Trump Says He Doesn't See White Nationalism as a Rising Global Threat After New Zealand Shooting
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the global threat of white nationalism, as other world leaders condemned far-right extremism and racism in the wake of a devastating mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand that left at least 49 people dead. "I don’t really," Trump said in the Oval Office when asked if he saw white nationalism as a rising thr...
4m Mar 16, 2019
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Scientists Threw a Smartphone in a Blender to Reveal the Contents
The latest results in scientific research have come from an unlikely machine: the blender. Scientists at the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom wanted to investigate what materials were used to create an iPhone, so they turned to the friendly kitchen tool to blend a phone to dust. Then, the researchers added sodium peroxide, an oxidizer, and mixed the combinat...
2m Mar 16, 2019
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'The College Admissions Scandal Is Yet More Evidence of Collegiate Sports' Inequality Problem'
The college admissions bribery scandal has captivated the country -- Hollywood stars from Desperate Housewives and Full House are involved! -- and leaves ample room for outrage. Spots at elite selective institutions that could have gone to hardworking students and athletes who deserved them instead went to kids whose parents paid for fraudulent tests or bogus athletic prof...
9m Mar 15, 2019
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These Are the 10 Journalists Facing the ‘Most Urgent’ Threats to Press Freedom Around the World
More than 250 journalists were imprisoned around the world last year, and at least 53 journalists were killed on the job — making 2018 the deadliest year for the press in the past three years, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Those stark numbers have fueled calls for stronger protections for journalists and their work.
7m Mar 15, 2019
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Trump Just Suffered an Embarrassing Defeat on the Wall. This Republican Tried to Stop It
Sen. Mike Lee arguably worked harder than the White House to forestall Thursday's embarrassing defeat on emergency powers. The Utah Republican pored over federal budget documents, talked with White House lawyers and Senate colleagues, worked over the weekend to draft a compromise bill and personally lobbied the president and the vice president to no avail.
8m Mar 15, 2019
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Terror Attacks at New Zealand Mosques Claim 49 Lives
At least 49 people have been killed in mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday. The attacks occurred while worshippers attended Friday prayers. The main attack happened at Masjid Al Noor in central Christchurch, the largest city on the country's southern island, where about 30 people died, according to the Associated Press. A second shooting took place Li...
6m Mar 15, 2019
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David French: 'Don’t Impeach Trump. Vote Against Him'
Impeachment, at its core, is a political act. The Founders of the United States intentionally delegated the ultimate check on the Chief Executive to the Legislative Branch, not to the Judiciary. The reason is plain. The weighty determination of whether to remove a President depends on factors beyond the mere application of law to facts. It is not a matter of rules of evide...
5m Mar 15, 2019
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‘All This Potential Gone Forever.’ Colleagues Remember the Humanitarians Killed in the Ethiopian Airlines Crash
When an Ethiopian Airlines flight carrying 157 passengers crashed Sunday, killing all aboard, the world lost nearly two dozen “superheroes”—selfless humanitarians and peace-seekers whose work for the United Nations helped save thousands of lives across the globe, according to environmental leaders and friends of the victims. At least 22 U.N.
8m Mar 15, 2019
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The Trump Administration’s Relationship With Boeing Is Under Scrutiny After Crashes
Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense, told Congress that he welcomes an inspector general investigation into whether he violated any ethics rules by promoting Boeing Co. products while serving in the Trump Administration. Shanahan, who came to the Pentagon after spending more than three decades at Boeing, has routinely fended off questions about potential confl...
6m Mar 15, 2019
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What Does Meghan Markle Do With All Her Royal Baby Gifts?
With Meghan Markle's due date for her royal baby coming up this spring, friends of the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry and well-wishers alike will be ready to shower her with baby gifts. Already, Markle has celebrated her impending motherhood with a weekend of festivities in Manhattan with celebrity friends like Serena Williams and Amal Clooney. She'll further be fêted ...
