Will Smith Skips Oscars Amid Diversity Debate
Will Smith says he will skip this year's Academy Awards joining wife Jada Pinkett Smith. He notes Hollywood should reflect beauty and fight for ideals while calling the all white acting field a sign of broader social challenges and racial disharmony.
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Washington groups push FCC to propose broadband privacy rules
More than 50 privacy digital rights and consumer groups urge the FCC to propose rules protecting consumer information from being collected and shared by broadband providers without consent. They warn of surveillance risks and a chilling effect on speech. Wheeler signals plans to address the issue soon.
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Merkel faces dwindling window to quell European refugee crisis
Germany's Angela Merkel seeks outside help as Austria and Sweden tighten borders and EU states refuse new asylum intake. Merkel plans one more month of diplomacy with Turkey and a London aid conference ahead of a February EU leaders summit to anchor a coalition of the willing. Dutch PM Rutte warns six to eight weeks to curb arrivals as spring could bring a surge.
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Detainee Declines Release as Guantanamo Downsizing Stalls
The Pentagon revealed two Guantanamo captives were sent to new lives in the Balkans while Yemeni prisoner Mohammad Bwazir, 35, refused to depart for sanctuary country options. Bwazir feared going to a country without family. he hoped to go to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, or Indonesia.
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