Glenn Close has joined the cast of Apple TV+ thrilled Tehran for Season 2. The 74-year-old actress will play Marjan Montazeri, a British woman living in Tehran.
Close joins series stars Niv Sultan, Shaun Toub and Shervin Alenabi. The first season followed Tamar Rabinyan (Sultan), a young Mossad agent undercover in Tehran.
According to Variety, production on Season 2 will begin soon and reportedly film in Greece. Season 2 is scheduled to air in 2022.
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Fast and Furious 9 (“F9″), was the No. 1 movie in North America over the weeekend, earning $70 million in receipts. Variety said that F9 was the biggest premiere of any movie in the United States and Canada since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker debuted with $177.4 million.
Coming in at No. 2 this weekend with $6.2 million is A Quiet Place Part II, followed by The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard at No. 3 with $4.88 million, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway at No. 4 with $4.85 million and Cruella at No. 5 with $3.7 million. Several of the films in the Top 10 are also available on streaming platforms, in order to reach as many people as possible during the coronavirus pandemic, which kept many cinemas closed for nearly a year.
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Marilyn Manson agreed to turn himself into police in Los Angeles over an outstanding warrant for allegedly spitting on a videographer during a concert in New Hampshire back in 2019. The warrant is for two counts of misdemeanor simple assault; Manson has agreed to have Los Angeles police book and process him for the charges.
New Hampshire Police Chief Anthony J. Bean Burpee told the paper in an email, “What this all means for us is that… it has forced Mr. Warner to finally address his outstanding NH warrant, which will, in turn, allow the victim of the crime to have her say/day in Court in order to hopefully hold Mr. Warner accountable for his actions.”
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Corey Taylor was one of the first major artists to hit the road this year, and he just wrapped up a month-long US run. Now, the singer announced he had added a new summer leg to his solo tour, just weeks before Slipknot will hit the road for their fall tour
Taylor’s new solo leg kicks off August 6th at the House of Blues in Las Vegas and runs through an August 19th show at Denver’s Sculpture Park. Taylor will also play a July 16th gig at Rock Fest in Cadott, Wisconsin. Taylor will then join up with his Slipknot bandmates in September for the previously announced “Knotfest Roadshow” tour, which also features Killswitch Engage, Fever 333, and Code Orange.
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Cardi B is pregnant with baby #2! Cardi revealed her pregnancy while performing with Migos at the 2021 BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. Cardi and her husband, Offset, are also parents to 2-year-old daughter Kulture.
Cardi also posted the big news on Instagram alongside a maternity shot and the caption: “#2! 
@offsetyrn”
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Ed Sheeran has release his new single “Bad Habits.” Sheeran hasn’t released new music since December 2019, and posted on Instagram at the time that he needed to “take a breather to travel, write, and read.”
Sheeran said about the new track: “I’ve been working away in the studio over recent months and I can’t wait for you to hear “Bad Habits.” I always aim to push myself and my music in new directions and hopefully you’ll hear that on the new single. Feels great to be back!”
Watch Sheeran’s music video for “Bad Habits” at the link –here.
At least three people are dead and as many as 99 are unaccounted for after a 12-story residential building partially collapsed early on Thursday in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
The collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in the small, beachside town of Surfside, about 6 miles north of Miami Beach, was reported around 1:30 a.m. A massive search and rescue operation was launched before dawn and crews are still carefully combing through the wreckage and remaining structure in hopes of finding survivors.
As of press time, crews have rescued 35 people who were trapped in the building and two others from beneath the rubble, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Raide Jadallah. Officials said 102 people have been accounted for. Miami-Dade county officials say it’s been difficult determining how many people were in that section of the complex partly because there isn’t an on-scene management company that keeps track. The condominium is a mix of full-time residents, seasonal residents, renters and short-term visitors, so authorities have been relying largely on neighbors and word of mouth. The oceanfront condominium has 136 units, and approximately 55 of them collapsed along the northeast corridor.
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President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators announced on Thursday that they’d reached a framework $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal. Speaking in the White House driveway, Biden said, “They have my word, and I’ll stick with what they proposed, and they’ve given me their word as well — and where I come from, that’s good enough for me. We made serious compromises on both ends. They did not — and I understand their position — the Republicans did not want to go along with the human infrastructure that I talk about, and we’ll see what happens in the reconciliation bill and the budget process. If we get some compromise there and if we can’t, see if I can attract all Democrats to the position where they can move it on the dual track.”
Biden said that while the deal isn’t exactly what he wanted, nor is it exactly what Republicans wanted, the fact that they did reach a bipartisan consensus makes their agreement all the more significant. The deal would see $1.2 trillion in spending over eight years, including $579 billion in new spending over the first five years.
However, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday there “ain’t” going to be an infrastructure bill in the House unless the Senate passes a broader reconciliation bill that includes progressive priorities. Pelosi said: “We will not take up a bill in the House until the Senate passes the bipartisan bill and a reconciliation bill. If there is no bipartisan bill, then we’ll just go when the Senate passes a reconciliation bill. Plain and simple. In fact, I used the word ‘ain’t.’ There ain’t going to be an infrastructure bill unless we have the reconciliation bill passed by the United States Senate.” She did add that she’s “hopeful” for bipartisanship.
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The Montreal Canadiens have advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993, after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in overtime on Thursday at the Bell Centre. Artturi Lehkonen clinched the win for the Canadiens with an overtime game-winner following passes from Phillip Danault and Brendan Gallagher.
The Canadiens took the series from the Golden Knights 4 games to 2 in the best-of-7 matchup. Montreal will now face either the Tampa Bay Lightning or New York Islanders in the Stanley Cup Final.
Tampa will host New York for Game 7 of its Stanley Cup semifinal series tonight, 6/25 at 8 p.m. ET in Amalie Arena.
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Veteran offensive lineman Trai Turner agreed to a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, in the wake of Pittsburgh announcing earlier in the day that it released David DeCastro. DeCastro, 31, was released with a non-football injury designation. He was in the final season of a six-year, $58.07 million contract, and the decision to part ways with him saves Pittsburgh $8.75 million in cap space.
DeCastro has started 124 of 125 games in which he has played during his NFL career. He was a First Team All-Pro in 2015 and 2017 and voted to six straight Pro Bowls from 2015-20.
The Los Angeles Chargers released the 27-year-old Turner prior to the start of the NFL’s official 2021 league year, a move that saved them $11.5 million in cap space. Turner, 28, started nine games at right guard in his only season with the Chargers in 2020. He missed one game with a knee injury and six with a groin injury.
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