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Democratic presidential candidates Michael Bloomberg, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. | John Locher/AP Photo Michael Bloomberg may have bought his way on to the debate stage in Las Vegas Wednesday night but the rest of us are in his debt. These once-every-couple-weeks rituals had become so familiar that watching til the end was a chore.…

As the saga of Jeff Bezos, his nude selfies, and his leaked affair with Lauren Sanchez continues, a new development has arisen – Sanchez's brother Michael Sanchez is now suing Bezos for defamation.Bloomberg reports Sanchez has accused the Amazon CEO and his security consultant Gavin de Becker of telling journalists that Sanchez leaked Bezos' nude…

By Umit BektasELAZIG, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey called off rescue operations on Monday in eastern areas hit by Friday's earthquake after emergency workers recovered the body of a final person they were searching for in a collapsed building, bringing the death toll to 41, authorities said.The magnitude 6.8 quake caused 37 deaths in Elazig province,…

LAS VEGAS — Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg suffered a punishing welcome and Sen. Bernie Sanders was bludgeoned with criticism as an animated cast of rival candidates spent Wednesday’s presidential debate scrambling to stake their claims against the two rising contenders in the Democratic race.The result was an urgent, two-hour free-for-all that sizzled with…

KABUL/PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province, according to media reports on Thursday.American current affairs magazine Newsweek reported that a 57-year old U.S. contractor was abducted last week in Khost, citing unnamed U.S. officials.The U.S. State Department declined to comment.Newsweek reported that U.S. officials believed a Taliban-linked…

Billie Eilish made history at the 2020 Grammys she was adamant about sharing the spotlight with one person: her brother, Finneas O'Connell." data-reactid="15" type="text">When Billie Eilish made history at the 2020 Grammys she was adamant about sharing the spotlight with one person: her brother, Finneas O'Connell.O'Connell, known just as Finneas (sometimes FINNEAS), produced and co-wrote…

Many cities in China are still in quarantine lockdown in efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak, pushing most activities online. Day-to-day activities like grocery orders and university classes are affected, but so is live entertainment. Music venues are shuttered across the country, rendering the country’s live music scene “temporarily dead and silent.” With everyone bored…

(CNN)Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in one of her strongest debate performances thus far, aggressively and relentlessly called on former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to apologize for his alleged history of misogynistic comments about women and to release women who signed nondisclosure agreements with his company so they could freely speak about their experiences in…

Islamabad, Pakistan - High-profile Pakistan Taliban leader Ehsanullah Ehsan, who acted as the group's spokesman and claimed responsibility for some of its deadliest attacks, has escaped from military custody, Pakistan's interior minister confirmed, more than a week after the commander first claimed he had escaped. Interior Minister Ijaz Shah's comments to reporters on Monday were…