Trevor Noah In the air as the second night packed, The Daily Show took back the first night of the virtual Democratic national convention, in which numerous ordinary Americans, politicians and celebrities launched a celebration of the week and called for action for candidate Joe Biden . One of the …
Read More »Chariots of Fire actor Ben Cross dies 72-year-old Film
Ben Cross, star of stage and screen, has died at the age of 72. The actor, best known for his role in Oscar-winning drama Chariots of Fire, died in Vienna from an unspecified illness according to his daughter who confirmed the news on Facebook. “I am very broken to share …
Read More »Trump Administration Increases Efforts to Turn Broadcasters into Propaganda Outlets | Media
The Trump administration has accelerated its purge of the U.S. Global Media Agency (USAGM), in which critics warn a further step is being taken toward Voice of America and other public broadcasters in propaganda outlets. Seven senior officials had withdrawn their security delays this week, making it impossible for them …
Read More »Oprah Winfrey Honors Breonna Taylor with September Magazine Cover | United States News
A portrait of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old black emergency medical technician shot dead by police in her own home earlier this year, will appear on the cover of O’s latest issue, The Oprah Magazine. It is the first time in the magazine’s 20-year history that the cover will not feature …
Read More »John Oliver explains the “egregious” treatment of Uighurs in China | Television and radio
John Oliver returned to last week tonight on Sunday with a segment demanding attention to the persecution of China and the forced detention of the Uighurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority in the country’s northwestern Xinjiang region, more than a One million of whom have been detained by the Chinese …
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