Producers of “The Simpsons” announced Friday night that the long-running animated comedy “will no longer have white actors portraying non-white characters,” while a cast member of “Family Guy” said it was no longer. would play Cleveland Brown, a black character. The consecutive announcements came just two days after actresses Jenny …
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It is the same understanding that has made Facebook central to political campaigns. President Donald Trump and his alleged Democratic challenger Joe Biden have spent more than $ 65 million combined on Facebook ads in the past two years, despite offering strong criticism of the company. Now, some corporate advertisers …
Read More »Ethiopia agrees to delay filling of Nile mega dam, say Egypt, Sudan | Ethiopia News
The leaders of Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt agreed that Ethiopia will delay filling a mega-dam on the Blue Nile and return to talks aimed at reaching an agreement on the use of the river’s waters, according to statements by Cairo and Khartoum. The announcement Friday night was a modest postponement …
Read More »House approves Washington, DC state by historic vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four decades after launching its campaign for the US state, Washington, DC, it was on the verge of taking a step toward becoming the 51st state, as the House of Representatives approved its admission on Friday. The bill passed in the Democrats-controlled House by a 232-180 vote, …
Read More »California coronavirus: these CA counties are being monitored for increasing cases of COVID-19, hospitalizations
SAN FRANCISCO – As most of California has moved into Phase 3 reopening, the state is once again seeing COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing dramatically. COVID-19 RISK CALCULATOR: Ask yourself about the safest and most dangerous things you can do when California reopens The Department of Public Health has …
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