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Robert Downey Jr. talks of one last film with his dad, ‘Sr.’

Robert Downey Jr. set out to make an objective portrait, a tribute to his father, the underground filmmaking maverick Robert Downey Sr. His dad had other plans. “The key point in this is when he goes, ‘OK, I think we should split into two camps: The (expletive) movie and the… Read More

Kanye ‘Ye’ West suspended from Twitter over this photo [Pic]

Ye, the entertainer formerly known as Kanye West, has faced wide condemnation for antisemitic remarks in recent weeks. “I like Hitler,” Ye told the fringe commentator Alex Jones on Thursday. “I love Jewish people, but I also love Nazis.” Ye doubled down after that. He tweeted a picture of a… Read More

Report: US added 263,000 jobs last month, a slight dip from October

The nation’s employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy — a sign of resilience in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes. The economy added 263,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate stayed 3.7%, still near a 53-year low, the Labor Department… Read More

Royal family rocked by race scandal while in U.S. Wednesday

Prince William’s office said “racism has no place in our society” as he sought to prevent the backlash over his godmother’s treatment of a Black advocate for survivors of domestic abuse from overshadowing his trip to the United States. Lady Susan Hussey, 83, resigned Wednesday as an honorary member of… Read More

Tourists flock to take photos of erupting Hawaii volcano

The world’s largest volcano oozed rivers of glowing lava Wednesday, drawing thousands of awestruck viewers who jammed a Hawaii highway that could soon be covered by the flow. Mauna Loa awoke from its 38-year slumber Sunday, causing volcanic ash and debris to drift down from the sky. A main highway… Read More

“You’re fired!” Layoff bloodbath at CNN

CNN lost viewers in 2021 amid a personnel shakeup at the top, the departure of top-rated newscaster Cris Cuomo, distrust among the population over years of bias, and general news burnout among its audience. This year, the company pursued an aggressive strategy to stay afloat. It tried everything from launching… Read More

DoorDash slashes 6% of workforce after pandemic hiring surge

DoorDash is eliminating about 1,250 corporate jobs, or about 6% of its workforce, saying it hired too many people when delivery demand surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. CEO Tony Xu said in a message to employees Wednesday that DoorDash was undersized before the pandemic and sped up hiring to catch… Read More

Euro inflation eases… but remains in double digits

Inflation in Europe has eased for the first time in more than a year as energy prices drifted down from painful highs, but the double-digit rate still hovers near a record that has robbed consumers of their spending power and led economists to predict a recession. The consumer price index… Read More