When Madonna stepped out onto the mammoth stage constructed on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on Saturday night in a gleaming halo headpiece and black kimono, she was greeted by the largest live crowd of her four-decade career. The free show, announced in late March, was a grand finale to the pop superstar’s latest world…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a photo finish, edging out Forever Young and Sierra Leone for the upset victory. Sent off at 18-1 odds, Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. rode the rail down the stretch with a short lead. Forever Young from Japan and Sierra Leone gave…
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Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rains in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province have killed at least 15 people after dozens of homes were swept away and roads damaged, the country’s disaster management agency said. Indonesia is prone to landslides during the rainy season, which began in January, with the problem aggravated in some areas by…
Gold prices continued to slide downward in Pakistan for the sixth successive session on Saturday. Gold price per tola hit Rs238,000 after a single-day fall of Rs1,600. The 10-gram gold was sold at Rs204,047 after a decrease of Rs1,257, according to the rates shared by the All Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA). On…
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They waltzed down the steps of Central Park’s Vanderbilt Gate on Fifth Avenue on Wednesday morning like Marilyn Monroe in her bejeweled performance of the song “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend.” But here, there were many more women, each of them escorted by a waiter in a white coat, seemingly floating down the staircase…
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Dey Street Books We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In his new memoir, “You Never Know” (published May 7 by Dey Street Books), Tom Selleck, star of such hit TV series as “Magnum, P.I.” and “Blue Bloods,” writes of the serendipity that launched his career. Read an excerpt…
Amgen‘s stock rose more than 12% on Friday after the drugmaker teased positive initial data on its experimental weight loss injection. That fueled investor concerns about new competition in the rapidly growing weight loss drug industry, sending shares of the current obesity players, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, lower on Friday. Eli Lilly shares dropped…
ROSEMONT, Ill. — USC and UCLA will play two road games apiece against the Big Ten’s easternmost schools while fellow conference newcomers Oregon and Washington will make one cross-country trip each during the 2024-25 men’s basketball season. The Big Ten released its breakdown of conference opponents for the 18 schools Wednesday. Each of the 18…
The Rs 2000 banknotes continue to be legal tender, says the RBI. RBI says Rs 2,000 banknotes in circulation, which amounted to Rs 3.56 lakh crore as at the close of business on May 19, 2023, has now declined to Rs 7,961 crore The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said 97.76 per cent…
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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry to ditch ‘traditions’ for Nigerians Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will leave behind Royal protocol with their trip to Nigeria this year. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are set to visit the African land later this month to celebrate Invictus Games, are hoping to show a laid back side…
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