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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ puts a spotlight on Italy’s fashion capital

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ puts a spotlight on Italy’s fashion capital

Prada may have a title role in “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” which premiered in Italy’s fashion capital on Thursday, but fashion at large gets a spotlight and Milan a supporting role. The film evokes

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Tristan Thompson Takes Photos With Fans Before White House Correspondents Dinner

Tristan Thompson Takes Photos With Fans Before White House Correspondents Dinner

Tristan Thompson Selfies With Fans Before WHCD Shooting Published April 26, 2026 5:30 PM PDT Play video content Tristan Thompson was all smiles before the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner ... TMZ obtained

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Trump Says He Wanted To See What Was Going On After WHCD Shooting

Trump Says He Wanted To See What Was Going On After WHCD Shooting

Play video content President Trump says he didn't let the Secret Service usher him away from the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner because he wanted to see what was going on. Trump recapped

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Madonna Performs At The Abbey, Addison Rae Hypes Up Crowd

Madonna Performs At The Abbey, Addison Rae Hypes Up Crowd

Madonna Addison Rae Hypes Up Abbey Gig!!! Published April 26, 2026 4:05 PM PDT Madonna made a surprise appearance for the ages at The Abbey in West Hollywood ... and Addison Rae helped hype up

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Guess Who This Sitcom Star Is!

Guess Who This Sitcom Star Is!

Play video content For this airport edition of Guess Who ... this king was far away from Queens when TMZ bumped into him at LAX. When we caught up with him last July, the sitcom

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Ronettes Singer Nedra Talley Ross Dead at 80

Ronettes Singer Nedra Talley Ross Dead at 80

Nedra Talley-Ross, the last surviving original member of The Ronettes, is dead. The group announced Nedra's death Sunday in a social media post, saying ... "It is with heavy hearts that we share the news

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Alleged WHCD Gunman Cole Allen’s College Professor Recalls How He Was As Student

Alleged WHCD Gunman Cole Allen’s College Professor Recalls How He Was As Student

Alleged WHCD Gunman Cole Allen College Professor Says He Was Good Kid Published April 26, 2026 3:08 PM PDT Cole Allen, the California teacher and video game developer suspected of opening fire at the White

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Tom Hanks Rocks Along to Son Chet’s Stagecoach Performance

Tom Hanks Rocks Along to Son Chet’s Stagecoach Performance

Chet Hanks performed at Stagecoach on Saturday, and his number one fan -- his dad, Tom Hanks -- was right there in the crowd singing along!  Waiting for your permission to load TikTok Post. Chet

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Hyderabad Kingsmen seal playoffs spot

Hyderabad Kingsmen seal playoffs spot

Hyderabad Kingsmenplayers celebrate a wicket during their PSL win against Rawalpiniz Sunday. Hyderabad Kingsmen thumped Rawalpindiz by 108 runs to displace Lahore Qalandars from the fourth spot on the points table based on better net run rate as they defended their mammoth 244-6 total here at the National Bank Stadium, Karachi Sunday afternoon. Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, Usman Khan and Kusal Perera’s blazing half-centuries took Kingsmen to a total well beyond the 200-run mark as they were required to win by at least 86 runs and overtake Qalandars. In turn, pacer Hunain Shah proved to be the difference as he bagged T20 career best 4-22 after Rawalpindiz were cruising at 56-1 in 5.2 overs. With 245 needed to win their second game of the tournament, the Rawalpindiz could have still ended Kingsmen’s journey in the tournament if they scored 159 or more but fell for 136 all out in 17.1 overs losing seven for 42 in 7.2 overs. Usman Khawaja, who remained 66 not out off 43 balls hitting nine fours, couldn’t find any stable partners after walking in to bat in the second over with the fall of Shahzaib Khan to Akif Javed. Khawaja and Rizwan collected 43 runs off 22 balls to scare the Kingsmen but not to be. Player of the match Hunain created impact straightaway in his first over as he removed Mohammad Rizwan (26, 15b, 4x4s) and castled Kamran Ghulam for a duck in a space of three balls. At this juncture, Sam Billings (23, 12b, 1x4, 2x6s) and Khawaja again threatened Kingsmen’s hopes with a fluent 38-run stand, which included two sixes and as many fours.Akif induced a false shot off Billings after getting hit for a six and began the rot in Rawalpindiz batting at 94-4 in 10 overs. Akif then got rid of the dangerous Dian Forrester in the 12th over after which wickets fell at regular intervals with Rawalpindiz losing five for 34. Akif picked up three for 38, while Mohammad Ali and Glenn Maxwell picked up one wicket each. Earlier, Kingsmen came out all guns blazing after they were asked to bat first and were faced with the challenge of posting a mammoth total on the board. Following skipper Marnus Labuschagne’s (5, 5b, 1x4) early departure, Maaz Sadaqat (28, 11b, 5x4s, 1x6) and Usman Khan brisk 54-runs stand to take 64 runs off the first five overs. Saim Ayub (12, 5b, 1x4, 1x6) then launched a six and a four in last over of powerplay as Kingsmen found themselves 78-2 in six overs. Usman, who contributed a fiery 54 off 26 balls, hit four fours and as many sixes in his outing. Saad Masood struck twice at the start of ninth over to remove Usman and Muhammad Irfan Khan to leave Kingsmen 119-5. With the innings on crossroads, top-scorer Maxwell (70, 37b, 8x4s, 3x6s) and Perera (50 not out, 30b, 5x4s, 1x6) came together to put on a game-changing partnership of 108 off 59 balls. Before falling on the first ball of last over, Maxwell unleashed fury on Rawalpindiz bowling attack as he hit Sears for a six and four in 11th over and two fours in 18th over, Amir for three fours in 17th over and Amad Butt for two consecutive maximums in 19th over. It was his 59th T20 half-century. Perera brought up his third HBL PSL fifty and played a supportive knock. Hassan Khan closed the innings in emphatic manner hitting Forrester for a four and two sixes on the last three balls as he finished with 16 off four. In the day’s inconsequential match Sunday, Islamabad United beat Multan Sultans by four wickets as the PSL phase wrapped up before the playoffs. BRIEF SCORESHyderabad Kingsmen 244 for 6 (Maxwell 70, Usman Khan 54*, Masood 2-34) beat Rawalpindiz 136 all out (Khawaja 66*, Hunain 4-22, Javed 3-38) by 108 runsBRIEF SCORESIslamabad United 193 for 6 (Chapman 69*, Shadab 36, Akram 2-41) beat Multan Sultans 192 for 7 (Masood 44, Arafat 21, Imad 1-23) by four wickets 

