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Click here to read the full article. Neil Cavuto , one of the longest-serving anchors at Fox News Media, has said he tested positive for coronavirus and will take a break from his regular anchoring duties on Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. Cavuto has for years been open about health challenges he faces. He has multiple sclerosis, and had open-heart surgery in 2016. He was treated for cancer in the 1980s. More from Variety Carole King/James Taylor Documentary Directed by Frank Marshall Set for CNN and HBO Max CNN Plus Won't Launch Until 2022. Ads for the Streaming Service Start Now (EXCLUSIVE) MyPillow Finds New Resting Spot for Ads on Fox News “While I’m somewhat stunned by this news, doctors tell me I’m lucky as well. Had I not been vaccinated, and with all my medical issues, this would be a far more dire situation,” Cavuto said in a statement provided by Fox News Tuesday evening. “It’s not, because I did and I’m surviving this because I …

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Click here to read the full article. Influential Black media figure Marcus Ryder will take up BBC director general Tim Davies’ offer to meet for a private discussion over claims that the executive blocked Ryder’s appointment to a senior news role within the organization, Variety can confirm. A source tells Variety that Ryder and Davie are scheduled to meet in early November. More from Variety 'The Split' Creator Abi Morgan Talks Making Her Directorial Debut, Adapting Her Memoir (EXCLUSIVE) BBC Scripted Showcase Adheres to Contentious 'Distinctive British Content' Rules, Says Drama Chief 'Sherwood' Scribe James Graham on Tackling the Police and Writing Global Television The row erupted after Ryder — a former head of current affairs at BBC Scotland who is now a visiting professor at the Lenny Henry Centre For Media Diversity and chair of prestigious drama school RADA — was invited to apply for the role of executive editor overseeing radio news …

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Love cryptocurrencies or hate the very idea of them, they’re becoming more mainstream by the day. Cryptocurrencies have surged so much that their total value has reached nearly $2.5 trillion, rivaling the size of G7 economies like Canada’s and Italy’s, with more than 200 million users. At that size, it’s simply too big for the financial establishment to ignore. Firms that cater to the world's wealthiest families are increasingly putting some of their fortunes into crypto. Hedge funds are trading Bitcoin, which has big-name banks starting to offer them services around it. PayPal lets users buy crypto on its app, while Twitter helps people show appreciation for tweets by tipping their creators with Bitcoin. And in the latest milestone for the industry, an easy-to-trade fund tied to Bitcoin began trading on Tuesday. Investors can buy the exchange-traded fund from ProShares through an old-school brokerage account, without having to learn what a hot or cold wallet is. …

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There are two genres I tend to approach with extra caution: Slashers and retirement home comedies. Both have found me covering my eyes for not entirely unrelated reasons. Yes, the dismembering is more metaphorical than the latter, but sometimes it’s equally hard to stomach seeing a great group of actors reduced to incontinence jokes. Also, I’m still recovering from the Diane Keaton movie “Poms.” The latest retirement home comedy is “ Queen Bees ” about Helen (played by the majestic Ellen Burstyn), who reluctantly moves into a senior community while her beautiful suburban house is being fixed up after an accidental kitchen fire. Helen is still sharp and active and capable of living alone, but her real estate agent daughter (Elizabeth Mitchell) just seems to want to get the inevitable transition to out of the way. Helen, for her part, suspects her daughter just wants to sell her home and she may not be wrong. For as lovely as Helen’s house is, the retirement community …

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Mount Aso, located on the island of Kyushu in southwest Japan, is one of the world's largest volcanoes . According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Mount Aso comprises the Aso caldera and post-caldera central cones. A caldera is described as a circular depression in the Earth that's larger than an ordinary crater, the Aso Volcano Disaster Prevention Council website explains. Spanning around 15.5 miles north-south and 11.1 miles east-west in diameter, the Aso caldera is one of the world's largest collapsed volcanoes, according to the Aso UNESCO Global Geopark, which lies within the Aso Kuju National Park, home to Mount Aso. According to the Aso UNESCO Global Geopark, there is no freestanding mountain known as Mount Aso, but experts refer to the entire area up to the caldera's outer rim as Aso Volcano. The JMA explains the Aso caldera was formed by four "gigantic pyroclastic-flow eruptions" from around 90,000 to 270,000 years ago, while post-caldera central cones …