3m Mar 15, 2019
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Can You Be Forced to Work in Order to Get Medicaid? A Federal Judge Will Soon Decide
A federal judge heard legal challenges Thursday to a Trump Administration policy that allows states to implement work requirements in order for residents to qualify for Medicaid. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg heard oral arguments in two separate cases challenging plans in Arkansas and Kentucky that require Medicaid enrollees to either have a job or meet "community ...
5m Mar 15, 2019
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Google Chrome Added a Privacy-Focused Search Engine Called ‘DuckDuckGo’
As it and other technology giants face questions and fines over their practices when it comes to competition and user privacy, Google is adding a new official option to its popular Chrome browser that allows users to search the web using the privacy-focused DuckDuckGo search engine rather than its own platform.
3m Mar 15, 2019
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Everyone’s Making the Same Spicy Joke About Beto O’Rourke’s Campaign Logo
Beto O'Rourke announced in a video posted Thursday that he's running for president in 2020. “This is going to be a positive campaign that seeks to bring out the very best from every single one of us,” he said, and that the campaign would seek "to unite a very divided country.” With the internet's initial reaction to his campaign logo, it would seem that the country is a...
1m Mar 15, 2019
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Tesla Is About to Introduce the ‘Model Y.’ Here’s What We Know About the SUV So Far
Electric automaker Tesla has plenty on its plate at the moment. It's partially backtracking on a plan to move to an online-only sales model, it's dealing with skepticism regarding consumer demand, and its charismatic CEO Elon Musk is, once again, in trouble with regulators over his tweeting habits. It's against that backdrop that the Palo Alto-based company is about to...
4m Mar 14, 2019
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Can Project Runway Make It Work Without Tim Gunn?
Around nine minutes into the series premiere of Project Runway, which aired way back in December 2004, a star was born. Dressed for academia in a navy sport coat, khaki pants and wire-rimmed glasses, Tim Gunn, then the 51-year-old chair of the Parsons fashion design school, greeted his mentees in a warm baritone that would become TV's most comforting sound.
5m Mar 14, 2019
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‘Fire and Ice’ Vacations Are the Latest Travel Trend. Here’s How to Plan One
Planning a vacation can be stressful. With limited vacation time and infinite destination options, many prospective travelers bear the burden of making the right choices. Luckily, for those who are admittedly indecisive, a new travel trend could help alleviate some of that pressure. Fire and ice trips — one jaunt that juxtaposes two staggeringly different climates (u...
7m Mar 14, 2019
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Experts Are Calling for a Ban on Gene Editing of Human Embryos. Here’s Why They’re Worried
In November 2018, Chinese biophysicist Jiankui He stunned the world when he announced that he had used a controversial gene-editing technology, called CRISPR, to genetically alter the genes in embryos and give them immunity to HIV. The embryos were transferred to the woman who provided the eggs to create them, and twin girls were born.
7m Mar 14, 2019
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Paul Manafort’s Sentence May Start Cleaning Up the Shady Lobbying He Pioneered
Paul Manafort helped pioneer the business of helping foreign governments sway American policy, but his prison sentence on Wednesday may mark the end of the era he helped kick off. For hiding his work advising politicians in Ukraine and the tens of millions of dollars he received for it, the former chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign was sentenced to a total...
5m Mar 14, 2019
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Fort Trump? The Pentagon Takes a Step Toward Establishing Base in Poland
The Trump Administration has drawn criticism for considering U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Syria, but it's considering at least one new permanent military base overseas. It even has a suggested name: “Fort Trump.” Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood is in Warsaw, Poland this week to discuss the proposed base, which would boost the Pentagon's pr...
6m Mar 14, 2019
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The Fight Over Trump’s Emergency Declaration Is Symbolic. But It Still Matters
President Donald Trump's border wall began as a symbol of his approach to immigration, so it's only fitting that it may be rejected symbolically on Thursday as well. At least five Senate Republicans are positioned to join Senate Democrats on a resolution rejecting his declaration of a national emergency along the U.S. southern border, enough to send the measure to the W...
