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Tinder no longer to accept minor users, must be 18 or older

Tinder, the popular "hookup" app, previously required users to be at least 13 years of age. Next week, reports TechCrunch, the age will be upped to 18.

June 9, 2016

‘Hamilton’ producers bumping up ticket prices to counter scalpers: report

The Hollywood Reporter explained Thursday morning that "Hamilton" producers "are bumping up prices in an effort to wrestle back some of the revenue stream being lost to secondary-market sellers."

June 9, 2016

Norman Reedus of ‘Walking Dead’ expresses interest in ‘Ghost Rider’ reboot

Nicolas Cage's stab at the "Ghost Rider" movies was pretty roundly panned by critics and audiences alike, according to Rotten Tomatoes website. But perhaps a "Walking Dead" star's interest in reprising the role may stoke new interest in a reboot.

June 9, 2016

Ed Sheeran sued for $20 million on plagiarism claim

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But Ed Sheeran's "Photograph" may be worth $20 million, depending on the outcome of a copyright lawsuit in a Los Angeles federal courtroom.

June 9, 2016

British Parliament declines tougher regs on amateur fireworks displays

The British Parliament debated an online petition pushing for stricter regulation of amateur fireworks, but the Conservative government declined to take further action, despite one MP from the majority party calling for a ban of the "rubbish" homemade displays.

June 9, 2016

Chris Simcox, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps co-founder, guilty of child molestation

Chris Simcox, one of the founders of the "Minuteman" border-protection movement, was found guilty Wednesday by an Arizona jury of multiple child sex-abuse charges and could be headed to prison for life.

June 8, 2016

Richard Simmons, ‘Sweatin’ to the Oldies’ star, denies tabloid report about gender reassignment

Responding to a tabloid report that Richard Simmons was in the process of transitioning to a female gender identity by the name of Fiona, a representative for the "Sweatin' to the Oldies" icon categorically denied the rumor on Wednesday.

June 8, 2016

Jimmy’s Famous Seafood of Baltimore promises Oriole Manny Machado free crabs for life

If there's anything Baltimoreans love more than their Orioles, it's crabs. Now thanks to a bench-clearing brawl Tuesday night, O's third baseman Manny Machado may enjoy a free lifetime supply of the Maryland state crustacean.

June 8, 2016

Brits have two more days to register for Brexit vote, thanks to website crash

British citizens who were waiting until the last minute to register to vote ahead of the June 23 Brexit referendum regarding the U.K.'s membership in the European Union will have an additional 48 hours to do so, thanks to the government's official registration website crash on Tuesday evening, Reuters reported Wednesday.

June 8, 2016

BuzzFeed chairman to host fundraiser for Dems; Obama to attend: Report

Roughly 60 Democratic donors are expected to rub shoulders with President Obama Wednesday night at the Manhattan home of BuzzFeed chairman Kenneth Lerer, CNN reported Tuesday, citing the Democratic National Committee.

June 8, 2016

Paul Marcarelli, former Verizon pitchman, defects to Sprint

Calling it a "delicious bit of backstabbing," AdWeek.com on Monday chronicled how the "Can you hear me now?" pitch man for Verizon has defected to rival Sprint.

June 7, 2016

Killian Gonzalez, a 4-year-old Nevada boy, survives internal decapitation injury

A 4-year-old Nevada boy is expected to make a full recovery, beating overwhelming odds after he was "internally decapitated," a CBS TV station from Boise, Idaho, reported Saturday.

June 7, 2016

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Trump’s ‘Apprentice’ successor, defends judge in Trump U case

On Monday, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger tweeted his support of Gonzalo Curiel, the federal judge who is presiding over a Trump University fraud case.

June 7, 2016

Will Smith to be pallbearer at Muhammad Ali’s funeral

In 2001, Will Smith depicted Muhammad Ali on the silver screen. Now, Mr. Smith has been selected as one of eight pallbearers for the boxing legend's public funeral Friday in Louisville, "Entertainment Tonight" reported Monday.

June 7, 2016

Fans petition CW to cast Tom Welling as Superman in new season of ‘Supergirl’

With news that the CW network will script a recurring role for Superman in this fall's "Supergirl" series, fans of the network's early 2000s show "Smallville" are taking to petition sites to urge that Tom Welling -- who played a teenage Clark Kent in the series -- be cast as the Man of Steel.

June 7, 2016

Bretagne, believed to be the last living 9/11 rescue dog, is euthanized

A veteran of the 9/11 search efforts was given a tearful goodbye by firefighters in Texas on Monday. She was 16.

June 7, 2016

Hugh Hefner Playboy mansion purchased by wealthy next-door neighbor: report

The Playboy Mansion is off the market, purchased by a billionaire's son next door, the Daily Mail reported Monday.

June 7, 2016

Twentieth Century Fox apologizes for controversial ‘X-Men’ billboard

Following an outcry on social media, including that of actress Rose McGowan, Twentieth Century Fox on Friday apologized for promotional materials for "X-Men: Apocalypse" which some complained condoned violence against women.

June 4, 2016

Mike Judge and Etan Cohen, ‘Idiocracy’ creators, pen anti-Trump ads: report

BuzzFeed reported Friday that Etan Cohen and Mike Judge, the creators of "Idiocracy," have written a series of anti-Trump TV ads to star Terry Crews who played a wrestler-turned-U.S. president in the 2006 satirical movie about a dumbed-down America some 500 years into the future.

June 4, 2016

Bill Maher: Trump enabled by ‘vapid ratings whores’ in broadcast journalism

Broadcast journalists who have given Donald Trump free publicity are "vapid ratings whores" and "traitors to journalism," according to liberal comedian Bill Maher.

June 4, 2016