Iran Seizes U.K. Oil Tanker, Escalating Tensions With West

By Adam Rawnsley

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had seized the British tanker “for failing to respect international maritime rules.”

By Kevin Fallon

Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.

By Erin Banco

The key cooperator is accused of preying on a 14-year-old boy from Europe he allegedly flew to the U.S.

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By Matt Wilstein

On a new episode of ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,’ Eddie Murphy tells Jerry Seinfeld just how ‘shitty’ Bill Cosby was to him—and teases his return to stand-up.

By Gideon Grudo

From solar power to stainless steel and great designs, these watches make for great additions to your collection — or someone else’s.

By Alaina Demopoulos

From Florida to Canada, doll repair workers are trying to save a much-loved industry from death, one teddy bear at a time.

By Barbie Latza Nadeau

The Palm Beach office in charge of overseeing the convicted sex offender’s work release has launched an internal investigation into the apparent lax supervision of the financier.

By Tom Sykes

The U.K. media has decided to wage war on Meghan Markle. This may not be the wisest long-term strategy, if it helps lead Meghan and Harry to go live somewhere else.

1. MAD AT THE WORLD

Claims Minneapolis welcome for Dem rep was “staged” and that Times’ Thomas Friedman betrayed him by calling him “a racist” after their “nice” phone call.

2. #FREEROCKY

“I have been called by so many people asking me to help A$AP Rocky,” he told reporters.

3. TANGLE-FREE

The Side Winder protects your cord from fraying and protects your sanity from untangling into nightmares.

4. BACK AT IT

The official White House account has typically been more staid than Trump’s own feed—until Thursday night.

5. NOT A FAN

Artemi Panarin is one of Russia’s highest-profile athletes to criticize Putin.

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