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American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists in the Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics (Photo: Getty Images) On January 9, the International Olympics Committee announced that it’s banning all political protests at the 2020 Summer Games, which are set to be held in Tokyo, Japan from July 24 to August
John Salangsang/Variety/Shutterstock What breakup? Vanessa Hudgens looked as if she didn’t have a care in the world while walking the red carpet at the Bad Boys for Life premiere, which took place just hours after it was revealed that she and Austin Butler had split. You’d never know V.Hudg felt the least bit heartbroken as she strutted
The Wave (2020) Synopsis When Frank goes out on the town to celebrate an upcoming promotion, his night takes an unexpected and bizarre turn when he is dosed with a hallucinogen that alters his perception and changes his life forever. Read Full Synopsis
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations sanctions experts are warning people not to attend a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea in February, flagging it as a likely sanctions violation, according to a confidential report due to be submitted to the U.N. Security Council later this month. FILE PHOTO – The North Korea flag flutters next
TOKYO (Reuters) – Stocks slipped in Asian trade on Wednesday as investors awaited the signing of an initial U.S.-China trade deal, with sentiment somewhat dented by comments from the U.S. Treasury Secretary that tariffs would remain in place for now. FILE PHOTO: A man is reflected on a board showing stock prices outside a brokerage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six Democratic U.S. presidential candidates sparred over war and trade, gender and health care, in a pressure-packed debate in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, with the first nominating contest in the state less than three weeks away. Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) listen
(Reuters) – Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti was arrested on Tuesday on accusations that he violated the terms of his release from custody while awaiting trial on charges that he sought to extort millions of dollars from Nike Inc., federal prosecutors said. FILE PHOTO: Attorney Michael Avenatti exits the United States Courthouse in the Manhattan borough
Some people are noisy. We all know one, or a few. Inane babblers, frequent moaners, heavy stompers, constant ramblers, messy slurpers. But when actor Connor Swindells walks into an east London studio for our shoot, it’s taken a few minutes for the room to clock the fact our 23-year-old star is here. Light on his
Like so many Shonen anime and manga, My Hero Academia is all about power progression. We began the series’ journey with Izuku Midoriya, an powerless boy in a world full of quirks (i.e., “superpowers”) who inherits one of the most powerful quirks in the world, from its greatest hero. However, Izuku’s One For All power
C Flanigan/imageSPACE/Shutterstock Eilish, Billie Eilish. On Tuesday, the 18-year-old singer announced that she will sing the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film No Time To Die, making her the youngest performer to tackle the honor. Using the same title as the highly-anticipated flick, Eilish will be teaming up with her brother and music partner
“Took a few years to soak up the tears, but look at her now,” Selena Gomez sings on “Look At Her Now,” one of the standouts on her third studio album, Rare. The song has been out since October, when Gomez released it as a preview of the project; in retrospect, this line functioned as
Disneyland After Dark While most of Disneyland is there for everybody to enjoy all year round, there are a handful of events that are much more limited. Disneyland After Dark has been going on for the last several years and proves to be popular every time. These are single night events, where the park closes
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – France, Britain and Germany formally triggered the dispute mechanism in Iran’s nuclear deal on Tuesday, the strongest step the Europeans have taken so far to enforce an agreement that requires Iran to curb its nuclear programme. FILE PHOTO: The Iranian flag flutters in front the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has pledged to buy nearly an additional $80 billion of manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years, plus over $50 billion more in energy supplies, according to a source briefed on a trade deal to be signed on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags are set
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg has vastly expanded his campaign staff, which now boasts a battalion of over 1,000 workers, his campaign said on Tuesday, giving him significant force as he tries to unseat Republican President Donald Trump. FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg delivers remarks where he