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For the last 14 years, Jimmy Kimmel has spent 70 hours a week toiling away on his ABC late-night talk show. He rewrites his own monologues and extensively researches guests. But when his contract expires in the fall of 2019, Kimmel has thought about retiring from the perch that turned him into a household name.

“I know I will do the show for another three years,” Kimmel said in this week’s Variety cover story, as he gears up to host the Oscars on Sunday. “It’s possible that will be it. Читать дальше...

For a few hours Monday, Martin Shkreli, a pharmaceutical executive most famous for raising the price of the drug Daraprim by 5,000 percent, was made an administrator on a popular UC Berkeley Facebook page and took calls from Berkeley students. 

Raise a glass — “Game of Thrones” star Sophie Turner is officially 21. The actress, who has been delighting fans as Sansa Stark for more than four years on the HBO series and will continue to do so through 2018, celebrated her birthday on Tuesday. While it’s hard to believe Turner has only been on many people’s radar for a few short years, there’s no denying her star power. “Game of Thrones” may be coming to an end, but Turner’s career is only just beginning.

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One day after he lost both a book deal and a prominent speaking gig, Yiannopoulos said he was stepping down as technology editor for the website formerly run by President Trump's chief strategist.

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Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A Texas lawmaker hopes to pass legislation to discourage people from using the Chilean flag emoji to represent the Texas flag.

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Snapchat executives in New York were peppered with questions on Tuesday about competition from Facebook, user growth for the disappearing-message app, and accessibility in less developed markets as they pitched prospective investors on the company's shares.

Snap Inc., Snapchat's parent company, is looking to raise as much as $3.2 billion in a much-anticipated initial public offering. The executives are traveling from London to San Francisco as they try to drum up interest in the sale. Читать дальше...

Shares of Bristol-Myers climbed as much as 4 percent after billionaire Carl Icahn reportedly took a stake in the company, according to Dow Jones.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has not ruled out captain Wayne Rooney leaving the club this month.

MENARD, Ill. — Drew Peterson, the former suburban Chicago police officer convicted of killing his third wife and suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife, has been transferred out of the Illinois prison system and into a federal penitentiary in Indiana. It was unclear Tuesday why Peterson had been transferred. Illinois Department of Corrections

They don't play in Brooklyn again until March 13.

It's the new cigarette break

It will if you don't have a plan.

From 1-0 up, to 2-1 down, it's an all too familiar feeling for Man City in the Champions League.

Sammy Sosa still believes he’s a savior.

Een zeldzaam verschijnsel was maandag te zien boven Singapore. De vuurregenboog verscheen vanuit het niets boven een wolk in de stad. Dit soort regenbogen ontstaan door ijskristallen in de wolk die het zonlicht breken, waardoor hele felle kleuren te zien zijn.

On Wednesday, Feb. 15, 11 Lincoln FCCLA members, their advisor and two volunteer judges, headed to UW-Stout for the regional Students Taking Action with Recognition event competition.

Snapchat, known for its disappearing photo messages, is competing with traditional media for advertising dollars.

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Federal officials say a Missouri man is charged with helping to plan what he believed would be a terrorist attack in Kansas City.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly released two memorandums Tuesday explaining changes  to “stem illegal immigration” and remove illegal aliens “who have no lawful basis to enter or remain in the United States.” The memos also stated 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 5,000 Border Patrol, as well as 500 Air and Marine agents would be hired immediately to help shore up security.

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly lower Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly lower Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

The Norwegian Minister of the European Economic Area and EU Affairs says that Norway would like to participate in the arrangements between London and Brussels regarding the internal market.