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Jimmy Kimmel In Talks To Renew Deal At ABC
Jimmy Kimmel is in talks with Disney to renew his contract on ABC for another year, according to Deadline, contradicting earlier tabloid reports that suggested he was preparing to leave late-night television when his current deal expires in May. The negotiations come as ABC reportedly seeks to trim the budget of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, mirroring…
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I worked on the 105th floor of the World Trade Center on 9/11. All my colleagues died… but a simple mistake saved my life
David Kravette, a Cantor Fitzgerald bond trader based on the 105th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower, survived the September 11, 2001 attacks only because he happened to be in the lobby when American Airlines Flight 11 struck. He had gone downstairs to vouch for a client’s IT visitor who lacked identification, a…
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‘Slow Horses’ Star Officially Clarifies James Bond Comments
Actor Gary Oldman has clarified comments he made about the search for the next James Bond, after remarks in a weekend interview were widely interpreted as suggesting his Slow Horses co-star Jack Lowden had already secretly been cast. Speaking at a Toronto International Film Festival event, Oldman explained he was simply passing on a rumour…
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Pro-democracy campaigners imprisoned in Hong Kong for Tiananmen tribute
Three veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been jailed for up to seven years after organising vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in a case widely seen as another sign of shrinking political freedoms in the city. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were convicted last month under Hong Kong’s national security law of…
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Book reveals Ground Zero debris was dispersed across all fifty states
A new book, *Scattered Steel: The Afterlife of the WTC* by Samuel Holleran and Max Holleran, traces what became of the nearly two million tons of debris cleared from Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks, revealing that fragments were dispersed to all 50 US states and beyond. Published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of…
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Flavor Flav Shares Personal 9/11 Memory & Honors ‘Heroes Who Ran Toward Danger’ on 25th Anniversary
Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav marked the 25th anniversary of the 11 September attacks by sharing personal memories and taking part in charitable work in New York, the city where he grew up. On social media, he recalled watching the Twin Towers from his window before they fell, reflecting on shared American identity and paying…
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Jay Baruchel & Michael Dowse Talk Falling In Love With ‘The Stunt Driver’ Ken Carter, Upcoming Sitcom Project, Baruchel’s WWII Fighter Pilot Passion Project
Ahead of its Toronto International Film Festival premiere, director Michael Dowse and star Jay Baruchel spoke to Deadline about The Stunt Driver, a Canadian sports comedy Dowse spent 12 years trying to get made. The film tells the true story of Ken Carter, a Canadian stuntman who set out to jump a rocket car a…
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GDP figures, RunPilot funding boost and Cooney-Cross returns to Emirates
This morning’s ONS growth data will show if the UK economy held up through the summer heatwave, while Sheffield AI start-up RunPilot lands £140k funding and Arsenal’s Kyra Cooney-Cross makes an emotional return against Crystal Palace.
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Court of Appeal increases jail term for driver in boyfriend’s death
A driver who filmed her teenage boyfriend hanging out of a car window moments before crashing and killing him has had her jail term increased from three to four and a half years by the Court of Appeal. Mia Howarth, 21, had been jailed at York Crown Court after admitting causing death by dangerous driving,…
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Everton midfielder frustrated by negative supporter reaction to transfer window
Everton midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has spoken out against the negative reaction to the club’s turbulent transfer deadline day, insisting the mood inside the dressing room is far more positive than perceptions from outside. David Moyes ended the window with fewer players than he started with, no cover at full-back and just one recognised striker, after…