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By AJ Willingham, CNN The beginning of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will also kick off another intense international sport: Pronouncing…
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN The world’s population hit eight billion this week, and sometimes it can feel like they’re all packed on the…
Continue Reading ‘Rust’ investigative case file details Alec Baldwin’s text messages following deadly shooting
By Josh Campbell, Cheri Mossburg and Chloe Melas, CNN Text messages pulled from Alec Baldwin’s phone in the days and weeks following the deadly…
Continue Reading Adele says she is feeling some nerves as she readies for her Las Vegas debut
By Chloe Melas, CNN After initially postponing her concert residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Adele is ready to take the stage in Las…
Continue Reading Al Roker is recovering after being hospitalized for blood clots
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Al Roker has revealed he has been recently hospitalized and receiving treatment for blood clots. The “Today”…
Continue Reading ‘Disenchanted’ turns the page on a storybook ending to what comes after
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Disenchanted” asks the existential question, “What comes after ‘Happily Ever After?,’”…
Continue Reading Ellen Pompeo prepares for Meredith’s farewell with note to ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ viewers
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Meredith Grey is saying goodbye to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital when “Grey’s Anatomy” returns in February,…
Continue Reading Quentin Tarantino is ‘not in a giant hurry’ to make his last movie
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Quentin Tarantino appears on “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” this week to discuss filmmaking and explains…
Continue Reading Charlize Theron faces backlash after saying Afrikaans, her mother tongue, is dying out
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron is facing fierce criticism in South Africa after saying her mother tongue, Afrikaans, is…
Continue Reading B. Smyth, R&B singer, dead at 30
By Marianne Garvey, CNN B. Smyth, an R&B artist who found success with his songs “Win Win” and “Twerkaholic,” has died,…
Continue Reading Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt welcome second child
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Heidi Montag Pratt and husband Spencer Pratt have welcomed their second child. “The Hills” couple introduced…
Continue Reading ’80 for Brady’ trailer’s got game
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Get ready for this lineup. Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Lily Tomlin star as a group of octogenarians who are…
Continue Reading Metal detectorist discovers medieval wedding ring worth an estimated $47,000
Issy Ronald and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Every metal detectorist dreams of unearthing something valuable. For one man the English countryside yielded an…
Continue Reading ‘She Said’ covers the dogged reporting behind breaking the Harvey Weinstein story
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The hard work of journalism doesn’t always readily translate to the screen, a problem magnified as doors slammed in…
Continue Reading This pretty Italian town is paying people $30,000 to move there
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Towns across Italy have been racing to launch clever schemes aimed at luring new residents to revive their fortunes in recent…
Continue Reading ‘Slumberland’ strands Jason Momoa in a nightmare of a movie
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN A movie about dreams becomes the stuff of nightmares in Netflix’s utterly misguided “Slumberland,” an…
Continue Reading ‘Bones and All’ serves up a strange stew with its fine young cannibals love story
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Bones and All” mashes up a lot of genres, coupled with the promise of a “Call Me By Your Name”…
Continue Reading Remember when Grace Kelly threw a lavish party exclusively for Scorpios?
Leah Dolan, CNN You might assume that Grace Kelly’s 700-strong royal wedding ceremony to Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956 was the apex of…
Continue Reading How to get a year’s worth of flights for $599
Julia Buckley, CNN Have you cut down on travel over the past couple of years and are wanting to make up for lost time? Always planned to see more of…
Continue Reading After 7,000 years, Turkish wines are hitting the big time
Feride Yalav-Heckeroth, CNN As one of the world’s oldest wine producers, with history that goes back around 7,000 years, Turkey’s…
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