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Netflix show ‘Uncoupled’ cuts a Latina housekeeper character that was criticized as offensive

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN The upcoming Netflix comedy series “Uncoupled,” starring Neil Patrick Harris, will no longer feature a Latina housekeeper character after an actor publicly criticized the role for being stereotypical and flat. Ada Maris, known for her roles in TV series such as “Mayans MC” and “Nurses” and the 1986 film “About Last

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Hannah Longoria attends a makeshift memorial for those who died at the Astroworld Festival in Houston.

9 people have died in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy. A week on, questions remain over who should be held accountable

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN In the week since a Houston music festival turned deadly, questions have emerged about who should be held accountable for the nine people who died and the hundreds who were injured. Audience members at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Music Festival described an unruly crowd surge on November 5 that felt like a

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Austria is days away from ordering millions of unvaccinated people to stay at home

Austria set to place millions of unvaccinated people in lockdown, as chancellor slams ‘shameful’ shot uptake

By Rob Picheta and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Austria is days away from ordering millions of unvaccinated people to stay at home, its chancellor has said, in a rare move that underscores the increasing exasperation of European leaders towards those who have not yet been inoculated against Covid-19. Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg told reporters on Friday that

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