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Independence Day director Roland Emmerich reveals his biggest regret is making a sequel to the movie

The German film maker, 63, known for Godzilla and The Day After Tomorrow, says he should have stopped making the 2016 movie when Will Smith dropped out midway through filming.




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Will Smith changes from flashy sweater to all black look after Good Morning America

Will Smith demonstrated his bold fashion sense in two eye-catching looks this Friday. The Bad Boys For Life actor, 51, was bright and cheery as he arrived to the set of Good Morning America.




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Kim Kardashian does arts and crafts with kids to benefit Feeding America amid coronavirus pandemic

The Skims founder is also set to appear Friday on the star-studded Fashion Unites virtual runway show, styled by Carine Roitfeld, benefitting the amfAR Fund to Fight COVID-19.




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14 countries that are paying their workers during quarantine — and how they compare to America's $1,200 stimulus checks




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Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Ed Markey to introduce a Senate bill to give Americans $2,000 a month until the coronavirus crisis ends

Senators Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Ed Markey will introduce a bill to give Americans an additional $2,000 a month for the duration of the coronavirus crisis.The bill would give $2,000 a month to every American with an income of less than $120,000 for the duration of the crisis, and for three months after, according to a release.Married couples filing jointly would get $4,000, and $2,000 for each child up to three children.The funds would be available to all U.S. residents, including those who had not filed taxes or did not have a social security card.This is a key difference from the $1,200 one-time stimulus provided by the CARES Act.House Democrats proposed a similar bill in April that would give $2,000 a month to U.S. citizens until the emergency was over.Visit Business Insider's




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The Americans' ensemble loses SAG Award to cast of This Is Us

The on and off-screen couple's best ensemble in a drama series trophy went to the cast of NBC's This Is Us




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American Music Awards: Extra host Renee Bargh beams on the red carpet

Entertainment reporter Renee Bargh always brings glamour to the red carpet.




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Taylor Swift shakes off her Scooter Braun feud in green sparkles at American Music Awards

At the show, she has a chance to break Michael Jackson's record for most wins.




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Shania Twain performs soul-stirring medley of own hits and others at American Music Awards

Shania Twain swept down a massive staircase surrounded by backup dancers and floating guitars as she delivered the closing performance at the American Music Awards on Sunday.




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Taylor Swift material owned by Scooter Braun WILL be safe to use in her doc Miss Americana

The upcoming Netflix documentary Taylor Swift: Miss Americana will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next month, it was announced Wednesday.




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Taylor Swift shares trailer for her documentary Miss Americana

'Throughout my whole career label executives would say, "A nice girl doesn't force their opinions of people, nice girls smiles and waves and says thank you,"' she explained.




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Taylor Swift debuts chic new hairstyle at premiere of Miss Americana at Sundance Film Festival

It's Miss Americana (without her Heartbreak Prince.)Taylor Swift graced Utah with her presence while out on Main Street ahead of the premiere of her Netflix documentary, Miss Americana.




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Taylor Swift kisses beau Joe Alwyn as she details private romance in new documentary Miss Americana

After three years of remaining quiet about her relationship with Joe Alwyn, Taylor Swift spills the details of her secret romance in upcoming documentary Taylor Swift: Miss Americana.




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Taylor Swift drops new song Only The Young to coincide with her Netflix documentary Miss Americana

Taylor Swift has surprised-dropped a new song to go along with her brand new Netflix documentary, Miss Americana, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and hits Netflix on Friday.




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Americanii se aventurează la restaurante

Un număr mic, dar în creștere de americani au reînceput să meargă la restaurant, în contextul redeschiderii treptate a economiei în Statele Unite.

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Dwayne Wade CONFIRMS his wife Gabrielle Union was fired from America's Got Talent

According to a Variety report published on Wednesday, Union was let go from the program along with fellow judge, Julianne Hough, after they complained about a toxic work environment.




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Jay Leno says Gabrielle Union is 'great girl', remains silent on racist America's Got Talent joke

The 68-year-old comedian was seen leaving his special set at The Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California on Sunday night.




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Axed America's Got Talent judge claims she was told her dress was 'too black'

Actress Gabrielle Union, 47, who was axed last month, is threatening legal action against British entertainment mogul Cowell's company Syco, which co-produces the show.




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Singer Jack Vidgen's impresses America's Got Talent judges Simon Cowell and Heidi Klum

Australian singer Jack Vidgen gave an astonishing performance on America's Got Talent: The Champions which earned him praise from the star-studded panel. 




