CNN — Hugh Jackman is sharing details on how his best-known character, grisly mutant X-Man Wolverine, will interact with Ryan Reynolds’s wisecracking Deadpool in the upcoming “Deadpool 3.” In a recent Empire Film podcast, Jackman said the two characters are a “zero” in terms of compatibility, calling them “opposites” and …
Read More »Cher showcases incredible diamond on Twitter for Christmas… but is it an engagement ring?
CNN — Cher had enough ice on hand for more than just holiday cocktails this weekend, but she’s remaining mum for now on whether it means wedding bells are in her near future. The legendary entertainer, who has been linked to rapper and music executive Alexander “AE” Edwards, posted an …
Read More »Flight cancellations top 1,600 on Christmas Day
Atlanta (CNN) — With much of the United States still reeling from a nearly weeklong winter storm, flight cancellations and delays and other transportation challenges continued to pile up on Christmas Day. More than 1,600 flights within, into or out of the United States were already canceled by 12:15 p.m. …
Read More »A powerful winter storm claims at least 15 lives across the US as temperatures plunge, winds howl and power lines fall
CNN — More than 950,000 homes and businesses nationwide were without power on Christmas Eve, thanks to an Arctic blast and winter storm that tore down power lines with destructive winds and heavy snow and dipped temperatures dangerously low – conditions killing at least 15 people. As bone-chilling air continues …
Read More »Winter storm and severe cold sweeps across US
The Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division is implementing systemwide “rolling blackouts” as extreme cold temperatures and high demand across the system have caused “a critical power supply situation.” The blackouts started at 12:30 p.m. ET Friday in an effort to avoid “major outages,” it said. Service to an area will be interrupted for 30 minutes, and customers may experience outages up to two times a …
Read More »Winter storm news and Christmas weather forecast
A worker from the Washington Department of Transportation clears a drain as drivers commute through snow on December 20, in Seattle, Washington. (Karen Ducey/The Seattle Times/AP) Officials in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado alerted drivers to road closures and severe driving conditions Thursday morning as piling snow and dropping temperatures …
Read More »Shaun Botterill, photographer of Lionel Messi’s record-breaking Instagram World Cup photo, tells the story of the snap
CNN — Lionel Messi sits on Sergio Aguero’s shoulders, both hands clasped firmly on the World Cup trophy as he holds it aloft. A broad smile is etched across his face, his eyes alight; it is a moment of pure, raw joy, the culmination of a lifelong dream after years …
Read More »After Twitter users voted to oust Elon Musk as CEO, he wants to change how polls work
New York CNN — When Elon Musk polled Twitter users about whether to reinstate former President Donald Trump’s account, he quickly followed through on the majority’s wish to do so. “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” he pronounced via tweet, Latin for “the voice of the people is the voice of God.” …
Read More »UK’s controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda ruled lawful by court
London CNN — The UK’s controversial policy to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda was deemed lawful by the country’s High Court on Monday. A group of NGOs, asylum seekers and a civil service trade union had questioned the legality of the scheme, which would see asylum seekers deemed to have …
Read More »Madalina Cojocari: Parents of missing 11-year-old arrested for failure to report child’s disappearance
CNN — The parents of missing 11-year-old North Carolina girl Madalina Cojocari were arrested Saturday for failure to report her missing, the Cornelius Police Department said in a news release. Madalina’s mother Diana Cojocari, 37, and her stepfather Christopher Palmiter, 60, were arrested on Saturday for failure to report the …
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