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Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Even in a land known for gargantuan, record-breaking infrastructure, this project is turning heads. At 15 miles long (24 kilometers), eight lanes wide and featuring artificial islands and an undersea tunnel, China’s $6.7 billion Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge is nothing if not ambitious. To much fanfare in the country’s state
Continue Reading CNN By Chloe Melas and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sánchez are engaged, a source close to the couple tells CNN. No additional details about the proposal or pending wedding plans were immediately available. Bezos and Sánchez, a former broadcast journalist and now philanthropist, first went public
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Halle Bailey and Fantasia Barrino made their official debut on Monday in the first trailer for the upcoming “The Color Purple” movie, a musical reboot of the 1985 classic, based on the novel of the same name by Alice Walker. “Dear Celie, we have more than just kings and
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — The Transportation Security Administration has announced an expansion of TSA PreCheck access just as the busy summer travel season is about to kick off. The agency said Monday that teenagers from 13 to 17 may accompany parents or guardians who are enrolled in PreCheck through security screening when they are traveling on the
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ray Stevenson, an actor who appeared in “RRR” and the “Thor” films, died Sunday, his publicist Nicki Fioravante confirmed to CNN. Stevenson was 58. No additional information about the cause of his death was immediately available. Born Gregory Raymond Stevenson in Northern Ireland, the actor moved to England as
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sánchez are engaged, a source close to the couple tells CNN. No additional details about the proposal or pending wedding plans were immediately available. Bezos and Sánchez, a former broadcast journalist and now philanthropist, first went public with
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Buffett is on the mend following a brief hospitalization on Thursday. The 76-year-old shared an update on his Facebook page on Friday that he is heading home from the hospital. He thanked his followers for the “outpouring of support and well wishes,” and shared that he’d be going
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen is talking about his recovery after he was assaulted following a show in Florida in March. Allen had been in town with his bandmates for a performance and was attacked while smoking outside the Four Seasons hotel in Fort Lauderdale. In an interview with
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Actors Demi Moore and Andrew McCarthy reunited over the weekend for the first time in years. McCarthy took to Instagram with his former “St. Elmo’s Fire” costar to reveal he’s working on a “Brat Pack documentary” about the famous group of young actors in the ’80s that included himself,
Continue Reading Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — The 76th edition of Cannes Film Festival is drawing to a close, and outfits worn on the Promenade de la Croisette have been as surprising as ever. For more than seven decades, the hallowed red carpet has welcomed time-honored starlets and fashion icons such as Brigitte Bardot, Elizabeth Taylor, Princess
Continue Reading Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — An electric guitar smashed up and signed by the late Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain has sold for almost 10 times its estimated value. The black, left-handed Fender Stratocaster went for $595,000 when it was auctioned at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City over the weekend. The instrument
Continue Reading By Sandra MacGregor, CNN (CNN) — It’s hard not to feel a little sorry for the Ecuadorian capital of Quito. Often viewed by travelers as an inconvenient layover en route to the Galapagos Islands, the city is an underappreciated metropolis as rich in history and singular attractions as Ecuador’s acclaimed archipelago. Travelers willing to give
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “NCIS: Los Angeles” has come to a close after 14 seasons. The second of a two-part finale aired Sunday, hinting at bright futures for Sam (played by LL Cool J) and Callen (played by Chris O’Donnell). The two have played special agents on the show since the pilot aired
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A former soldier who lost both his legs in an explosion in Afghanistan has made history by conquering Everest. Hari Budha Magar, a former corporal in the British Army’s Gurkha regiment, reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain on Friday afternoon. The news was announced on Magar’s Instagram
Continue Reading Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Eighties kids, rejoice! Toy company Lego is about to release a 2,561-piece set celebrating “Pac-Man.” The set is based on a real 1980s arcade game cabinet and comes complete with a light brick to illuminate the coin slot, Lego said on its website. “Pac-Man” was launched in Tokyo in 1980
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Media giant Logan Roy was laid to rest on Sunday in the airy gilded interior of the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, located on New York’s Upper East Side. “Succession” has treated us to both a wedding and a funeral as fate of the Roy siblings spin out towards its finale
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — While she has one of the biggest hits in the music industry in awhile, don’t expect Miley Cyrus to go on tour. During a recently published interview with British Vogue, Cyrus talked about the success of her hit single, “Flowers” and said of touring, “It’s been a minute.”
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — As the movie that began Disney’s animation renaissance in 1989, a live-action “The Little Mermaid” comes with big fins to fill. Thanks largely to star Halle Bailey, the lavish musical holds up nicely under the weight of those expectations, preserving the original’s essence while updating undernourished aspects of
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Season 21 of “American Idol” crowned a winner with an emotional, star-studded finale on Sunday. The three finalists were Iam Tongi, Megan Danielle, and Colin Stough. Tongi, an 18-year-old high school student from Kahuku, Hawaii, was declared the winner. The teen’s heartbreaking story of losing his father, Rodney,
Continue Reading By Jack Guy and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Flights from Catania airport in Sicily were grounded on Sunday after volcanic ash from an eruption of Mount Etna covered the runways. Airport authorities announced that flights would be suspended until Monday 9 a.m. local time (3 a.m. ET) due to the fallout from the
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