– After two decades of growing at an astonishing rate, China's economic growth has cooled off enough to cause problems in plenty of other economies. Figures released today show the economy grew 7.5% in the first quarter of this year, a rate many countries can only dream of but still the lowest since 1990, the BBC reports. Officials have set a target of 7.5% growth for the year, but analysts doubt China can hit even that modest target without stimulus measures. China's growth rate has been slipping since its 2007 peak, and its government faces the tricky task of reshaping the economy to make it reliant on consumer spending instead of heavy industry, the Wall Street Journal finds. The shift has hit some countries hard, including Indonesia and Australia, where unemployment is rising and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd recently declared that "the China resources boom is over." But the picture is brighter for countries—including the US—whose exports go mainly to Chinese consumers.
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 As the numbers pile up showing China's sizzling growth cooling down, industries world-wide—from German paper-cutter makers to Indonesian palm-oil exporters—are confronting an altered landscape of winners and losers. 
  
 The ones that benefited the most from China's rise are now being hurt. Others, aiming at China's 1.3 billion consumers, are faring better. 
  
 Growth in China, the world's second-biggest economy after the U.S., has been slowing since 2007's peak, but that slowdown has accelerated recently. 
  
 China's second-quarter gross domestic product released early Monday showed the economy expanded 7.5% from the year earlier, slower than the 7.7% growth in the first quarter. 
  
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 China's economic growth slowed in the April to June period, the second straight quarter of weaker expansion. 
  
 The world's second biggest economy grew by 7.5% compared to the previous year, down from 7.7% in the January to March period, data showed. 
  
 The figures were in line with analyst expectations. 
  
 After decades of blistering growth in China, analysts say authorities now seem ready to accept a slower pace of expansion. 
  
 The figures showed that weak trade data and actions by authorities to rein in bank lending contributed to the slower growth. 
  
 "As of now, China's gross domestic product has been staying under 8% for five straight quarters, a clear sign of distress," said economist Ren Xianfang from IHS Global Insight. 
  
 "The rather sharp growth deceleration and the recent financial market turmoil indicate that risks have been building on both the financial and real goods sector." 
  
 Global impact 
  
 The government has set a target of 7.5% growth for the whole of 2013, which would mark the lowest rate of expansion in more than two decades. 
  
 The world economy may be slowing as China and other emerging economies decelerate and the West continues its gradual recovery. But growing at a more sustainable pace isn't necessarily a bad thing. Of course, it depends on the nature of the slowdown 
  
 A slowdown in economic activity in China has a global impact as companies that sell to China may see revenues suffer. 
  
 Countries including Australia, Brazil and others in South East Asia have seen huge profits in recent years because of Chinese demand for natural resources. 
  
 The fall in demand from China has already had an impact on the prices of many commodities. 
  
 Last week, China's Finance Minister Lou Jiwei indicated that economic growth could be 7% for the year, and that this may not be the "bottom line". 
  
 However, the state-owned Xinhua news agency later corrected its report, saying Mr Lou had said economic growth would be 7.5%, in line with government targets. 
  
 Short-term pain? 
  
 However, some analysts question whether China's growth rate might dip still further later in the year. 
  
 Other data released on Monday showed growth in factory output had slowed to 9.3% for the first half of the year, down 0.2% from the first three months of the year. 
  
 Analysis The underlying trend is clear - China's economic growth is slowing. It is now well below the stunning 10% average that the country has experienced for the last three decades. The pattern continues in the new headline figures which show GDP in the second quarter compared to what it was a year earlier. China's National Bureau of Statistics has also published figures comparing with previous quarter. Confusingly that figure was slightly stronger than the one immediately before, but it does nonetheless confirm the pattern of slowdown over a slightly longer time frame. That figure showed growth of 1.7% in the second quarter, which would be about 7% if it continued for a whole year. China's data are often criticised as unreliable. But it is abundantly clear the rest of the world will have to get used to China growing at a more moderate, and perhaps more sustainable pace. 
  
 Growth in investment in factories and other fixed assets also eased. 
  
 "Further deceleration is possible if reforms and stimulus measures are delayed," said Alaistair Chan of Moody's Analytics in a report. 
  
