After discovering one of his employees was working a second job at McDonalds, CEO Dan Price took a 90% pay cut so he could pay all of his staff a minimum salary of $70,000. The CEO and founder of credit card processing and financial services company, Gravity, stated: “As CEO, I was making thirty times what my lowest-paid employee was
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Eddie Murphy has signed a three-picture and first-look deal with Amazon Studios. The Coming to America actor will ‘star in three films for Amazon Studios and develop original film projects for Prime Video and Studios with the potential to star’ in them, according to Deadline. In a statement, head of Amazon Studios Jennifer Salke said: “Eddie is a legend both in front
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Megan Thee Stallion has partnered with Nike to showcase her fitness journey through dance. Taking to social media, the rapper and songwriter wrote: “HOTTIES WE ARE OFFICIALLY NIKE HOTTIES. I told y’all, Real Hotties put other Hotties on! So I’m sharing my fitness story to let you know sport is whatever ya want it to be. “Dance is my sport.
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In honour of Hispanic Heritage month, Barbie have introduced two iconic Latina dolls! The two Latina dolls are the late Cuban-American Latin singer Celia Cruz and Julia Alvarez – the Dominican-American poet, novelist and activist. Taking to twitter, Barbie wrote: “In celebration of #HispanicHeritageMonth, Barbie is proud to announce two new one-of-a-kind Role Models in Celia Cruz, the Cuban “Queen
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Angela Yee is best known for being one third of the hit New York radio show, The Breakfast Club. Co-hosting alongside DJ Envy and Charlamagne, Angela has interviewed a countless number of celebrities. However hosting isn’t all she does. She owns multiple businesses. As well as her coffee brand, Coffee Uplifts People, Angela is the founder of a juice bar
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Morrisons are set to become the first retail giant to ban plastic packaging on all of their bananas. According to the supermarket, bananas are their second most commonly bought product and their packaging will be replaced with paper bands. In a statement, Elio Biondo (banana buyer for Morrisons) said: “Bananas have their own packaging – their skins. They also grow
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Celebrating their 10 year wedding anniversary, Stephen and Ayesha Curry renewed their vows. The ceremony, which was a surprise from Steph, 33, was officiated by their eldest child Riley, 9. Taking to Instagram, Ayesha, 32, wrote: “A couple of weeks ago @stephencurry30 surprised me with the most beautiful vow renewal ceremony. He even picked out my dress for me and had it
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Nelly is set to receive the ‘I Am Hip Hop’ top honorary award at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards ceremony. The 46-year-old rapper will be honoured ‘for his massive contributions to music and the culture at large’. Nelly released his hit debut album ‘Country Grammar’ in 2000 and has been a success ever since. In statement, he said: “I am
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Amazing sounds are coming to the live music scene, as The Fugees are back! In celebration of the 25th anniversary of their classic 1996 album ‘The Score’, the Hip-hop trio are reuniting for an international tour. The trio, which consists of Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michél, were a strong force in Hip-hop during the 1990s, with their 1994
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Musharaf Asghar first appeared on our screens when he was 16-years-old on the TV series Educating Yorkshire. Overcoming the challenges of having a strong stammer, Musharaf inspired not only his classmates, but the entire world when he went on his school’s stage and delivered a speech. Now 25-years-old, Musharaf is a motivational speaker and takes pride in having a stammer.
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