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At least for now, Powell has won the support of the White House. On March 12, President Bush formally signed off on a plan to create an interim authority that would balance the role of Iraqi insiders and exiles. Given the sheer number of Iraqis living inside the country, compared with the relatively small numbers of exiles, administration officials say that “balance” means the exiles will be outnumbered. And NEWSWEEK has learned that Bush assured British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Camp David last month that the so-called Iraqi Interim Authority would be dominated by internal Iraqis....

Photographs published by the Daily Mail showed rapper-turned-designer West and supermodel Shayk strolling through the grounds of a hotel in Provence, France, with a small group on Tuesday—which also happened to be West’s birthday. The following day, West, 44, and Shayk, 35, were photographed disembarking a private jet together, after touching down at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport. And while the stars have yet to comment on the current nature of their relationship, they have been familiar with one another for more than a decade....

“How do I say this without hurting anyone’s feelings?” Manning said to the assembled media (via the Denver Post). “I just don’t give what you all say a lot of merit. … So I don’t look at this like an I-told-you-so moment because I don’t listen to what you say in the first place." MORE: Top 10 players to catch a Manning TD pass | Rare photos of Peyton and Eli...

In general, Bitcoin is treated like other appreciating assets, but the cryptocurrency’s distinctive attributes create pitfalls for the unwary. “As with many taxes, the devil is in the details,” Kell Canty, founder of CEO of Verady, developer of the Ledgible CryptoAsset Tax and Accounting platform, told Newsweek. “Tax on ‘forks’ and ‘airdrops’ where a new asset is simply given to the crypto holder— sometimes without their knowledge—will have income tax obligations,” he said....

Dan, a film restoration expert is tasked with recovering Melody’s video tapes which may hold vital evidence to explain her apparent death, but his work unlocks a much more sinister and supernatural turn of events. As Dan tries hard to get to the truth, the strangest things are happening in the editing room, including the presence of demons and ghosts and much, much more. Newsweek has everything you need to know about Archive 81....

Schitt’s Creek star Annie Murphy leads this new series as a doting wife trying to break free from her stereotypical role as a secondary character to her husband Kevin McRoberts (Eric Peterson). The comedy aspect of the series may seem familiar to some viewers. All clues seem to point towards a specific show, and a specific actor that audiences know. So we have to ask, is Kevin Can F*** Himself based on Kevin James and his sitcom, Kevin Can Wait?...

A winter return date for Season 46 has yet to be revealed, but more than likely, previously aired episodes of the sketch comedy show will run on NBC until the cast returns with new material. In the meantime, fans can get one last round of Saturday night laughs in with a fresh episode that will bring the return of a coveted SNL alum. Find out everything you need to know about the SNL Season 46 midseason finale below....

According to Down Detector, more than 38,000 people reported issues regarding the world’s largest online retailer on Sunday night and Monday morning. However, the website is now back up and running, although it is unclear why the outage occurred. People also took advantage of the Prime Day deals to stock up on school supplies, with more than 600,000, 240,000 notebooks, and 40,000 calculators bought during the sale.

Until 1962 the federal government had no public drinking water quality standards. But today the EPA requires municipalities to test water daily and validates testing to make sure the nation’s 52,000 community water systems meet stringent standards. (Consumers can contact their local water supplier and ask for the annual report card on contaminants.) “Municipalities are required to release a lot of information about what is in the tap water, and they have to test it more frequently than manufacturers of bottled water have to test their water,” says Jennifer Hattam, green lifestyles editor for the Sierra Club’s magazine....

The ruling, released on Twitter, gives parents the opportunity to pass the “heat” onto the judge if they choose not to take part in the Elf on the Shelf tradition. Elf on the Shelf is a book where scout elves watch out for the behavior of children, reporting to Santa so he can compile his naughty and nice lists. It has led to a tradition where parents frantically move miniature elves around the house each day for their little ones to find....

Speculation about Ditka’s future with the network had been swirling since his controversial comments on a New York radio station last week. MORE: How ESPN personalities fared after leaving | NFL Draft Big Board When Sporting News first reported Ditka’s comments — he called President Barack Obama the “worst” U.S. president ever — on WABC’s Bernie & Sid morning radio show, he came a lightning rod of criticism. Ditka also said he likely would vote for Republican candidate Donald Trump....

Original story follows: Several Google services appear to be suffering outages, with widespread issues hitting Gmail, YouTube, Drive and Hangouts. An error on Gmail reads: “We’re sorry, but your account is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience and suggest trying again in a few minutes.” YouTube is also offline, with a warning that now reads: “Something went wrong…” According to DownDetector, a platform that tracks reports about outages in real-time, the Google software problems appear to be taking place worldwide, but seemed to at first be most prevalent in Europe and along the east coast of America....

In the current (1987) edition of the APA’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the form of severe PMS called “late luteal phase dysphoric disorder” turns up in a kind of twilight zone, a special Appendix created for maladies that elude classification and need further probing. It’s also briefly cited under a nebulous category called “mental disorders-not otherwise specified.” Now, after a serious exploration and review of the whole field of PMS, the majority of the task force thinks the condition-which it now calls “pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder” (PMDD)-should appear in the main body of the text as a more specifically defined psychiatric disorder....

The upcoming three-day holiday is commonly celebrated as the unofficial end of summer with barbecues and get-togethers. As COVID-19 cases reached a daily average of 150,000 in the United States, health officials are urging caution. “First and foremost, if you are unvaccinated, we would recommend not traveling,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said during a briefing on Tuesday. The CDC has long recommended people to delay travel plans domestically and internationally until they’re fully vaccinated....

Wyatt was open with Bachelorette Hannah Brown about his decision to sign up for the reality dating show to advance his name in the music industry. He confessed this truth to her during a one-on-one date, explaining that personal motives drove him to the show, but he was beginning to develop strong romantic feelings for her. Brown applauded Wyatt for his honesty, and even now after hometown dates, Wyatt is still on the show....

Following the retirement of Michael Phelps, no swimmer has accomplished more notoriety than Ledecky, who has dominated distance freestyle events across the international stage for several years now. This year, she has the chance to reach double-digit Olympic gold medals if she can win in all five events in which she will be competing. Already the holder of two world records, she also has the potential to set new marks in the 800-meter freestyle and the 1500 freestyle....

In his first game since suffering a partially torn ACL in the 2021 NBA Playoffs, Leonard came off the bench to score 14 points and grab seven rebounds in 21 minutes. He helped the Clippers defeat the Lakers to start their 2022-23 season with a win. The Clippers are clearly taking a cautious approach with Leonard in his return. What does that mean for his status this weekend? Here’s the latest on Leonard’s availability for LA’s matchup with Sacramento....

Jenner recently clapped back at an internet troll who insinuated that she was being “passed around” basketball players (she has been romantically connected to NBA stars in the past such as Ben Simmons and Blake Griffin). Her NSFW response led fans to speculate that she is having a fling with the NBA star. Here’s what we know about the model’s latest relationship. A video surfaced online that featured the pair on a social distancing road trip from Los Angeles to Sedona on April 29....

In fact, at times, he’s the one doing the bullying, the one stirring up trouble, the one refusing to back down and the one roughing up other drivers. Keselowski believes he has to race that way. At age 30, he says he’s still the new kid on the block. Despite having already won a Sprint Cup championship, he’s racing against 40-year-old champions like Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart and 39-year-old six-time champion Jimmie Johnson....