 Other analysts say more stimulus measures will be essential if the government is to meet its growth targets. 
  
 "We will see some targeted measures to stimulate growth,'' said Credit Agricole CIB economist Dariusz Kowalczyk. 
  
 "They have to do something. Otherwise they will miss their target. And they cannot afford that, because this is their first year in power." 
  
 A spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics said: "Major indicators are within our targeted range but we face a complex situation". 
  
 China's leaders have repeatedly said the long-term goal is to rebalance the economy away from an over-reliance on exports and investment, and spur consumer spending instead. 
  
 "Some measures, including the intensified property tightening campaign, new rules to curb misuse of public funds and the exit some previous stimulus policies, will inevitably have some impact on growth in the short term, but they will benefit our economy in the long run," said Sheng Laiyun from the bureau of statistics at a press conference. 
  
 In 2012 China expanded at a rate of 7.8%, its worst annual performance in 13 years. |||||

– Michael B. Jordan, obviously in need of some good press after indirectly breaking that poor woman's retainer, has announced his production company will require inclusion riders for all of its projects, Mashable reports. According to the New York Times, the Black Panther star is the first major actor to publicly adopt inclusion riders following Frances McDormand's call for them during Sunday's Oscars ceremony. Inclusion riders are contractual clauses that require a certain level of diversity among cast and crew for film productions. In an Instagram post Wednesday, Jordan says his Outlier Society Productions will use inclusion riders "in support of the women & men who are leading this fight." "I’ve been privileged to work with powerful woman & persons of color throughout my career & it’s Outlier’s mission to continue to create for talented individuals going forward," he says. Jordan's announcement was met with applause online, including from his Creed costar. "YES," Tessa Thompson tweets. "This is how change happens. When we commit to making it." It's unclear what Outlier's diversity requirements will be or if Jordan will also require inclusion riders in his personal contracts, something a major movie star has yet to do. Outlier is currently producing a Netflix series about the mother of a superhero in which Jordan will appear, as well as a reboot of The Thomas Crown Affair. "This is a win on every level," says Stacy Smith, who studies gender equality in film and television. "We're hopeful this is one of many to come." And, again, it's the least Jordan could do after his shirtless torso broke that woman's retainer (which, in fairness, he offered to replace).

Let's expand this into a news article: When Frances McDormand used the closing of her best actress acceptance speech at the Academy Awards on Sunday to promote inclusion riders, a contract clause for actors that would require filmmakers to meet diversity benchmarks in their cast and crew, she jolted the idea into national consciousness. 
  
 It raised the question of when the first A-list star would insist on one in his or her own contract. 
  
 That still hasn’t happened. But on Wednesday, the actor Michael B. Jordan took a step, announcing that his company, Outlier Society Productions, would adopt the rider for its projects. 
  
 The announcement made him the first major actor to publicly adopt the idea since Ms. McDormand’s speech. But Mr. Jordan, the villain of “Black Panther” and the hero of “Creed,” gave no indication that he would require the rider for the blockbuster movies he performs in. ||||| Tweet with a location 
  
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 It looks like all that training Michael B. Jordan did for Black Panther paid off. Not only does he come across as a physically formidable opponent for the titular hero to fight, but his shirtless scenes are inspiring record levels of thirst in a certain percentage of the audience. In one case, the sight of Jordan’s pectorals caused an 18-year-old to clench her teeth so hard that she broke her retainer. The actor then did the only honorable thing and offered to replace the orthodontics equipment he broke by being too damn hot. That’s just the kind of guy Michael B. Jordan is. 
  
  
  
 This insane story began earlier this week, like all great internet stories, with a post on Tumblr: 
  
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 “One of my patients came in for an emergency visit, because she snapped the wire on her retainer watching the movie when MBJ took his shirt off she clenched her teeth so fucking hard,” reads the post from Tumblr user nitramaraho. Soon, a screenshot of the exchange starting to make the rounds online, either because people could relate to this MBJ-worshipping teen or they were just marveling at the idea of an orthodontist on Tumblr. But, before long, 18-year-old Sophia Robb from California came forward with the horrifying realization: 
  
  
  
 What could have easily been the most mortifying moment of her life quickly turned into its own sensation as Robb, seeing the humor in it all, gracefully accepted her new mantle of “horny teen in need of dental surgery” and gave interviews to Teen Vogue and Buzzfeed. When asked what she would think of Michael B. Jordan himself seeing all the hubbub about his muscly bod, Robb told Teen Vogue, “I would scream. The idea of him even seeing the post is so insane to me.” 
  
