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Czech President Petr Pavel has been taken to hospital after injuring himself while riding a motorcycle, his office has said. It said the injuries “are not serious”, but a “short observation” was required. It gave no further details. Czech police said they were not investigating the accident because it happened on a closed racing circuit – not on the road. …

Patti LaBelle, the Godmother of Soul, is turning 80, and she feels “blessed” and excited about reaching this illustrious point in her life and career. LaBelle spoke with ET at a special 80th birthday celebration in New York City on Thursday, and the iconic songstress reflected on the milestone, and how she has no plans to slow down anytime soon. …

Sean Kingston is behind bars in Southern California, an arrest that came hours after cops raided his home in Florida and arrested his mother. The singer was arrested Thursday evening in on the base of Fort Irwin — out in the middle of California’s Mojave Desert — and cops say he will be booked into the San Bernardino County Jail. …

Hey, everyone! The spiffy new Digital Eclipse-developed remake of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is out now on a variety of platforms. It’s very good! It also gave me a chance to speak with one of the people behind the original game: Mr. Robert “Trebor” Woodhead. He had a lot to say about the making of the original …

Mary Lou Retton gained’t stand for anybody criticizing her daughters after they began a fundraiser to pay her medical payments! In October, the legendary gymnast was “preventing for her life” within the intensive care unit with a uncommon type of pneumonia. Her 26-year-old daughter McKenna — on behalf of herself and her three sisters — began a SpotFund marketing campaign …

Lady Gaga is sharing an exciting an update on her new music! While attending the premiere of her Gaga Chromatica Ball concert film on Thursday (May 23), the 38-year-old “Just Dance” entertainer teased her new music and addressed the possibility of working with Beyoncé again. Keep reading to find out more…“I have been working on my new music all the …

Anya Taylor-Joy in “Furiosa” would give Ryan Gosling’s “The Fall Guy” a run for his money. “Furiosa” writer/director George Miller admitted to GQ UK that while filming the sprawling “Mad Max” prequel, he sometimes got confused between Taylor-Joy and her stunt double. Turns out, Taylor-Joy did more of her own stunts than even her director realized. It took one scene …

Just before Russian troops pushed across the Ukrainian northern border this month, members of Ukraine’s 92nd Assault Brigade lost a vital resource. Starlink satellite internet service, which soldiers use to communicate, collect intelligence and conduct drone attacks, had slowed to a crawl. Operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Starlink has been critical to the Ukrainian military since the earliest days of …

A U.S. aid project has brought little relief to Gaza The U.S. predicted that a floating pier off Gaza built by its military would allow for a steady stream of humanitarian aid. But little relief has reached Palestinians in the strip, officials said this week. Several trucks were looted as they made their way to a warehouse, and operations were …

Thursday night’s “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” opened with an NBC News story on the fact that former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has said that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the 2024 election. This was followed by a faux ad, which began, “The following ad has been paid for by whoever owns Nikki Haley.” The video …