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Horror movie &quot;The Conjuring 2&quot; topped the box office in its debut, according to industry estimates released Sunday, breaking a run of underperforming big budget sequels. 
 
The supernatural fright-fest, starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as a paranormal investigating couple, took in $40.4 million on its opening weekend, almost matching the $41.9 million take of the original in 2013. 
 
Its success follows the recent disappointments of a number of high-profile follow-ups, including &quot;Alice Through the Looking Glass&quot; and &quot;Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows&quot;, seen as having underperformed. 
 
&quot;Warcraft&quot;, directed by British music legend David Bowie&#39;s son Duncan Jones, debuted at an estimated $24.4 million, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations. 
 
Based on the global smash hit video game World Of Warcraft, the CGI extravaganza tells of the initial battles between humans and orcs&nbsp;and stars Dominic Cooper, Travis Fimmel, and Paula Patton. 
 
The weekend&#39;s other big newcomer, crime caper &quot;Now You See Me 2&quot;, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson as illusionists, came in third with $23 million. 
 
&quot;Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows&quot;, the fifth film in a franchise based on the 1980s comics and the second of the rebooted series, was knocked into 4th spot in only its second weekend. 
 
Its estimated take of $14.8 million piles on the disappointment for studio executives after it debuted with an underachieving $35.3 million. 
 
Starring Megan Fox, it comes just two years after the last movie enjoyed almost double the opening weekend box office and went on to earn almost $500 million worldwide. 
 
&quot;X-Men: Apocalypse&quot; -- the ninth installment in the series -- clung on to a top five spot after making $10 million, in a troubling third weekend that nudged the film&#39;s total box office up to $136.8 million.

The horror movie took in $40.4 million on its opening weekend following recent disappointments of high-profile sequels

Horror movie "The Conjuring 2" topped the box office in its debut, according to industry estimates released Sunday, breaking a run of underperforming big budget sequels. The supernatural fright-fest, starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as a paranormal investigating couple, took in $40.4 million on its opening weekend, almost matching the $41.9 million take of the original in 2013. Its success follows the recent disappointments of a number of high-profile follow-ups, including "Alice Through the Looking Glass" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows", seen as having underperformed. "Warcraft", directed by British music legend David Bowie's son Duncan Jones, debuted at an estimated $24.4 million, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations. Based on the global smash hit video game World Of Warcraft, the CGI extravaganza tells of the initial battles between humans and orcs and stars Dominic Cooper, Travis Fimmel, and Paula Patton. The weekend's other big newcomer, crime caper "Now You See Me 2", starring Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson as illusionists, came in third with $23 million. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows", the fifth film in a franchise based on the 1980s comics and the second of the rebooted series, was knocked into 4th spot in only its second weekend. Its estimated take of $14.8 million piles on the disappointment for studio executives after it debuted with an underachieving $35.3 million. Starring Megan Fox, it comes just two years after the last movie enjoyed almost double the opening weekend box office and went on to earn almost $500 million worldwide. "X-Men: Apocalypse" -- the ninth installment in the series -- clung on to a top five spot after making $10 million, in a troubling third weekend that nudged the film's total box office up to $136.8 million.

'The Conjuring 2' tops box office

From racing at Royal Ascot to high society weddings, summer is the busiest time of year for British hat maker Adrian Phillip Howard, who says he revels in the &quot;outrageous and outlandish&quot;. 
 
Howard is the in-house milliner at distinguished London department store Fortnum and Mason, where on the second floor only the hum of his sewing machine interrupts the atmosphere of genteel calm. 
 
Smartly dressed in a light suit and with hair swept to one side, the forty-something hat maker, who has previously worked with members of Britain&#39;s royal family, is full of passion for a job which started as a hobby. 
 
&quot;The summer is the busiest season -- the racing season, Ascot, the Derby, all those things,&quot; he tells AFP in an interview. 
 
&quot;Ascot&#39;s fun is my favourite time because the hats are a little bit more outrageous and outlandish. 
 
&quot;A lady may come in and she has a dress with perhaps six or seven colours and she would say: &#39;Can you incorporate more into the hat?&#39; and for me, that&#39;s like a dream.&quot; 
 
His clients&#39; husbands, however, are sometimes less keen. 
 
&quot;One gentleman came in to me that I hadn&#39;t met before and he said: &#39;All my golf clubs have had to be moved out of my room to accommodate your hats.&#39; 
 
&quot;He said &#39;you&#39;re not my favourite person&#39; because his wife had so many,&quot; Howard adds. 
 
One recent creation which the milliner shows off features a huge black tulle bow, which he hopes to sell before Ascot. 
 
One of the highlights of the horse racing calendar which is known for its flamboyant parade of hats, the five-day event west of London starts on Tuesday. 
 
&#39;A hat for everybody&#39; 
 
Howard spends most of his time at a workshop in his garden in East Sussex, in southern England. 
 
But he travels to the British capital twice a week to carry out fittings and meet clients at Fortnum and Mason, where he has worked since 2009. 
 
&quot;I&#39;m the first in-house milliner here since 1958 so it&#39;s a great honour. It&#39;s my favourite shop, too -- I&#39;m a lucky boy,&quot; he says. 
 
He says his clients come &quot;from all walks of life&quot;. 
 
&quot;It might be a wedding or something where hats are required, which is happening more and more in Britain, thankfully,&quot; he explains. 
 
&quot;Brides are now saying hats are compulsory, which is great for us milliners.&quot; 
 
Taking inspiration from the classic Hollywood glamour of stars like Audrey Hepburn, his hats take from one day to two weeks to create and do not come cheap. 
 
Prices start at $430 but can be significantly more expensive depending on what kind of extras the client wants. 
 
&quot;The sky&#39;s the limit, depending on what detail goes into them and what they&#39;re embellished with,&quot; Howard says. 
 
&quot;Some ladies might have fine jewels they want on their hats.&quot; 
 
Although some women insist that hats do not suit them, Howard believes this is not the case -- it is simply a question of finding the right style. 
 
&quot;I think there is a hat for everybody,&quot; he says. 
 
&quot;There are a few ground rules regarding ladies&#39; face shapes. For instance, if a lady has quite a long face, it&#39;s normally advisable for her not to wear a tall, thin hat because it just accentuates the fact.&quot; 
 
He adds: &quot;Short ladies generally steer clear of large, downturned brims because, as my millinery teacher used to say to me, it makes them look like mushrooms.&quot;

Adrian Howard has previously worked with Britain's royal family and is the in-house milliner at London department store Fortnum and Mason

