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Two Greeks behind the flag at the closing ceremony of the Olympics
It took countless events and many years for the Olympic officials to decide to honor the birthplace of the Games, Greece.
Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck after two years of marriage
It’s now official: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are splitting up for the second time. The singer and actress filed for divorce from her now-former husband after two years of marriage.
According to TMZ, JLo filed the divorce documents in Los Angeles on Tuesday—the same day as the second anniversary of their wedding ceremony in Georgia.
Stars and 'unscrupulous doctors': Perry death highlights toxic history
"Friends" actor Matthew Perry's tragic death has highlighted the secretive and toxic relationship that has long existed between troubled celebrities and the doctors who service their addictions.
Perry, who had a long history of substance abuse, was found dead in the hot tub of his luxury Los Angeles home last year, with extremely high levels of ketamine in his system.
Pakistan logs first mpox case as fears grow of global spread
This file photo taken on August 9, 2022 shows vials of the JYNNEOS Monkeypox vaccine are prepared at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California.
Pakistan said Friday it had confirmed a case of mpox, a day after Sweden recorded the first infection outside of Africa involving a new, more dangerous strain of the virus that has killed hundreds in the DR Congo.
Russia jails US-Russian woman for 12 years for 'high treason'
Ksenia Karelina, also known as Khavana speaks with her lawyer standing in a glass cage in a court room in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024.
Personal Assistant and Doctors Among Five Charged in Matthew Perry's Tragic Death
Five individuals have been criminally charged in connection with the death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry. Among those charged are two doctors and Perry's personal assistant. The investigation, which started in May, uncovered a criminal network responsible for supplying Perry with large quantities of the prescription drug ketamine.
At Paris Olympics, some firms won gold for product placement
The medalists in the 10-kilometer marathon swimming (l-r: Oliver Klemet, Germany, silver; Kristof Rasovszky, Hungary, gold; and David Betlehem, Hungary, bronze) pose for a selfie with a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 phone provided to them for the occasion. Not to be outdone, French luxury goods firm LVMH provided the Louis Vuitton trays on which the medals were placed at all award ceremonies.
Miltos Tentoglou: The Story of an Athlete with Two Olympic Gold Medals
August 2016, Rio. A bus full of athletes and coaches departs from the Olympic Stadium heading to the Olympic Village, among them an 18-year-old slender Greek.
Paris Bids Farewell to the Olympics with Spectacular Closing Ceremony
Around 70,000 spectators gathered at the Stade de France to witness the closing of the 33rd Summer Olympic Games in Paris. The ceremony began in the Tuileries Gardens, where the Olympic flame had been placed during the Games. France's swimming sensation, Leon Marchand, took the flame from the Gardens with a lantern and made his way to the Stade de France, marking the start of the event.
Paris closes the Olympics, and Los Angeles turns to Tom Cruise for its 2028 mission
Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn't mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday as it took over Olympic hosting duties from the French capital, which closed out its 2024 Games just as they started - with joy and panache.