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Photograph by Eric Charbonneau/ShutterstockForget Netflix, it’s almost TIFF time By Sydney Oliver Date September 2, 2019 icon-facebook icon-twitter The Toronto International Film Festival is easily one of the best events to take place in the city. With countless A-list celebrities in attendance, extravagant after parties and, of course, the hottest new movie releases, it’s not
Showing off the official video to his latest single today is Sweden’s talented Mountain Bird. With his forthcoming EP DearBrainLetMeSleep coming at the start of next year, the artist presents the visuals to ‘Hiding Underwater,’ which was released via Nettwerk Records. The track and concept came straight from the heart, and stirs up rave-esque beats
Simone Biles is ready to address some tough family news. On Monday evening, the Olympic gymnast took to Twitter and spoke out about the headlines surrounding her older brother Tevin Biles-Thomas‘ arrest for triple murder. “Still having a hard time processing last week’s news,” she shared on social media. “My heart aches for everyone involved,
Somebody start a slow clap because Grand Hotel Season 1 Episode 12 just pulled off a legitimate bomb shell. In the age of social media, pulling off real surprises on TV shows is no easy feat, but Grand Hotel pulled it off like an old pro. If that didn’t earn them a second season renewal I don’t
Let it never be said that Disney doesn’t know how to churn out a hit at the box office. So much so in recent years that they’ve just taken to beating their own records, whilst leaving every other major studio in the dust. Case in point, The Lion King remake has continued to pile up
LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers opposed to a no-deal Brexit will seek to take control of parliamentary time on Wednesday to pass legislation which would force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek a three-month delay to Brexit. A member of the media sets up a TV camera in front of the Houses of the Parliament
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States have only “limited” cooperation in stopping fentanyl smuggling, a Chinese narcotics official was quoted as saying on Tuesday, after complaints China isn’t doing enough to help fight an opioid crisis in the United States. FILE PHOTO – A used needle sits on the ground in a park
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Some Chinese business sectors reported solid first half earnings, though a substantial fall in industrial profits and in tepid overseas investment inflows into China’s stock markets show fallout from the protracted trade war with the United States. FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China August
FIL PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., before his departure to Camp David, August 30, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressional Democrats are planning to investigate allegations of President Donald Trump’s involvement in hush-money payments to women who say they
Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock What happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas. On Sunday night, Fetty Wap was arrested at the Mirage Hotel and Casino for reportedly punching the resort’s valet. TMZ reports the 28-year-old rapper got into a heated argument with one of the valets and things got physical from there. Wap allegedly threw three punches at the valet, according
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thousands of Hong Kong university and school students boycotted class and rallied peacefully for democracy on Monday, the latest acts of defiance in an anti-government movement that has plunged the Chinese-ruled city into crisis. The boycott followed a weekend marred by some of the worst violence since unrest escalated more than
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General William Barr delivers opening remarks at a summit on “Combating Anti-Semitism” at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S. July 15, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr has drafted legislation that would speed the death penalty for people who have committed mass murder, a
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As summer ends and the race for the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential nomination shifts into a higher gear, former Vice President Joe Biden’s perilous position atop the vast field stands to be tested under even more pressure. FILE PHOTO: 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during
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Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Absolut Elyx Miles Teller is a married man. The actor of Whiplash and Spectacular Now fame tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Keleigh Sperry, over the weekend in Hawaii, E! News can confirm. While they’ve been dating since May 2013, the bride and groom’s road to the aisle officially began in August 2017 when