribers would quit their cable or satellite companies if Time Warner Inc’s (TWX.N) Turner networks were no longer available, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology marketing professor said on Thursday. John Hauser, who teache... More »

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Lindsay Lohan loses ‘Grand Theft Auto’ appeal

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York State’s highest court on Thursday rejected Lindsay Lohan’s appeal accusing the maker of “Grand Theft Auto V” of invading her privacy, concluding that video game characters that the actress said were based on her did not resemble h... More »

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AT&T judge warns parties to hurry to make June 21 deadline

(Reuters) – U.S. judge Richard Leon on Wednesday warned attorneys for the Department of Justice and AT&T Inc to speed up the trial over the proposed merger of the large telecommunications company and Time Warner Inc, or risk missing the June 21 deadline to com... More »

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Amazon video service looking to expand Indian regional content

FILE PHOTO: Employees of Amazon India are seen behind a glass bearing the company’s logo inside its office in Bengaluru, India, August 14, 2015. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa/File photo (This March 11 story has been refiled to reflect changed name of Zee Enter... More »

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British firms hope for halcyon days ahead of royal wedding

Sue Carter gilds a mug made to celebrate the Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Halcyon Days’ Caverswall factory in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain February 27, 2018. Picture taken February 27, 2018. REUTERS/Darren Staples STOKE-ON-TRENT, England ... More »

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Mediaset shares fall after Berlusconi party disappoints in vote

Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi gestures during a meeting in Rome, Italy, March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi MILAN (Reuters) – Shares in Mediaset fell more than 5 percent on Monday after the party of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi... More »

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Facebook ends six-country test that split News Feed in two

FILE PHOTO: Facebook logo is seen on a wall at a start-up companies gathering at Paris’ Station F in Paris, France, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc on Thursday put an end to a test of splitting its signature Ne... More »

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Female-led investor group to buy Weinstein Co assets

FILE PHOTO – Maria Contreras-Sweet listens to remarks during her ceremonial swearing-in as Administrator of the Small Business Administration at the White House in Washington April 7, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (Reuters) – A former Obama administration offic... More »

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Transparency? Check. Results? Stay tuned. Trump TV rocks DC

Chairman, CEO and president of Nucor John Ferriola and U.S. Steel CEO Dave Burritt flank U.S. President Donald Trump as he announces that the United States will impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on imported aluminum during a meeting ... More »

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Rolling Stones announce first British concerts in five years

Keith Richards and Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones perform during a concert at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, October 12, 2017. TT NEWS AGENCY/Stina Stjernkvist via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Rockers The Rolling Stones announced their first British co... More »

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Slovak investigative journalist killed at home: report

PRAGUE (Reuters) – A Slovak investigative journalist reporting on tax fraud among businessmen connected to the country’s ruling party was shot dead at his family home over the weekend, news website Dennik N reported on Monday, citing the Interior Ministry. Axe... More »

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The Weinstein Company to file for bankruptcy

FILE PHOTO: Harvey Weinstein speaks at the UBS 40th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference in New York, NY, U.S. on December 5, 2012. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo (Reuters) – The board of directors of The Weinstein Company said late Sunday the N... More »

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India’s Bollywood legend Sridevi dies at 54 of cardiac arrest

FILE PHOTO: Actress Sridevi Kapoor arrives for the gala presentation of “English Vinglish” at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival, September 14, 2012. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian actress Sridevi, arguably Bollywood’s fi... More »

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All that jazz: Saudis attend country’s first jazz festival

People attend the jazz festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser RIYADH (Reuters) – Men and women swayed to music at Saudi Arabia’s first-ever jazz festival on Friday, the second of a three-day outdoor event that showcases th... More »

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Ed Sheeran searches for new lines in movie ‘Songwriter’

Director, screenwriter, editor and producer Murray Cummings and Ed Sheeran pose during a photocall to promote the movie Songwriter at the 68th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch BERLIN (Reuters)... More »

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Five ways millennial caregivers can find help

FILE PHOTO: A resident holds the hand of a nurse at the SenVital elderly home in Kleinmachnow outside Berlin May 28, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amanda Singer had her plate full running a dance studio in Massachusetts. But after her mother ... More »

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Refugees’ stories inspire filmmakers at Berlin Film Festival

FILE PHOTO: Ibrahim Al Hussein (L) from Syria and and Qutaiba Nafea from Iraq pose for the photographer ahead of an interview with Reuters about Karim Ainouz’s Berlinale International Film Festival entry movie “Central Airport THF” at historic Tempelhof Airpor... More »

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Israeli protesters urge Netanyahu to step down over bribery…

Protesters hold signs as they take part in a rally calling upon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down in Tel Aviv, Israel February 16, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv on Friday to urge P... More »

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Berlinale film shows refugees’ lives at historic airport