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Bhopal: Days ahead of polling for four by-polls in Madhya Pradesh, both the BJP and Congress are observing Valmiki Jayanti in the state on Wednesday, in an apparent effort to woo the Dalits. The mainstream political rivals have already pitched hard in favour of 27% OBC quota, a matter which is pending before the state high court and tribals. Bharatiya Janata Party state head VD Sharam attended an event organised at the BJP headquarters in Bhopal on Wednesday and also took part in Sundar Kand recital on the occasion at the party office. Sharma performed Valmiki pujan and a shobha yatra was also taken out of the BJP office. The party has also organised events in slum localities to mark the occasion. The Congress, too, was up to the mark and organised an event to mark the Valmiki Jayanti. MPCC president Kamal Nath released a calendar dedicated to Adikavi Valmiki in an event organised at his residence in Bhopal. Nath has also ordered events at block and district level in the state …

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Click here to read the full article. Roy Horan III, the U.S.-born actor and film executive whose martial arts career flourished in Hong Kong’s Golden Era, has died. The father of Hong Kong-based actor Celina Jade , Horan was 71. Horan (also known as “Sandy” and sometimes credited as Roy Haron) died on Oct. 12 after hiking and meditating in the hills near Los Angeles. A memorial ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on Wednesday. More from Variety Quentin Tarantino Tells Critics of Bruce Lee Portrayal in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' to 'Suck a D---' Jason Kothari and John Fusco to Produce Bruce Lee-Scripted 'The Silent Flute' Bruce Lee's Daughter Shannon Recalls His Struggle to Make 'Enter the Dragon' in New Book Excerpt (EXCLUSIVE) After graduation from the University of Rhode Island, Horan began his career as a martial arts student of renowned Korean taekwondo master and popular Hong Kong movie super-villain Hwang Jang-Lee (aka “lord of the super …

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Click here to read the full article. Chile’s Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic) has unveiled the full list of series projects set to pitch at its upcoming Sanfic Series sidebar, running under the festival’s Sanfic Industria banner Oct. 27-Nov. 5. “Receiving these fiction series projects from all the countries of the Southern Cone has been extremely gratifying and demonstrates the potential of the region in terms of creative avant-garde. Our role at Series Lab is to create a bridge to channel that potential and bring it closer to the industry,” said Alejandra Marano, Sanfic Series coordinator and Lab mentor. More from Variety Sanfic Industria Unveils Fiction, Documentary Features to Pitch at 2021 Santiago Lab (EXCLUSIVE) Chile's 10th Sanfic Industria Sets Fall Dates, Touts Series and Genre Projects (EXCLUSIVE) Cineática Films Boards Roberto Doveris' 'Slay the Dragon' (EXCLUSIVE) In addition to the six featured projects, two other series – …

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Click here to read the full article. Perhaps it was inevitable that Spotify and Shopify — with their similar-sounding monikers — would eventually join forces. Spotify on Wednesday announced a new partnership with ecommerce provider Shopify to let artists list merchandise directly on their profiles on the audio-streaming giant’s platform. More from Variety Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' Will Launch Podcast Counterpart The Best Podcast Mics to Buy Right Now, According to Three Professional Sound Engineers Publishers Ask Copyright Royalty Board for Major Streaming Increase, DSPs Want 'Smallest Rates in History,' Fiery Words Ensue Any artist globally can already link to their Shopify store if they have one from their Spotify profile. But now Spotify users will see featured product listings from Shopify on the service; during the initial beta period, Shopify merchandise will only be visible to Spotify listeners in five countries: the U.S., Canada, …

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Click here to read the full article. What will Facebook ’s new name be? The social giant, amid one of the worst PR crises in its 17-year history, is expected to announce a new name before the end of the month, according to a report by tech-news site The Verge, citing an anonymous source. More from Variety Facebook Fined $69 Million by U.K. Authority for Breaching Order During Giphy Merger Investigation Netflix Says Viewing Rose 14% During Facebook's Hours-Long Outage Facebook Says It Will Start Removing 'Sexualized Attacks' on Celebrities as Part of Anti-Harassment Policy Update Facebook’s new name is supposed to reflect CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s positioning of the company as moving beyond social media — into a developer of virtual “metaverse” experiences , per The Verge. Zuckerberg plans to talk about the new name at the Facebook Connect conference on Oct. 28, but the new corporate name could be announced before then, according to The Verge report. …

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