Since when is it a good idea for the president of the United States to encourage political leaders to cave in to demands by armed protesters?

The coronavirus pandemic might be a tipping point for small medical practices, which have had trouble staying afloat.

Several medical trade groups are asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom for extraordinary immunity for their triage decisions.

This is no time for LAPD to "manage" public anger. It is a time to come clean.

London Fire Brigade’s first Commissioner in 75 years to have served as a commissioned officer in the British army has today sign a covenant with the UK armed forces.

Firefighters are continuing to step up to prevent the spread of coronavirus, this time by delivering medicines, care packages and food to vulnerable Londoners

The restaurant, which served traditional Basque cooking enjoyed family-style, had been in business for 89 years.

Nine Los Angeles restaurants and chefs, including Jessica Koslow and Jeremy Fox, are on James Beard Foundation's list.

Now that sourdough baking has become a shutdown trend, here are some suggestions for what to do with extra starter.

He's interviewed Neko Case, Jeff Tweedy and Maria Bamford about depression. With his new memoir, "The Hilarious World of Depression," John Moe looks inward.

Jules Haimovitz, who's served as president of MGM Networks and Viacom, is asking $21.32 million for his estate in the Beverly Hills Post Office area.

A Mediterranean Revival-style home once owned by noted makeup artist Percival "Perc" Westmore is for sale in the Hollywood Hills for $5.495 million.

The oddly timely parody has Blue playing a CDC black ops chief hunting a deadly virus. In real life, color is a big theme in her office retreat.

"The film will not be screened in theatres in the predominantly Muslim UAE, a desert country of around 10 million people where gay sex is illegal," said filmmaker Hitesh Kewalya.

Shapira burst into Germany’s consciousness on New Year’s Eve 2015, when several Arab men beat him on a Berlin metro train because he had objected to their singing anti-Israel and antisemitic chants.

'To provide counsel to the president on the reopening of America'

It's a sunny day in March and "Machine Planet" is flying a single-engine Cessna over Northern California.

Electric vehicles can cut greenhouse gases and carmakers have big plans for them. But so far, few car buyers want them.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has kept his Fremont, Calif., manufacturing plant open despite the Bay Area coronavirus lockdown.

Hollywood and Bollywood stars honor Indian actor Irrfan Khan ('Slumdog Millionaire,' 'Life of Pi'), who died Wednesday at 53.

With concerts cancelled and album releases amiss, musicians with mental health issues are struggling with the stress and uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nigerian percussionist Tony Allen was best known for his work with Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti's band Africa 70 and went on to play with Damon Albarn and Flea.

"Orange Is the New Black" creator Jenji Kohan will produce a Netflix series called "Social Distance" set during the coronavirus outbreak.

Beloved NBC sitcom "Parks and Recreation," starring Amy Poehler, returned Thursday during the coronavirus outbreak for a special to benefit Feeding America.

FIFA 20 – EA Sports have announced their latest FIFA 20 FUT Team of the Week, so who has received a stats boost for their most recent performances?

The Virtual Grand National takes place today and Express Sport is on hand with the full list of runners and riders.

US campaign financing rules have been relaxed even further in recent years, making a worrying problem about the state of American democracy worse (because those with money have even more ability to try and buy votes or influence policy).

Media coverage of this issue, though it may pop up from time to time, seems quite limited. Perhaps because it is estimated that television stations this year could make as much as eight billion dollars from political campaigns.

The state of US mainstream media has unfortunately been lamentable for many years, and after the issues around hurricane Katrina, it was thought that the media would be rejuvenated. Unfortunately it does not seem that way.

This page has been updated with further information about campaign financing issues and how limits in the US have been lifted making the problem worse. Also added were notes on US press freedom, and an info graphic on media ownership concentration.

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It has long been known that advertisers will “photoshop” (slang for editing photos to touch up or airbrush out imperfections) photos to make the subject more attractive. But many have pointed out that this subtle manipulation often goes too far. Young people, girls in particular, are bombarded with images of how they are supposed to look, contributing to many social and health problems as a result.

The American National Advertising Division (the US advertising industry’s self-regulating watchdog) for example, recently moved to ban the misleading use of photoshopping and enhanced post-production in cosmetics adverts as it could be too misleading. In the UK some adverts have been banned because the effects of airbrushing has resulted in very misleading cosmetic adverts. France has even considered legislation to explicitly identify retouched images.

Some will claim it is up to parents to teach their children how to recognize these things, but parents cannot often win against an army of professional psychologists, marketers and others all focused on pushing their own images onto children, when studies also say that children are not old enough tell the difference between commercial and other content.

This page has been updated to add a section about this issue with further links, videos and examples.

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The FA Cup quarter-final draw takes place this evening but what ball number is your team? Express Sport has all the details.

VIRGIN Media and O2 are to merge to create a £31billion media and telecoms giant, their parent firms have announced. Liberty Global and Telefonica - the owners of Virgin Media and O2 respectively - had confirmed on Monday that they were in discussions over a possible combination.

All the latest rumours and gossip coming out of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Novak Djokovic has been involved in controversial talks with a friend on Instagram.

VIRGIN MEDIA customers are about to lose one of the best perks rolled-out to keep them entertained during the lockdown. Here are all the channels you're set to lose from your set-top box in a few hours time.

ALARMING levels of plastic have been found on the Mediterranean seabed, scientists revealed yesterday.

FA Cup ball numbers for the fifth round draw have been confirmed as clubs compete to get their name in the hat.

BORIS Johnson's deputy chief medical officer has warned the next coronavirus lockdown steps could prove to be extremely painstaking.

BORIS Johnson's deputy chief medical officer has warned the next coronavirus lockdown steps could prove to be extremely painstaking.

SPFL fixtures have been released for the 2019/20 season as Neil Lennon’s Celtic target a ninth-consecutive league title.

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER has saved the day with his new YouTube channel - but which musical will be streamed this week?

FA Cup ball numbers for the fourth round draw have been confirmed as Manchester United and Liverpool sweat on their spot after being held to draws.

Find out when the Carabao Cup draw for the third round takes place and how to watch it on TV.

FA Cup first round draw takes place on Monday evening and Express Sport is on hand to bring you everything you need to know.

Mike Tyson has resumed training and is eyeing a return to the ring.

Boxing news - Express Sport brings you the latest ongoings in the boxing world, including updates on Anthony Joshua, Mike Tyson and more.

Newcastle's £300m takeover is set to complete within a week.

Manchester United hero Wayne Rooney has been named as the most influential Premier League player of all time, but who else makes the top 20?

YOUNG Princess Elizabeth's night out celebrating VE Day on the streets of London helped turn her into a Queen like no other.