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Glenne Headly, a Versatile and Scene-Stealing Actress, Dies at 62

Photo Glenne Headly in 1997. Credit via Photofest Glenne Headly, whose acting career took shape at the renowned Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago and found its biggest audience in Hollywood with films like “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and “Dick Tracy,” died on Thursday in Santa Monica, Calif. She was 62. The …

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Trump ‘disputes’ Comey’s claim that he asked for loyalty and to let go of the Flynn probe: Source

Getty Images President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), during an Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House on January 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump disputes two key …

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Sugar-trade negotiations between US and Mexico extended

Cesar Rodriguez | Bloomberg | Getty Images Workers load a truck with sugarcane in a field in the town of San Cayetano in the municipality of Tepic, Nayarit state, Mexico, on Thursday, May 18, 2017. If U.S. reinstates duties on sugar imports, Mexico’s government should immediately respond with reciprocal tariffs …

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Mark Cuban calls bitcoin a bubble, price falls

Bitcoin gave back most of its gains on Tuesday after billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban said in a series of tweets the digital currency is in a bubble. Cuban Tweet: I think it’s in a bubble. I just don’t know when or how much it corrects. When everyone is bragging about …

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Why the UK election matters to the US

Anthony Devlin | Getty Images Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at the Labour Party general election campaign launch at Event City on May 9, 2017 in Manchester, England. Corbyn recently said the president’s behavior risked making the world a more dangerous place. “The new U.S. president seems determined to …

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Uber business chief Emil Michael may leave company

Chris Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Emil Michael, senior vice president of business development at Uber. Uber Technologies’ chief business officer, Emil Michael, may leave the company within days, NBC News reported, citing a source. Michael, who joined the ride-hailing company in 2013, may leave Uber permanently or take …

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‘The Mummy’ Stays Asleep at the Box Office

Photo Annabelle Wallis and Tom Cruise in “The Mummy.” Credit Chiabella James/Universal Pictures Blame the inexperienced director, Alex Kurtzman, for delivering a mess of a movie. Scratch that: Fault Universal for settling on a script that emphasized action over characters and campy fun. Actually, perhaps a baggage-ladden Tom Cruise was …

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‘Shining city on a hill’ — Read why Comey believes Russia interfered

Aaron P. Bernstein | Reuters Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2017. Former FBI Director James Comey testified Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Comey explained to …

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Hyperloop One outlines European routes ahead of test run

John Gurzinski | AFP | Getty Images A Hyperloop tube is displayed during the first test of the propulsion system at the Hyperloop One Test and Safety site on May 11, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hyperloop One executives expect Europeans and even some people in Northern Africa are prime …

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Data showing plummeting app downloads should worry Snap shareholders

Recent app download data for Snap suggests a slowdown in the growth of daily active users, a key metric for Snapchat’s parent, Nomura Instinet analyst Anthony DiClemente said in a note Wednesday. DiClemente cited data from SensorTower, a firm that tracks app analytics, which showed Snapchat’s year-over-year downloads have dropped …

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