Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana Senator Bernie Sanders blocked a Republican resolution to avert a rail strike and override workers. Republicans want Congress to step in and enact contract recommendations, even if workers don't agree. Sanders said that workers deserve paid sick leave, which is the demand holding up agreements. Sen. […]
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The Stand Miniseries Lands December Premiere Date on CBS All Access
RELATED STORIES CBS All Access is gift-wrapping a fresh Stephen King adaptation for you this holiday season. The streamer’s hotly anticipated new take on The Stand will debut on Thursday, Dec. 17, TVLine has learned. New installments of the nine-episode limited series will then air weekly each Thursday. Based on King’s bestselling novel, The Stand […]
Riverdale’s Vanessa Morgan takes a stand for her Black co-stars ‘Not being quiet anymore’
Demonstrations across the United States have been taking place after 46-year-old George Floyd was killed after being kneeled on by a police officer for over eight minutes. Cole Sprouse clarified: “It needs to be stated that as a straight white man, and a public figure, the institutional consequences of my detainment are nothing in comparison […]
15 Times Ellen DeGeneres Wasn't Afraid To Stand Up For What She Believed In
1. When she defended Oprah after Trump said she will be exposed and defeated if she runs for president: NBC Watch her full defense of Oprah here. 2. When she shut down this homophobic woman on Oprah: youtube.com 3. And this woman, who said Ellen’s sitcom promoted/glorified sex: 4. When she said this about Donald […]
Jussie Smollett Addresses Attack at Concert: 'I Will Always Stand For Love'
Jussie Smollett made his first public appearance on Saturday in the wake of a horrific attack in Chicago that police are investigating as a hate crime. The Empire star went ahead with a previously scheduled concert at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, Calif., where he addressed the assault, as well as his aggressors. “The most important thing I […]
This Week In Trailers: Slut in a Good Way, Ruben Brandt, Collector, Stand Up and Away! With Brian Regan, New Year, New You, Float Like a Butterfly
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week […]
Spain could to stand in the way of Prime Minister Theresa May and a Brexit deal in Brussels
Reuters Spain was standing between Theresa May and a Brexit deal as it threatened to derail an EU summit on Sunday if it does not get new assurances on having a say in the future of Gibraltar. Brussels diplomats and representatives of other governments across Europe said they did not believe Madrid would upset the […]
Cultural barriers still stand in the way of HPV vaccine uptake
Enlarge / The HPV vaccine is often delivered along with sex education. (credit: Pan American Health Organization / Flickr) Every year, nearly 34,000 cases of cancer in the US can be attributed to HPV, the human papillomavirus . The CDC estimates that vaccination could prevent around 93 percent of those cancers. Yet HPV vaccination rates […]
Walking Dead Recap: Another Fine Mess — Plus, Was That Rick's Last Stand?!?
Warning: The following contains spoilers from Sunday’s The Walking Dead. If you haven’t watched yet, make like a Savior and beat it. Getting the world started over looked an awful lot like the end of the line for Rick in Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead. But the AMC drama wouldn’t — couldn’t! — kill […]
Texas travel: Taking a stand in San Antonio
The San Antonio River Walk, lined with buzzy restaurants and margarita bars (Image: David Kozlowski/Getty Images) AHH, I remember the Alamo,” I say to my son, Angus, 15, wistfully as we stand in front of one of America’s most revered sites. The teenager looks at me oddly. “I know you’re old but you’re not that […]