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The Painful Spectacle of Tori Spelling's Self-Mockery (Column)
Variety - 8 Aug 2019 04:00
For nearly two decades’ worth of the life of our culture, Tori Spelling has been apologizing for herself. The actress came to prominence on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” the teen soap through which she became an avatar o...
Iowa's 'Field Of Dreams' Field To Host Real White Sox-Yankees Game
Deadline - 8 Aug 2019 19:28
Major League Baseball said Thursday that the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox will play a regular-season game next season at the site of the baseball field in Dyersville, Iowa, made famous in the 1989 movie Field o...
John Gallagher Jr., Stark Sands Cast In Avett Brothers Musical, Reuniting With 'American Idiot' Director
Deadline - 8 Aug 2019 19:30
EXCLUSIVE The Tony-winning John Gallagher Jr. and Tony-nominated Stark Sands have joined a team of similarly Broadway-familiar vets in the world premiere of Swept Away, the previously announced new stage production featu...
10 things you need to know today: August 8, 2019
The Week - 8 Aug 2019 13:56
1. President Trump visited Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday after mass shootings in those cities left 31 people dead and dozens wounded over the weekend. Trump told people in both communities he was "with t...
This Week in Brexit: Soon, There Might Not Be Enough Pineapple and Tuna for British Pizzas
Slate - 8 Aug 2019 22:03
Only Parliament can stop a no-deal Brexit now, but it's going to get messy.
Grandson Makes WWII Game Based on 92-Year-Old Grandmother's Tragic Memories
VICE - 8 Aug 2019 15:02
'Brukel' takes inspiration from games like 'Gone Home' to capture what it was like to grow up on the frontlines of war.
Heated calls for boycott of Equinox, SoulCycle over owner's support for Trump
Market Watch - 8 Aug 2019 02:59
A report that the billionaire owner of popular luxury fitness brands is hosting a fund-raiser for President Donald Trump sparked a fierce backlash Wednesday, and calls for a boycott.
UK must leave EU on Oct. 31, PM Johnson says when asked about prospect of resigning
Reuters - 8 Aug 2019 19:13
Parliament should honor the 2016 Brexit referendum and leave the European Union on Oct. 31, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday when asked if he would resign if his government lost a vote of no-confiden...
Clemson HC Dabo Swinney Says Kelly Bryant Won't Receive 2018-19 Title Ring
Bleacher Report - 8 Aug 2019 15:55
Despite appearing in four games for the Clemson Tigers last season before leaving the program, quarterback Kelly Bryant will not receive a championship ring...
Kaepernick message: 'Still Ready'
Reuters - 8 Aug 2019 00:54
Colin Kaepernick last played in Week 17 of the 2016 season, but the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback is not ready to give up on an NFL career.
U.N. chief calls for restraint over Kashmir: spokesman
Reuters - 8 Aug 2019 18:44
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on India and Pakistan to refrain from any steps that could affect the special status of the disputed regions of Kashmir and Jammu.
Saints File Brief Supporting NFL's Argument in Lawsuit over Title Game No-Call
Bleacher Report - 8 Aug 2019 17:26
The New Orleans Saints are set to file a legal brief in support of the NFL as part of a lawsuit against the league by fans in response to the pass interference no-call in the 2018 NFC Championship Game against the Los An...
Chadwick has 500,000 reasons to be excited
Reuters - 8 Aug 2019 17:02
Jamie Chadwick will be in the money, to the tune of $500,000, on Sunday if she makes motor racing history as the first champion of the all-female W Series.
'Field of Dreams' game to feature New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox
Fox News - 8 Aug 2019 16:30
If you build it, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox will come.
Magnitude 6 quake rattles Taiwan as it braces for Typhoon Lekima
Al Jazeera English - 8 Aug 2019 06:01
Over 1,000 families were left with no electricity in the country, which sits along the 'Ring of Fire' seismic fault.
Over 100,000 People Have Been Detained or Gone Missing in Syria, U.N. Estimates
Time - 8 Aug 2019 04:35
Th estimate for the eight-year conflict comes from human rights groups and the Commission of Inquiry on Syria
Hundreds of Migrant Workers Flee Kashmir Under Lockdown
Time - 8 Aug 2019 04:30
Tens of thousands of people travel to Kashmir from India to find work every year
Gun dealer who sold rifle to Gilroy shooter says he's facing multiple lawsuits from victims
New York Post - 8 Aug 2019 04:15
The Nevada weapons dealer who sold the gun used in the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting claims he’s facing “in theory, a minimum of 15 lawsuits” — or possibly even more — from the victims and their families. A �...
ICE agents arrest 680 people at 7 Mississippi work sites
The Week - 8 Aug 2019 04:04
In a sweep targeting seven agricultural processing plants in six Mississippi cities, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested roughly 680 people on Wednesday. ICE said the individuals arrested were undocumente...
Stephen Colbert Rips Joe Biden Ripping Donald Trump - And John McClane Grins
Deadline - 8 Aug 2019 04:03
As usual during his Late Show monologue, Stephen Colbert tonight dug into the day's most talked-about news stories. Read: whatever the hell Donald Trump said and did. And today it was the president's penchant for knowing...
U.S. Issues Travel Warning to Hong Kong Due to 'Confrontational' Protests
The New York Times - 8 Aug 2019 03:53
The warning said that most demonstrations in the city have been peaceful, "but some have turned confrontational or resulted in violent clashes."
IRS means business when it comes to bitcoin
New York Post - 8 Aug 2019 03:38
In my last column, I reported that the IRS is going after people who trade bitcoin and other virtual currencies -- and didn't bother to pay tax on their gains. In fact, I'm told the IRS sent out 10,000 letters to people ...