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EXCLUSIVE: Billions and Mozart in the Jungle actor Daniel Breaker has joined the cast of Tina Fey and Meredith Scardino ’s Girls5eva . The 8-episode Peacock comedy is created and written by Scardino and will premiere on the NBC streaming platform on Thursday May 6.  The comedy series, which stars Sara Bareilles , Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps , follows a one-hit-wonder girl group from the 90’s. When the band’s hit gets sampled by a young rapper, its members reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot. They may be grown women balancing spouses, kids, jobs, debt, aging parents, and shoulder pain, but can‘t they also be Girls5eva? Breaker will play Scott, Dawn’s (Bareilles) husband. Despite being supportive, he struggles to adjust to the changes that the group brings: a new roommate in Wickie (Goldsberry), and Dawn’s shifting priorities as she commits to restarting a music career. Girls5eva is executive produced by … [Read more...] about ‘Girls5eva’: Daniel Breaker Joins Cast For Peacock Music Comedy

Coloradans in Congress from both political parties applauded President Joe Biden ’s plan to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan by mid-September and end America’s longest war. “We cannot continue to spend billions of dollars there and send our men and women there in perpetuity,” said Rep. Jason Crow , an Aurora Democrat who served in Afghanistan as an Army Ranger in 2004 and 2005. About 2,300 Americans have died in the war, according to Defense Department estimates , including 38 Coloradans. The first was Sgt. Daniel Romero , a 30-year-old from Lafayette, in a rocket explosion near Kandahar in 2002. The most recent was Sgt. Will Lindsay , a 33-year-old from Cortez, during a firefight in Kunduz Province in 2019. Crow said he is concerned that the Biden administration’s plans to withdraw the remaining 2,500 troops by Sept. 11 – as first reported by The Associated Press – is not contingent on the Taliban complying with a power-sharing agreement with the … [Read more...] about Colorado’s congressional delegation in agreement on ending the war in Afghanistan

London (CNN Business) One of France's biggest export industries is facing a devastating blow after an unusually severe frost earlier this month damaged vineyards across the country, heaping pain on winemakers already reeling from the pandemic and US tariffs . The frost has affected 80% of vineyards in France's primary wine growing areas, according to the European Committee of Wine Companies. "This is expected to cause a yield loss ranging from 25% to up to 50% in some regions," the trade body told CNN Business on Wednesday. The destruction spread across the Rhone Valley, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Provence and the Loire Valley, said Anne Colombo, president of the Cornas appellation, a wine-growing area in the Rhone region. "In some regions there will be very, very few grapes [this year]," she said, adding that the frost in Cornas is the worst in more than half a century. Winemakers tried to keep air temperatures up by lighting candles and … [Read more...] about ‘It’s a tragedy.’ French winemakers face devastation after worst weather in 30 years

April 14, 2021 - 09:15 BST Danielle Stacey The number of guests at the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral has been limited to 30, due to COVID-19 restrictions Only 30 royals will be able to attend the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral on Saturday 17 April, due to current COVID-19 restrictions, but other members and close friends will be able to watch the service on a live stream instead. Prince Philip's four children and eight grandchildren , along with their spouses, are likely to be among the royals present, although Buckingham Palace is set to confirm the final list of attendees ahead of the service. For those who are unable to attend the ceremonial royal funeral at St George's Chapel in Windsor in person, The Sunday Telegraph reports that those guests will be given login details to watch the service online instead. The live stream is thought to be the same footage used by the BBC, ITV and other broadcasters but will not include … [Read more...] about Prince Philip’s funeral: how uninvited royals and friends will watch service

April 14, 2021 - 13:03 BST Danielle Stacey Princess Eugenie talks about the 'joy' son August has brought her in emotional letter Princess Eugenie has spoken about the joy that her first born son August has brought her, as she thanked one royal fan for their well wishes. In a letter that was sent out before the sad passing of the Duke of Edinburgh on Friday, Eugenie enclosed a copy of one of the very first photos of August, wrapped up in a blue blanket and sound asleep in his dad Jack Brooksbank 's arms. The Princess' handwritten letter to Gert's Royals read: "Thank you so much for thinking of us and celebrating the birth of our beautiful baby boy, August. "Words can't express the joy and love we feel. With our very best, Eugenie and Jack." READ: How Princess Eugenie and Zara Tindall paid the ultimate tribute to Prince Philip before his death Loading the player... WATCH: Princess Eugenie and Jack … [Read more...] about Princess Eugenie talks about the ‘joy’ son August has brought her in emotional letter