Who wants to be a game show host? These days, you already have to be famous
Ryan Seacrest earned a plum gig this week, replacing the retiring Pat Sajak as host of “Wheel of Fortune.”
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Nicole Scherzinger is engaged
Here comes the bride. Nicole Scherzinger is engaged to be married.
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The Fed is about to reveal how safe America's biggest banks are after the crisis earlier this year
The Federal Reserve is set to release the results from its annual bank stress test on Wednesday after US markets close. The tests, born out of the Great Recession, are undertaken in order to determine if the nation's largest banks can withstand a severe economic downturn.
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'Succession' stars get a split decision in 'Run Rabbit Run' and 'Prisoner's Daughter'
It's always interesting to see what actors have been up to while working on a for-the-ages show like "Succession," which sets a high bar for what comes next. Two low-key examples arrive this week, with Sarah Snook anchoring "Run Rabbit Run," a creepy little macabre Australian thriller, while Brian Cox is squandered by the more disposable "Prisoner's Daughter."
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Idris Elba boards an ill-fated flight in the real-time thriller 'Hijack'
Idris Elba is another right guy in the wrong place in "Hijack," a tense real-time thriller in the mode of "24," which follows a hijacked plane from the perspectives of its passengers, their captors and authorities on the ground. Crisp and tense, the seven-episode Apple TV+ series overcomes its slightly claustrophobic premise in a show unlikely to ever be offered as in-flight entertainment.
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'Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed' zooms in on the star's secret life
At first blush, "Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed" seems determined to find every movie phrase uttered by the actor -- famously closeted throughout his career as a leading man -- that could be construed to have a double meaning hinting at who he really was. Yet the HBO documentary ultimately provides a sobering window into that time, zooming in on Hudson's screen roles to coyly illustrate what he was experiencing off it.
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A Helsinki deputy mayor is under fire after being caught red-handed spray-painting graffiti
The deputy mayor of Finland’s capital is facing possible legal action and calls for him to pay compensation for damages and to resign after he was caught red-handed spray-painting graffiti in a railway tunnel last weekend
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Daniel Penny pleads not guilty after being indicted in NYC subway chokehold death
Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran charged in the death of a Black man he put in a chokehold on the New York City subway, pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide during a court appearance Wednesday.
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Biden says Putin has 'absolutely' been weakened after revolt in Russia
President Joe Biden told CNN on Wednesday his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has "absolutely" been weakened by the short-lived mutiny over the weekend.
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MLS news: 6 USMNT players included in the All-Star roster
The roster for the 2023 MLS All-Star Game against Premier League side Arsenal hasbeen announced and it includes six USMNT internationals.There could also be two American players featuring for the Gunners, Matt Turner and Folarin Balogun. It is likely that Mikel Arteta will play Turner in this ga...
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Tom Cruise and the 'Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One' cast discuss that stunt, Covid and the franchise's future
After Covid setbacks, the spy franchise returns to new heights. Cruise, director Christopher McQuarrie and cast unpack their high-octane new film.
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Jennifer Lawrence did not have a 'secret fling' with Liam Hemsworth
Jennifer Lawrence is setting the record straight about speculation she and Liam Hemsworth had a "secret fling" while he was with Miley Cyrus.
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