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Ketchup giant Kraft Heinz is giving employees the day off after the Super Bowl in lieu of airing a multimillion-dollar commercial during the big game.

Beyoncé announced on Instagram that she and husband Jay Z are expecting twins, who will join big sister Blue Ivy.

Justin Bieber and NHL Hall of Famer Chris Pronger shared a laugh after the defender slammed the pop star into the boards during the 2017 NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout.

More than a dozen zoos and aquariums participated in a #CuteAnimalTweetOff, a friendly competition to determine which is home to the cutest baby animal.

‘Stop ruining it.’

Game of Thrones actor Maisie Williams, addressing people who leak spoilers about the HBO show, in an interview with Radio Times.

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No one noticed when the Nebraska state flag flew upside down for 10 days, prompting a lawmaker to recommend that it be redesigned.

In a creepy marketing ploy, the girl from horror movie The Ring’s new sequel is crawling out of TVs to spook unsuspecting shoppers at a New York City electronics store.

A study by the Women’s Media Center reports that women make up only 20% of nonacting Oscar nominees, a drop of 2% from last year.

Ben Affleck’s Prohibition-era gangster movie, Live by Night, resulted in a $75 million loss, making it 2017’s first big box-office flop.

Employees at a New Hampshire Burger King were arrested for reportedly selling marijuana to customers who requested “fries extra crispy.”

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