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James Corden is not content with having ousted Jimmy Fallon’s Lip Sync Battles from their previous status as the most viral of recurring celebrity bits from late-night TV. No, our Icarus must fly ever closer to the sun, and now he is turning his Carpool Karaoke segments into veritable mini movies, complete with plots and character arcs.

A special Olympic summit was convened in Lusanne, Switzerland Tuesday as Olympic leaders consider further measures to crack down on doping ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in the wake of the ban on Russian track and field athletes, The Associated Press reported. IOC President Thomas Bach, who requested the summit, planned to study the International Association of Athletics Foundations’ (IAAF) decision to ban Russia for the games and to take additional steps to ensure all athletes are drug-free for the games, the report said. Читать дальше...

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Incessant work emails are ruining your productivity — and your happiness. 

 At least, that's the reasoning behind the "right to disconnect" measure buried deep within France's controversial El Khomri labor law.

The legislation is currently in the Senate, France's upper house. Previously, the government forced the law through the National Assembly without a vote.

The law — which is mainly concerned with reducing overtime payments and loosening restrictions on hiring and firing ... Читать дальше...

Pearl is trying to upgrade older automobiles with connected hardware.

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 8 percentage points in a new Florida poll.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota appeals court has ruled a state law created to prevent predators from luring children into sexual encounters through social media is unconstitutional.

Carice van Houten heeft al bijna vier jaar niet meer in een Nederlandse film gespeeld. Maar dat is geen bewuste keuze, zegt de actrice tegen Veronica Magazine. ,,Ik zou heel graag weer eens een film maken in Nederland, zolang het maar iets is wat ik nog nooit heb gedaan. De Nederlands filmindustrie is niet zo groot en ik doe graag dingen die me uitdagen, die moeilijk voor me zijn."

Congolese politician Jean-Pierre Bemba was sentenced to 18 years in prison by the International Criminal Court on Tuesday for heading a 2002-03 campaign of rape and murder in neighbouring Central African Republic.

Twilio's IPO could end a long drought in tech but first has to pass muster with public market skeptics.

Citi Costco

Costco is no longer accepting American Express. Instead, the retailer's partnership with Citi and Visa is now underway.

As of Monday, Costco members can now pay with any Visa credit or debit card when shopping at the store.

With the change, Costco customers who earn rewards through a Costco co-branded credit card will need to use the Costco Anywhere Visa — not the TrueEarnings American Express Costco card.

Here's an overview of what Costco shoppers need... Читать дальше...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Canadian company that owns twin oil pipelines in the area where Lakes Huron and Michigan converge said Monday it will spend $7 million over the next two years on additional equipment that could be…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic leaders called for drug-testing of individual Russian and Kenyan athletes across all sports, warning Tuesday that evidence of inadequate doping controls in those countries could lead to more teams being barred from the Rio de…

FILE - In this file photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, Russia's Natalya Antyukh displays the gold medal for women's 400-meter hurdles during a ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London. The Russian national track…

Russia's pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva competes at the National track and field championships at a stadium in Cheboksary, Russia, Monday, June 20, 2016. The Russian national track and field championships were supposed to offer a chance to secure Olympic places,…

The battle is raging hot as regards the claims by Governor Fayose alleging that the nation’s First Lady Hajia Aisha Buhari was involved in a bribery scandal involving a US Congressman. Fayose relived the controversy on Monday, June 20, stressing the role played by Buhari’s wife, in the messy bribery scandal involving Williams Jefferson. The […]

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WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) - The White House accused U.S. senators of sacrificing national security for their political ambitions on Tuesday, a day after four gun control measures failed to advance after the nation's largest mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, last week.

"What we saw last night on the floor of the United States Senate was a shameful display of cowardice," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on MSNBC.

Earnest said the bills put forth for... Читать дальше...

Spain will go to the polls this Sunday, for the country's second election in just 6 months, but with polls predicting a very similar result to December's election, the political stalemate may well continue.

Annie Martin
NEW YORK, June 21 (UPI) -- Blake Lively, who is pregnant with her second child by Ryan Reynolds, voiced her desire for a big family on Monday's episode of the "Today" show.

PICKENS, S.C. — A woman who shot her young daughter and son as they slept suffered from bipolar disorder and paranoia so intense that she had been hospitalized for delusions and her doctor had warned her husband to lock up the guns, her lawyer said. Suzanna Brown Simpson belongs in a mental hospital, not prison,

Ed Adamczyk
ALBUQUERQUE, June 21 (UPI) -- Two wildfires in California's San Gabriel mountains came close to merging Tuesday and creating one giant inferno as hundreds of residents were evacuated.