6m Mar 14, 2019
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How Eliza Dushku Is Taking Back the Power After Her #MeToo Story
This is an unusual interview. I am not meeting Eliza Dushku in a Beverly Hills restaurant or the bar of a hotel in SoHo, where celebrity profiles are usually set. Instead, I find Dushku in a coffee shop just off Harvard Square. Inside, dozens of students in hoodies hunch over their laptops, writing papers. Dushku has become one of these sweatshirt-clad students: she’s curr...
10m Mar 14, 2019
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Beto O'Rourke Announces He's Running for President
Beto O'Rourke, the Texas Democrat who narrowly lost a U.S. Senate election to Ted Cruz in November, announced he was running for President in a video posted online on Thursday. "I'm running to serve you as the next President of the United States of America," he said. On the same day, O'Rourke embarked on a road trip across Iowa — an early and important caucus state — sp...
5m Mar 14, 2019
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Does Being a Social Media Influencer Help You Get Into College? We Asked Admissions Experts
Fifty individuals were charged on Tuesday in a college admissions bribery scandal that U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling called the largest such case the Department of Justice has ever seen. Those indicted in the crimes include actors Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman and sports coaches from seven elite American universities. U.S.
7m Mar 14, 2019
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What to Know About the K-Pop Superstar Facing Charges in a Prostitution Case
In the glossy world of K-pop, any breach of decorum can quickly become a major scandal for the stars — called "idols" — and their legions of fans. But earlier this week, 28-year-old singer Seungri, one of five members of major K-pop boy group BIGBANG, made headlines when he was charged with supplying prostitutes during the investigation of assault and misconduct between...
9m Mar 14, 2019
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Suspected Gambino Crime Boss Shot Dead at His Staten Island Home
(NEW YORK) — A man said by federal prosecutors to have been a top leader of New York's notorious Gambino crime family was shot and killed Wednesday on Staten Island. Francesco "Franky Boy" Cali, 53, was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his body at his home in the borough's Todt Hill section just after 9 p.m. Cali was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced d...
2m Mar 14, 2019
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U.S. and Canada Ground All Boeing 747 MAX 8s After Ethiopia Crash
(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency order Wednesday grounding all Boeing 737 Max aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian airliner that killed 157 people, a reversal for the U.S. after federal aviation regulators had maintained it had no data to show the jets are unsafe.
8m Mar 14, 2019
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Meet the Man Who Popularized the Viral #Trashtag Challenge Getting People Around the World Cleaning Up
When Byron Román encouraged "bored teens" on social media last week to pick up litter, he didn't anticipate his post would make a difference. But seven days and hundreds of thousands of shares on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Reddit later, the world is looking a little bit cleaner.
3m Mar 13, 2019
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U.K. Parliament Just Turned Down Another Brexit Deal 17 Days From the Deadline
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s 11th-hour attempt to salvage her government’s Brexit deal was thrown into disarray on Tuesday evening, as lawmakers voted down her agreement with the European Union for a second time in two months, with just 17 days to go before Britain is scheduled to leave the E.U.
4m Mar 13, 2019
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New York’s Attorney General Opens Investigation Into President Trump’s Business Dealings
(NEW YORK) — New York's attorney general has opened a civil investigation into President Donald Trump's business dealings, taking action after his former lawyer told Congress he exaggerated his wealth to obtain loans. A person familiar with the inquiry said Attorney General Letitia James issued subpoenas Monday to Deutsche Bank and Investors Bank seeking records related...
3m Mar 13, 2019
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Historic Undersea Exploration Broadcast Conducted from the Indian Ocean
(ALPHONSE ISLAND, Seychelles) — A British-led scientific mission to document changes taking place beneath the Indian Ocean has broadcast its first live, television-quality video transmission from a two-person submersible. Monsoon storms and fierce underwater currents continued to present a challenge at greater depths as scientific work began in earnest on Tuesday off th...
