Mickey Guyton reintroduces herself into the country music community, but this time she makes every effort to tell her story as a Black woman after years of internal doubt and does not feel herself to be in the otherwise white-man-dominated genre. “I tried to write everyone’s song and everyone’s story …
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (8th Gen) Review: Ultraportable flagship maintains quality Review
Lenovo’s flagship business laptop, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, has reached its 8th generation, and the latest model continues to push the boundaries of performance and portability. It sports a 14-inch screen with maximum 4K (3,840 x 2,160) resolution, up to 2TB SSD storage, and weighs a shadow over 1kg. You …
Read More »Chinese streaming service Iqiyi tumbles after revelation of SEC Probe of Records
(Bloomberg) – Iqiyi Inc., a Chinese Netflix-style streaming service backed by Baidu Inc., tumbled up 19% after announcing the company was being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Iqiyi said on Thursday that it is cooperating with the probe, which seeks financial and operating records dating back to …
Read More »US seizes Iranian fuel charges for the first time: WSJ
(Reuters) – The US government has seized ships that were all loaded with Iranian fuel in violation of sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing US amtners. U.S. prosecutors filed a lawsuit last month to seize gasoline on board four tankers Iran is …
Read More »New Zealand baffled by new COVID-19 cases, eyes frozen food packaging
Increase / WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – AUGUST 13: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media at a COVID-19 briefing on August 13, 2020. COVID-19 restrictions have been reintroduced in New Zealand following four new COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in Auckland. Auckland was placed in level lockdown for three days on …
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