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American actress Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein for defamation, sexual harassment

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American actress Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein for defamation, sexual harassment LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American actress Ashley Judd on Monday filed a defamation and sexual harassment lawsuit against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, alleging that he damaged her career after she refused his sexual advances. Actress Ashley Judd speaks at the Milken Institute’s 21st Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson The civil lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court in Santa Monica, alleges that Weinstein caused Judd to lose a part in 1998 in…

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How your diet could influence the age of your menopause

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How your diet could influence the age of your menopause A diet high in carbs could bring on an earlier menopause, a study suggests. Eating lots of pasta and rice was associated with reaching menopause one-and-a-half years earlier than the average age of women in the UK of 51. However, the University of Leeds study of 914 UK women, also found that a diet rich in oily fish and peas and beans may delay natural menopause. But experts say many other factors, including genes, influence timing of the menopause. It’s…

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Entertainment 

Chvrches: How singer Lauren Mayberry became 'the punk rock Joan of Arc of pop'

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Chvrches: How singer Lauren Mayberry became 'the punk rock Joan of Arc of pop' “Sometimes I look at my lyrics and I think, ‘Are you all right?’” Lauren Mayberry is still taken aback by the emotions that poured from her pen as she wrote Chvrches’ third album, Love Is Dead. As the title suggests, the record deals with a gut-punching heartbreak - but it gives equal consideration to the hate and divisiveness that have dominated politics since the band last released new material. “We’re looking for angels in the darkest…

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Canada group has serious concerns of IAAF hyperandrogenism rule

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Canada group has serious concerns of IAAF hyperandrogenism rule (Reuters) - Canada’s athletics federation called on Monday for a rigorous review of a new IAAF hyperandrogenism rule. Athletics - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women’s 800m - Final - Carrara Stadium - Gold Coast, Australia - April 13, 2018. Caster Semenya of South Africa. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha “Athletics Canada has serious concerns with last week’s announcement from the IAAF regarding hyperandrogenism testing,” the federation said in a statement. The new regulations by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) lay…

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Politics 

Leo Varadkar: Peer criticised for Irish PM 'typical Indian' tweet

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Leo Varadkar: Peer criticised for Irish PM 'typical Indian' tweet Former senior Ulster Unionist Lord Kilclooney has been criticised for calling Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar a “typical Indian”. He tweeted the comment in response to a news story in which Mr Varadkar was accused of “poor manners” over his visit to Northern Ireland on Monday. Former Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt tweeted that he could only interpret it as a “racist comment”. Lord Kilclooney told BBC News NI he rejected “false accusations of racism”. He also said that he…

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WhatsApp boss and co-founder Jan Koum to quit

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WhatsApp boss and co-founder Jan Koum to quit WhatsApp chief executive Jan Koum is to quit the popular messaging service he co-founded. In post on Facebook, he said he was “taking some time off to do things I enjoy outside of technology”. However, according to a Washington Post report earlier on Monday, Mr Koum had clashed with parent company Facebook over Whatsapp’s strategy. He also objected to Facebook attempts to use Whatsapp’s personal data and weaken its encryption standards. In his statement Mr Koum said: “It’s been almost a decade…

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Twitter announces new video partnerships with NBCUniversal and ESPN

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Twitter announces new video partnerships with NBCUniversal and ESPN Twitter is hosting its Digital Content NewFronts tonight, where it’s unveiling 30 renewals and new content deals — the company says that’s nearly twice as many as it announced last year. Those include partnerships with the big players in media — starting with NBCUniversal, which will be sharing live video and clips from properties including NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC and Telemundo. Twitter also announced some of the shows it will be airing as part of the ESPN deal announced earlier today: SportsCenter…

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With fans aflutter, boy band 'NSync 'reunites' for Hollywood star

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With fans aflutter, boy band 'NSync 'reunites' for Hollywood star LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Screaming fans greeted former boy band ‘NSync on Monday just like it was the turn of the last century as the group that helped catapult Justin Timberlake to stardom was honoured with their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Timberlake reunited with Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick along Hollywood Boulevard for the unveiling of the emblematic terrazzo and brass star that is one of the city’s major tourist attractions. “We’re…

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Israel says Iran lied on nuclear arms, pressures U.S. to scrap deal

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Israel says Iran lied on nuclear arms, pressures U.S. to scrap deal TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday stepped up pressure on the United States to pull out of a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, presenting what he called evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons programme in a primetime address on Israeli TV. Intelligence experts and diplomats said he did not seem to have presented a “smoking gun” showing that Iran had violated the agreement, although he may have helped make a case on…

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Alli and Kane on target as Spurs bolster top four hopes

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Alli and Kane on target as Spurs bolster top four hopes LONDON, (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur’s England duo Harry Kane and Dele Alli fired them to a comfortable 2-0 win over mid-table Watford that cemented their place in the top four at Wembley on Monday. Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Watford - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - April 30, 2018 Tottenham’s Harry Kane scores a goal which is later disallowed Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs The win put fourth-placed Spurs five points clear of Chelsea with…

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