3m Mar 13, 2019
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Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman Indicted in College Bribery Scheme. Here Are the Biggest Allegations
Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman were among 50 people indicted Tuesday by federal prosecutors for allegedly conspiring to bribe college sports coaches, test proctors and other individuals to get their children admitted to elite universities. The sensational conspiracy, dubbed "Operation Varsity Blues" by the FBI, is the largest college admissions scheme the Department...
9m Mar 13, 2019
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The Full Story of Pocahontas Is Rarely Told. Here’s What We’re Missing
We all think we know Pocahontas, but her real story is very different from the popular image. Pocahontas was an extremely talented and lively 10-year-old girl when Jamestown was founded in 1607. She was the daughter of the Great Powhatan, who ruled over numerous client tribes in the Chesapeake, the region the Powhatans called Tsenacomaca, and he selected her for a special ...
8m Mar 13, 2019
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Venezuela Blames U.S. for Record Blackout and Orders American Diplomats to Leave
With resentment percolating over a record-setting blackout, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro lashed out at the U.S., blaming the U.S. for the country-wide outages and ejecting American diplomats from the country on Tuesday, Reuters reports. Maduro claims that U.S.-backed cyber "sabotage" prompted the six-day power cuts in his crisis-wracked country. “Donald Trump ...
2m Mar 13, 2019
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How This Japanese Concept Can Help You Accept Your Imperfections
Hygge — the Danish trend that inspired many of us to embrace a cozier lifestyle — is one of several foreign concepts that have tickled the curiosity of Americans in need of a change. If you’re looking to switch up your home, boost your happiness or even rethink how you view the world this year, consider the Japanese concept of wabi sabi, which encourages people to welcome ...
2m Mar 13, 2019
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Japan’s #KuToo Movement Aims to Stop Employers From Requiring Women to Wear Heels
When Yumi Ishikawa, a 32-year-old model and actress, tweeted in January her belief that employers in Japan should not be allowed to require women to wear high heels to work, she didn't expect to cause such a stir. But she seems to have struck a chord.
5m Mar 13, 2019
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Two Former Police Officers Have Been Arrested for Brazilian Activist Marielle Franco’s Murder
Two former police officers were arrested Tuesday in connection with the murder of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, almost a year after her death. Franco, an outspoken advocate for the rights of women, favela residents and the LGBT community, was killed in a drive-by shooting along with her driver, Anderson Pedro Gomes, in March 2018. Many believe her death w...
2m Mar 13, 2019
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Will Boeing 737 Max 8 Groundings Cause Flight Cancellations or Delays? Here’s What You Should Know
As the number of countries grounding the Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes grows following the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash, some flights that have a connection to the aircraft have been cancelled or delayed — and the list of impacted flights could grow. China, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, Argentina, the European Union and others have all grounded the p...
5m Mar 13, 2019
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The Best-Reviewed Marvel Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes
In Hollywood, a film's reception and its box office performance don't always line up. For movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), this relationship is often skewed, with some higher-grossing films ending up with worse reviews and ratings. Captain Marvel, the latest release in the MCU, did well in the box office last weekend in its debut, but it didn't garner such cr...
16m Mar 12, 2019
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Nobel Laureate: Yemen Is the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis. Here’s How to End it
At a recent one-day humanitarian pledging conference for Yemen, Saudi Arabia pledged $500 million to help alleviate the crisis—a mere fraction of the estimated $100 to $200 billion it has spent destroying my country. The bombs raining down on Yemeni children have had the markings of the West, and the Saudi-led coalition has dropped them with disregard for the innocent l...
6m Mar 12, 2019
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Trump’s Budget Asks for Nearly $300 Million to End the U.S. HIV Epidemic Within 10 Years
President Donald Trump's proposed 2020 budget includes nearly $300 million meant to "defeat the HIV/AIDS epidemic" in the U.S. — even as it calls for a 12% reduction in total funding to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). During his February State of the Union address, Trump announced an ambitious plan to "eliminate the HIV epidemic in the United States w...