From racing at Royal Ascot to high society weddings, summer is the busiest time of year for British hat maker Adrian Phillip Howard, who says he revels in the "outrageous and outlandish". Howard is the in-house milliner at distinguished London department store Fortnum and Mason, where on the second floor only the hum of his sewing machine interrupts the atmosphere of genteel calm. Smartly dressed in a light suit and with hair swept to one side, the forty-something hat maker, who has previously worked with members of Britain's royal family, is full of passion for a job which started as a hobby. "The summer is the busiest season -- the racing season, Ascot, the Derby, all those things," he tells AFP in an interview. "Ascot's fun is my favourite time because the hats are a little bit more outrageous and outlandish. "A lady may come in and she has a dress with perhaps six or seven colours and she would say: 'Can you incorporate more into the hat?' and for me, that's like a dream." His clients' husbands, however, are sometimes less keen. "One gentleman came in to me that I hadn't met before and he said: 'All my golf clubs have had to be moved out of my room to accommodate your hats.' "He said 'you're not my favourite person' because his wife had so many," Howard adds. One recent creation which the milliner shows off features a huge black tulle bow, which he hopes to sell before Ascot. One of the highlights of the horse racing calendar which is known for its flamboyant parade of hats, the five-day event west of London starts on Tuesday. 'A hat for everybody' Howard spends most of his time at a workshop in his garden in East Sussex, in southern England. But he travels to the British capital twice a week to carry out fittings and meet clients at Fortnum and Mason, where he has worked since 2009. "I'm the first in-house milliner here since 1958 so it's a great honour. It's my favourite shop, too -- I'm a lucky boy," he says. He says his clients come "from all walks of life". "It might be a wedding or something where hats are required, which is happening more and more in Britain, thankfully," he explains. "Brides are now saying hats are compulsory, which is great for us milliners." Taking inspiration from the classic Hollywood glamour of stars like Audrey Hepburn, his hats take from one day to two weeks to create and do not come cheap. Prices start at $430 but can be significantly more expensive depending on what kind of extras the client wants. "The sky's the limit, depending on what detail goes into them and what they're embellished with," Howard says. "Some ladies might have fine jewels they want on their hats." Although some women insist that hats do not suit them, Howard believes this is not the case -- it is simply a question of finding the right style. "I think there is a hat for everybody," he says. "There are a few ground rules regarding ladies' face shapes. For instance, if a lady has quite a long face, it's normally advisable for her not to wear a tall, thin hat because it just accentuates the fact." He adds: "Short ladies generally steer clear of large, downturned brims because, as my millinery teacher used to say to me, it makes them look like mushrooms."

British hat maker turns heads with 'outrageous' creations

British scientists&nbsp;have developed a model that can predict outbreaks of zoonotic diseases &ndash; those such as Ebola and Zika that jump from animals to humans &ndash; based on changes in climate.

Describing their model as &quot;a major improvement in our understanding of the spread of diseases from animals to people&quot;, the researchers said it could help governments prepare for and respond to disease outbreaks, and to factor in their risk when making policies that might affect the environment.

&quot;Our model can help decision-makers assess the likely impact (on zoonotic disease) of any interventions or change in national or international government policies, such as the conversion of grasslands to agricultural lands,&quot; said Kate Jones, a professor who co-led the study at University College London&#39;s genetics, evolution and environment department.

The model also has the potential to look at the impact of global change on many diseases at once, Jones said.

Around 60 to 75 per cent of emerging infectious diseases are so-called &quot;zoonotic events&quot;, where animal diseases jump into people. Bats in particular are known to carry many zoonotic viruses.

The Ebola and Zika viruses, now well known, both originated in wild animals, as did many others including Rift Valley fever and Lassa fever that affect thousands already and are predicted to spread with changing environmental factors.

Jones&#39; team used the locations of 408 known Lassa fever outbreaks in West Africa between 1967 and 2012 and the changes in land use and crop yields, temperature and rainfall, behaviour and access to health care.

They also identified the sub-species of the multimammate rat that transmits Lassa virus to humans, to map its location against ecological factors.

The model was then developed using this information along with forecasts of climate change, future population density and land-use change.

&quot;Our approach successfully predicts outbreaks of individual diseases by pairing the changes in the host&#39;s distribution as the environment changes with the mechanics of how that disease spreads from animals to people,&quot; said David Redding, who co-led the study.

&quot;It allows us to calculate how often people are likely to come into contact with disease-carrying animals and their risk of the virus spilling over.&quot;

The team tested their new model using Lassa fever, a disease that is endemic across West Africa and is caused by a virus passing to people from rats. Like Ebola, Lassa causes haemorrhagic fever and can be fatal.

The study, published in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution, tested the model with Lassa and found the number of infected people will double to 406,000 by 2070 from some 195,000 due to climate change and a growing human population.

Researchers say it will majorly improve our understanding of how disease spreads from animals to people

British scientists have developed a model that can predict outbreaks of zoonotic diseases – those such as Ebola and Zika that jump from animals to humans – based on changes in climate. Describing their model as "a major improvement in our understanding of the spread of diseases from animals to people", the researchers said it could help governments prepare for and respond to disease outbreaks, and to factor in their risk when making policies that might affect the environment. "Our model can help decision-makers assess the likely impact (on zoonotic disease) of any interventions or change in national or international government policies, such as the conversion of grasslands to agricultural lands," said Kate Jones, a professor who co-led the study at University College London's genetics, evolution and environment department. The model also has the potential to look at the impact of global change on many diseases at once, Jones said. Around 60 to 75 per cent of emerging infectious diseases are so-called "zoonotic events", where animal diseases jump into people. Bats in particular are known to carry many zoonotic viruses. The Ebola and Zika viruses, now well known, both originated in wild animals, as did many others including Rift Valley fever and Lassa fever that affect thousands already and are predicted to spread with changing environmental factors. Jones' team used the locations of 408 known Lassa fever outbreaks in West Africa between 1967 and 2012 and the changes in land use and crop yields, temperature and rainfall, behaviour and access to health care. They also identified the sub-species of the multimammate rat that transmits Lassa virus to humans, to map its location against ecological factors. The model was then developed using this information along with forecasts of climate change, future population density and land-use change. "Our approach successfully predicts outbreaks of individual diseases by pairing the changes in the host's distribution as the environment changes with the mechanics of how that disease spreads from animals to people," said David Redding, who co-led the study. "It allows us to calculate how often people are likely to come into contact with disease-carrying animals and their risk of the virus spilling over." The team tested their new model using Lassa fever, a disease that is endemic across West Africa and is caused by a virus passing to people from rats. Like Ebola, Lassa causes haemorrhagic fever and can be fatal. The study, published in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution, tested the model with Lassa and found the number of infected people will double to 406,000 by 2070 from some 195,000 due to climate change and a growing human population.

Scientists' new model uses climate change to predict outbreaks of diseases

Pop star Taylor Swift has created her own new range of greeting cards. 
 
The &quot;Shake It Off&quot; singer, 26, has been quietly working on the side project for stationary store Papyrus, reported Contactmusic.When a fan spotted the cards in their local shop, he immediately posted shots of them on Instagram. 
 
The array of bejewelled cards include designs with a bright yellow sun featuring the words, &quot;You are actual sunshine&quot; inside, a cartoon of a blonde woman holding a cat, another graphic of a woman in profile wearing a pair of crystal headphones, and a turquoise card covered in rhinestones with the words, &quot;Yay You!&quot; written in gold across the middle. 
 
While Swift is yet to announce her involvement in the project, Papyrus officials commented on fans&#39; Instagram pictures to confirm the partnership, describing it as &quot;just the beginning&quot;.

The singer is yet to announce her involvement in the project with stationery store Papyrus

Pop star Taylor Swift has created her own new range of greeting cards. The "Shake It Off" singer, 26, has been quietly working on the side project for stationary store Papyrus, reported Contactmusic.When a fan spotted the cards in their local shop, he immediately posted shots of them on Instagram. The array of bejewelled cards include designs with a bright yellow sun featuring the words, "You are actual sunshine" inside, a cartoon of a blonde woman holding a cat, another graphic of a woman in profile wearing a pair of crystal headphones, and a turquoise card covered in rhinestones with the words, "Yay You!" written in gold across the middle. While Swift is yet to announce her involvement in the project, Papyrus officials commented on fans' Instagram pictures to confirm the partnership, describing it as "just the beginning".

