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Radio 1 bosses have sparked a war with some of the biggest female names in pop after refusing to include their music on playlists. Some of the stars who have had tracks left off the A, B and C rosters are Rita Ora, Ellie Goulding, Katy Perry, Shakira and Pink – who all fall outside the station’s target listener age of 15 to 29. Industry insiders say the “discriminatory” snubs are “unacceptable”. Hot Right Now star Rita, 32, saw her much-anticipated comeback single, You Only Love Me, fail to make the Radio 1 C playlist last month, despite her team meeting with bosses. Inste -
The residency will return for a few weeks in June and then continue from August until the end of autumn.
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News COVID-19 pandemic most likely came from lab leak
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A laboratory leak was the most likely origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings by the US Energy Department, the Wall Street Journal reported. A classified intelligence report provided to the White House and key members of Congress said the virus likely spread due to a mishap at a Chinese laboratory, the WSJ reported on Sunday. The Energy Department had previously been undecided on the source of the virus. The conclusion is due to new intelligence, but the department made its judgment with “low confidence,” according to people who have read the classified report, the WSJ -
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Roald Dahl’s children’s books are being rewritten to remove language deemed offensive by the publisher Puffin. Puffin has hired sensitivity readers to rewrite chunks of the author’s text to make sure the books “can continue to be enjoyed by all today”, resulting in extensive changes across Dahl’s work. Edits have been made to descriptions of characters’ physical appearances. The word “fat” has been cut from every new edition of relevant books, while the word “ugly” has also been culled, the Daily Telegraph reported. Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is now desc
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(...) Now, though, with a new album due out this summer, Petras’s stardom has gone up a level. Just days ahead of our date, she performed at the Brits, and she made headlines at the Grammys a week before that. Her (literally) fiery performance of “Unholy” with Sam Smith at the Grammys was dubbed “Satanic” by conservatives; but it was also the night she made history as the first out trans woman to win a Grammy. For many years, Kim, now 30, seemed somewhat unsure of how central she wanted her trans experience to be in her public image as an artist. As her fame has grown, though, so has her publi -
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(video inside the article) BAYVILLE, New Jersey (WABC) -- The superintendent of a school district in New Jersey has resigned amid the fallout from a student suicide. Adriana Kuch, 14, took her own life after video of the incident at her high school in Bayville was posted online. Ocean County prosecutors have charged four other girls for the attack on the teen. One girl is charged with aggravated assault, two others charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and the fourth with harassment. The freshman was hit in the face with a full 20-ounce water bottle t
