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No Trump ads: BuzzFeed says candidate ‘hazardous’

WASHINGTON — BuzzFeed has terminated an advertising deal with the Republican Party, saying presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump is “hazardous to our health,” the digital news group said Monday.

Unforgettable courtroom drama

By Vince Alvic Alexis F. Nonato, Reporter

Book Review
The Best of the Unforgettable Legal Stories
By Aida Sevilla Mendoza
2016, Anvil Publishing, Inc.

Do not be intimated by the title and genre. You don’t have to be a lawyer to understand — and enjoy — The Best of the Unforgettable Legal Stories, a compilation of real-life cases made more colorful by newspaper columnist Aida Sevilla Mendoza.

Rebranding move backfires on troubled media group

WASHINGTON — Troubled newspaper group Tribune Publishing was trying for a new image as it seeks to fend off a takeover bid and adapt to the digital era.

Hairy future for Australia’s beloved koala

PORT MACQUARIE, AUSTRALIA — A sweet, sickly smell filled the air as Sherwood Robyn, a 12-year-old koala, was brought into a small examination room at Australia’s first hospital for the furry marsupials.

Precision medicine can widen cancer care options

CHICAGO — Results of several clinical trials released on Sunday show the revolutionary potential of immunotherapy in treating advanced cases of hard to treat types of cancer, such as bladder and lung cancer.

Be an Alpha

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo, Reporter

A MULTI-DISCIPLINE GYM dedicated to strength, fitness and performance enhancement, Alpha Strength recently opened its doors to help people be an “alpha,” or better versions of themselves.

Dari Creme: a Heritage Brand

Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco

An iconic brand — a heritage brand — Dari Creme, is now back on our TV screens after years and years. I do hope you catch this relaunch TV commercial produced for Magnolia, Inc. by advertising agency, Publicis Jimenez Basic.

A small intimate production

By Camille Anne M. Arcilla

Theater
Happiness Is A Pearl
Written by Rody Vera

Presented by Artist Playground
June 9 to July 3
Wednesdays to Fridays at 7 p.m.;
Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The Little Room Upstairs, unit 1701, Landsdale Tower,
86 Mother Ignacia Ave., Quezon City

Rody Vera’s Happiness Is A Pearl is a one-act play will make the audience question what is worth fighting for in the name of love.

Life of rock superstar Prince celebrated in new comic book

Prince, the innovative, Grammy-winning musician who died of an accidental, self-inflicted overdose of a powerful painkiller in April, is being honored with a comic book about his life.

Star Wars is really about Feminism. And Jesus

By Cass R. Sunstein

THIRTY-NINE years ago, on May 25, 1977, a movie was released with a somewhat ridiculous name: Star Wars.

Indonesia plans tougher punishments for poachers

JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Indonesia plans to quadruple maximum jail terms for animal poachers and traffickers in a major overhaul of wildlife crime laws, but environmentalists expressed scepticism Wednesday the changes would be effective.

Success with immunotherapy in handling hard to treat cancer

CHICAGO — Using a patient’s individual tumor biomarkers to determine the best treatment can improve success rates, studies showed on Saturday.