Tom Hanks, Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey & more headlining online telethon for the ACLU
It's a new kind of telethon for the social media age.
Tom Hanks, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, John Hamm, Tracey Morgan and Amy Poehler are just some of the stars on board for an online streaming fundraiser for the American Civil Liberties Union.
Stand for Rights: A Benefit for the ACLU will stream on Facebook Live on Friday, March 31 beginning at 7 p.m. ET, according to the event's Facebook page. The show will be filmed in New York City and is being produced in collaboration with Funny or Die which will premiere new videos throughout the webcast.
Also taking part are Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt actress Ellie Kemper. More names are expected to be announced.
"It promises to be a historic event marking the first time in history people have something productive to do on Facebook on a Friday night," reads the event's page.
Although the location of the taping was not announced, an Eventbrite page is selling admission to it for $1,000 - $25,000.
"In these tumultuous times, we need our favorite actors, musicians, and comedians to do what they do best Speak earnestly about politics? No! Entertain you for a great cause? Yes!" reads thepage. "Because when the Titanic sank, the band kept playing! Except in this case, the band will be raising money for something that can fix the boat. And Leonardo DiCaprio won’t have to die."
All profits from the event will go to the ACLU.
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On Ebay, fan selling bag of air from Adele's record-breaking Australian tour
If you weren't able to attend Adele's record-breaking run of concerts in Australia, you can still experience a small part of it, thanks to one extremely enterprising fan.
The fan is auctioning of a bag of air -- yes, air -- supposedly captured at Adele's March 13 show in Adelaide, Australia. "Grab a piece of history for your Adele collection. A true fan must have this air," reads the caption.
The item is a clear plastic sandwich bag labeled with the concert location and date, and the words "legit bag of air." The auction ends March 26, and when we last checked, bidding had reached $15.45 Australian dollars -- a little under 12 bucks.
According to the Adelaide Advertiser, the fan, Shaun McDonough, is also selling a bag of air from a Justin Bieber concert in Sydney March 15.
Adele's concerts were so popular Down Under, it's not surprising people are willing to pay. According to the Sydney Herald Sun, she sold 600,000 tickets during the tour, with just eight shows. Her show on March 11 at Sydney's ANZ Stadium drew over 100,000 fans, the biggest single concert attendance in Australian history.
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Selena Gomez's bucket list item: "I want to jump out of something"
Selena Gomez is still young, but she's managed to pack a lot into those years: touring the world, starring in movies, producing TV shows, dating famous musicians, starting a clothing line, doing charity work and more. But she says there's still one thing she hasn't done yet that she'd like to experience...and it's pretty dangerous.
As part of her recent Vogue cover story, Selena answered 73 random questions about herself for a video on the Vogue website. When asked what's still on her bucket list, she replied, "I want to jump out of something." Whether she means a plane or a window -- or even a cake -- it could get pretty messy.
Among the other things we learned about Selena from the video: Her favorite word is "grateful," she'd describe herself as "loyal, kind and giving," her pet peeve is "people who are rude," the thing that makes her angriest is "people who act entitled," and the dessert she can't live without is chocolate cake.
In addition, Selena says the advice she'd give her 15-year-old self is, "Go ahead and do it 'cause you're gonna do it anyway!"
Selena also says Meryl Streep is her "spirit animal" and the most fashionable woman she knows is Natalie Portman, while the person she looks up to the most is her mom.
The biggest surprise she ever received was a "romantic dinner on a rooftop" -- she doesn't say with who -- and the movie she can watch over and over is Crazy. Stupid. Love.
Her current favorite TV show binge is Curb Your Enthusiasm, songs she loves include "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey and "That's What I Like" by Bruno Mars, and if she wasn't a singer or actress, she'd be a chef.
And finally, where does Selena see herself in 10 years?
"Hopefully, happy."
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Sheryl Crow lands a gig on NCIS: New Orleans
Before she releases her new album next month, Sheryl Crow will be gracing our TV screens. The singer has landed a guest spot on NCIS: New Orleans.
According to Entertainment Weekly, she’ll be performing two new songs from her upcoming album Be Myself on an April episode of the CBS series. According to EW, she'll be singing the album’s first single “Halfway There,” as well as the song “Roller Skate.”
Her scenes take place at a mansion for a charity garden party. As she performs for guests, Scott Bakula’s character, Dwayne Cassius Pride, and his fellow special agents arrive looking for a potential suspect among the crowd.
The episode, which was filmed on Monday, airs Tuesday, April 18 at 10 p.m. on CBS. Sheryl’s album comes out April 21.
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CDB's VYBZING Programme announces 2017 Challenge for TCI Youth
THE CARIBBEAN Development Bank (CDB), through its youth outreach programme, VYBZING, has launched a contest for youth of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI).
Young people between the ages of 16 and 29 are being invited to take part in the Snapchat Story Challenge, an interactive initiative that aims to engage youth on the topic of creative entrepreneurship.
CDB's 2017 VYBZING Snapchat Story Challenge is being hosted under the theme, "Start Up and Stand Up: Creative Enterprises as the Engine of Growth in Turks and Caicos and the Region."
Young Snapchatters are invited to create a three-minute video highlighting the increasing importance of the creative industries to the economic and social well-being of the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Caribbean Region.
Participants in the contest have the opportunity to win prizes ranging from USD750 to USD1,500 There will also be a People's Choice Award, based on the submission with the most votes on the VYBZING Facebook page. Online voting takes place during the period May 8-19, 2017.
The highest voted Snapchatter will receive USD250. The winners will be notified by CDB on May 22, 2017 and prizes will be presented on May 25 during the Closing Ceremony of CDB's 47th Annual Board of Governors' Meeting.
