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Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the second day of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 16, 2024.Mary Altaffer | AFP | Getty ImagesThe first seven jurors for the New York hush money trial of Donald Trump were seated Tuesday as Judge Juan Merchan said he expects opening statements to begin Monday morning.Five more jurors and another six alternates remain to be picked. But the jury selection is proceeding at a faster pace than what was expected by many legal experts, who said…

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, where we report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.It’s been a quiet start to the week news-wise, and TBH, I don’t hate it. Let’s hit a few highlights and get to the “it” books of the week. p.s. Don’t know what to get your bookish mom for Mother’s Day? Call in the experts at Tailored Book Recommendations, our personalized book recommendation service offering a variety of gift subscriptions.  An Oasis in the (Book) Desert…

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For many men, glasses are an essential component of everyday life. Whether you wear prescription glasses, shades, or protective eyewear, picking up a case is a good idea to prevent damage. Glasses can be many things, but durable is usually not one of them. It takes only one stupid mistake to destroy an expensive pair of eyewear—trust me, I’ve learned that the hard way. Even if you own only a cheap pair of sunglasses, a nice day at the beach could still be ruined if they get crushed in your bag. Luckily, this list covers a range of options for…

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I don’t know what it is about 2024, but I’ve been kind of obsessed with shoe color trends. They’re a thing, folks. This season has brought us everything from red to pink to several non-black neutrals, and it’s the latter we’re focusing on today. Jennifer Lopez has been in NYC lately, and she’s always quick to jump on the latest shoe color trend bandwagon. The latest example of this is a pair of patent leather Saint Laurent It shoes she wore twice over the weekend in espresso brown.I love a black heel and have plenty of pairs in my closet…

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following a closed two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13, 2023.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the U.S. economy, while otherwise strong, has not seen inflation come back to the central bank’s goal, pointing to the further unlikelihood that interest rate cuts are in the offing anytime soon.Speaking to a policy forum focused on U.S.-Canada economic relations, Powell said that while inflation continues to make its way lower, it hasn’t…

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A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines on Tuesday cut its aircraft-delivery expectations for the year as it grapples with delays from Boeing, the latest airline to face growth challenges because of the plane-maker’s safety crisis.United expects to receive just 61 new narrow-body planes this year, down from 101 it said it had expected at the beginning of the year and contracts for as many as 183 planes in 2024.”We’ve adjusted our fleet plan to better reflect the reality of what the manufacturers are able to deliver,” CEO…

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Oh, God. The enfant terrible of animated comedies is delivering unto us a Season 22 finale of biblical proportions. Because after Family Guy’s near-quarter of a century on the air, nothing is sacred! “I never thought I’d hear myself say this as a writer,” confesses Richard Appel, a showrunner alongside Alec Sulkin, “but the Standards and Practices department at Fox is easy to work with and pretty good with us.” Due in part to the sheer success of the cartoon, as well as its consistent ability to push the envelope without inspiring boycotts (anymore), Guy has gotten away with decades…

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Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’. © 2022 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.The upcoming Pixar animated feature ‘Inside Out 2’ will be in theaters on June 14, 2023. Moviefone was invited to Pixar Animation Studio in Emeryville, California, along with a group of journalists to preview the first 30 minutes of the film and get a closer look at the inner workings of creating an animated feature film.Related Article: Director Peter Sohn Explains Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ and Introduces FootageDirector Kelsey Mann Presents the First 30 Minutes of the FilmKelsey Mann is photographed on September 25, 2013 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. Photo by…

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Michael Douglas had a request for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania: He wanted his character to die. The Oscar-winning actor stopped by The View on Thursday to promote his new Apple TV+ series, Franklin. During the conversation, he was asked about his comments to The Hollywood Reporter about wanting his character in the Ant-Man franchise, Hank Pym, to be killed off in the third film. “This actually was my request for the third one,” Douglas explained of his desire for his character to die. “I said I’d like to have a serious [death], with all these great special effects. There’s…