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America's Got Talent: The Champions: JJ Pantano, 7, cracks joke about Simon Cowell's 'new look'

Seven-year-old comedian JJ Pantano was the judges' choice on America's Got Talent: The Champions on Monday, earning the show's last open spot before the semifinals.




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Cabaret star Hans becomes the first Australian act ever to make it to America's Got Talent finale

Australian cabaret singer Hans, real name Matt Gilbertson, has become the first Australian act to go through to the grand final of America's Got Talent.




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America's Got Talent: The Champions: Simon Cowell raves over 11-year-old Alexa Lauenberger's dog act

Simon Cowell gave his imaginary Golden Buzzer to eleven-year-old Alexa Lauenberger on Monday's semifinals episode of America's Got Talent: The Champions.




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America's Got Talent judge Gabrielle Union is set to sue Simon Cowell

America's Got Talent Judge Gabrielle Union, 47, is preparing a lawsuit accusing Simon Cowell of 'endangering her life' by smoking on set. She is 'determined to see this one through', says insider.




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America's Got Talent: The Champions: Simon Cowell vows to get 'kindness' tattoo if Boogie Storm wins

The 60-year-old judge vowed to get a tattoo of the word 'kindness' on Monday's episode of America's Got Talent: The Champions if his favorite act Boogie Storm wins.




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Sofia Vergara and Heidi Klum radiate in eye-catching ensembles on set of America's Got Talent

Sofia Vergara and Heidi Klum looked radiant in eye-catching ensembles, as they graced the red carpet for America's Got Talent Season 15 Kickoff in Pasadena, California on Wednesday.




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Heidi Klum had to leave America's Got Talent filming after 'faling ill' right before going on stage

Heidi Klum looked fine when she arrived for an America's Got Talent taping, but she had to leave before going on stage and feeling sick, though it's unlikely she's suffering from COVID-19.




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American billionaire hedge-fund manager Julian Robertson took $800,000 in COVID-19 aid from New Zealand's government to pay the staff at his luxury resorts

Hedge-fund billionaire Julian Robertson received a total of $1.2 million NZ ($800,000 USD) from the New Zealand government to pay employees at his luxury resorts.Not unlike the Paycheck Protection Program that helps American businesses affected by the coronavirus crisis, New Zealand's wage subsidy has been hit by allegations of fraud and favoring large businesses. Robertson has amassed a $4.4 billion fortune running hedge fund Tiger Management.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.A billionaire former hedge-fund manager took hundreds of thousands of dollars from New Zealand's government to pay the staff at the luxury resorts he owns there, data from New Zealand's Ministry of Social Development shows.Julian Robertson's luxury resorts and golf courses received more than $1.2 million




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25 vintage photos show how desperate and desolate America looked during the Great Depression, the last time the unemployment rate was as high as it is today




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A 'phase 4' stimulus package could include more checks for Americans. Here's what else is being discussed, just weeks after the record $2.2 trillion 'phase 3.'

Weeks after passing a momentous $2.2 trillion stimulus package, President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are already saying they might need another relief bill.The package - the fourth stimulus related to the coronavirus pandemic - may include another round of direct payments to Americans, as 16.8 million jobless claims have been filed over the last three weeks.Here's what the major party stakeholders - including Trump, Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell - are hoping the next stimulus package looks like. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The federal government made history in late March when it passed into law a $2.2 trillion stimulus package, including an unprecedented expansion of unemployment benefits and a massive $349 billion small business




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Billionaire Mark Cuban told us his plan to save America's entrepreneurs now that the federal relief fund has run dry - and the biggest disasters the government must fix immediately

In less than 13 days, all $349 billion allocated for small business relief under the CARES Act were used up.But the funds barely scratch the surface of the 60 million employers and freelancers who were expected to apply.Mark Cuban told Business Insider that major changes need to be implemented to address the problems with the most recent package.Before the next round of funding, Cuban says businesses will need enough money to cover an extended re-opening period as well as an effective testing strategy that instills confidence in returning workers. Visit BI Prime for more stories.Following a rocky rollout of the Payroll Protection loan program, all $349 billion of the funds allocated for small businesses in the $2 trillion CARES Act have been committed - and Mark Cuban says it's too late to




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The US coronavirus response has finally shattered the myth of American exceptionalism

75647674Nations around the world have scrambled to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. But the rapid pace at which the crisis has overtaken health systems in the US and the UK has exposed, and perhaps accelerated, the withering health of these democracies.Now, with a president who has touted sunlight and bleach as cures, the US may well resemble the same "outlier" countries it has long believed itself to be above. "We are the outlier," a career epidemiologist tells Insider.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Just a few weeks ago, when borders were closing and the US government had begun to summon its citizens home from abroad, I messaged an American friend in Tokyo to see if he was planning to return. Things were still relatively calm in Japan, he reported. The situation appeared




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You wanna be in my gang? Coach 1941 takes a road trip through Americana at New York Fashion Week

Stuart Vevers takes the brand in a new direction




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American love story: Jimmy Fallon, 45, gushes over wife of 13 years Nancy Juvonen, 52

The former actor told People it was his 52-year-old wife Nancy Juvonen who was the 'brains' behind his at-home The Tonight Show, figuring out the tone, the setting and the props.




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Mike Pompeo holds crisis talks with Iraq keaders as mob storms American embassy in Baghdad

The secretary of State talked to Iraq's prime minister and president separately by phone Tuesday on the heels of the American embassy in Baghdad being stormed by an angry mob.




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U.S. stocks slump after American air strike kills Iran general

U.S. stock index futures shed about 1 percent on Friday in the aftermath of the air strike in Baghdad that was authorized by President Donald Trump.




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America DENIES conducting second airstrike in Iraq

'The Coalition did NOT conduct airstrikes near Camp Taji (north of Baghdad) in recent days,' said Colonel Myles B. Caggins III, spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve.




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Iranian MPs chant 'death to America' in fist-clenched fury over US drone death of Soleimani

Parliament speaker Ali Larijani compared Soleimani's killing to the 1953 CIA-backed coup that cemented the shah's power and to the U.S. Navy's shootdown of an Iranian passenger plane.




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Senator Lindsey Graham lashes out at Colin Kaepernick, calling him 'un-American' and 'racist'

A defiant Lindsey Graham appeared on Fox News on Sunday and pulled no punches when asked about some of the president's fiercest critics, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.




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Iran 'was prepared to kill 5,000 Americans' during missile strike

Abdollah Araghi said more attacks are coming after a strike on US bases failed to kill anyone, while air force commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh (pictured) said Iran was ready to kill up to 5,000 Americans.




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China is the biggest threat to America and poses a 'very serious threat', says Bill Barr

Amid rising anti-China rhetoric from the Trump Administration about Beijing's alleged Covid-19 'cover-up' Barr was asked if he considered Russia or China the biggest threat to the upcoming elections.




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Sebastian Stan reveals his thoughts about not being named the new Captain America

The Winter Soldier actor approved of passing the Captain America shield to his co-star Anthony Mackie (Falcon), and thinks their new Disney+ series is as cinematic as the Marvel movies.




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Shocking footage shows packed American Airlines flight leaving NYC

Grandmother-to-be Krissy Maloney said she was left aghast yesterday when she arrived at LaGuardia airport in Queens to find the gate of her departing American Airlines flight packed.




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Fastest girl in America Mary Cain accuses Nike of physically and emotionally abusing her in training

Track and field athlete, Mary Cain, once the 'fastest girl in America' on Thursday urged Nike to change their system after her former coach Alberto Salazar was banned after a doping investigation.




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Omar deletes tweet after Cruz blasts her for claiming 'merit-based' immigration plan is anti-Latino

Ilhan Omar deleted a tweet claiming a merit-based immigration system would disadvantage Latino migrants after Texas Senator Ted Cruz called her out for prejudice against Hispanics.




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Dominic Raab branded 'deluded' as he seeks trade ties on Americas tour

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab (pictured) visited Canada today as he forged ahead with a diplomatic blitz designed to pave the way for post-Brexit deals around the world.




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76 percent of black Americans are 'almost certain' they'll vote

A new survey of black Americans found nearly half are more motivated to vote in 2020 than they were in 2016 and a whopping 76 percent are 'almost certain' that they'll head to the polls.




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Oscar 2020: Obamas thrilled at American Factory nomination

The documentary American Factory, which is the first release from the Obamas' production company Higher Ground, earned an Oscars nod on Monday for documentary feature.




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PIERS MORGAN: If you start acting like America's lawman, Mr President, it makes you a dictator

By assuming a greater power than he has, President Trump threatens to imperil the very foundation of American democracy by effectively attempting to place himself above the law




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Barack Obama takes a jab at Trump and says America needs 'leaders who will bring people together'

Barack Obama shared a video from Joe Biden and claimed only he could help Americans through the pandemic




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Sadiq Khan says Donald Trump 'only cares about white America'

In the latest escalation of a war of words between the leaders, London Mayor Sadiq Khan condemned US President Donald Trump for 'calling people rapists because they happen to be Mexican'.