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Protesters demand Cambodia unfreeze accounts with scam-linked firm

Protesters demand Cambodia unfreeze accounts with scam-linked firm

Chinese and Cambodian nationals believed to be Huione Pay creditors clash with police and security personnel during a protest near the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) headquarters in Phnom Penh Monday. (AFP) Waving their national flags, dozens of Chinese nationals protested outside Cambodia's central bank Monday, demanding the unfreezing of accounts they opened with a financial services firm linked to cyberscamming.Some demonstrators wielded umbrellas and clashed with scores of local security personnel armed with batons, leaving at least two protesters bloodied.The former chairman of Huione Group, Li Xiong, was extradited to China on April 1, with Chinese authorities saying he was central to a major transnational gambling and fraud syndicate, and suspected of multiple crimes.Protesters said their accounts with its digital payments platform H-Pay, previously Huione Pay, had been frozen since December.Construction and renovation company owner Wang Xijun said he had about $50,000 locked in his account and has been unable to pay his staff for around three months."We are Chinese citizens. We support the crackdown on illegal online gambling and illicit earnings," Wang shouted."But do not lay your hands on us ordinary civilians," he added. "Give the people's money back!"The US government last year accused Huione, which owned several companies offering e-commerce, payment and cryptocurrency exchange services, of laundering funds for transnational criminal groups perpetrating scams from Southeast Asia.But the protesters in Phnom Penh say they have nothing to do with these alleged crimes and now cannot access their assets deposited with Huione, calling on the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) to intervene.Monday's demonstration followed protests earlier this month outside the NBC and the Chinese embassy in Phnom Penh.Li Shangfu, 54, said many Chinese people in Cambodia had used Huione because it was "trusted" and convenient for "all our transactions".He works in the restaurant and hotel industry and said he has tens of thousands of dollars tied up in Huione's platform."I want the government to give us an answer. What exactly is the situation regarding our money?" said Li. "Does this money still exist or not?"'My blood and sweat' The NBC has said the Huione platforms' business licences have been revoked, and Huione Pay creditors should go to the courts, while H-Pay creditors can make claims with a liquidator.The US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) designated Huione Group a "primary money-laundering concern" last year, and prohibited US financial institutions from processing transactions with it.Beijing has called Huione's Li "a core member" of the criminal gang of Chen Zhi, another Chinese-born accused scam boss who was operating from Cambodia before being extradited to China this year.The Southeast Asian nation has emerged as a hub for the illicit industry in recent years, with transnational crime groups initially mostly targeting Chinese speakers before widening their reach and stealing tens of billions of dollars annually from victims around the world.Cambodian authorities say they are cracking down, detaining and deporting more than 13,000 foreign nationals involved in online scams since early last year.From January to April, more than 240,000 people, including Chinese, Indonesians, Indians and others, accused of scam involvement "voluntarily departed" Cambodia, the government said last week.Monitors accused senior Cambodian officials of complicity — allegations the government has denied.Protesting Cambodian food vendor Sopheak, 42, said she could see her $36,000 balance on the Huione platform but cannot withdraw any money.She opened her account three years ago because Chinese customers preferred it, she said."The money is my blood and sweat."  Related Story