Blizzard doesn’t stop Wall Street trading, yet
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Debbie Reynolds gets SAG life award, daughter Carrie Fisher gets best lines
“Four-and-a-half million (dollars) is allocated just for me,” Fisher joked. – “Thank you, George,” Reynolds said in an acknowledgment of “Star Wars” creator George Lucas.
5 Perfect Quotes From HBO’s ‘Girls’ Season 4, Episode 3
Here at HuffPost Women, one of the things we love most about Lena Dunham’s HBO show, “Girls,” is the incisive, witty and hilarious dialogue that Dunham and the rest of…
Apple Pay won’t add to Apple’s profit
Related: Apple Pay is a win for (smart) retailers Yet with Apple taking just 0.15% of every Apple transaction, all that love and goodwill isn’t going to add anything significant…
Journalist Who Broke News Of Prosecutor’s Death Flees Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The first journalist to report on the death of a Argentine state prosecutor, who was investigating the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish community…
Sarah Palin’s Bizarre Iowa Speech Gets Thanks — From The Democrats
Shortly after declaring that she’s “seriously interested” in running for president in 2016, Sarah Palin delivered a confusing speech that was panned by many, even some on the right. Speaking…
S&P cuts Russia’s credit rating to junk
The nation’s currency has plunged to all-time lows, raising concerns that it is headed for a full-blown financial crisis. It’s lost over 40% of its value against the U.S. dollar….
ID thieves stealing tax refunds still a big problem, IRS says
“Taxpayers should protect their computers and only give out their Social Security numbers when absolutely necessary,” said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen in a statement Monday. More specifically, the IRS recommends…
Scientology Doc ‘Going Clear’ Claims The Church Split Up Tom Cruise And Nicole Kidman
Alex Gibney’s Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief is arguably the most hotly anticipated film premiering at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. HBO Documentary Films, which will be…
Blizzard costs flyers big bucks
Related: Get paid for canceled flights – 8 must have travel aps “It’s tough to quantify how much of that is out-of-pocket expenses, and how much is productivity,” said Tulinda…
Uber to limit price surges during blizzard
Sky-high prices during Superstorm Sandy led to Uber’s current policy. The New York Attorney General’s office negotiated the policy with Uber, and said the company agreed to “limit prices during…
Arquette, Simmons win SAG Awards for supporting performers
J.K. Simmons, a familiar face if not necessarily a familiar name, won best supporting actor for his performance in “Whiplash.” – SAG Awards list of winners
Backstage at a traveling circus
Peels’ fascination with the circus began as a child. Her father traveled Europe as a one-man show, “Theatro Picollini,” performing at hospitals and amusement parks. At 6 years old, Peels…
‘Orange,’ Aduba, Macy win SAG Awards
The award was accepted by star Uzo Aduba, who earlier had won her own Actor (the SAG Award trophy) for female actor in a comedy. – The 21st Annual Screen…
Unease for What Microsoft’s HoloLens Will Mean for Our Screen-Obsessed Lives
David Carr THE MEDIA EQUATION Microsoft made a big announcement last week, revealing that Windows, a lucrative legacy franchise, was about to be unleashed into the physical environment through a…
Rosamund Pike Is Certainly Amazing At The SAG Awards
www.justjared.com: Rosamund Pike has another stunning red carpet look at the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday (January 25) in Los Angeles.
Nick Kyrgios Is Nicknamed the Wild Thing, With Good Reason
On Tennis By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer has packed up the family, the nannies and his hopes for this year’s Australian Open and flown off to Zurich…
Two Japanese Hostages, as Different as Can Be, Linked by Fate in Syria
TOKYO — In the public’s mind, the two Japanese hostages held by Islamic State militants have become inextricably linked: a pair of grim-faced figures who appeared last week in a…
SAG Awards 2015: Winners List
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleJennifer Aniston – “Cake”Felicity Jones – “The Theory of Everything”Julianne Moore – “Still Alice”Rosamund Pike – “Gone Girl”Reese Witherspoon – “Wild”Outstanding…
Jennifer Aniston Wows In Plunging Dress At The SAG Awards
Jennifer Aniston looked divine as she hit the red carpet at the 2015 SAG Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday. The 45-year-old actress, who’s nominated in…
Close encounter with distant Pluto getting under way
Up until now, the best images of Pluto have been a few pixels shot by the Hubble Space Telescope. The images, released in 2010, took four years and 20 computers…
Viola Davis’ Natural Hair At The 2015 SAG Awards Is Her Crowning Glory
The 2015 SAG Awards red carpet was filled with stunning looks, but Viola Davis is a contender for best beauty of the night. – PHOTOS:
When politics and beauty pageants collide: A ‘diplomatic’ dance
The incident came to mind last weekend when a photo on Instagram of the current Miss Israel and Miss Lebanon together stirred controversy online anew, Miss Universe Organization President Paula…
De Blasio Urges New Yorkers to Prepare for Powerful Snowstorm
Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Sunday that one of the biggest storms to ever strike New York City may be approaching, and he urged people to stay indoors to…
NY police: Shoppers in crowded Home Depot store forced to flee murder-suicide
The shooter, a 31-year-old male worker at the store, was not scheduled to work when he came in, Ryan said. The shooter was pronounced dead at the scene from a…
Chitresh Das, Influential Performer and Educator of Indian Dance, Dies at 70
Chitresh Das, a teacher and performer who widely disseminated the north Indian classical dance form kathak in the United States, died on Jan. 4 in San Rafael, Calif. He was…
Add this to Greece’s list of problems: It’s an emerging hub for terrorists
Greece has become an unwitting crossroadsboth for jihadists trying to reach Iraq and Syria from Europe, and for fighters returning home from the Middle East. Greece’s long land and maritime…
Debbie Reynolds reveals another family connection to ‘Star Wars’
Read more SAG Awards: Debbie Reynolds to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor What was your reaction when you learned you’d been chosen to receive SAG’s Life Achievement Award? Ken Howard called…
John Boehner Reveals How He Survives The State Of The Union
How to behave when 30 million Americans give your political nemesis their undivided attention in a televised speech and your job is to sit quietly behind him? House Speaker John…
11 of the world’s coolest themed runs
Though the United States seems to have the biggest taste for wacky races, there are other global options worth checking out. Here are 11 of the coolest themed races in…