International

‘Hidden Figures’ is a hit, nearly tying ‘Rogue One’ for No. 1 box-office spot

LOS ANGELES — The new movie “Hidden Figures” tells the uplifting true story of a trio of women who defied expectations as they helped the U.S. space program. Now the tale is also beating the odds at the box office. The Oscar hopeful surpassed industry projections in its wide-release debut over the weekend, collecting $21.8 […]

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Meryl Streep denounces Donald Trump, defends persecuted Hollywood actors at Golden Globes

Meryl Streep used almost all of her acceptance speech at Sunday night’s Golden Globes to denounce Donald Trump and sports fans, and to place Hollywood actors among the world’s most persecuted people. Miss Streep was garlanded with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) lifetime achievement award and said that in addition to losing her voice,

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Why West Bank Palestinians Can’t Avoid Israeli Goods

It’s early afternoon in Ramallah, the de facto Palestinian capital of the disputed West Bank, and the main fruit and vegetable market is bustling. Vendors and shoppers shout prices and orders in Arabic while they exchange produce in boxes bearing Hebrew letters. It’s here where battles over international campaigns for boycotts of Israeli products often

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Middle East

Top American academic group rejects BDS bid

At Philadelphia convention, Modern Language Association also votes to refrain from future boycott measures By Times of Israel staff Protesters urging a boycott against Israel in Melbourne, file photo (CC-BY SA Takver/Wikimedia Commons) The Modern Language Association, a top American academic group, on Saturday voted down a proposal to boycott Israeli academia. The measure, which

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Police said to have recordings of Netanyahu, businessman discussing ‘quid pro quo’

Pact would have secured unnamed Israeli tycoon ‘achievements’ worth ‘a fortune’ in exchange for helping PM, report says By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Conference of Israeli ambassadors at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on January 3, 2017 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Police reportedly suspect that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an

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Middle East

President Obama: I underestimated cyber influence in new age

President Obama on Sunday said it is “very clear” that Russia tried to interfere in the U.S. election and that he might have underestimated Vladimir Putin’s intent to use cyberspace to exert his influence on the world stage. The U.S. intelligence community concluded that Mr. Putin wanted former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to lose

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International, USA

Secret film prompts calls to probe Israeli influence on UK

Israel has apologised to the UK after one of its embassy staff in London was secretly filmed apparently suggesting he wanted to bring about the downfall of a British government minister who has been very critical of Israeli policy. The senior political officer was speaking in a London restaurant to a British civil servant, who

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International, Middle East

Alec Baldwin took another jab at Donald Trump with one hard-hitting Instagram post

Alec Baldwin didn’t have time to tease Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” this week, but that didn’t stop him from trolling the president-elect anyway. On Friday, Baldwin mocked Trump on Instagram with one savage selfie. Baldwin shared a photo of himself wearing a Trump-esque hat that reportedly reads “Make America Great Again” in Russian,

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA