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  Dangerously high temperatures and humidity are prompting heat advisories from the East Coast to the Midwest to the West Coast. Here's the latest forecast: In California's Bay Area, a heat advisory is in effect Thursday in San Jose, Oakland and Freemont, with temperatures forecast to hit 103 degrees. California’s Central Valley is also under a heat advisory for temperatures up to 105 degrees in Bakersfield and Fresno from Thursday to Saturday. The heat index on Thursday could hit 99 degrees in New York City and 103 in Baltimore. On Friday, the heat index is forecast to soar to 101 degrees in New York City, 104 degrees in Philadelphia, 102 in Washington, D.C., and 107 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Record highs are possible in New York, D.C. and Raleigh. In the Midwest, heat advisories are in effect Thursday from Detroit to South Bend, Indiana, to Cleveland, where the heat index -- what temperature it feels like -- is expected to near 100 degrees. And in the Northeast, a heat advi...

  Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX will make its debut on Wall Street Friday and both institutional and retail investors are expected to gobble up the 555.6 million shares going up for sale at $135 apiece Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX will make its debut on Wall Street Friday and both institutional and retail investors are expected to gobble up the 555.6 million shares going up for sale at $135 apiece. Musk, already the world's richest man, could become its first trillionaire. In a video conference on Musk's social media platform X, he told JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon that people have suggested for the last 10 years that he take SpaceX public. He's doing it now because the company plans to put 100,000 next-generation Starlink satellites into orbit. Deploying AI data centers in space is a “massive new growth base and you need capital for that,” he said. SpaceX is likely to becom with proceeds of around $75 billion. Musk could become the world's first trillionaire. ...

Nobody in Hollywood expected this. Not this fast, not this big, and certainly not in an era when audiences have become increasingly skeptical of celebrity biopics, fatigued by franchise overload, and deeply divided over the legacy of controversial global icons. But against all odds, Michael, the highly anticipated cinematic portrayal centered around the life and legacy of Michael Jackson, has reportedly shattered expectations worldwide, sending shock waves through the entertainment industry and potentially rewriting Lionsgate history forever. According to early industry projections and explosive market analysis circulating across entertainment media, the film is now being discussed as a potential $900 million global box office phenomenon. If those projections hold, Michael would not only become one of the biggest music biopics ever created, but it could also stand as one of the most financially transformative releases in Lionsgate's entire history.  And tonight, the biggest questio...

Rather than keeping the money he received from the settlement with Amber Heard, Johnny Depp chose to distribute it among several charitable organizations. According to reports, the funds were divided equally between five nonprofits, including groups supporting children, Indigenous communities, environmental conservation, and creative arts programs. The move received significant attention as the legal conflict between the former couple finally came to a close.

  LONDON -- Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow again in the early hours of Thursday morning, according to the city's Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, marking the fourth consecutive day of Ukrainian long-range attacks on the Russian capital. Sobyanin said in posts to Telegram that at least 15 Ukrainian drones were intercepted en route to the capital overnight, with no damage or casualties reported. Emergency responders were dispatched to sites where drones crashed or debris fell, Sobyanin said. Russia's federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsiya, announced on Telegram that temporary flight restrictions were introduced at two of the capital's four international airports -- Vnukovo Airport to the southwest of Moscow and Zhukovsky Airport to the southeast of the city. The drones targeting Moscow were among at least 330 Ukrainian drones reported to be shot down by Russia's Defense Ministry on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning. Rosaviatsiya said that flight restrictions were also...

  The New York Knicks pulled off a record comeback against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, overcoming a 29-point deficit to win by a single point. The win -- one of the biggest comebacks in NBA finals history -- spurred celebrations in star-studded Madison Square Garden and on the streets of New York City where large crowds had gathered to watch. The Knicks' return to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999 has transformed each game into one of the hottest tickets in New York, attracting actors, musicians, athletes and other public figures eager to witness the action in person. Among those spotted inside the sold-out arena was Taylor Swift. The singer traveled cross-country from Los Angeles -- where she performed live at the world premiere of “Toy Story 5” on Tuesday night -- to New York to attend the game.   Wednesday night’s game marked the second NBA playoff game Swift has attended this postseason.   She and her fiancé, NFL s...

  Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday told the House Oversight Committee probing the government's investigation of Jeffrey Epstein that Gates "never victimized anyone" and that meeting with Epstein "was a grave error in judgment," according to his prepared opening remarks. Gates, appearing in a closed-door setting, faced questions about his relationship with the late financier, marking one of the most high-profile interviews conducted by the Oversight Committee since it began probing the government's handling of its investigations into the notorious sex offender.  Gates told lawmakers that when he first began to engage with Epstein, and throughout the time he spent with him, he was aware that Epstein had a criminal conviction that was sexual in nature, but insisted he did not know the details of Epstein's crimes, according to multiple sources familiar with the interview.  Gates told lawmakers that he was not friends with Epstein and that they ...