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Entertainment

Jackie Chan's 'Rush Hour 4' will be distributed by Paramount after Trump's reported request

After President Donald Trump’s reported intervention, Paramount Pictures is set to distribute Brett Ratner’s Rush Hour 4, a project that Hollywood had eschewed after earlier sexual misconduct allegationsagainst the director. Paramount Pictures on Tuesday was in closing talks to distribute the film, according to a person close to the negotiations...

Politics

Can fashion do the heavy lifting in politics? The symbolism stitched into a tote

It’s the biggest political handbag since Margaret Thatcher entered 10 Downing Street with her boxy Launer London purse – in all sorts of ways. “It”, of course, is the black tote carried by Sanae Takaichi, the new prime minister of Japan. Officially called the Grace Delight Tote, but often referred...

Taiwan boy band Energy suspend activities after allegations of military service evasion

The band, formed in 2002, also comprise Milk, Edy and Toro. They made their comeback in 2024 after going on hiatus in 2009. Read full story