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Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize as a teenager after surviving a Taliban assassination attempt, has signed a deal with Apple TV+ that will see her produce dramas and documentaries that focus on women and children.
The multi-year partnership would "draw on her ability to inspire people around the world", the company said in a statement, adding that content would also include animation and children's series.
<p>"I'm grateful for the opportunity to support women, young people, writers, and artists in reflecting the world as they see it," the 23-year-old was quoted as saying.</p><p>Yousafzai earned the wrath of the Taliban as a 10-year-old in rural northwest Pakistan when she began campaigning for education rights for girls.</p><p>At the time, the Pakistani Taliban had gained a significant foothold in the Swat Valley, imposing a fundamentalist version of Islam on areas they controlled -- banning education for girls and employment for women.</p><p>Yousafzai drew international attention with a series of blogs and articles she wrote about everyday life and hopes for a better future, but her fame incensed the Taliban, whose leadership ordered her murder.</p><p>In October 2012, a Taliban assassin shot the then-15-year-old as she rode home on a bus from school. The bullet struck near her left eye, went through her neck and lodged in her shoulder.</p><p>She recovered after months of treatment at home and abroad before co-writing a best-selling memoir titled "I am Malala", which drew even more international attention.</p><p>Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as a 17-year-old in 2014, sharing the award with Kailash Satyarthi, a children's rights activist from India.</p><p>She graduated from Britain's Oxford University last year and has since created a digital publication for girls and women, and formed her own TV production company.</p><p>"I believe in the power of stories to bring families together, forge friendships, build movements, and inspire children to dream," she was quoted as saying in Monday's statement.</p>
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'I'm done with this!' Piers Morgan storms off set after co-host calls him out for 'trashing' Meghan Markle
March 09, 2021
British morning show host Piers Morgan stormed off the set of "Good Morning Britain" on Tuesday after a co-host called him out for incessantly "trashing" Duchess Meghan Markle.
Morgan, who was once a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, has spent the last two days issuing scathing denunciations of Markle after she and Prince Harry told Oprah Winfrey that a member of the Royal Family had expressed concerns about the skin color of the couple's child.
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However, co-host Alex Beresford defending the royal couple and accused Morgan of having a personal obsession with bringing down Markle.
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"I understand you don't like Meghan Markle," Beresford said. "You've made it so clear a number of times on this program, a number of times! And I understand that you've got a personal relationship with Meghan Markle, or had one, and she cut you off. She's entitled to cut you off!"
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Beresford then shamed Morgan for attacking Markle even though she hasn't said anything about him after cutting him out of her life.
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At this point, Morgan stood up and walked off the set.
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"Okay I'm done with this!" he shouted. "Sorry!"
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Gov. DeSantis pulled a disappearing act last November to hide having COVID: Florida Democrat
March 09, 2021
In an interview on the Daily Beast's " New Normal" podcast, a top Florida Democrat speculated that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) was infected with COVID-19 late last year and hid it from the public.
DeSantis, who is currently being accused of funneling vaccines for the coronavirus to wealthy donors has been at the forefront of keeping his state open despite high infection rates and is believed to be maneuvering to set himself up for a 2024 presidential run.
<p>Speaking with host Molly Jong-Fast, Nikki Fried, who serves as Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, claimed that the controversial governor disappeared from public view last November because he was dealing with COVID-19 symptoms.</p><p>"You know, he went MIA for three weeks in November claiming that he was working on some statewide plan. My take is that he probably had COVID and didn't want to tell people <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-gov-ron-desantis-gave-out-vip-vaccines" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">when the vaccines first came to our state</a>," Fried suggested.</p><p>At the time, the Tampa Bay Times also noted <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2020/11/25/desantis-wont-answer-questions-about-anything-where-has-he-been/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DeSantis dropping off the radar</a> and issuing a short video.</p><p>"Recording from his desk in the Capitol, DeSantis acknowledged that the early doses of therapeutic drugs and vaccines will have to be rationed but, as he has done for weeks, he offered no explanation as to who decides who gets the first doses and what criteria is being used," the Times reported, adding, "This is the second time in two weeks that DeSantis, who has virtually disappeared from public view since the election, has chosen to bypass reporters' questions and instead issue a video message delivered on social media and distributed by the state's emergency operations alert system as well as his email platform."</p><p>During her "New Normal" interview , Fried also suggested that DeSantis is taking guidance on his moves, when it comes to the pandemic, from Donald Trump who now lives at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida after losing re-election.</p><p>"A lot of it was, he [DeSantis] was getting his nod from President Trump and wasn't able to do anything without President Trump's approval, and the same thing is happening here, because now President Trump is a resident," she stated. "So I'm sure that [DeSantis] is consistently calling the president and I'm sure the president's wealthy friends in the state of Florida are asking for the vaccines, and so they're <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-governor-ron-desantis-is-screwing-up-the-pfizer-coronavirus-vaccine-rollout" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">getting it delivered to them</a>."</p><p>You can listen to the podcast below:</p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe frameborder="0" height="188px" scrolling="no" src="https://embed.acast.com/e6144023-f22b-40d4-a072-64c7a5e7b0c1/9cc83233-45d3-4936-ad3a-8ebc6bfce06c" style="border:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Embed Player" width="100%"></iframe></div><p><br/></p>
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