Taylor Swift creates her own range of greeting cards

When Vincent van Gogh peered out the window of the Saint-Paul asylum at the nighttime sky in Saint-R?my in 1889, he saw the brilliant light of innumerable stars over southern France that inspired his evocative painting &quot;The Starry Night&quot;.

But nights no longer are so starry for billions of people. About 83 per cent of the world&#39;s population, including more than 99 per cent in Europe and the United States, live in areas beset by nocturnal &quot;light pollution&quot; from the incessant glow of electric lights, researchers said.

It is so pervasive that more than a third of people globally, including nearly 80 per cent of North Americans and 60 per cent of Europeans, cannot see the luminous band of the Milky Way, a familiar nighttime sight throughout&nbsp;human existence.

&quot;It is surprising how in a few decades of lighting growth we have enveloped most of humanity in a curtain of light that hides the view of the greatest wonder of nature: the universe itself,&quot; said Fabio Falchi of the Light Pollution Science and Technology Institute in Italy, who led the research published in the journal Science Advances.&nbsp;&quot;Our civilization&#39;s roots are connected to the night sky in every field, from literature to art to philosophy to religion and, of course, to science.&quot;

Physicist Christopher Kyba of the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences added, &quot;Appreciating beauty is just part of what makes us human.&quot;

The researchers used satellite and sky brightness data to create a global atlas of light pollution, the artificial illumination of the night sky sufficient to substantially wash out starlight. It is one of humankind&#39;s most omnipresent forms of environmental alteration, exemplified by the nocturnal glow over cities.

&quot;Countries even as large as Italy or Spain or France or Germany do not have any single spot in their territory with a pristine night sky,&quot; Falchi added.

Despite the American West&#39;s vast open spaces, almost half of US&nbsp;territory has light-polluted nights. The East Coast is particularly hit hard, with only part of Maine and the islands at the end of the Florida Keys having pristine sky quality, US&nbsp;National Park Service researcher Dan Duriscoe said.

The most light-polluted country is Singapore. The hardest-hit G20 countries are Italy and South Korea.

Only small areas in western Europe remain relatively unaffected, mostly in Scotland, Sweden and Norway. Australia and Africa are least-affected among the populated continents.

Over four in five people on Earth, and virtually all of Europe and the US, see almost no stars at night

When Vincent van Gogh peered out the window of the Saint-Paul asylum at the nighttime sky in Saint-R?my in 1889, he saw the brilliant light of innumerable stars over southern France that inspired his evocative painting "The Starry Night". But nights no longer are so starry for billions of people. About 83 per cent of the world's population, including more than 99 per cent in Europe and the United States, live in areas beset by nocturnal "light pollution" from the incessant glow of electric lights, researchers said. It is so pervasive that more than a third of people globally, including nearly 80 per cent of North Americans and 60 per cent of Europeans, cannot see the luminous band of the Milky Way, a familiar nighttime sight throughout human existence. "It is surprising how in a few decades of lighting growth we have enveloped most of humanity in a curtain of light that hides the view of the greatest wonder of nature: the universe itself," said Fabio Falchi of the Light Pollution Science and Technology Institute in Italy, who led the research published in the journal Science Advances. "Our civilization's roots are connected to the night sky in every field, from literature to art to philosophy to religion and, of course, to science." Physicist Christopher Kyba of the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences added, "Appreciating beauty is just part of what makes us human." The researchers used satellite and sky brightness data to create a global atlas of light pollution, the artificial illumination of the night sky sufficient to substantially wash out starlight. It is one of humankind's most omnipresent forms of environmental alteration, exemplified by the nocturnal glow over cities. "Countries even as large as Italy or Spain or France or Germany do not have any single spot in their territory with a pristine night sky," Falchi added. Despite the American West's vast open spaces, almost half of US territory has light-polluted nights. The East Coast is particularly hit hard, with only part of Maine and the islands at the end of the Florida Keys having pristine sky quality, US National Park Service researcher Dan Duriscoe said. The most light-polluted country is Singapore. The hardest-hit G20 countries are Italy and South Korea. Only small areas in western Europe remain relatively unaffected, mostly in Scotland, Sweden and Norway. Australia and Africa are least-affected among the populated continents.

Global light pollution blurs starry nights

Tickets to the smash-hit Broadway musical &quot;Hamilton&quot; are going for record-breaking prices -- skyrocketing to more than $6,000 apiece. 
 
Fans are shelling out to see the July 9 final performance of Lin-Manuel Miranda, the show&#39;s creator, and current leading actor. Since debuting in July 2015, the musical focused on America&#39;s founding fathers has won fans as high-profile as US President Barack Obama and swiftly become Broadway&#39;s most popular. 
 
&quot;We&#39;re calling &#39;Hamilton&#39; the cultural equivalent of the Super Bowl,&quot; said a spokesperson for the ticket resale website StubHub, referencing the annual American football championship. 
 
Miranda -- who wrote and composed the musical -- announced June 2 he would perform the lead, Alexander Hamilton, for the last time, taking a break to devote time to other projects. 
 
It&#39;s not the final performance of the musical itself, which will run on Broadway at least until 2017, but the star power of Miranda has fans clamouring for seats. 
 
Tickets have already gone for $6,500 on StubHub and $6,600 on another website, TiqIQ, the two outlets confirmed to AFP. 
 
The average ticket cost for Miranda&#39;s last show is $1,747 on StubHub and $4,798 on TiqIQ. 
 
Some tickets went on sale for $14,800 on StubHub, though buyers have yet to drop that kind of money. 
 
Miranda has repeatedly spoken out against the ticket resale system, which allows companies to use software capable of buying up large numbers of tickets and then reselling them at inflated prices. 
 
Producers recently decided to raise the base prices of the best tickets to $475-$849. 
 
At the same time, they reduced the price of tickets that normally sell between $21-$46 to $10 a piece, which fans can try and snag through a lottery system. 
 
&quot;Hamilton&quot; has been nominated for a record-setting 16 Tony Awards, given out to recognize achievement in Broadway productions. The ceremony will take place Sunday in New York.

Miranda, the musical's writer and composer, announces this will be his last performance as the lead, Alexander Hamilton

Tickets to the smash-hit Broadway musical "Hamilton" are going for record-breaking prices -- skyrocketing to more than $6,000 apiece. Fans are shelling out to see the July 9 final performance of Lin-Manuel Miranda, the show's creator, and current leading actor. Since debuting in July 2015, the musical focused on America's founding fathers has won fans as high-profile as US President Barack Obama and swiftly become Broadway's most popular. "We're calling 'Hamilton' the cultural equivalent of the Super Bowl," said a spokesperson for the ticket resale website StubHub, referencing the annual American football championship. Miranda -- who wrote and composed the musical -- announced June 2 he would perform the lead, Alexander Hamilton, for the last time, taking a break to devote time to other projects. It's not the final performance of the musical itself, which will run on Broadway at least until 2017, but the star power of Miranda has fans clamouring for seats. Tickets have already gone for $6,500 on StubHub and $6,600 on another website, TiqIQ, the two outlets confirmed to AFP. The average ticket cost for Miranda's last show is $1,747 on StubHub and $4,798 on TiqIQ. Some tickets went on sale for $14,800 on StubHub, though buyers have yet to drop that kind of money. Miranda has repeatedly spoken out against the ticket resale system, which allows companies to use software capable of buying up large numbers of tickets and then reselling them at inflated prices. Producers recently decided to raise the base prices of the best tickets to $475-$849. At the same time, they reduced the price of tickets that normally sell between $21-$46 to $10 a piece, which fans can try and snag through a lottery system. "Hamilton" has been nominated for a record-setting 16 Tony Awards, given out to recognize achievement in Broadway productions. The ceremony will take place Sunday in New York.

