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‘The Outsiders’ Musical Has Angelina Jolie and Her Daughter Vivienne Taking It to the Next Level
Angelina Jolie and her daughter Vivienne Jolie-Pitt went one step further when they were seen at a meeting for their new Broadway show. The star of “Maleficent” is going to work with her 15-year-old son. Her son is said to have given her the idea to turn “The Outsiders” into a show for Broadway. The…
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Miley Cyrus Breaks Out as Her Mother Tish Cyrus Gets Married Dominic Purcell
Miley Cyrus is very happy and emotional because her mother, Tish Cyrus, just got married this weekend in Malibu, California, to the Prison Break star Dominic Purcell. In the pictures shared by JustJared, Miley could be seen as the maid of honor for her mother, watching her mother walk down the aisle. Tish, the singer’s…
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Endometriosis: How do you keep exercising with the condition?
By Megan Lawton BBC Newsbeat Painful periods, fatigue and infertility are just three of the symptoms of endometriosis. It affects one in 10 women in the UK and takes on average eight years to get a diagnosis – figures that haven’t changed for a decade There is no known cause or cure, and treatment can…
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Thakshin Shinawatra: Divisive ex PM returns to Thailand after 15 years
Yingluck Shinawatra/Facebook By Jonathan Head BBC News, Bangkok The return of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from 15 years of exile has been often promised, and always hotly anticipated. He is one of the most divisive figures in Thai history, a brash, politically-ambitious tycoon whose repeated successes in elections going back more than two decades…
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How to plan a sustainable funeral
Our funeral practices have a high carbon footprint. Becca Warner explores how she could plan her own more environmentally-friendly burial. Not many of us like talking about death. It’s dark, and sad, and prone to throwing us into an existential spiral. But the uncomfortable truth is that, as someone who cares about the environment, I…
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Katty Kay: Why bad news is good news for Trump
Reuters By Katty Kay US Special Correspondent America’s election cycle is topsy-turvy. What would normally be down is up – at least as far as the two main candidates and their popularity goes. The number of criminal charges against Donald Trump keeps stacking up – but so do his poll numbers in the Republican primary…
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How to make the perfect omelette
A rich and creamy omelette is a test of a young chef’s ability in French kitchens. Yves Camdeborde shares his story behind the illustrious dish, and best practices for making it. Joining a French restaurant kitchen is a baptism by fire. An apprentice has mere moments to make an impression, and, according to Yves Camdeborde,…
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Is this the summer of bad tourists?
From vandalising ancient sites to disrespecting local culture, we’re increasingly aware of travellers misbehaving – and this could ultimately be a good thing. This summer, every day seems to bring another headline of tourists around the world behaving badly. Last week, it was two drunk Americans sneaking into a closed section of the Eiffel Tower…
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Brics summit: How China’s and Russia’s clout is growing in Africa
AFP By Andrew Harding BBC News, Johannesburg The wealthiest square mile in Africa is hosting a big international summit this week with a mixture of pride, relief, and a hint of unease. Sandton – a glitzy banking district on the outskirts of South Africa’s increasingly dilapidated city of Johannesburg – is the venue for the…
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Baby giraffe born with no spots is incredibly rare
A baby giraffe was born with no spots at Brights Zoo in Tennessee on 31 July. The spotless giraffe is incredibly rare. In a statement, the zoo said: “Giraffe experts believe she is the only solid-coloured reticulated giraffe living anywhere on the planet.”