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 Within 24 hours, that insanity became a reality as Jordan not only followed Robb and messaged his thanks for the praise, but responded publicly that he would replace the retainer since he “feels partly responsible” for breaking them in the first place. 
  
 One of the more underreported aspects of this heartwarming tale of a teen connecting with their Hollywood crush is the fact that Robb’s cool-as-hell dad is also on Twitter and keeps responding to each development in classic dad fashion. 
  
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 It looks like all that training Michael B. Jordan did for Black Panther paid off. Not only does he come across as a physically formidable opponent for the titular hero to fight, but his shirtless scenes are inspiring record levels of thirst in a certain percentage of the audience. In one case, the sight of Jordan’s pectorals caused an 18-year-old to clench her teeth so hard that she broke her retainer. The actor then did the only honorable thing and offered to replace the orthodontics equipment he broke by being too damn hot. That’s just the kind of guy Michael B. Jordan is. 
  
  
  
 This insane story began earlier this week, like all great internet stories, with a post on Tumblr: 
  
 Advertisement 
  
 “One of my patients came in for an emergency visit, because she snapped the wire on her retainer watching the movie when MBJ took his shirt off she clenched her teeth so fucking hard,” reads the post from Tumblr user nitramaraho. Soon, a screenshot of the exchange starting to make the rounds online, either because people could relate to this MBJ-worshipping teen or they were just marveling at the idea of an orthodontist on Tumblr. But, before long, 18-year-old Sophia Robb from California came forward with the horrifying realization: 
  
  
  
 What could have easily been the most mortifying moment of her life quickly turned into its own sensation as Robb, seeing the humor in it all, gracefully accepted her new mantle of “horny teen in need of dental surgery” and gave interviews to Teen Vogue and Buzzfeed. When asked what she would think of Michael B. Jordan himself seeing all the hubbub about his muscly bod, Robb told Teen Vogue, “I would scream. The idea of him even seeing the post is so insane to me.” 
  
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 Within 24 hours, that insanity became a reality as Jordan not only followed Robb and messaged his thanks for the praise, but responded publicly that he would replace the retainer since he “feels partly responsible” for breaking them in the first place. 
  
 One of the more underreported aspects of this heartwarming tale of a teen connecting with their Hollywood crush is the fact that Robb’s cool-as-hell dad is also on Twitter and keeps responding to each development in classic dad fashion. 
  
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 The year is 2018. Literally everyone is online. Despite that, cool things still occasionally happen. ||||| The effects of Frances McDormand's epic Oscars speech are already taking hold. 
  
 On Sunday, after winning the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, McDormand finished her speech with a phrase many people hadn't heard of before: "inclusion rider". 
  
 In a nutshell, an "inclusion rider" is a contractual clause that requires a certain level of diversity to be met in a film. 
  
 Now, a few days after that speech was made, Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan has announced that his production company — Outlier Society Productions — will adopt inclusion riders for all of its projects. 
  
 "I've been privileged to work with powerful women & persons of color throughout my career & it's Outlier's mission to continue to create for talented individuals going forward," he wrote. 
  
 Jordan's post received plenty of support on Twitter. 
  
 YES @michaelb4jordan . This is how change happens. When we commit to making it. #InclusionRider https://t.co/kBiRVFWcem — Tessa Thompson (@TessaThompson_x) March 7, 2018 
  
 People: Michael B Jordan can’t get any sexier. 
  
  
  
 MBJ: Hold my inclusion riders. https://t.co/w1idN9bjUq — Neil Miller™ (@rejects) March 8, 2018 
  
 Thank you @michaelb4jordan for stepping up as an ally in such a concrete way! This is what leadership is all about. #AskMoreofHim https://t.co/VIt17CgYm2 — Jen Siebel Newsom (@JenSiebelNewsom) March 7, 2018 
  
 He also added a link to his Instagram bio with more information about the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, which is the think tank behind the idea. |||||