NBA’s Local TV Rights Draw Interest From Tech Giants, Disney
Walt Disney Co., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and YouTube have expressed interest in streaming local NBA games, potentially
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Lula Enlists Neighbors Into Brazil’s Battle to Save the Amazon
The leaders of South America’s Amazon nations will gather in Brazil this week as President Luiz Inacio Lula
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Jailed ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan challenges graft conviction
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan appealed against his conviction and three-year sentence on
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'GMA' host Rebecca Jarvis wows fans with 'spot on' leadership lessons from 'Barbie': 'How many takes did you do before posting'
'Such great lessons. Thanks again Rebecca for giving clarity to big ideas'
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How tall is Millie Bobby Brown? 'Stranger Things' star has grown considerably since show's early days
All 'Stranger Things' stars were preteens when the show started, and some of them have grown significantly taller over the years
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No quick fix to reverse Antarctic sea ice loss as warming intensifies - scientists
By David Stanway SINGAPORE Sea ice in the Antarctic region has fallen to a record low this year
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European Gas Prices Ease as Winter Fuel Stockpiles Keep Rising
European natural gas prices eased, with traders weighing ever-rising fuel stockpiles against the risk of supply constraints. Benchmark
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How tall is Zendaya? ‘Euphoria’ star felt 'weird' auditioning with boyfriend Tom Holland
Zendaya’s height has been a hot topic of discussion since she started dating her co-star Tom Holland
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William Friedkin, 'Exorcist' director, dead at 87
William Friedkin, director of iconic 1970s films including "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist," has died, his wife Sherry Lansing, the former CEO of Paramount Pictures, told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday.
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How tall is LeBron James? NBA heavyweight's sons take after him when it comes to their height
With his exceptional skills, dominance on the court and impressive collection of accolades, LeBron James has garnered a legion of fans worldwide
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Who is Elio Persico? Dead Bloomsbury boss Adrienne Vaughan's husband claims skipper was distracted by phone before collision
The vessel carrying Adrienne Vaughan and her family collided with a stationary 130-foot chartered ship, leading to her death
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'Barbie' and 'Ken' baby name searches are skyrocketing
There has been a significant increase in searches for Barbie and Ken baby names since Greta Gerwig's record-breaking film hit the big screen. The Barbie hysteria continues to thrive and survive another day since the Warner Bros drop on 21 July. We've had food collaborations, Airbnb partnerships, Barbiecore fashion taking over social feeds across the globe – and now, we are expecting a spike in newborns being called Barbie and Ken. Babynames.com, a site dedicated to providing much-needed inspo for mums-to-be, witnessed a staggering 300 per cent in searches for Margot Robbie's character, Barbie. They told TMZ that searches for Ken also skyrocketed with a 200 per cent increase. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Barbie | Main Trailer www.youtube.com Barbie broke records worldwide and is now considered the highest-grossest film by a female director. Since its opening weekend, the film is said to have racked up $1 billion in ticket sales, breaking new records and jumping ahead of Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman in 2017 ($821.8 million). Only 53 films have ever surpassed the $1b mark. Ahead of the Barbie release, Robbie already had an inkling it would make a billion dollars. The Australian actress, who also doubled up as a producer on the film, told Collider that during an initial pitching meeting, she reinforced how hugely successful films such as Jurassic Park always paired "a big idea with a visionary director." "I was like, 'And now you’ve got Barbie and Greta Gerwig,'" she told the outlet. "And I think I told them that it’d make a billion dollars, which maybe I was overselling, but we had a movie to make, okay?!" Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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