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Home Alone 2 Actress Brenda Fricker Dead at 81
An actress who was welcomed into millions of homes each and every holiday season has died. Brenda Fricker, the Academy Award-winning Irish actress who appeared as the Central Park pigeon lady in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York alongside Macaulay Culkin, died July 16, her agent confirmed to E! News. She was 81. “It…
Read MoreCraig Melvin Says “Everyone Is Safe” After Intruder Gained Access To ‘Today’ Studio; Police Identify Suspect
Craig Melvin addressed an incident in which an intruder accessed the Rockefeller Center studio of NBC‘s Today, telling viewers that he was “safe and sound.” On Today on Friday, Melvin said, “You may have heard that unfortunately, an intruder made his way into an unauthorized area here in Studio 1A. Thankfully, he was apprehended quickly.…
Read MoreMandy Moore Shares Candid Look at Postpartum Body With “Loose Skin and All”
This is Mandy Moore—and she’s not afraid to bare it all. In fact, the 42-year-old recently gave a candid look at her body after becoming a mom alongside her husband Taylor Goldsmith. “After 3 kids in 3 1/2 years, this is what my body is….” she wrote on her Instagram Story July 16. “Loose skin…
Read MoreBrenda Fricker Dies: Oscar-Winning Actress & ‘Home Alone 2’s Central Park Pigeon Lady Was 81
Brenda Fricker, the Oscar-winning actress who had memorable roles in and Home Alone 2, has died after a period of ill health, according to her agent. She was 81. In a statement, her agent Phil Belfield confirmed Fricker’s death and said: “We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the…
Read More10 Best Luxury Finds To Buy ASAP at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
We’re counting down the hours until the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale officially kicks off! The highly-anticipated sale opens to the public at 12:01a.m. PST July 18, but you can preview everything that’s going to be included now. So what are we filling our carts with first? These luxe beauty and fashion finds: From cozy fall styles…
Read MoreDollar steady but set for weekly drop on fading US rate hike bets
Published Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 08:55 PM [SINGAPORE/LONDON] The dollar held steady on Friday (Jul 17) but was poised for a weekly decline as a tame US inflation report this week led traders to cut bets on imminent rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, although escalating attacks in the Middle East soured sentiment. Iran…
Read MoreAsghar Farhadi To Receive Honorary Award At Sarajevo Film Festival
Asghar Farhadi is set to receive an Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award at the upcoming Sarajevo Film Festival. The acclaimed Iranian director and screenwriter is set to accept the award in person, while a retrospective of his work will be presented as part of the festival’s ‘Tribute To’ program. Farhadi returns to Sarajevo eight years…
Read MoreInternational Insider: WarnerMount Uncertainty; Danny Boyle @ Venice; BBC Streamer Ask
Good afternoon Insiders from a boiling hot London, we’ve got your newsletter primed and ready after a busy week. Max Goldbart with the words. Sign up here. Weeks Of Uncertainty For WarnerMount Paramount/Warner Bros. “A giant conglomerate beholden to Trump”: We’ve been keeping you up to date with every twist and turn of the regulatory…
Read MoreRed states winning the prosperity race | Opinion
Republicans disheartened by growing fears of electoral losses at the federal level this fall can take some solace in evidence from a new, soon-to-be-released study that we coauthored for Unleash Prosperity, a group focused on promoting pro-growth policies. The graph below shows the results from that study, revealing that in this century economic growth has…
Read MoreBBC Names Poppy Dixon Head Of Documentaries
The BBC has unveiled its new documentary boss. Former Sky docs chief Poppy Dixon will take the reins of the biggest job in British TV documentaries, replacing Clare Sillery, who exited earlier this year after a lengthy stint. Dixon said it it is “an enormous honour to join this world-class team, and to help shape…
Read More‘Tangible progress’: SIA defends Air India investment in response to Sias
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) said its investment in Air India gives the national carrier access to growth opportunities that cannot be fully realised through a single hub model, where flights connect only through one airport. SIA, the only non-Indian airline group with a direct stake in India’s aviation market, owns 25.1 per cent of the…
Read More‘Harry Potter’ Series Star Ruari Spooner Joins Bill Burr In ‘Bender’
EXCLUSIVE: Ruari Spooner, who plays Percy Weasley in HBO‘s upcoming Harry Potter series, has joined the cast Bender, the coming-of-age comedy shooting in Ireland over the summer. Spooner will join a cast that includes Slow Horses actress Ruth Bradley, Bill Burr, and Chris O’Dowd. They will also be joined by newcomer Kitty Graham. Described as Superbad meets Derry…
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