A sharp increase in the rate of obesity-linked cancers among young adults in the United States could foreshadow a reversal in the overall decline in cancer mortality, researchers warned Monday. In a sweeping study covering…
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Facebook at 15: a titan with grown-up woes
Fifteen years after its founding, Facebook has made strides toward Mark Zuckerberg’s goal of connecting the world. But it has also made some huge missteps that have turned some of its cheerleaders into vocal detractors….
Hip-hop turns 40 — and its parents are beaming with pride
Forty years ago, hip-hop was little known outside its birthplace, New York — until the Sugarhill Gang decided to record their rhymes, launching the genre’s rise as a dominant cultural and commercial force. The result…
Firms that sold fake social media activity settle with New York state
Companies that sold fake social media activity have reached a settlement with the state of New York in a case that, for the first time, established such activity as illegal, the state’s attorney general said…
As R. Kelly outrage festers, will music embrace #MeToo?
The #MeToo movement has shaken a number of industries including Hollywood in recent years, but the world of popular music has mostly shied from embracing the crusade. In a business long associated with seedy behavior,…
Black, gay US TV actor attacked in ‘possible hate crime’
Black, openly-gay actor Jussie Smollett of the US television program “Empire” was hospitalized Tuesday in Chicago following a possibly hate-motivated attack in which assailants tied a rope around his neck, police and his co-workers said….
Grammy-winning R&B singer James Ingram dies at 66
James Ingram, a Grammy winner known for his soulful R&B hits, has died, his friends and colleagues said Tuesday. He was 66 years old. “I have lost my dearest friend and creative partner James Ingram…
A Boston fashion show takes on gun violence
Dozens of models took to the runway in Boston over the weekend, and all of them shared a common thread: all had lost relatives to gun violence. Several local designers showed their work at the…
Winners List: Screen Actor Guild Awards
Here is the list of winners in key categories at the 25th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, held Sunday in Los Angeles: – MOTION PICTURE AWARDS – Best ensemble cast: “Black Panther” Best actor: Rami…
Stoned with the stars: California’s marijuana tourism gets smoking
When California legalized recreational marijuana use in 2016, Gene Grozovskiy decided he would show tourists the big change behind the scenes. Now he’s seeing some green, thanks to strong interest in all that grass in…