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Disneyland to reopen by late April

Disneyland is expected to open by “late April,” Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Tuesday. The announcement follows an update from the state of California on Friday allowing amusement parks to reopen with capacity limits starting on April 1. Chapek made the Disneyland announcement during the annual meeting of Disney shareholders. “While last week’s announcement stated

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BAFTA film awards 2021 nominees announced, with huge rise in diverse talent featured

A notably diverse list of nominations for the UK’s prestigious BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards were announced Tuesday following last year’s controversy over a lack of representation. More than half of the 24 nominees in the acting categories are from ethnic minority backgrounds, including Daniel Kaluuya for “Judas and the Black

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Airline industry pushes back on CDC guidance that vaccinated people still should avoid travel

The airline industry is pushing back against new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that fully vaccinated people should still avoid travel. In a new statement, industry group Airlines For America insists being on board a plane poses a low risk of coronavirus infection because of heavily filtered air and federally mandated mask wearing.

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BAFTA film awards 2021 nominees announced

Nominations for the UK’s prestigious BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards have been announced. Last year’s nominations were heavily criticized for their lack of diversity — every person shortlisted for a 2020 acting award was White, while the lack of gender diversity among nominees was also stark. BAFTA announced in September some

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British royal family plunged into crisis after Harry and Meghan allege racism and neglect in Oprah interview

Britain’s royal family was facing a once-in-a-generation crisis on Monday after Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, rocked the institution with a litany of devastating allegations in their eagerly awaited interview with Oprah Winfrey. Over the course of the two-hour special, the couple — who despite their royal split still sit five relatives away

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Your own private Patagonia

The condors gave it away. Instead of soaring in circles on thermals high overhead, a group of Andean condors was traveling low to the ground. Some even landed tentatively before lumbering back up into the air only to touch down again near the same spot near one of the dirt roads that run through the

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Chaka Khan and Idina Menzel remake ‘I’m Every Woman’ for International Women’s Day

It’s the remake of all remakes. Chaka Khan and Idina Menzel, two of music’s most powerful voices, have teamed up for a new version of Khan’s iconic 1978 single, “I’m Every Woman,” to celebrate International Women’s Day. The music video, in partnership with CARE, features leaders and activists Dolores Huerta, Sheryl Sandberg, Laverne Cox and

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