Author: Alex Maschino

Celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton is dishing out more than just great hair advice in his new memoir, Your Looks Don’t Define You, which was released Tuesday, January 20. In between his motivational tips and tricks to not let your past define you, Appleton also finds a way to casually name-drop some of the celebrity clients he’s worked with over the years, like Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera. Appleton also touched on his brief marriage to actor Lukas Gage, whom he didn’t name. Appleton married Gage in 2023 in a Las Vegas ceremony officiated by Kardashian and…

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Tyson Fury will return to the ring in the coming months and ‘most definitely’ has what it takes to become world champion again, according to manager Spencer Brown,‘The Gypsy King’ spent the entirety of 2025 in retirement following back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk, though recently confirmed the comeback that most felt inevitable.With ambitions of more huge fights before truly calling time on his career — including potentially against the likes of Fabio Wardley, Anthony Joshua and Usyk again — Fury is set to have a relative tune-up fight to get back into the swing of things in an ever-changing heavyweight…

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new video loaded: Spanish Authorities Struggle to Identify Victims of Train CrashThe Spanish authorities have struggled to recognize the victims of a train crash on Sunday that killed dozens of people. One local official said the impact was so severe that bodies had been found hundreds of meters from the accident.By Nader IbrahimJanuary 20, 2026

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EZ-Pass final reminder: you have an outstanding toll. Such texts have become all too familiar to many Americans, and it is a Chinese-backed criminal network that is largely behind them. These scammers are using crypto to steal a record $17 billion from regular people, according to Chainalysis’s recent report.  The severity of this fraud has reached the attention of the U.S. government. On Wednesday, Jacqueline Burns Koven, the head of cyber threat intelligence at Chainalysis, spoke in front of the Senate about the increase of this criminal activity, and how the U.S. can combat it. Her testimony was titled, ‘Made…

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Dolly Parton is celebrating 80 trips around the sun. The country music superstar celebrated her milestone birthday on Monday, January 19, after revealing she has been battling health issues. Parton shared three photos via Instagram of herself posing with a butterfly-shaped cake decorated with flowers. She licked frosting off her finger in one snap and hilariously used a fire extinguisher to blow out the candles in another. The “Jolene” singer, who simply captioned the post with a cake emoji, posed for the camera in a colorful corset with rhinestone embellishments. Related: Everything Dolly Parton Has Said About Her Illness Dolly…

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The Chris Johnston Show: Chris Johnston and Julian Mackenzie talking about the Vancouver Canucks and Elias Pettersson. That, despite him not really performing up to his large contract, teams would still be interested in acquiring him. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Mackenzie: “The one player in Vancouver I’m really intrigued about I’ve asked about it before, and I want to bring him up again, but, but Elias Patterson. Second year of an eight-year deal with an $11.6 million cap hit. In theory, yeah, I can understand why you’d want to move on from this player. The question is, who’s going to take…

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AFP via Getty ImagesKaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said the bloc has “no interest to pick a fight, but we will hold our ground”.Donald Trump has vowed to “100%” follow through on his threat to impose tariffs on European countries who oppose his demand to take control of Greenland.European allies have rallied around Greenland’s sovereignty. Denmark’s foreign minister emphasised the US president cannot threaten his way to ownership of the semi-autonomous Danish territory.UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper reiterated the UK’s position that the future of Greenland is for “Greenlanders and for the Danes alone” to decide.On Monday, Trump…

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MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news stories. Only MBW+ subscribers have unlimited access to these articles. The below article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest ‘Tim’s Take’ email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.It’s no secret that Warner Music Group – like Universal Music Group and others in the business – has significantly cut costs in the past couple of years.What’s less appreciated by many in the industry is how long this process has been going on at WMG, how large it is, and how visible its impact is becoming.Example: WMG now has no dedicated recorded music head in either the UK or Germany – the world’s third and fourth largest…

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Hoda Kotb is reflecting on Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones carrying on the fourth hour of Today after her departure from the morning show. “First of all, I feel honored to have been one of the stewards of this show. Honored. And I think what is so touching to me is I watched Jenna as kind of a baby learn the ropes, and now, as a proud mom, I’m watching her, number one, carry [the show] for an entire year. I watched her, and I was so proud,” Kotb, 61, told People in an interview published on Sunday, January…

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