'Hamilton' musical tickets to sell for jaw-dropping $6,000

Williams, 84, received the lifetime achievement award at a star-studded gala dinner hosted by AFI, an organization that aims to preserve the heritage of American cinema. 
 
&quot;Tomorrow morning, when I&rsquo;m back at work, I will try to deserve all of this,&quot; Williams said as he accepted the award. 
 
Williams is the first composer to receive the AFI&#39;s lifetime achievement award. 
 
Williams, a graduate of New York&#39;s Julliard School, has more than 150 film scores to his name, many which have become embedded into pop culture, such as &quot;Jurassic Park,&quot; besides the &quot;Indiana Jones&quot; and &quot;Harry Potter&quot; series. 
 
&nbsp; &nbsp; He is known for frequently collaborating with filmmaker Steven Spielberg, one of several directors and film stars including Tom Hanks and George Lucas who joined in giving the veteran composer a standing ovation when he was announced on stage. 
 
&quot;You take our movies, many of them about our most impossible dreams and, through your musical genius, you make them real and everlasting for billions and billions of people,&quot; Spielberg said in his speech. 
 
The composer has won five Oscars out of 50 nominations over his seven-decade career. His score for 1977&#39;s &quot;Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope&quot; was named the most memorable film score of all time by the AFI in 2005. 
 
Williams was nominated for a best original score Oscar this year for composing the score for Disney&#39;s highly anticipated blockbuster hit film, &quot;Star Wars: The Force Awakens.&quot; 
 
Other recipients of the AFI lifetime achievement award include Spielberg, Hanks, Alfred Hitchcock, Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda and most recently, comedic actor Steve Martin. 
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Williams is the first composer to receive the AFI's lifetime achievement award

Williams, 84, received the lifetime achievement award at a star-studded gala dinner hosted by AFI, an organization that aims to preserve the heritage of American cinema. "Tomorrow morning, when I’m back at work, I will try to deserve all of this," Williams said as he accepted the award. Williams is the first composer to receive the AFI's lifetime achievement award. Williams, a graduate of New York's Julliard School, has more than 150 film scores to his name, many which have become embedded into pop culture, such as "Jurassic Park," besides the "Indiana Jones" and "Harry Potter" series. He is known for frequently collaborating with filmmaker Steven Spielberg, one of several directors and film stars including Tom Hanks and George Lucas who joined in giving the veteran composer a standing ovation when he was announced on stage. "You take our movies, many of them about our most impossible dreams and, through your musical genius, you make them real and everlasting for billions and billions of people," Spielberg said in his speech. The composer has won five Oscars out of 50 nominations over his seven-decade career. His score for 1977's "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" was named the most memorable film score of all time by the AFI in 2005. Williams was nominated for a best original score Oscar this year for composing the score for Disney's highly anticipated blockbuster hit film, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Other recipients of the AFI lifetime achievement award include Spielberg, Hanks, Alfred Hitchcock, Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda and most recently, comedic actor Steve Martin.

Legendary composer John Williams receives lifetime achievement award at AFI ceremony

Facebook Inc on Thursday launched a feature that allows users to upload photos with 360-degree views. 
 
Apart from photos taken from 360-degree cameras, panoramic photos taken on a mobilephone can be converted to a 360-degree view on the newsfeed, the company said on Thursday. 
 
The photos can also be seen in virtual reality compatible devices, Facebook said. 
 
Facebook rolled out a similar service for video last September. 
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The social media giant on Thursday launched a feature that allows users to upload photos with 360-degree views

Facebook Inc on Thursday launched a feature that allows users to upload photos with 360-degree views. Apart from photos taken from 360-degree cameras, panoramic photos taken on a mobilephone can be converted to a 360-degree view on the newsfeed, the company said on Thursday. The photos can also be seen in virtual reality compatible devices, Facebook said. Facebook rolled out a similar service for video last September.

Facebook adds 360-degree photos to newsfeed

Millennials are often labelled the &quot;Peter Pan&quot; generation, the kids who refuse to grow up. 
 
It&#39;s a theme gaining attention at the Los Angeles Film Festival this week, with the world premiere of &quot;Heis,&quot; a cross-media project by French director Anais Volpe. 
 
Using innovative filmmaking techniques &quot;Heis&quot; follows a 25-year-old artist, Pia, who returns home to live with her mother &quot;because she lost everything all at once,&quot; said Volpe, who picked up the World Fiction Award for the movie on the festival&#39;s final day Thursday. 
 
&quot;Life often hits you like that -- you lose a lover, the friends you had in common, maybe also your job -- and somehow you have to find your inner balance again.&quot; 
 
The project is simultaneously a feature film, a series of shorts and an art exhibition dissecting the ups and downs that millennials, born in the 1980s and 1990s, face as casualties of a stagnant economy and social uncertainty. 
 
Called &quot;the festival&#39;s strangest, most inventive-sounding offering&quot; by the magazine LA Weekly, the film was selected by the festival, which runs through Thursday, among 5,000 applicants. 
 
Alternating between funny, dreamlike and emotionally charged, &quot;Heis&quot; -- meaning one, or unity, in Greek -- is a rapid assembly of shorts that collide recent footage with old home video excerpts, voiceovers, and television news excerpts. 
 
- DIY approach - 
 
Volpe sees cross-media projects like hers as a way of opening up film writing to new voices. 
 
&quot;&#39;Heis&#39; is about that too -- the YouTube generation. We can access images and information rapidly and in abundance; we are always over-stimulated,&quot; she said. 
 
The project initially took the form of five 11-minute long videos. 
 
&quot;Ultimately, I almost had a feature film,&quot; Volpe said. After rewriting the project and shooting new scenes, she decided the mini-series complimented the film. 
 
Photos, objects from the shoot and a collection of videos and clips also form an exhibition that has traveled in France and England. 
 
The young director shot the film in France, China and the US with a &quot;micro-budget,&quot; which Volpe said symbolizes how many in the millennial generation manage to get by. 
 
When she started the project, she shot iPhone video clips that she occasionally posted online, recording voiceovers at home with a small microphone. 
 
&quot;I could have asked for help from production houses, but I found it more interesting to take the DIY approach&nbsp;because the film speaks to the struggles of young people,&quot; Volpe said 
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The movie follows a 25-year-old artist, Pia, who returns to her mother because she lost everything at once

