Stacey Dash may continue speaking her mind on politics and the news of the day, but it won’t be for Fox News. Fox News has decided not to renew Dash’s contract, The Hill reported on Saturday. The network, which recently announced the hire of former U.K. Independence Party head Nigel Farage (“Mr. Brexit,” to Donald Trump),…
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LOS ANGELES — The third in a series of powerful winter storms unleashed a deluge in Southern California on Sunday, flooding numerous roads and freeways, setting new rainfall records and stranding some in dangerously rising waters. Forecasters had predicted this storm would be the strongest in several years, and it didn’t disappoint. While earlier storms produced…
Read the full storyThe nor’easter that’s been battering the Jersey Shore with powerful winds and pounding surf since Monday morning isn’t near finished or even at peak yet for most of the state. That’s the word from meteorologists who have been tracking the big coastal storm since it originated down in the southern United States, where it triggered deadly…
Read the full storySmartphone giant Samsung has blamed faulty batteries for the fires that hit its flagship Galaxy Note 7 device last year, as it sought to draw a line under a damaging scandal. The South Korean company was forced to discontinue the smartphone, originally intended to compete with Apple’s iPhone, after a chaotic recall that saw replacement devices…
Read the full storyThe centerpiece of Intel’s booth at the recent National Retail Federation show in New York City was undoubtedly the massive Mach 2XS commercial printer by Japanese manufacturer Shima Seiki. At nearly 3 meters wide and 1.37 meters tall, the printer was hard to miss. The small crowd that had gathered around it though, was more interested…
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NASA captured a photo of one of Saturn’s moons in a way that looks exactly like something out of science fiction. In its photo of the moon, Mimas looks a lot like the Death Star from the Star Wars movies, thanks in large part to its 88-mile-diameter crater. Saturn’s icy moon Mimas NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute NASA’s…
Read the full storyWhile President Donald Trump’s television viewership numbers from Inauguration Day rank him fifth among the presidents, his Facebook numbers easily put him on top. On Inauguration Day, some “60 million people on Facebook in the U.S. generated 208 million likes, posts, comments and shares related to the presidential inauguration,” Andy Stone, a policy communications representative for…
Read the full storyNEW YORK, January 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Last Friday, benchmark US indices were in bullish colors as the NASDAQ Composite closed the trading session up 0.28%; the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.48% higher; and the S&P 500 gained 0.34%. US markets made broad based gains with seven out of nine sectors finishing the day in…
Read the full storyAlaska Airlines confirmed Monday that a woman was kicked off a flight from Baltimore to Seattle on Saturday after videos posted on social media showed her harassing a pro-Donald Trump passenger. The Trump supporter, Scott Kotesky, posted a video of the incident on Facebook, which racked up nearly 4 million views by Monday morning. “She has…
Read the full storyPresident Trump is expected to sign executive orders Monday that pulls the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and possible unravel other major trade deals, according to multiple reports. Getting out of TPP, which Mr. Trump said was a “bad deal,” was one of his top campaign pledges and part of the America-first agenda he pledged…
Read the full storyJay Z’s artist-owned streaming service, Tidal, and Sprint announced a new partnership on Monday that will give the company’s 45 million customers unlimited access to Tidal, including exclusive content. In the deal, the telecommunications company acquired a 33 percent stake in Tidal; Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure will join Tidal’s board of directors. A source familiar with…
Read the full storyHARTFORD, Conn. — A federal judge Monday blocked Aetna’s $37 billion bid to take over rival Humana, saying the merger would weaken competition and harm consumers in hundreds of counties where the two insurance giants compete. U.S. District Judge John Bates sided with the U.S. Department of Justice and several states that sued to block the…
Read the full storyThe New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons will be the two teams squaring off at the Super Bowl LI after the Patriots beat Pittsburgh Steelers to represent the AFC at next week’s clash. The Falcons, representing the NFC, were the first to enter Super Bowl LI after defeating the Green Bay Packers, 44-21. Including the loss…
Read the full storySo this is how the two-week-long recruiting video begins … Here is Mohamed Sanu, the talented Atlanta Falcons receiver, making a difficult catch for a touchdown in a second-straight playoff game and proving once again that he is an integral part of what has quickly become the NFL’s most dangerous offense. And here are Devin McCourty,…
Read the full storyRobert Hubbs III and Grant Williams combined for 36 points in Tennessee’s 91-74 win over Mississippi State on Saturday at Knoxville, Tenn. Hubbs connected on 8 of 11 shots from the field, including his only 3-point attempt and finished with 19 points. Williams added 17 points. The Volunteers also received 15 points from Admiral Schofield, who…
Read the full storyFormer Tennessee running back is a hot commodity on the transfer market and it looks like he will be staying Division-I rather than going down to the JUCO ranks to play immediately. There was some talk about Hurd potentially going pro and even switching positions to tight end considering he stands 6’4″ and weighs 240 pounds.…
Read the full storyWashington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins will play in his first Pro Bowl as the replacement for Atlanta Falcons MVP candidate Matt Ryan, who is headed to his first Super Bowl. Cousins threw for 4,917 yards, 25 touchdowns and 12 interceptions this season. In the last two years, he has thrown for a combined 9,083 yards, 54…
Read the full storyKanas City Royals right-handed pitcher Yordano Ventura was killed in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic on Sunday. He was 25. “It is with a heavy and broken heart that we confirm the passing of Yordano Ventura,” Royals vice president of communications and broadcasting Mike Swanson wrote on Twitter. The hard-throwing Ventura came up…
Read the full storyLOS ANGELES — Competing with a presidential inauguration, multicity marches and big-budget Hollywood productions, M. Night Shyamalan’s creepy psychological thriller “Split” pulled off a surprising opening weekend victory, pulling in an estimated $40.2 million. The low-budget “Split,” which cost a reported $9 million to make, blew away predictions that it would be bested by Vin Diesel’s…
Read the full storyThe story of “Beauty and the Beast” is nothing new. In fact, it’s a tale as old as time. However, Sir Ian McKellen, who plays talking clock Cogsworth in the new Disney remake starring Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast, guarantees that the film will have fans “enraptured.” “I’ve seen it, and…
Read the full storyThe “X-Men” movie universe is a complicated beast, but that doesn’t mean “Logan” is ignoring it entirely. Despite reports that “Logan” would be a standalone film, director James Mangold has clarified that it is connected to the other “X-Men” films. The reports started when Hugh Jackman, who plays Wolverine, told Digital Spy that the movie would…
Read the full story— Only comScore Provides the Official Global Movie Results — LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) today announced the official worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of January 22, 2017, as compiled by the company’s theatrical measurement services. As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, comScore…
Read the full storyThe title of the next installment in the Star Wars saga has been revealed. It's official. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI is the next chapter of the Skywalker saga. This December. #TheLastJedi https://t.co/ySkVwQcMTP pic.twitter.com/eHrPgbsRJq — Star Wars (@starwars) January 23, 2017 Star Wars: Episode VIII will be called Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The movie, which is scheduled for release on December 15, 2017, is written and directed by Rian Johnson, and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman, with J.J. Abrams, Jason…
Read the full storyLOS ANGELES, January 21, 2017 – Big Mac, anyone? In “The Founder,” moviegoers are introduced to the legendary story of mega-fast food chain McDonalds and Ray Kroc, the man who made McEverything famous. Michael Keaton stars as Kroc, a traveling salesman who peddled milkshake machines to drive-ins across the country before he stumbled into greatness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX2uz2XYkbo…
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