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Richard Horowitz, the composer and pianist who won a Golden Globe Award for his soundtrack, with Ryuichi Sakamoto, to The Sheltering Sky, died in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Saturday, April 13, according to a post on the Instagram page of his wife, Sussan Deyhim. In its own tribute, the New York label Rvng Intl., which reissued Horowitz’s album Eros in Arabia, heralded the “incredible tapestry of music [Horowitz] was a part of,” adding, “now you are all around us, reborn in the ultimate dimension.”Horowitz was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1949, and spent much of his young adulthood traveling Europe…

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Nick Cave has recalled making peace with the artists that have “disappointed” him, explaining that he is willing to look beyond their personal decisions if the art they make is “authentic”. The Bad Seeds frontman discussed the topic in a new update on his blog, The Red Hand Files, after a fan got in touch with him to question him about his “religious turn” and asked if he ever feels like he is “letting down [his] queer and female fans”. Responding, Cave went on to share his own experience of being disappointed by artists he once admired and explained how…

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a press conference at US Ambassador’s residence in Beijing on April 8, 2024. Pedro Pardo | AFP | Getty ImagesTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the U.S. is preparing new sanctions on Iran after the country launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel over the weekend.”Treasury will not hesitate to work with our allies to use our sanctions authority to continue disrupting the Iranian regime’s malign and destabilizing activity,” Yellen said in remarks ahead of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank’s Spring Meetings this week. “The attack by Iran and its proxies…

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Bank of America on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings that topped analysts’ estimates for profit and revenue on better-than-expected interest income and investment banking.Here’s what the company reported:Earnings: 83 cents a share adjusted, vs. 76 cents expected, according to LSEGRevenue: $25.98 billion, vs. expected $25.46 billionThe bank said profit fell 18% to $6.67 billion, or 76 cents a share; excluding a $700 million FDIC assessment, profit was 83 cents a share. Revenue slipped 1.6% to $25.98 billion as net interest income declined from a year earlier.Net interest income, or the difference between what the company earns from loans and investments and what…

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is joining in starting to offer a generative AI-powered playlist feature. For now, Maestro is available in beta to a small number of Amazon Music users in the US on iOS and Android.Folks who are included in the beta will see Maestro on the home screen after they update to the latest version of the app. They can also access the tool by tapping the plus button to create a new playlist.The idea is to use natural language prompts to create any kind of playlist imaginable. Your prompts can include sounds, activities, emotions and even emoji. you might ask Maestro…

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Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Edge 50 Fusion were launched globally on Tuesday. The handsets are equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets and Pantone-validated displays and cameras. The Ultra model is equipped with a triple rear camera unit, while the Fusion model carries two rear cameras. These models were launched alongside the Motorola Edge 50 Pro, a smartphone that was recently introduced in India. The Edge 50 Pro, powered by a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC, carrying a 50-megapixel triple rear camera unit and a 68W charger in the box is priced at Rs. 31,999 for the 8GB + 256GB option…

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Simone and Blue had an emotional case. Mer was back with a health scare involving one of her children, and the situation challenged her and Nick on Grey’s Anatomy Season 20 Episode 5. Also, are Jo and Link on the path toward planning a family? And should they? TV Fanatics Hailey White Whitmire, Sara Trimble, and Lucy Peel are ready to unpack another hour of the series. Join the discussion below! Jo is NOT pregnant. What did you think of this storyline and her desire to have a child with Link in the future?…

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Vowing retribution but urged to show restraint, Israel has yet to agree on its response to an expansive drone and missile strike carried out on its territories by Iran on Saturday.A Monday meeting of Israel’s five-person war Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, concluded without comment on whether the Jewish state will honor its pledge to “exact a price” from Tehran or concede to calls for a measured response from international leaders.The prolonged deliberation came after the Israeli military said that Iran on Saturday fired more than 300 drones and missiles at its soil. It claimed that it and international allies…

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