Millennials are often labelled the "Peter Pan" generation, the kids who refuse to grow up. It's a theme gaining attention at the Los Angeles Film Festival this week, with the world premiere of "Heis," a cross-media project by French director Anais Volpe. Using innovative filmmaking techniques "Heis" follows a 25-year-old artist, Pia, who returns home to live with her mother "because she lost everything all at once," said Volpe, who picked up the World Fiction Award for the movie on the festival's final day Thursday. "Life often hits you like that -- you lose a lover, the friends you had in common, maybe also your job -- and somehow you have to find your inner balance again." The project is simultaneously a feature film, a series of shorts and an art exhibition dissecting the ups and downs that millennials, born in the 1980s and 1990s, face as casualties of a stagnant economy and social uncertainty. Called "the festival's strangest, most inventive-sounding offering" by the magazine LA Weekly, the film was selected by the festival, which runs through Thursday, among 5,000 applicants. Alternating between funny, dreamlike and emotionally charged, "Heis" -- meaning one, or unity, in Greek -- is a rapid assembly of shorts that collide recent footage with old home video excerpts, voiceovers, and television news excerpts. - DIY approach - Volpe sees cross-media projects like hers as a way of opening up film writing to new voices. "'Heis' is about that too -- the YouTube generation. We can access images and information rapidly and in abundance; we are always over-stimulated," she said. The project initially took the form of five 11-minute long videos. "Ultimately, I almost had a feature film," Volpe said. After rewriting the project and shooting new scenes, she decided the mini-series complimented the film. Photos, objects from the shoot and a collection of videos and clips also form an exhibition that has traveled in France and England. The young director shot the film in France, China and the US with a "micro-budget," which Volpe said symbolizes how many in the millennial generation manage to get by. When she started the project, she shot iPhone video clips that she occasionally posted online, recording voiceovers at home with a small microphone. "I could have asked for help from production houses, but I found it more interesting to take the DIY approach because the film speaks to the struggles of young people," Volpe said

Cross-media project Heis explores millennial angst

When Joseph Mul walks through his field of sweet-smelling Provence roses, the raw ingredients of Chanel N&deg;5, he follows in the footsteps of his great-grandfather who began growing flowers for perfume in 1840. 
 
Mul, 77, is continuing the tradition of one generation instructing the next in the secrets of floral cultivation by preparing to hand over his livelihood to son-in-law, Fabrice Bianchi. 
 
&quot;He was converted the day he married my daughter,&quot; said Mul. 
 
&quot;The apprenticeship is done &#39;in situ&#39; in the fields, it&#39;s a permanent exchange between our two generations, a transfer of know-how that allows us to manage the plants,&quot; said Bianchi as he picked a Provence rose, also known as a May rose. 
 
&quot;This rose was designed to appeal to the nostrils. Its smell is very balanced and velvety.&quot; 
 
It is this rich heritage that the flower growers in the south-east French town of Grasse, including Mul, a well-known figure in the industry, are now pushing to have recognised by the UN&#39;s cultural agency, UNESCO. 
 
They have been joined in their crusade by France&#39;s perfume makers as well as the companies responsible for processing their raw materials. 
 
Grasse, a town of around 50,000 people, has been associated with perfume since the 17th century under Louis XIV when the area&#39;s leather makers - there since the Middle Ages - began to create scented oil to fragrance their wares, particularly gloves. 
 
The sun king is rumoured to have used so much that the scent made him ill. 
 
Fields of flowers began to speckle the region as a result of the demand for floral oils. 
 
A property boom in the 1970s coupled with strong competition from cheaper overseas producers threatened the viability of Grasse&#39;s perfume industry. 
 
Despite the headwinds, Grasse has since reasserted its position at the forefront of global perfume manufacturing, hosting famous names like Robertet and Fragonard and employing as many as 3,000 people. 
 
Today perfumes are heavily associated with fashion and celebrities, a trend started by Coco Chanel&#39;s N&deg;5 in 1921. 
 
Since then perfumes have become a core part of a designer&#39;s franchise with the world&#39;s leading luxury company LVMH opening a perfume testing laboratory in Grasse in September. 
 
The base will develop the next generation of scents for Dior and Louis Vuitton and help secure Grasse&#39;s position as a global hub for perfume. 
 
Several other renowned perfumes come directly from factories in and around Grasse using both natural and synthetic ingredients from across the world. 
 
&quot;Such a concentration of know-how doesn&#39;t exist anywhere else in the world. It&#39;s here that you have to come to perfect a natural product,&quot; said Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud, the son and grandson of Grasse perfume makers and now a designer and &quot;nose&quot; for Louis Vuitton. 
 
He has joined the chorus calling for Grasse&#39;s centuries of perfume expertise to be added to UNESCO&#39;s list of &quot;intangible cultural heritage&quot; following France&#39;s application in March 2015. 
 
While France officially recognised the region&#39;s valuable perfume heritage in 2014, it could take years for the United Nations to do the same. 
 
It is hoped that Grasse&#39;s bid will promote the traditional oral teaching of perfume-making techniques. 
 
&quot;A very colourful language, unique to perfumers, allows us to communicate emotion very quickly. With my father I understand instantly,&quot; said Cavallier-Belletrud. 
 
&quot;A perfume is an idea and a collection of emotions that can be shared.&quot; 
 
Carole Biancalana, a fourth generation grower of flowers for perfume, said that it is vital that Grasse&#39;s heritage be recognised to celebrate its history and secure its future. 
 
&quot;It is important to help label our heritage, to attract young people into the profession, and to pay tribute to past generations,&quot; she said.

Grasse, a small town in France, has been associated with perfume since the 17th century

When Joseph Mul walks through his field of sweet-smelling Provence roses, the raw ingredients of Chanel N°5, he follows in the footsteps of his great-grandfather who began growing flowers for perfume in 1840. Mul, 77, is continuing the tradition of one generation instructing the next in the secrets of floral cultivation by preparing to hand over his livelihood to son-in-law, Fabrice Bianchi. "He was converted the day he married my daughter," said Mul. "The apprenticeship is done 'in situ' in the fields, it's a permanent exchange between our two generations, a transfer of know-how that allows us to manage the plants," said Bianchi as he picked a Provence rose, also known as a May rose. "This rose was designed to appeal to the nostrils. Its smell is very balanced and velvety." It is this rich heritage that the flower growers in the south-east French town of Grasse, including Mul, a well-known figure in the industry, are now pushing to have recognised by the UN's cultural agency, UNESCO. They have been joined in their crusade by France's perfume makers as well as the companies responsible for processing their raw materials. Grasse, a town of around 50,000 people, has been associated with perfume since the 17th century under Louis XIV when the area's leather makers - there since the Middle Ages - began to create scented oil to fragrance their wares, particularly gloves. The sun king is rumoured to have used so much that the scent made him ill. Fields of flowers began to speckle the region as a result of the demand for floral oils. A property boom in the 1970s coupled with strong competition from cheaper overseas producers threatened the viability of Grasse's perfume industry. Despite the headwinds, Grasse has since reasserted its position at the forefront of global perfume manufacturing, hosting famous names like Robertet and Fragonard and employing as many as 3,000 people. Today perfumes are heavily associated with fashion and celebrities, a trend started by Coco Chanel's N°5 in 1921. Since then perfumes have become a core part of a designer's franchise with the world's leading luxury company LVMH opening a perfume testing laboratory in Grasse in September. The base will develop the next generation of scents for Dior and Louis Vuitton and help secure Grasse's position as a global hub for perfume. Several other renowned perfumes come directly from factories in and around Grasse using both natural and synthetic ingredients from across the world. "Such a concentration of know-how doesn't exist anywhere else in the world. It's here that you have to come to perfect a natural product," said Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud, the son and grandson of Grasse perfume makers and now a designer and "nose" for Louis Vuitton. He has joined the chorus calling for Grasse's centuries of perfume expertise to be added to UNESCO's list of "intangible cultural heritage" following France's application in March 2015. While France officially recognised the region's valuable perfume heritage in 2014, it could take years for the United Nations to do the same. It is hoped that Grasse's bid will promote the traditional oral teaching of perfume-making techniques. "A very colourful language, unique to perfumers, allows us to communicate emotion very quickly. With my father I understand instantly," said Cavallier-Belletrud. "A perfume is an idea and a collection of emotions that can be shared." Carole Biancalana, a fourth generation grower of flowers for perfume, said that it is vital that Grasse's heritage be recognised to celebrate its history and secure its future. "It is important to help label our heritage, to attract young people into the profession, and to pay tribute to past generations," she said.

