Bodegas Put on Notice as Visa Fights Back on Card Surcharges
The world’s largest payment network is making changes to how it deals with merchants who want to charge
2023-07-29 23:24
Colombia Arrests President Petro’s Son for Money Laundering
The son of Colombian president Gustavo Petro was arrested on Saturday morning on accusations of money laundering and
2023-07-29 23:17
Port workers in Canada's British Columbia reject contract offer leaving ports hamstrung by dispute
Port workers in the province of British Columbia have voted to reject a mediated contract offer meant to end a labor dispute that stopped goods moving in and out of harbors, including at Canada’s busiest port in Vancouver
2023-07-29 22:57
Novo Nordisk weight-loss drug Wegovy launched in Germany, first big EU market
By Ludwig Burger and Maggie Fick FRANKFURT Novo Nordisk has launched blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy in Germany, its
2023-07-29 22:48
MLB rumors: Brave tenor ahead of deadline, Cubs deals, when trades will happen
Here's the latest on a smattering of MLB rumors as the trade deadline gets closer and closer.Well, folks, we're within five days of the MLB trade deadline. Teams and players have their last full series this weekend to prove to front offices what moves they should, or shouldn't mak...
2023-07-29 22:45
Montreal’s $5 Billion Rail Line Starts Up in Test Case for CDPQ
After years of delays and hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns, a Montreal rail system planned,
2023-07-29 22:21
France, China to Work on Regulatory Framework for Cosmetics
France and China have agreed to work together on improving the regulatory environment surrounding cosmetics to protect both
2023-07-29 22:16
Canada Dockworkers Renew Strike Threat With Rejection of Contract
Dockworkers on Canada’s west coast raised the possibility of a renewed labor disruption at the country’s busiest port
2023-07-29 21:48
BlackRock, Worldcoin, Ripple: Bitcoin Bull Mike Novogratz Dishes on Crypto
As Bitcoin roars back after a year of crypto industry scandals and losses, Mike Novogratz says one man
2023-07-29 21:28
A large explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Thailand kills at least 10 people and wounds scores
A large explosion at a fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand has killed at least 10 people and wounded scores
2023-07-29 21:22
Ben Shapiro is fuming that Polly Pocket is 'feminist garbage' before the film has even been made
Right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro is appalled that Lena Dunham is set to direct a Polly Pocket movie after the success of Greta Gerwig's Barbie, already calling the film "feminist garbage". In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, titled "more feminist garbage coming to a theatre near you", the 39-year-old spent the latter part of the 10-minute video complaining about the newly announced movie, after he'd spent 40 minutes (plus another 40 in two more videos) criticising the Barbie movie which has gone on to make $500 million at the global box office in a week. It was announced this week that Lena Dunham was set to direct a 'Polly Pocket' movie starring Lily Collins. Not only was Polly Pocket announced but Mattel also said that Barney, Hot Wheels, American Girl Dolls, and more were also getting the movie star treatment. "Now we are getting the Polly Pocket movie that is going to be directed by Lena Dunham, who is a trash person," Shapiro exclaims as he discusses the announcement. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Not only does Shapiro seemingly not like Dunham as a person, but he also takes issue with Dunham, who he views as an "adult director", directing a children's film. "Lena Dunham is not a director of children's film, she became famous for the extraordinarily sexually graphic HBO show Girls." More Feminist Garbage Coming to a Theater Near You www.youtube.com "Mattel execs say that there's already a great script. I doubt that because they certainly did not have a great script for Barbie." Speaking of the other movies in the works from Mattel, Shapiro bizarrely accused them all of having an agenda to push progressive ideas such as feminism, LGBT+ rights, and climate change: "I assume that American Girl will actually be turned into a feminist icon who scorns America and believes that America was founded in 1619. "Thomas and Friends will be about a gay train or something. And Barney will be about a purple dinosaur railing against global climate change which is putting his friends and family in danger because people drive cars. I can only imagine this is where they're going with this." Since Shapiro's first rant about Barbie, Gerwig has responded to some of the right-wing criticism by saying: "Certainly, there’s a lot of passion. My hope for the movie is that it’s an invitation for everybody to be part of the party and let go of the things that aren’t necessarily serving us as either women or men." Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-29 20:55
Brentford hold firm on David Raya asking price in Bayern Munich talks
Bayern Munich have held talks with Brentford over goalkeeper David Raya.
2023-07-29 20:50