Ibrahim Al Hussein (L) from Syria and and Qutaiba Nafea from Iraq pose for the photographer ahead of an interview with Reuters about Karim Ainouz’s Berlinale International Film Festival entry movie “Central Airport THF” at historic Tempelhof Airport in Berlin,... More »

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Wes Anderson’s tale of deported dogs opens Berlin film festival

Presenter Anke Engelke during the opening ceremony of the 68th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 15, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. director Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” – a quirky movie about a Japanese... More »

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Alibaba signs deal to offer Disney shows on video platforms

A view of the Alibaba Group booth during the 2018 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Steve Marcus SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s entertainment arm has signed a licensing agreement with Walt Disney Co in a deal that will ... More »

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#MeToo fashion show opens with angel wing models, pig-faced men

A model presents creations during the #MeToo Fashion show during New York Fashion Week in New York, U.S., February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Elizabeth Shafiroff NEW YORK (Reuters) – A fashion show inspired by the #MeToo social media campaign aimed at exposing sexual mi... More »

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Ways to ease social media’s strain on your wallet

FILE PHOTO – A visitor takes a picture of the Instagram application logo at the Young Entrepreneurs fair in Paris, France, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jessica Jones, 26, jokes that when she wants to spend more money, she goes... More »

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Ancient Briton had dark skin and blue eyes, scientists find

LONDON (Reuters) – “Cheddar Man”, Britain’s oldest, nearly complete human skeleton, had dark skin, blue eyes and dark curly hair when he lived in what is now southwest England 10,000 years ago, scientists who read his DNA have discovered. The finding suggests ... More »

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Apple Music U.S. subscriber growth outpacing Spotify: WSJ

Customers enter the Apple store on 5th Avenue beneath an Apple logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Music is on track to overtake Spotify by number of U.S. subscribers, the Wall Street Jou... More »

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Time Warner beats estimates on HBO growth

FILE PHOTO – Ticker and trading information for media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. is displayed at the post where it is traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 21, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo (Re... More »

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Paris atelier provides safe haven for exiled artists

Syrian artist Lina Aljijakli poses with her paintings in the Atelier for Artists in Exile in Paris, France, January 31, 2018. Aljijakli is one of around 150 artists from 20 countries supported by the atelier, an association in Paris that provides work space, s... More »

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The pain of chocolate as French shoppers brawl over Nutella

FILE PHOTO: Jars of Nutella chocolate-hazelnut paste are displayed at a Carrefour hypermarket in Nice, France, April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard PARIS (Reuters) – Brawls broke out in a chain of French supermarkets as shoppers fought over cut-price tubs of N... More »

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Facebook: Russian agents created 129 U.S. election events

FILE PHOTO: Balloons are seen in front of a logo at Facebook’s headquarters in London, Britain, December 4, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said Russian agents created 129 events on the social media netw... More »

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Russell Simmons denies latest woman’s claim that he raped her

FILE PHOTO: Rap mogul Russell Simmons speaks at a news conference along with members of Justice League NYC to present a list of demands at City Hall in New York, U.S. December 10, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo (Reuters) – Hip hop music producer Russell... More »

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Trust in U.S. institutions plunges in Trump’s first year

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump appears on stage at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Trust in U.S. institutions, particularly the government, has plunged in Presid... More »

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Viacom, CBS not in active merger discussions: sources

FILE PHOTO: A woman exits the Viacom Inc. headquarters in New York, U.S. on April 30, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo (Reuters) – Viacom Inc (VIAB.O) and CBS Corp (CBS.N) are not in active merger discussions, although controlling shareholder Shari Redst... More »

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Facebook to emphasize friends, not news, in series of changes

FILE PHOTO: Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks on stage during the annual Facebook F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Thurs... More »

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Peter Thiel submits bid for Gawker, faces challenges

FILE PHOTO: Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel speaks at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Venture capitalist Peter Thiel has made an offer for Gawker, hoping to overcom... More »

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Eastman Kodak unveils cryptocurrency, stock doubles

The Kodak logo is shown on a booth during the 2017 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 6, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Shares of Eastman Kodak Co (KODK.N) more than doubled on Tuesday after the one-time leader in photography became ... More »

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Trump says he would beat Oprah Winfrey in White House race

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), holds a bipartisan meeting with legislators on immigration reform at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Dona... More »

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Israel’s Spacecom expands deal for satellite service to Nepal

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s Space Communication Ltd, operator of the Amos satellites, said on Tuesday Nepal’s Dish Media Network has contracted for more capacity on the Amos-4 satellite starting in the fourth quarter. The additional capacity will increase Sp... More »

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China closes more than 13,000 websites in past three years

A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digits in Singapore in this January 2, 2014 photo illustration. REUTERS/Edgar Su BEIJING (Reuters) – China has closed more than 13,000 websites since the beginning of 2015 fo... More »