Perfumers in France campaign for UN recognition

Indian filmmakers on Wednesday took a bitter censorship row to court in the latest dispute involving the notoriously sensitive censor board that has renewed fears over creative freedoms. 
 
A lawyer told Mumbai&#39;s highest court that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had demanded 13 cuts to Udta Punjab, a Bollywood movie depicting drug addiction in Punjab, an Indian state. 
 
CBFC last year blocked the release of a toned-down version of Fifty Shades of Grey&nbsp;and deemed two James Bond kissing scenes unsuitable for an Indian audience. 
 
Udta Punjab&nbsp;producers had filed a petition with the Bombay High Court asking it to order the CBFC to release its list of required cuts, amid reports the board was seeking 89 changes to the movie. 
 
They received the suggested list of 13 cuts shortly before the hearing, their lawyer told the court. Judges adjourned the case until Thursday to give the filmmakers time to decide their next move. 
 
No details were given about which cuts should be made but Indian media has widely reported that the CBFC wants the filmmakers to remove all references to Punjab, including in the title. 
 
The northern Indian state is due to hold local elections in 2017. Critics allege that the CBFC is censoring the movie to avoid embarrassing the state government. 
 
CBFC chairman Pahlaj Nihalani suggested Wednesday that references to Punjab could be cut because, despite claiming the characters are fictitious, &quot;the whole movie is on Punjab and they have taken names from Punjab&quot;. 
 
&quot;The film has been passed. They need to submit the cuts and take the certificate,&quot; Nihalani told reporters. 
 
The dispute has renewed fears over creative freedom in India, with one of &quot;Udta Punjab&#39;s&quot; producers, Anurag Kashyap, tweeting on Monday that the CBFC&#39;s stance was akin to living in North Korea. 
 
A number of Bollywood actors and directors have come out in support of the filmmakers. 
 
India&#39;s censors have a long history of barring movies and cutting scenes, including those that are deemed too racy or capable of causing religious offence. Filmmakers accuse censors of intolerance. 
 
The movie, starring Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Shahid Kapoor, is scheduled for release on June 17. The CBFC is set to grant it an &quot;Adult&quot; rating if the film&#39;s producers agree to the cuts. 
 
The filmmakers can go to a tribunal if they disagree with the changes.

The country's film certification board has a long history of barring movies and cutting scenes

Indian filmmakers on Wednesday took a bitter censorship row to court in the latest dispute involving the notoriously sensitive censor board that has renewed fears over creative freedoms. A lawyer told Mumbai's highest court that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had demanded 13 cuts to Udta Punjab, a Bollywood movie depicting drug addiction in Punjab, an Indian state. CBFC last year blocked the release of a toned-down version of Fifty Shades of Grey and deemed two James Bond kissing scenes unsuitable for an Indian audience. Udta Punjab producers had filed a petition with the Bombay High Court asking it to order the CBFC to release its list of required cuts, amid reports the board was seeking 89 changes to the movie. They received the suggested list of 13 cuts shortly before the hearing, their lawyer told the court. Judges adjourned the case until Thursday to give the filmmakers time to decide their next move. No details were given about which cuts should be made but Indian media has widely reported that the CBFC wants the filmmakers to remove all references to Punjab, including in the title. The northern Indian state is due to hold local elections in 2017. Critics allege that the CBFC is censoring the movie to avoid embarrassing the state government. CBFC chairman Pahlaj Nihalani suggested Wednesday that references to Punjab could be cut because, despite claiming the characters are fictitious, "the whole movie is on Punjab and they have taken names from Punjab". "The film has been passed. They need to submit the cuts and take the certificate," Nihalani told reporters. The dispute has renewed fears over creative freedom in India, with one of "Udta Punjab's" producers, Anurag Kashyap, tweeting on Monday that the CBFC's stance was akin to living in North Korea. A number of Bollywood actors and directors have come out in support of the filmmakers. India's censors have a long history of barring movies and cutting scenes, including those that are deemed too racy or capable of causing religious offence. Filmmakers accuse censors of intolerance. The movie, starring Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Shahid Kapoor, is scheduled for release on June 17. The CBFC is set to grant it an "Adult" rating if the film's producers agree to the cuts. The filmmakers can go to a tribunal if they disagree with the changes.

Indian filmmakers go to court over Udta Punjab censorship row

It&#39;s the world&#39;s classiest flash mob when a highly selective group of guerrilla gourmets armed with picnic baskets and linen napkins take over a famous landmark. 
 
The latest &quot;Diner en Blanc&quot; (Dinner in White) took place in Paris Wednesday when some 7,000 people dressed in white from head to toe descended on the swanky Place Vendome to dine al fresco on fine food and wine in the heart of the capital&#39;s luxury district. 
 
The venue of the annual event -- which has now spread across the globe from Stockholm to Mumbai and Shanghai -- was kept tightly under wraps until the last minute. 
 
Last year 13,000 took over the court of honour of the 17th-century Palais Royal in the French capital, sitting down to eat at rows of tables laid along the length of the square. 
 
In previous years, the secretive upper crust club has taken over the Champs-Elysees, the Chateau de Versailles and the gardens under the Eiffel Tower for its impromptu soirees. 
 
Having dined and then danced their fill, members of the group -- which attempts to recreate the glamour and elegance of bygone French high society -- go home on the stroke of midnight. 
 
The organisers demand that guests &quot;conduct themselves with the greatest decorum, elegance, and etiquette&quot;. 
 
And they pride themselves on tidying up afterwards, leaving the venue just as they found it. 
 
The phenomenon began in the French capital nearly three decades ago long before social media kickstarted the trend for flash mobs, and it has since spread to 70 cities worldwide. 
 
The movement was founded by the French businessman, Francois Pasquier in 1988 who dreamt of eating in the open air in unusual places. The first dinner was held in the city&#39;s Bois de Boulogne park

The annual Diner en Blanc -- Dinner in White -- took place on Wednesday with every single participant dressed in the colour from head to toe

It's the world's classiest flash mob when a highly selective group of guerrilla gourmets armed with picnic baskets and linen napkins take over a famous landmark. The latest "Diner en Blanc" (Dinner in White) took place in Paris Wednesday when some 7,000 people dressed in white from head to toe descended on the swanky Place Vendome to dine al fresco on fine food and wine in the heart of the capital's luxury district. The venue of the annual event -- which has now spread across the globe from Stockholm to Mumbai and Shanghai -- was kept tightly under wraps until the last minute. Last year 13,000 took over the court of honour of the 17th-century Palais Royal in the French capital, sitting down to eat at rows of tables laid along the length of the square. In previous years, the secretive upper crust club has taken over the Champs-Elysees, the Chateau de Versailles and the gardens under the Eiffel Tower for its impromptu soirees. Having dined and then danced their fill, members of the group -- which attempts to recreate the glamour and elegance of bygone French high society -- go home on the stroke of midnight. The organisers demand that guests "conduct themselves with the greatest decorum, elegance, and etiquette". And they pride themselves on tidying up afterwards, leaving the venue just as they found it. The phenomenon began in the French capital nearly three decades ago long before social media kickstarted the trend for flash mobs, and it has since spread to 70 cities worldwide. The movement was founded by the French businessman, Francois Pasquier in 1988 who dreamt of eating in the open air in unusual places. The first dinner was held in the city's Bois de Boulogne park

7,000 people gather at world's classiest flash mob in Paris

A fish swimming inside a jellyfish was pictured off Australia&#39;s east coast in an image that has gone viral, with more than two million online views. 
 
