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Glass slippers are on for Cinderella reunion

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2 years ago

August 24, 2022

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Brandy is putting on her glass slipper and taking a walk down memory lane

Brandy is recalling her time as Cinderella in the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s remake, which was featured in the late 1990s.

The movie drew 60 million viewers during its premiere and received an Emmy for Outstanding Art Direction.

It was a big moment, as Brandy became the first black Cinderella.

“My dreams when I was a young girl (were) to be a singer, have my own band and meet Whitney Houston,” she said.

The film was an adaptation of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein ||’s 1957 musical comedy.

This year, it is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the film’s stars Whitney Houston, Whoopi Goldberg, Bernadette Peters and Jason Alexander being celebrated for their mega efforts.

“The idea of having Cinderella be a young Black girl at the time was an extraordinary idea.”
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Alexander played Lionel in the film, which was celebrated for its diversty.

“Suddenly you have a Black woman as a queen, a white man as the king and an Asian man as the prince, and at first glance you go, ‘What?'” he said.

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President Biden threatens to cut off weapons supplies to Israel

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3 days ago

May 10, 2024

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Does this mark a shift in Washington’s public approach to the war?

President Joe Biden is vowing to withhold weapons from Israel if the Jewish State goes forward with its invasion of Rafah.

The comments came after the Biden administration halted a recent shipment of bombs amid concerns over Israel’s plans to launch a full-scale assault on Rafah even as cease-fire talks continue with Hamas.

Jonathan Tobin, the Editor-in-Chief of Jewish News Syndicate, joins Veronica Dudo to discuss.

#IN AMERICA TODAY #trending #Israel #Hamas #Gaza #GazaWar #Rafah

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OpenAI prepares search software to rival Google

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4 days ago

May 9, 2024

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OpenAI is gearing up to launch a groundbreaking AI-powered search product, aiming to compete directly with Google’s dominant search engine.

By harnessing the power of AI, OpenAI aims to deliver more accurate and relevant search results, potentially revolutionising the way people access and consume information online.

Russ Macumber from Impressive joins to discuss. #trending #featured

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Human-like robots want to takeover the workplace

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4 days ago

May 9, 2024

Nathan Langridge

Generative AI is rapidly advancing the development of robots that closely resemble humans, raising questions about the future of employment.

On this episode of Ahron & Mike Live – How Gen AI robots could threaten to takeover the workplace, Disney’s shares fall 10%, Google responds to lowering morale and Apple reveals a new iPad.

Ticker’s Ahron Young & Mike Loder discuss. #featured