VYBZING Coordinator, and CDB's Information Services Unit Manager, Angela Parris commented: "We are excited to see the submissions from the youth of TCI. The winning entries will be determined by a specially chosen judging panel, who will assess the submissions, based on a number of criteria, including message content and relevance to the theme, innovation and creativity, and originality."
The Snapchat Story Challenge is one of the three activities, which will be held under the VYBZING Youth Outreach Programme in TCI this year.
2017 VYBZING Turks and Caicos Islands, is being held in collaboration with the Government of Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Library Services. Departments of Education and Youth Affairs; the Centre for Entrepreneurial Development and Invest Turks and Caicos Islands.
VYBZING is the youth outreach programme through which CDB engages directly with youth on regional development issues.
The programme, part of the agenda of the Annual Meeting of the Bank's Board of Governors, aims to inspire participants to take action to build a better Caribbean.
The Challenge begins March 15, 2017 and the deadline for submissions is April 30, 2017. Entries must be submitted through the VYBZING Facebook page, www.facebook.com/CDBVYBZING.
Contest rules and regulations are available at www.caribank.org/vybzing2017.
US to confront China over 'unacceptable' auto policies
The White House is planning to confront Beijing over perceived injustices in its automobile industry, Axios News reported late on Sunday.
President Donald Trump's team, including chief strategist Steve Bannon and National Trade Council director Peter Navarro, finds Chinese policy on U.S. car imports "unacceptable" and are currently working on a negotiation strategy, Axios said.
The president has plenty of leverage regarding tariff levels and ownership restrictions, so as Beijing looks to increase its auto exports stateside, Trump is well positioned to negotiate the terms of market entry, the report said.
American automakers are hit with a 25 percent import tariff when they sell in China, while U.S. producers seeking to form a joint venture are required to team up with domestic players who take a 50 percent stake, Axios said.
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Donald Bohn Sr., auto dealer, dies at 93
Donald B. Bohn Sr., who spent four decades in the automobile dealership business his father founded, died Friday (March 17) at his Metairie home. He was 93.
A native New Orleanian, Mr. Bohn started out at Bohn Motor Co., which his father, George Bohn Sr., had founded in the 1920s on South Broad Street near Washington Avenue.
From there, he moved to Dick Bohn Ford in Gretna; he and his brother Dick were co-owners. His last stop was a dealership bearing his name, Don Bohn Ford, in Harvey, where he worked with his sons. They bought the dealership when he retired in 1988, Donald Bohn Jr. said.
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The next generation of Bohns moved beyond Fords, running dealerships that sold Toyotas, Audis, Hyundais, Buicks, Pontiacs and GMC trucks, he said.
They don't use the Bohn name on their dealerships, Donald Bohn Jr. said, because they sold that in 2000 to Group 1 Automotive of Houston.
Mr. Bohn, who graduated from Jesuit High School and attended Loyola University, served in the Coast Guard during World War II. He spent six months of that stint in the Pacific theater.
Survivors include his wife, Mary G. Bohn; three sons, Donald Bohn Jr. of Baton Rouge, and Scott and Van Bohn of Metairie; four daughters, Kathleen Baldwin of New Orleans, Priscilla Dalton of Metairie, Donna Marie Patten of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, and Theresa Goodman of Santa Fe, New Mexico; four stepchildren; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
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Uber president Jeff Jones steps down
Uber president Jeff Jones is leaving the company after less than six months.
A source at the taxi booking app told the BBC the resignation was "completely unexpected".
They said Mr Jones was frustrated the company was hiring a new chief operating officer and that he was not among the candidates.
But according to technology news site Recode, Mr Jones left because of Uber's continued struggle with issues around sexism and sexual harassment.
He told the magazine that the "beliefs and approach to leadership that have guided my career are inconsistent with what I saw and experienced at Uber".
Uber said in a statement on Sunday: "We want to thank Jeff for his six months at the company and wish him all the best."
Privately, however, the company has been shocked by his sudden departure, with other executives left disappointed at what they saw as a lack of professional courtesy in informing them of his plans.
His resignation will take effect immediately.
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McDonald's India delivery app 'leaks user data'
McDonald's delivery app in India leaked personal information about 2.2 million users, a security firm has found.
A poorly configured server gave anyone access to the names, emails, home addresses and phone numbers of users, said Fallible.
Sending a simple request to the server produced lots of information about users, it said.
McDonald's India said it had fixed the app and urged users to install the updated version.
McDonald's delivery app in India leaked personal information about 2.2 million users, a security firm has found.
A poorly configured server gave anyone access to the names, emails, home addresses and phone numbers of users, said Fallible.
Sending a simple request to the server produced lots of information about users, it said.
McDonald's India said it had fixed the app and urged users to install the updated version.
The McDelivery app is operated by Westlife Development which oversees McDonald's restaurants in south and west India.
In a statement sent to the Times of India, McDonald's India said the app did not store any "sensitive financial data" such as credit card numbers, passwords or bank account details.
"The website and app have always been safe to use and we update security measures on a regular basis," it told the newspaper.
Fallible said it had checked after the app was updated and found that it was still leaking information, but gave no details about the extent of this leak.
It added that it had told McDonald's about the more recent problem it discovered and was awaiting a second response.
One app user is believed to have already started legal action over the leaky server, reports The Hindu.
Security firm Fallible said that the lack of strong data protection laws in India and the absence of any meaningful penalty for leaking data meant many companies did little to protect user data.
It claimed to have uncovered "more than 50" instances of data leaks at Indian firms.
"We are pleasantly surprised when we find Indian companies without a personal or payment data leak vulnerability," it said.
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