Underwater photographer Tim Samuel was in the water with a friend near a tourist resort Byron Bay in December when they came across the little creature trapped inside the only slightly larger jellyfish. 
 
&quot;He was trapped in there but controlled where the Jellyfish was moving,&quot; Samuel wrote in a post on Instagram. 
 
After the image was reposted by @discoverocean on Monday, Samuel said his phone started &quot;going crazy&quot;. 
 
&quot;When @franny.plumridge and I stumbled upon it we knew we had found something special, but no idea just how unique and rare this sighting was,&quot; Samuel wrote. 
 
&quot;I`m completely blown away by all the attention it is getting from all over the world.&quot; 
 
Some speculated that the fish was being stung, while others pointed out that part of its tail appeared to be still outside the jellyfish, providing a clue to its apparent ability to steer. 
 
Marine life expert William Gladstone confirmed the rareness of the shot which has been viewed more than 2.3 million times on imgur. 
 
The academic from the University of Technology in Sydney told The Sydney Morning Herald he had seen a young trevally - a species of fish - hide among jellyfish, but had &quot;never seen one like this where the fish is just a little smaller than the jellyfish&quot;.&nbsp; 
 
Samuel said he had considered whether to &quot;set the little guy free&quot;, but ultimately decided it was best to &quot;just let nature run its course&quot;.

Photographer Tim Samuel came across the little creature trapped inside the only slightly larger jellyfish near Byron Bay

A fish swimming inside a jellyfish was pictured off Australia's east coast in an image that has gone viral, with more than two million online views. Underwater photographer Tim Samuel was in the water with a friend near a tourist resort Byron Bay in December when they came across the little creature trapped inside the only slightly larger jellyfish. "He was trapped in there but controlled where the Jellyfish was moving," Samuel wrote in a post on Instagram. After the image was reposted by @discoverocean on Monday, Samuel said his phone started "going crazy". "When @franny.plumridge and I stumbled upon it we knew we had found something special, but no idea just how unique and rare this sighting was," Samuel wrote. "I`m completely blown away by all the attention it is getting from all over the world." Some speculated that the fish was being stung, while others pointed out that part of its tail appeared to be still outside the jellyfish, providing a clue to its apparent ability to steer. Marine life expert William Gladstone confirmed the rareness of the shot which has been viewed more than 2.3 million times on imgur. The academic from the University of Technology in Sydney told The Sydney Morning Herald he had seen a young trevally - a species of fish - hide among jellyfish, but had "never seen one like this where the fish is just a little smaller than the jellyfish". Samuel said he had considered whether to "set the little guy free", but ultimately decided it was best to "just let nature run its course".

Fish eyes life inside jelly belly

<div style="text-align: justify;">Scientists unpicking the gene faults behind an aggressive blood cancer called acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) have found it is not a single disease, but at least 11 different ones with important differences for patients&#39; likely survival chances. 
 
The findings, from the largest study of its kind, could improve clinical trials for testing and developing new AML drugs and change the way patients are diagnosed and treated in future, according to the international team of researchers. 
 
&quot;We have shown that AML is an umbrella term for a group of at least 11 different types of leukaemia,&quot; said Peter Campbell, who co-led the study from Britain&#39;s Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. &quot;We can now start to decode these genetics to shape clinical trials and develop diagnostics.&quot; 
 
&quot;What we can clearly see is that a large proportion of what will happen to a patient is written and encoded in the genetic profile of that patient&#39;s leukaemia,&quot; he told reporters at a London briefing. 
 
AML is an aggressive form of blood cancer that develops in cells in the bone marrow and can affect people of all ages. Estimates from the World Health Organisation&#39;s 2012 GLOBOCAN project suggested some 352,000 people worldwide had AML, and the disease is becoming more prevalent as populations age. 
 
For this study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, the team analysed 1,540 patients with AML. They studied more than 100 genes known to cause leukaemia and aimed to seek out common genetic themes behind the development of the disease. 
 
They found the patients could be divided into at least 11 major groups with different constellations of genetic changes and distinctive clinical features. 
 
Despite identifying common themes, the team also found that most patients had a unique combination of genetic changes driving their leukaemia. This genetic complexity helps explain why AML shows such variability in survival rates, they said. 
 
&quot;For the first time we untangled the genetic complexity seen in most AML cancer genomes into distinct evolutionary paths,&quot; said Elli Papaemmanuil, who co-led the study at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in New York. 
 
She said having full knowledge of the genetic make-up of a patient&#39;s leukaemia substantially improved the ability to predict whether that patient could be cured with current drugs. 
 
Such information could also be used to design new trials to develop the best treatments for each AML subtype, she said.</div>

The findings could change the way patients are diagnosed and treated in future

Scientists unpicking the gene faults behind an aggressive blood cancer called acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) have found it is not a single disease, but at least 11 different ones with important differences for patients' likely survival chances. The findings, from the largest study of its kind, could improve clinical trials for testing and developing new AML drugs and change the way patients are diagnosed and treated in future, according to the international team of researchers. "We have shown that AML is an umbrella term for a group of at least 11 different types of leukaemia," said Peter Campbell, who co-led the study from Britain's Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. "We can now start to decode these genetics to shape clinical trials and develop diagnostics." "What we can clearly see is that a large proportion of what will happen to a patient is written and encoded in the genetic profile of that patient's leukaemia," he told reporters at a London briefing. AML is an aggressive form of blood cancer that develops in cells in the bone marrow and can affect people of all ages. Estimates from the World Health Organisation's 2012 GLOBOCAN project suggested some 352,000 people worldwide had AML, and the disease is becoming more prevalent as populations age. For this study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, the team analysed 1,540 patients with AML. They studied more than 100 genes known to cause leukaemia and aimed to seek out common genetic themes behind the development of the disease. They found the patients could be divided into at least 11 major groups with different constellations of genetic changes and distinctive clinical features. Despite identifying common themes, the team also found that most patients had a unique combination of genetic changes driving their leukaemia. This genetic complexity helps explain why AML shows such variability in survival rates, they said. "For the first time we untangled the genetic complexity seen in most AML cancer genomes into distinct evolutionary paths," said Elli Papaemmanuil, who co-led the study at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in New York. She said having full knowledge of the genetic make-up of a patient's leukaemia substantially improved the ability to predict whether that patient could be cured with current drugs. Such information could also be used to design new trials to develop the best treatments for each AML subtype, she said.

Scientists identify 11 sub-types in acute leukaemia gene study

Two California-based musicians are suing British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran for $20 million over his hit song &quot;Photograph,&quot; which they claim bears a similar structure to one of their songs, according to court documents filed on Wednesday. 
 
The copyright infringement lawsuit was filed by Martin Harrington, a songwriter and producer, and Thomas Leonard, a songwriter signed to Harrington&#39;s company HaloSongs, in federal court in the Central District of California. 
 
The two musicians allege Sheeran&#39;s ballad &quot;Photograph,&quot; released as a single in 2015, has the same musical composition to their song &quot;Amazing,&quot; which they said they wrote in 2009. 
 
Other named defendants include Snow Patrol&#39;s Johnny McDaid, credited as a co-writer of &quot;Photograph,&quot; as well as units of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Warner Music Group and its subsidiary, Atlantic Recording Corporation. 
 
