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Black women doctors like Tamika Cross face prejudice everywhere | Myiesha Taylor
Reports of how a Delta attendant spoke to Tamika Cross, a black physician offering help, dont strike me as unusual Being a doctor can bring many challenges each day. For women physicians of color, though, there is a special set of challenges that are seldom discussed or acknowledged in our profession or by greater society […]
Argentina protests to Britain about military exercises in Falklands
Illegitimate exercises involving missile firing contradict the principle of peaceful conflict resolution says note to UK ambassador Argentina has complained to the British ambassador in Buenos Aires over military exercises including missile launches which the UK is planning to hold next week in the
Jean Alexander obituary
Actor who found place in hearts of millions as Coronation Streets Hilda Ogden Hilda Ogden was Weatherfields answer to Carmen Miranda. While Miranda wore fruit in her hair, Hilda favoured curlers and headscarf, as if her hairdo were permanently in preparation for a glamorous invitation that never came. And when she warbled in a reedy, […]
Dodgers v Nationals: NL Division Series, game five live!
The Dodgers face the Nats in a winner-takes-all showdown in the nations capital for a place in the NLCS. Follow all the action live with Hunter Felt Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2016/oct/13/dodgers-nationals-nl-division-series-game-five-live
JK Rowling unveils plans for five-part Fantastic Beasts franchise
Harry Potter author reveals intentions at event in Leicester Square, saying it was always her and director David Yatess intention to do more than one film JK Rowling has revealed she has planned scripts for at least four further Fantastic Beasts films. The author made the announcement to thousands of delighted fans who had gathered […]
The Simpsons’ Matt Groening: ‘President Trump? It’s beyond satire’ | First Dog on the Moon
The creator of The Simpsons talks to Guardian cartoonist First Dog on the Moon about his art, and tells how an episode 16 years ago showing Donald Trump in the White House was the most absurd joke he could think of and still is Earlier this year I was invited to be part of my […]
Gianni Infantino unveils plans to increase World Cup to 40 or 48 teams
The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has defended his derided World Cup expansion plan and backed the idea of more than one country co-hosting the World Cup in order to keep costs down The
Leicesters loss of NGolo Kant is indisputably Chelseas gain
Leicester City lost only one of their main men in the summer but the French midfielder, who faces his former club at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, has been missed In mid-August, when it became clear that Riyad Mahrez was following in Jamie Vardys footsteps and staying at Leicester City, Claudio Ranieri was asked how many […]
Snapchat heads for IPO that could value ‘mega unicorn’ at $25bn
The flotation of the five-year-old app, now used by more than 40% of young Americans, will be the largest social media IPO since Twitter in 2013 Snapchat is preparing for a mega unicorn flotation on the stock market that could value the five-year-old mobile app known for its disappearing photos at as much as $25bn. […]
Tiziana Cantone: seeking justice for woman who killed herself over sex tape
Italian prosecutor says he wants to find parties he believes were responsible for inciting womans suicide No one knows why, in April last year, Tiziana Cantone sent a series of sex videos of herself to four friends, including a man she was dating. What is certain is that events quickly spiralled out of her control. […]