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Emmanuel Macron has set his mind to imposing tougher rules on the world’s biggest tech companies, and he plans to use next year’s European election to move his agenda forward, a minister and top officials told POLITICO. The French president is the driving force behind controversial plans to impose a revenue tax on companies like…

Electronic music producer Moby has canceled a book tour for his second memoir and promised to “go away for awhile” after running afoul of, well, just about every woman in his target demographic — as actress Natalie Portman said his claim to “date” her at 20 years old was a much more “creepy” interaction while…

The Belgian star guided his team to victory and stressed they won’t be approaching things differently in the wake of recent off-field drama Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne insisted it is business as usual for the club after a 2-0 Premier League win over West Ham, despite their recent two-year ban from European competitions. …

Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová John Thys/AFP via Getty Images Jourová: Law-abiding countries have nothing to fear from funding-cut plan Brussels would cut off cash only in ‘clear-cut situation,’ justice commissioner says. By Lili Bayer 5/7/18, 6:10 PM CET Updated 5/9/18, 4:12 PM CET Any country that opposes a plan to link EU funds to the…

Hollywood actress Rosario Dawson joined reputed beau, Democrat candidate for president Cory Booker, on the campaign trail in Nevada on Independence Day. It marked the first time the two were seen together on the hustings. Dawson, 40, was criticized for not appearing at last week’s debate to support Booker during what was arguably his most important…

First Lady Melania Trump defied the Fourth of July rain in rainbow style at President Trump’s “Salute to America” ceremony in front of the Lincoln Memorial, which featured armored vehicles and flyovers by Air Force One. Mrs. Trump was ready for the rain in a stark white off-the-shoulder knitted midi dress by Carolina Herrera that…

If there ever was a window for European leaders to name and shame Moscow for carrying out cyberattacks against networks in the EU, Thursday’s Council meeting would have been it. They chose to let the chance go by. In joint conclusions after the EU summit, heads of state denounced aggressive cyber action but stopped short of signaling…

Actress-comedian Sarah Silverman confessed that she doesn’t want to be “negative” and then floated the idea that Donald Trump would be behind bars if he wasn’t president. “I don’t enjoy being negative but I’m pretty sure the only way Trump stays out of jail is by staying president, and he probably will,” Sarah Silverman said….

European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom | Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images EU says it is willing to scrap car tariffs in US trade deal Malmström insists discussions are not about ‘restarting TTIP’ but aiming for ‘a more limited trade agreement.’ By Hans von der Burchard Click Here: Tienda Atlas 8/30/18, 12:03 PM CET Updated…

BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors dropped a case Wednesday accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a resort island bar in 2016, more than a week after the accuser refused to testify about a missing cellphone the defense says contains information that supports the actor’s claims of innocence. Spacey was charged with indecent assault…