5m Mar 12, 2019
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President Trump and China’s Xi Haven’t Set a Date for a Trade Summit, Sarah Sanders Says
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump hasn’t set a date to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as the world’s two biggest economies continue negotiations to end a trade war, said White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Trump has said he’ll need to meet Xi to conclude any agreement over trade. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Sunday said he was “op...
2m Mar 12, 2019
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Founder Leaves Texas Nonprofit That Detains Migrant Children
(HOUSTON) — A nonprofit that detains thousands of migrant children for the Trump administration says its founder and CEO is stepping down. Southwest Key Programs said in a statement Monday that Juan Sanchez will retire. The Austin, Texas-based nonprofit operates facilities at and near the U.S.-Mexico border, collecting hundreds of millions of dollars annually through...
1m Mar 12, 2019
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Sarah Sanders Won’t Say Whether President Trump Really Thinks Democrats ‘Hate’ Jews
(WASHINGTON) — White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is refusing to say whether President Donald Trump really thinks Democrats "hate" Jewish people. Before Trump left the White House on Friday for his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, he said the Democrats have become an "anti-Jewish party." Later in the day, Trump told Republican National Committee donors that Democ...
1m Mar 12, 2019
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Here’s How to See Whether You’re Flying on a Boeing 737 MAX 8 on Your Next Flight
The crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 on Sunday is the second time in less than five months one of new airliners has plummeted to Earth shortly after takeoff, killing all aboard. The cause of the crash is still being investigated, but it has left some questioning the safety of MAX 8 aircraft. In an appearance on CNN Monday, former Federal Aviation Administ...
5m Mar 12, 2019
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Stressed at Work? Here’s How to Feel Better
It’s been two days since you asked a coworker to look through your draft, but you haven’t heard anything from him yet. If you find yourself starting to anxiously obsess, thinking, He thinks I’m dumb, or My drafts are always bad and never worth reading, or He’s not responding because I’m a horrible employee that’s about to get fired, your self-talk has become self-destructi...
6m Mar 12, 2019
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Tory Burch on 15 Years of Her Brand and Paying It Forward to Female Entrepreneurs
The fashion designer and philanthropist on entrepreneurship, ambition and women running for President in 2020 The Tory Burch brand turns 15 this year. What have you learned in that time about being a creative and an entrepreneur? I've basically learned everything. When I started, I had never gone to business school or design school. One thing I am proud of is that pa...
4m Mar 11, 2019
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What We Know So Far About the Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crash That Killed 157 People
An Ethiopian Airlines plane en route to Nairobi, Kenya crashed just minutes after takeoff Sunday morning, killing all 157 people on board. The tragedy affected families across the world, as the passengers hailed from 35 countries. This is the second time a brand new Boeing 737 MAX 8 has mysteriously crashed in less than six months, prompting questions about the safety o...
5m Mar 11, 2019
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You Have Questions About Robert Mueller’s Investigation. Here Are the Answers
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly wrapping up his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and may complete his report in the near future. After nearly two years of probes, interviews, indictments and hype, there are a lot of expectations weighing on the outcome. Mueller and his team have already brought charges against 34 people and thre...
21m Mar 11, 2019
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In Julianne Moore’s Gloria Bell, Women Over 50 Get the Movie They Deserve
Menopause. There, I’ve said it. If half of you have fled, no one blames you, because even those who have been through it—or are getting ready to do so—don’t really want to think about it.
10m Mar 11, 2019
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Why Goose the Cat Is a Pivotal Character in Captain Marvel. No, Really
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Captain Marvel and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. During a visit to the set of Captain Marvel last June, I was particularly intrigued by Goose the cat. The pet was portrayed by four different felines — each of whom had their own particular trick or talent — and an uncanny animatronic cat. The internet was particularly pleased whe...
5m Mar 11, 2019
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