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[ad_1] American actor Gus Lewis was just 12 years old when he played the kid version of Batman — who had a fear of bats after falling into a cave and encountering the animal — in “Batman Begins” back in 2005. Lewis shared the big screen with Hollywood legends like Christian Bale — playing the adult version of Batman, Cillian Murphy as the vicious psychopath who is afraid of Batman, Scarecrow and Katie Holmes as the town of Gotham’s district attorney and Batman’s love interest, Rachel Dawes. From a young age, Lewis found interest behind the camera and in more…

[ad_1] Ahead of the tenth anniversary of a judgment that formalized the denationalization of children of people with irregular migratory status, the Dominican Republic must put an end to the structural racism that disproportionately affects tens of thousands of people of Haitian descent, who have been affected by the racist and discriminatory policies that the Dominican state has historically implemented against this population, Amnesty International said today. In 2010, the country’s constitution was reformed to stipulate that those born on Dominican territory to parents with irregular migratory status would not acquire Dominican nationality. On 23 September 2013, a judgment by…

[ad_1] Country could file second case with International Court of Arbitration over China’s alleged destruction of coral reefs.Manila is exploring legal options against China over its alleged destruction of coral reefs within the Philippines’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the disputed South China Sea. Manila has accused Beijing of causing environmental damage at Iroquois Reef in the Spratly Islands and is currrently assessing the extent of the damage. China accuses the Philippines of trying to “create political drama”. Manila and Beijing have clashed increasingly this year over the South China Sea, with Manila accusing the Chinese coastguard of “dangerous manoeuvres”…

[ad_1] It’s natural for a credit card company to know where you shop, how much you spend, and on what days. But, then, if it turns around and sells that information to any company that wants to buy it, some might say that may be going a little too far. According to an investigation from US PIRG, Mastercard has increasingly monetized an “immense” amount of transaction data that it has access to over the past several years – enabling companies to improve marketing that can predict your buying behavior prospect for new high-spending customers. “It’s like if you hired a babysitter and…

[ad_1] Melbourne Victory have added to their complement of Matildas by snapping up forward Emily Gielnik ahead of the new A-League Women campaign.Having missed out on the final 23 for Australia’s squad for the recent World Cup, she joins fellow internationals Lydia Williams and Elise Kellond-Knight in Melbourne. Gielnik, who has spent the last two years playing for English side Aston Villa in the Women’s Super League, rejoins the club she helped to the W-League premiership in 2018/19.The 31-year-old has spent much of her career playing overseas, including stints with Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Swedish club Vittsjo.”I’m excited to be…

[ad_1] Warsaw has stopped supplying weapons to Kyiv and is focusing on arming itself instead, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Wednesday, amid a dispute over Ukraine’s agricultural exports. “We are no longer transferring weapons to Ukraine, because we are now arming Poland with more modern weapons,” Morawiecki said in an appearance on Polish television channel Polsat, according to European Pravda. “If you don’t want to be on the defensive, you have to have something to defend yourself with,” he added, insisting, though, that the move wouldn’t endanger Ukraine’s security. Morawiecki’s terse comments came as tensions escalated between Kyiv and…

[ad_1] Shannon Beador is ready to pay for the cost of the damage she caused to a property after her hit-and-run … and we’re told she’s also currently looking at options to get herself treatment. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Shannon’s lawyer, Michael Fell, is in contact and is working directly with the owner of the Newport Beach property she smashed into over the weekend to help make things right. We’re told “The Real Housewives of Orange County” star, through her lawyer, offered to pay for all the damage and repairs needed to be done … and she’s…

[ad_1] Two Chinese activists whose trial begins on Friday are facing lengthy jail terms simply because Beijing authorities fear their peaceful activism, Amnesty International said today as it joined dozens of civil society groups in calling for their release. #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing are accused of “inciting subversion of state power” and face prison sentences of up to five years, or longer if they are considered “ringleaders”. Ahead of their trial in the south-eastern Chinese city of Guangzhou, 32 NGOs issued a joint statement demanding the charges against them are dropped. “Sophia Huang Xueqin…

[ad_1] As a comedian, I have found that comedy is particularly effective at leveling the playing field when it comes to communication with an audience. But, as a ‘Sit-Down’ comic (born with Cerebral Palsy – C.P.), I understand the subtleties between expressing disability as a flaw rather than a challenge. Regardless of one’s abilities, comedy, at its best, can unite people through language and storytelling: “The bigger your flaws the better your comic character,” says Jerry Corley, founder of The Stand-Up Comedy Clinic. “Basically, in comedy, your flaws become your power,”  Outside of the comedic arena, however, there are numerous ways that individuals in the…

[ad_1] Joining the vaunted ranks of Disney’s personified lake with earrings and some guy in a trans flag tank in one scene of Baymax!, a Paw Patrol spinoff has brought viewers its first nonbinary character.Rubble & Crew, the aforementioned spinoff of the popular children’s copaganda program, semi-recently introduced River, a skateboarder and amateur photographer who’s new to the town of Builder Cove, where the show is set. By “semi-recently” I mean that the episode aired on August 21, but for some reason, conservatives only caught wind of the show “going woke” this week.The reason it took them so long is…