Shirley MacLaine on a life in pictures

Shirley MacLaine on a life in pictures

At 90 years old, veteran actor and Oscar-winner Shirley MacLaine was in a spicy mood. Looking through photographs from her long career, captured mostly in black and white, she remarked, “Where are the nude ones?” Of one picture of her seated on the hood of a Cadillac on the Paramount lot, she said, “Here, I’m…

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Iran summons Afghan envoy over anthem disrespect after similar incident in Pakistan

Iran summons Afghan envoy over anthem disrespect after similar incident in Pakistan

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria on September 9, 2019. — Reuters TEHRAN: Iran summoned the acting head of Afghanistan’s embassy Friday after saying a visiting Afghan official disrespected the country’s national anthem by not standing, days after a similar incident in Pakistan. Following…

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Michelle Obama joins Harris’s campaign in Michigan while Trump rallies in swing state

Michelle Obama joins Harris’s campaign in Michigan while Trump rallies in swing state

Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will be joining Vice President Kamala Harris in her campaign rally — Reuters/File Michelle Obama, in her first public campaign event of this US election, will join Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Michigan on Saturday, while Republican candidate Donald Trump holds his own rally in the battleground state….

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China officially ‘doesn’t care’ about Trump win; unofficially, experts say Beijing is rattled

China officially ‘doesn’t care’ about Trump win; unofficially, experts say Beijing is rattled

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — The official response from Xi Jinping’s communist China to President-elect Trump’s victory was formulaic. “Our policy towards the U.S. is consistent,” foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters Wednesday afternoon. “We will continue to view and handle China-U.S. relations in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful co-existence and win-win cooperation.” …

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