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Jennifer Lopez has claimed celebrity and tabloid culture “destroyed” her first relationship with Ben Affleck. The superstar entertainer and the actor/director started dating in mid-2002 after meeting on the set of the film Gigli and got engaged a few months later. But following media and public attention, Ben and Jennifer made the call to break […]

As World Cup fans throng stadiums across Qatar, about 8,000 American troops stationed just nearby watch over the airspace of the tumultuous Middle East from a major base run by this energy-rich nation. Built on a flat stretch of desert about 20 miles (30 kilometers) southwest of Qatari capital Doha, Al-Udeid Air Base once was […]

BOSTON — Britain’s Prince William capped a three-day visit to Boston by meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, ahead of announcing his Earthshot Prize environmental award winners at a gala event. The Prince of Wales shook hands with Biden and spoke quietly in the winter cold near the water outside of the John F. […]

Kanye West’s plans to buy the far-right social media platform Parler have been terminated. In mid-October, shortly after the rapper was locked out of his Twitter and Instagram accounts for making antisemitic remarks, Parler officials announced they had entered into an agreement to sell the site to Kanye. However, on Thursday, they confirmed that both […]

The United States said Wednesday that Russia’s weeks-long campaign targeting attacks on Ukraine’s vital heating, electrical and water infrastructure would not diminish Western resolve to support Kyiv in its nine-month fight against Moscow’s invasion. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, following a two-day NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania, said at a news conference that Russian […]

Earlier Wednesday morning, a report emerged suggesting Tom Brady could go back to the New England Patriots. The idea was floated by Patriots reporter Jeff Howe, who suggested the team wouldn’t even need to trade Mac Jones. Brady and Bill Belichick still have an abundance of respect for one another. They’ve made points to say […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. central bank could scale back the pace of its interest rate hikes “as soon as December,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday, while warning that the fight against inflation was far from over and key questions remain unanswered, including how high rates will ultimately need to rise and for how […]

Dolly Parton “cried on the phone” with entrepreneur Jeff Bezos when he revealed he was giving her $100 million (£83 million) to donate to her chosen charities. Earlier this month, the Amazon boss announced the country singer as the 2022 recipient of his Bezos Courage and Civility Award in honour of her philanthropic work. As […]

The latest developments in Russia’s war on Ukraine. All times EST. 6:05 a.m.: Moscow said on Wednesday it had promoted the chief engineer of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to become its head, filling a position vacant since October when Kyiv says the plant’s boss was abducted by Russian authorities, Reuters reported. The nuclear power plant, Europe’s […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. senators voted to protect same-sex and interracial marriages Tuesday, 61-36. Twelve Republicans voted for the legislation, which will head to U.S. President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law after final passage in the U.S. House. “Our community really needs a win, we have been through a lot,” said Kelley Robinson, the […]