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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addressed Tuesday’s deadly mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, offering insight on how her country responded with a stricter gun control law in the wake of the 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre when a gunman murdered 51 people. Host Stephen Colbert asked Ardern, who was a guest on Tuesday’s episode of The Late Show, about the Robb Elementary School shooting, which had occurred earlier Tuesday and so far has led to the deaths of 19 schoolchildren and two adults in…

You may remember the character of United States Naval Aviator “Iceman” from Top Gun who was a rival to Tom Cruise’s “Maverick." While its sequel Top Gun: Maverick has the return of Tom Cruise, a Top Gun movie would be nothing without “Iceman.” After begging for a role in Top Gun: Maverick, Val Kilmer's wish came true. To show us how proud he is about his return in the memorable role, Val Kilmer shared an OG throwback of himself from the previous film. His daughter also talked about how she felt seeing her father film the…

Amid ongoing efforts by Apple Store employees to unionize, vice president of people and retail Deirdre O'Brien has appeared in a leaked internal video in which she appears to be trying to dissuade employees from doing so. The video, which appears to have been leaked to multiple outlets including The Verge and Vice, includes O'Brien repeatedly speaking about what a unionized workforce could lose, rather than gain — often saying that she is "worried" about what it would mean for the way Apple and its retail employees work…

Tia Bank$ is focused on her work. She’s excited and ready to take the next steps in her career, as she preps for an Ontario-based tour and gears up towards taking the stage at Canada’s inaugural Rolling Loud festival in Toronto later this year. Her new EP Money Talks is a pivotal moment, which will affirm whether or not she’s been making the right moves. The EP is the culmination of years of putting in work towards the “grind.” While this year’s single “Pop Shit” proved she was a force to be reckoned with, can she keep up…

Isaiah Lee, the audience member arrested on suspicion of assault after he allegedly rushed the Hollywood Bowl stage and tackled Dave Chappelle, is now comparing what happened to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. “That’s not right what said about wife, calling her G.I. Jane,” Lee told the New York Post during a jailhouse interview in Los Angeles, citing the infamous incident at the 2022 Academy Awards where Smith walked onstage and smacked Rock across the face after Rock made the joke about…

An aerial view of Seabourn Encore cruise ship docked at Bodrum Cruise Port on April 27, 2022, in Mugla, Turkey.Ali Balli | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesCarnival is in preliminary discussions to sell its Seabourn ultra-luxury cruise brand to the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, people familiar with the situation told CNBC. Talks between the two parties are still ongoing. A deal of this size would give the Saudis a stronger footprint in the cruise industry, at a time when travel continues to rebound across the Middle East. It…

Broadcom Inc. AVGO -3.10% is in talks to pay around $60 billion for VMware Inc., VMW 24.78% people familiar with the matter said, in what would be one of the biggest takeover deals of the year.The two technology companies are aiming to announce a cash-and-stock deal worth about $140 a share on Thursday, assuming the talks don’t fall apart, the people said. The price wasn’t yet set and could still move around, some of…

Chipmaker Broadcom is in talks to acquire cloud service provider VMware, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.Negotiations between Broadcom and VMware are ongoing and a deal is not imminent, the sources said. The deal terms under discussion could not be learned.The acquisition would further diversify Broadcom's business away from semiconductors and into enterprise software, following its $18.9 billion (roughly Rs. 1,46,591 crore) acquisition of CA Technologies and its $10.7 billion (roughly Rs. 82,997 crore) …

Broadcom Inc. AVGO -0.55% is in advanced talks to buy VMware Inc., VMW 0.80% according to people familiar with the matter, setting the stage for what would be one of the year’s biggest deals. The technology companies are discussing a cash-and-stock deal that could come soon, assuming the talks don’t fall apart, the people said. VMware has a market value of $40 billion, while…

Recently, 1D fame Harry Styles sent his fans into a frenzy, after the release of the teaser of his upcoming films ‘Don’t worry darling’ and ‘My Policeman’. For the unversed, Harry has shot some of the most ‘steamy scenes’ for both his movies, something Harry hadn’t laid his hands on before. In a recent interview, Harry shared about the making of such scenes and his ‘vulnerable’ thoughts while shooting them. The singer has now ventured into acting, with two of his most promising projects supposed to roll out this year.…