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Jul
23
2021
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By Troy Warren
Meet the L.A.-Based Gucci Exec Empowering Fashion’s Next Generation

Meet the L.A.-Based Gucci Exec Empowering Fashion’s Next Generation

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BY VINCENT BOUCHER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Antoine Phillips is working to lift up "creatives of color" through the luxury label’s scholarship program and an impact fund supporting nonprofits in 12 cities across the U.S. “Being a male of color from Los Angeles, I can tell you it’s really about empowering the next generation of creatives of color in different cities [and] to amplify opportunities,” says Gucci’s Antoine Phillips of the initiative Gucci Changemakers North America, which he jump-started in 2019 after joining the luxury label as its L.A.-based vp of brand and culture engagement. Its focus is on increasing inclusion…
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Jul
22
2021
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Robin Williams’ Son Talks Late Father’s Lewy Body Dementia: “I Wanted to Be There for Him”

Robin Williams’ Son Talks Late Father’s Lewy Body Dementia: “I Wanted to Be There for Him”

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BY ABBEY WHITE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT “There was just more anxiety and depression and just things he was experiencing and talking to me about that made me realize that he was — it was very uncomfortable,” Zak Williams said of his father's final days on 'The Genius Life' podcast. Zak Williams, the son of the late actor Robin Williams, is shedding more light on his father’s Lewy body dementia, and how the loss of the comedian-actor affected his eldest son. In an emotional conversation with The Genius Life podcast host Max Lugavere, Zak shared details around his father’s experiences with Lewy body dementia…
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Jul
21
2021
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By Troy Warren
US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since WWII

US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since WWII

COVID-19, Health, Lifestyle,
By Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writer, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. The decrease for both Black Americans and Hispanic Americans was even worse: three years. The drop spelled out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is due mainly to the COVID-19 pandemic, which health officials said is responsible for close to 74% of the overall life expectancy decline. More than 3.3 million Americans died last year, far more than any other…
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Jul
18
2021
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By Troy Warren
Britney Spears Calls Out People Closest to Her Who Failed to Show Up While She Was “Drowning”

Britney Spears Calls Out People Closest to Her Who Failed to Show Up While She Was “Drowning”

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BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The pop star took to Instagram on Friday to share a lengthy message beside the quote: "Never forget who ignored you when you needed them and who helped you before you even had to ask." Britney Spears on Friday called out the people closest to her who have failed to show support during the pop star’s conservatorship battle, yet have posted about her situation. “There’s nothing worse than when the people closest to you who never showed up for you post things in regard to your situation whatever it may be and speak…
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Jul
16
2021
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Scarlett Johansson Reveals Details of Her Pandemic Wedding to Colin Jost

Scarlett Johansson Reveals Details of Her Pandemic Wedding to Colin Jost

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BY ALLISON CRIST | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT According to the 'Black Widow' actress, masks reading "Jost 2020" were among the favors handed out to guests. The way Scarlett Johansson sees it, her pandemic wedding to Colin Jost was “how it was supposed to be — minus the face masks.” That’s how the Black Widow star described the intimate affair, which took place back in October, during a virtual appearance on Monday’s Late Night With Seth Meyers. “Even though it was small and intimate, it was beautiful and we were so happy to see people that we hadn’t seen in such a long time,” Johansson recalled. “We…
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Jul
13
2021
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Ted Turner to give Nebraskan land to nonprofit but keep paying taxes

Ted Turner to give Nebraskan land to nonprofit but keep paying taxes

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT Media mogul and billionaire bison rancher Ted Turner is donating an 80,000-acre ranch he owns in western Nebraska to his own nonprofit agriculture ecosystem research institute and says he might do the same with four other ranches in Nebraska’s Sand Hills. But he’ll continue to pay taxes on the land, much to the relief of local officials and Nebraska leaders, the Omaha World-Herald reported Thursday. “I believe that local property taxes provide essential support for services on which our ranches and communities depend," Turner, 82, said in a news release last week announcing the new…
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Jul
11
2021
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Sweat Like the Stars With These New Gyms, App Workouts And Gear

Sweat Like the Stars With These New Gyms, App Workouts And Gear

Lifestyle
BY INGRID SCHMIDT | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The buzziest places to get fit around L.A. and online, including a new muscle-building regimen from Chris Hemsworth.   AKT Dance-cardio workout brand AKT founded by Anna Kaiser (trainer to Sarah Jessica Parker, Alicia Keys, Kelly Ripa and Shakira) soft-opened an initial L.A. location in WeHo in June, while a Santa Monica space is in the works. It includes The Loft private studio which accommodates up to five clients. Core classes are Dance, Bands, Tone and Circuit. AKT also serves up online fitness classes via AKT GO ($19.99 monthly). 7111 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, 323-336-6774, first…
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Jul
09
2021
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Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space

Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space

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By MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT 2 billionaires are putting everything on the line to ride own rockets into space CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space. It’s intended to be a flashy confidence boost for customers seeking their own short joyrides. The lucrative, high-stakes chase for space tourists will unfold on the fringes of space — 55 miles to 66 miles up, pitting Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson against the world’s richest man, Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos. Branson is due to take off Sunday…
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Jul
08
2021
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Forget overpopulation, many countries are running out of young people. Now what?

Forget overpopulation, many countries are running out of young people. Now what?

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Brian Cooley | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT Demographers are sounding the alarm that too few people will be as bad as too many. "Population problem" has always been synonymous with overpopulation, but the trendlines in many societies suggest the problem will soon be too few people, thanks to access to birth control, greater availability of education, increased affluence and women entering the workforce. Now what? "It's important to think about population decline not as necessarily good or bad. What it is is a big shift," says Damien Cave, the Sydney bureau chief for the New York Times and author…
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Jul
07
2021
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Idea of 4-day workweek gains steam after ‘overwhelming success’ in Iceland

Idea of 4-day workweek gains steam after ‘overwhelming success’ in Iceland

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By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Iceland tested a four-day workweek for several years that proved to be an “overwhelming success” as thousands of workers improved productivity while spending fewer hours on the job, according to results of the study published Sunday. The large-scale study, conducted between 2015 and 2019 in the Nordic island nation off the coast of Greenland in the Norwegian Sea, found “groundbreaking evidence for the efficacy of working time reduction.” About 2,500 workers were permitted to shorten their work week by a day and moved from a 40-hour week to a 35- or 36-hour week while…
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