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A member of BTS says he learned English by watching ‘Friends.’ Now the band is appearing on the show’s reunion special

BTS’ blend of catchy music, slick choreography and camera-ready looks have made them a global sensation. Now the K-pop band will check off another milestone on its long list of achievements. After conquering the American music market — and McDonald’s — BTS’ members will make a cameo on the highly anticipated “Friends” reunion special premiering

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‘Friends: The Reunion’ delivers the one with a lot of unapologetic nostalgia

Originally intended to help launch HBO Max, “Friends: The Reunion” finally hits the streaming service, in big, slightly bloated, unapologetically nostalgic form. A valentine to fans, the nearly two-hour special is inevitably hard-pressed to justify the hype, working best when it lets the cast casually reminisce, while getting carried away with cameos, some of which,

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Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox aren’t just Friends — they’re cousins, genealogists say

Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox played Friends, then lovers, then husband and wife over the course of a decade — but the two actors are actually distant cousins, according to ancestry experts. The “Friends” stars are 11th cousins, researchers at the online genealogy website MyHeritage have found. They discovered that Perry and Cox share distant

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Emmy Rossum announces birth of first baby

Emmy Rossum kept a big and tiny secret. The “Shameless” star announced Tuesday that she and her husband, “Mr. Robot” creator, Sam Esmail, have welcomed a baby, a little girl. “5.24.21,” Rossum shared on her verified social media accounts along with photos of herself pregnant. “On a sunny Monday morning, at 8:13AM, we welcomed our

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How aviation geeks have coped with lockdown

For some people, the gradual and partial opening up of the world again means the chance to revisit favorite places, see family, or simply expand our horizons. But for some, it’s the journey itself that’s the most exciting. Self-styled “avgeeks,” or aviation enthusiasts, saw their hobby brutally curtailed by the pandemic. And while they’ve been

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Travel is back — and so are travel scams

With more widespread vaccinations and relaxed travel restrictions, many people are making long-awaited vacation plans. But scammers are making plans of their own to separate eager travelers from their money via too-good-to-be-true vacation packages, fake airfare deals and other shady schemes. Consumer advocacy organizations such as Better Business Bureau are issuing warnings about an increase

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‘Mike Tyson: The Knockout’ doesn’t live up to its title, but the ABC documentary wins on points

“Mike Tyson: The Knockout” initially feels like it’s simply retracing the same old steps, charting the boxer’s epic rise, fall and attempted comeback. After the first few rounds, though, this two-part ABC documentary lands some pretty compelling blows, particularly in highlighting the difference 25 years made in terms of Tyson’s third act following his rape

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Nation’s largest Confederate memorial to get new exhibit telling the ‘whole story’ of Georgia’s Stone Mountain

A new exhibit that seeks to explain “the whole story” of the nation’s largest Confederate monument, including the history of the Ku Klux Klan there, is coming to Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park, the park’s board said Monday. The exhibit will be developed together with “credible and well-established historians,” the board said in a news release,

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How to fly safely this summer

If you’re planning to fly for Memorial Day or a summer holiday, cinch up your seat belt. Air travel in the United States has recently approached pre-pandemic levels, according to data from the Transportation Security Administration. That means a return to packed flights this summer — along with no more empty middle seats — and

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