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“Gwyneth: The Biography,” Amy Odell’s thorough portrait of Gwyneth Paltrow, splits her life and career into two distinct periods: the rise (and fall) of the quintessential ’90s Hollywood “It girl,” and her transformation to wellness mogul with the creation of lifestyle brand Goop.In both phases, she struggles with likeability in the press and from the public, often coming across in interviews as elitist and out of touch with “normal” Americans. But that hasn’t stopped her from succeeding on both fronts.Blond, glamorous and patrician, Paltrow is the ultimate nepo baby, the daughter of actor Blythe Danner and TV producer Bruce Paltrow,…

Time is running out to take advantage of United Vacations’ special promo code savings.Now through the end of July 2025, travelers can save as much as $400 on select vacation packages for future travel. Customers can save up to $300 per booking on vacation package reservations through the improved program that include a minimum three-night hotel stay and air to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, Hawaii and Europe when they book by July 31, 2025, for travel through December 15, 2025, with promo code JULYSALE25.Travelers can also save up to $400 per booking on vacation package reservations that include a…

Facebook Tweet Email Link You can listen to this story on CNN’s Chance Encounters podcast. On a recent transatlantic flight from Florida to London Heathrow, married flight attendants Hunter Smith-Lihas and John Lihas locked eyes across the aisle. The two men smiled at each other, before swiftly returning to serving champagne to first class travelers. This shared smile was fleeting, but spoke volumes. And later, when Hunter and John were on break at the same time, the couple found themselves sitting in the onboard crew lounge, reflecting on the shared life and careers they’ve built together. “I met you for…

(L-R): Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.”DisneyWhat superhero fatigue?Twice in one month, a comic book film has rocketed to the top of the box office, debuting with more than $100 million in ticket sales.Two weeks ago, it was “Superman,” the first theatrical release from James Gunn and Peter Safran as co-heads of DC Studios at Warner Bros. Discovery. This weekend, Disney and Marvel’s “Fantastic Four: First Steps” fueled an estimated $118 million in ticket…

July is always a busy month for air travel, as passengers set out on Independence Day trips and other summer vacations. But July 2025 was a particularly notable month for air travel news, with new security policies rolling out at airports, airlines beginning significant expansions of their business class and premium economy cabins, and exciting new routes being announced for fall and winter travel. Here are some highlights that all frequent flyers should know. Major Upgrades at Airports Around the WorldAirports upgraded security processes to make them more streamlined and added new amenities for travelers’ comfort. American Airlines officially launched its…

Flights across Russia have been grounded after a cyberattack hit the country’s largest airline, Aeroflot, on Monday.  Details of the cyberattack remain limited, but a pro-Ukrainian hacker group known for targeting Russian organizations called Silent Crow took credit for the cyberattack alongside Belarusian hackers, citing Russia’s occupation of Ukraine.  The group said in a Telegram post, seen by TechCrunch, that it had taken control of Aeroflot’s critical systems, including terabytes of internal data. The group said it “destroyed” the airline’s systems that it had access to. Screenshots posted by the hackers allegedly show access to several Aeroflot systems, including its…

A big bowl of steamed clams and juicy-crisp corn is summer eating at its finest. The combination is fresh, sweet and briny, almost like a chowder made for eating with your fingers.In this recipe from our cookbook “ Milk Street 365: The All-Purpose Cookbook for Every Day of the Year,” we finish the clams and corn with a small measure of crème fraîche (or whole-milk yogurt); the briny-sweet liquid released by the clams becomes a subtly creamy broth that’s as delicious as the clams themselves. Fennel perfumes the broth with anise-like notes.Scrub the clams well before cooking and be sure…

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 3-9:Aug. 3: Actor Martin Sheen is 85. Singer Beverly Lee of The Shirelles is 84. Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is 84. Movie director John Landis is 75. Actor Jo Marie Payton (“Family Matters”) is 75. Actor Philip Casnoff (“Oz,” “Strong Medicine”) is 71. Actor John C. McGinley (“Scrubs”) is 66. Bassist Lee Rocker (Stray Cats) is 64. Actor Lisa Ann Walter (“Abbott Elementary”) is 64. Singer-guitarist James Hetfield of Metallica is 62. Singer Ed Roland of Collective Soul is 62. Actor Isaiah Washington (“Grey’s Anatomy,” ″Soul Food”) is 62. Keyboardist Dean Sams of…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Kyiv  —  Russian soldiers call the practice a sacrifice to Baba Yaga, a fearsome witch from Slavic folklore who feasts on her victims. A Russian serviceman is seen on video being tied up to a tree and abandoned to his fate – possibly death – at the hands of one of Ukraine’s large attack drones. Why this is happening is clear from a radio intercept about a similar incident, shared with CNN, in which a Russian commander can clearly be heard ordering a subordinate be tied up in this way as punishment for desertion. The instruction…

Marco Pistoia, Global Technology’s Head of Applied Research and Engineering at JP Morgan.Source: JP MorganIonQ has hired the former head of applied research at JPMorgan Chase to help corporate clients of the quantum firm adopt next-generation hardware, algorithms and security, CNBC has learned.Marco Pistoia, who was head of JPMorgan’s internal research group from 2020 to this year, will join IonQ as senior vice president of industry relations, the quantum computing firm is expected to announce on Monday.JPMorgan, the largest U.S. bank by assets, recently overhauled the leadership of its research group, which worked on quantum computing and other advanced technologies.…