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In pictures: A look at the style spotted on the Oscars 2020 red carpet
Hollywood’s brightest stars sparkled Sunday on the red carpet at the Golden Globes, the first showbiz awards gala of 2020.
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‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ reigns at Critics’ Choice Awards
Critics’ Choice Awards are seen as a barometer for the all-important Oscars, for which nominations are due out Monday
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In pictures: Hollywood stars shine on 2020 Golden Globes red carpet
Hollywood’s brightest stars sparkled Sunday on the red carpet at the Golden Globes, the first showbiz awards gala of 2020
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Shisha ban averted in California on ‘cultural’ grounds
Media reports say proposed shisha ban would have affected 13% of Los Angeles population
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Gallery: Most significant Aston Martin models goes under the hammer
The James Bond’s original 1965 DB5, 1963 DB5 Convertible, 1965 DB5 Shooting Brake and 1961 DB4GT among around 30 of the brand’s classic sports cars goes under the hammer on 15 August in California
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Kingdom Holding approves $225m investment in US ride-hailing firm Lyft
Chairman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal agrees to buy more than 4.7 million shares in US company
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Privacy fine set-aside dents Facebook’s profit
Facebook logged a profit of $2.4 billion – down 51 percent from a year earlier – on revenue that climbed 26 percent to $15.1 billion in the first three months of this year.
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Video: World’s largest plane Stratolaunch takes to the air
The world’s largest aeroplane by wingspan has taken to the air over the Mojave desert in California.
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Apple’s new AirPods have more talk time, wireless charging
Apple is also working on water resistant and feature noise-cancelling functionality and high-end, over-ear headphones that would compete with Bose and its own Beats brand
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In pictures: Best Dressed on the Oscars red carpet
Hollywood celebrities hit the red carpet Sunday for the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre — the climax of a long, eventful awards season that could yield some big surprises.
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In pictures: Music’s biggest stars hit the Grammys red carpet
The music world hit the red carpet Sunday for the Grammys, with hip-hop royalty and a bevy of talented women leading the pack — and early awards going to top nominees Lady Gaga and Brandi Carlile.
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Apple profit stable as service gains offset iPhone slump
Services revenue reached an all-time high of $10.9 billion, up 19 percent over the prior year
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In pictures: Best dressed on the red carpet at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards
Hollywood descended on the red carpet Sunday for the Golden Globes, with hit musical romance “A Star Is Born” the favorite to win big at the first and sassiest gala of the annual awards season. Under a bright California sun, Tinseltown’s A-listers worked the entertainment press and cameras for the first time this awards season at the Beverly Hilton, in the run-up to the all-important Oscars on February 24.
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Rami Malek leads Bohemian Rhapsody’s Golden Globes success
Green Book, Roma among the big winners
Ammar Campa-Najjar
Mexican-Palestinian facing tough battle in election race for US Congress
Ammar Campa-Najjar is trying to win a seat in Congress as a Democrat running in a staunchly conservative district in California