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Washington, D.C. Staff Writer   Education: American University, MA in Journalism and Public Affairs; University of Notre Dame, BA in American Studies   Marisa Iati is a reporter on the general assignment desk at The Washington Post. She previously worked at the Star-Ledger and NJ.com in New Jersey,...

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How #OscarsSoWhite changed the Academy Awards

The Academy of Motion Pictures remains overwhelmingly male and white - but there has been some change since #OscarsSoWhite started trending eight years ago. The BBC speaks to some Hollywood insiders and this year's Oscar nominees about the steps that have been taken - and the road still ahead.

3 years ago

Mexican president rejects ‘irresponsible’ calls for US military action against cartels

López Obrador says proposals from US lawmakers in wake of killings of two Americans ‘an offense to the people of Mexico’

3 years ago

Channel migrants: Rishi Sunak to meet Emmanuel Macron

Paris is world famous for romance. But what about bromance (or romance fraternelle, as the UK's French cousins might say)?

3 years ago

Mitch McConnell: US Senate Republican leader in hospital after fall

US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has been taken to hospital after a fall at a Washington DC hotel, a spokesman told US media.

3 years ago

Detail in Jessica Simpson photo sparks social media backlash

One striking detail in Jessica Simpson’s latest social media selfie has sparked angry debate online.

3 years ago

Moscow conducts major ‘retaliation strike’ on Ukraine

The missile barrage came in response to a terrorist attack on Russia’s Bryansk region, the Ministry of Defense has said

3 years ago

Justin Bieber and Dianne Feinstein got shingles. What causes it?

About 1 in 3 people in the United States will develop shingles, a painful and sometimes debilitating condition that can last for weeks or months

3 years ago

​Tiger’s messy split from long-term girlfriend ​

Tiger Woods’ now ex-girlfriend Erica Herman wants a nondisclosure agreement nullified over a sexual assault and harassment clause.

3 years ago

New details about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s four-year affair with son’s friend

Jada Pinkett-Smith played it down as an “entanglement” but it’s been revealed her relationship with August Alsina lasted four years.

3 years ago

Wagner mercenary group claims control of 'eastern part' of Bakhmut

The Wagner mercenary group has taken full control of the eastern part of Bakhmut, its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed Wednesday, the eastern Ukrainian town where fighting has raged for weeks. Pressure has been mounting on Ukrainian troops trying to hold the town against Russian soldiers hoping to capture it no matter the cost. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine.

3 years ago

Mexico kidnapping: Why a million Americans a year risk Mexico medical tourism

Americans often travel to Mexico for low-cost medical services. But bargain shopping for healthcare can be risky. 

3 years ago

Official: 4 Americans kidnapped in Mexico found; 2 are dead

Federal and local Mexican authorities are participating in the effort to locate the missing Americans, Tamaulipas Attorney General Irving Barrios Mojica said Monday.

3 years ago

​Star backtracks after dissing other celebs ​

Singer Chaka Khan was fuming at who’d placed above her in a list of the all-time greatest singers – now, she’s apologising for the outburst.


 

3 years ago

Need to Write Your Vows? A.I. Can Help.

Artificial intelligence is steadily becoming a trusty tool for composing wedding speeches. Should it be?

3 years ago

Russia vows to capture Bakhmut, push further into east

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Russia vowed Tuesday to capture the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, the epicentre of fierce fighting for months, as a precursor for offensives deeper into eastern Ukraine.

3 years ago

Two fans die in stampede after GloRilla concert in Rochester, New York

Two people died and eight were injured in a stampede after a concert by rapper GloRilla in Rochester, New York.

3 years ago

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