Representatives for Sheeran, McDaid, Sony Music, Warner Music and Atlantic did not immediately respond to Reuters&#39; requests for comment on Wednesday. 
 
Harrington and Leonard are seeking a jury trial and damages in excess of $20 million, as well as royalties from the song. 
 
In documents that include musical note comparison and chord breakdowns of the two songs, Harrington and Leonard claim the chorus of Sheeran&#39;s &quot;Photograph&quot; shares 39 identical notes with &quot;Amazing,&quot; saying the similarities are &quot;instantly recognizable to the ordinary observer.&quot; 
 
The documents say that &quot;Photograph&quot; has sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide, and most recently was featured prominently in romantic drama movie &quot;Me Before You,&quot; released last week, as well as trailers for the film. 
 
Grammy-winning Sheeran, 25, has become one of UK&#39;s top-selling artists in the past two years&nbsp;and has written and co-written tracks for artists such as One Direction, Taylor Swift, and Justin Bieber. 
 
&quot;Photograph&quot; was the fifth single from Sheeran&#39;s breakout 2014 album &quot;x&quot; (pronounced &#39;multiply&#39;). The lawsuit says Sheeran had called the song &quot;the one that will change (his), kind of, career path.&quot; 
 
Harrington and Leonard&#39;s song &quot;Amazing&quot; was adapted into a single of the same name for British singer Matt Cardle, the 2010 winner of the UK&#39;s &quot;The X Factor&quot; reality singing competition. 
 
Cardle&#39;s &quot;Amazing&quot; to date has just over 1 million views on YouTube, while Sheeran&#39;s music video for &quot;Photograph&quot; has 208 million YouTube views. 
 
The lawsuit against Sheeran comes after the family of late soul singer Marvin Gaye successfully sued R&amp;B recording artists Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for copyright infringement last year over their hit single &quot;Blurred Lines,&quot; winning a $7.4 million judgment.

Two California-based musicians allege Sheeran's song has the same musical composition as of their song 'Amazing'

Two California-based musicians are suing British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran for $20 million over his hit song "Photograph," which they claim bears a similar structure to one of their songs, according to court documents filed on Wednesday. The copyright infringement lawsuit was filed by Martin Harrington, a songwriter and producer, and Thomas Leonard, a songwriter signed to Harrington's company HaloSongs, in federal court in the Central District of California. The two musicians allege Sheeran's ballad "Photograph," released as a single in 2015, has the same musical composition to their song "Amazing," which they said they wrote in 2009. Other named defendants include Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid, credited as a co-writer of "Photograph," as well as units of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Warner Music Group and its subsidiary, Atlantic Recording Corporation. Representatives for Sheeran, McDaid, Sony Music, Warner Music and Atlantic did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment on Wednesday. Harrington and Leonard are seeking a jury trial and damages in excess of $20 million, as well as royalties from the song. In documents that include musical note comparison and chord breakdowns of the two songs, Harrington and Leonard claim the chorus of Sheeran's "Photograph" shares 39 identical notes with "Amazing," saying the similarities are "instantly recognizable to the ordinary observer." The documents say that "Photograph" has sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide, and most recently was featured prominently in romantic drama movie "Me Before You," released last week, as well as trailers for the film. Grammy-winning Sheeran, 25, has become one of UK's top-selling artists in the past two years and has written and co-written tracks for artists such as One Direction, Taylor Swift, and Justin Bieber. "Photograph" was the fifth single from Sheeran's breakout 2014 album "x" (pronounced 'multiply'). The lawsuit says Sheeran had called the song "the one that will change (his), kind of, career path." Harrington and Leonard's song "Amazing" was adapted into a single of the same name for British singer Matt Cardle, the 2010 winner of the UK's "The X Factor" reality singing competition. Cardle's "Amazing" to date has just over 1 million views on YouTube, while Sheeran's music video for "Photograph" has 208 million YouTube views. The lawsuit against Sheeran comes after the family of late soul singer Marvin Gaye successfully sued R&B recording artists Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for copyright infringement last year over their hit single "Blurred Lines," winning a $7.4 million judgment.

Ed Sheeran faces copyright lawsuit over hit song 'Photograph'

The National Football League&#39;s&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;account was hacked on Tuesday and a false tweet was sent that Commissioner Roger Goodell had died, an NFL spokesman said on his&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;account.

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The <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL">@nfl</a> Twitter account was hacked. <a href="https://twitter.com/nflcommish">@nflcommish</a> is alive and well.
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McCarthy confirmed to Reuters that the account had been hacked.

&quot;We are reviewing and strengthening our cyber security measures,&quot; McCarthy said in an email.

He said the NFL had contacted law enforcement about the hacking but declined further comment.

The NFL&#39;s official&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;handle sent a tweet at 12:36 p.m. ET that read, &quot;We regret to inform our fans that our commissioner, Roger Goodell, has passed away. He was 57. #RIP.&quot;

The tweet was promptly deleted, only to be followed by another rogue message, this time seemingly mocking the league.

&quot;Oi, I said Roger Goodell has died,&quot; the tweet read. &quot;Don&#39;t delete that tweet.&quot;

A&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;spokesman declined to comment and directed inquiries to the NFL.

&quot;Roger Goodell&quot; quickly began to trend on&nbsp;Twitter, with some social media users cracking jokes.

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Fans across the nation devastated after hearing Roger Goodell was found alive this morning in his office at <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL">@NFL</a> HQ. He is 57.
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The NFL was not the only high-profile account hacked this week.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg&#39;s&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;and Pinterest accounts were hacked on Sunday.

A series of rogue messages kept social media abuzz about "Roger Goodell's death"

The National Football League's Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday and a false tweet was sent that Commissioner Roger Goodell had died, an NFL spokesman said on his Twitter account. The @nfl Twitter account was hacked. @nflcommish is alive and well. — Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) June 7, 2016 McCarthy confirmed to Reuters that the account had been hacked. "We are reviewing and strengthening our cyber security measures," McCarthy said in an email. He said the NFL had contacted law enforcement about the hacking but declined further comment. The NFL's official Twitter handle sent a tweet at 12:36 p.m. ET that read, "We regret to inform our fans that our commissioner, Roger Goodell, has passed away. He was 57. #RIP." The tweet was promptly deleted, only to be followed by another rogue message, this time seemingly mocking the league. "Oi, I said Roger Goodell has died," the tweet read. "Don't delete that tweet." A Twitter spokesman declined to comment and directed inquiries to the NFL. "Roger Goodell" quickly began to trend on Twitter, with some social media users cracking jokes. Fans across the nation devastated after hearing Roger Goodell was found alive this morning in his office at @NFL HQ. He is 57. — Henry McNamara (@HenryLMcNamara) June 7, 2016 The NFL was not the only high-profile account hacked this week. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter and Pinterest accounts were hacked on Sunday.

Twitter account hacked, news of commissioner's death false, says NFL

Mergers and acquisitions in the global consumer and retail sectors in 2016 are likely to be characterised by lower valuations for small firms and reasonable values for riskier assets, after a string of mega deals in 2015, a report shows.

Last year ended with $365 billion in transactions, the highest dollar value of deals in these sectors since 2008, said the report by consulting firm AT Kearney.

The report, titled &#39;Has the consumer-retail merger market lost its froth&#39;, was based on interviews with thirty six company executives globally and analysed historical data from over 1,000 transactions.

Among other&nbsp;trends, the report found renewed investment interest in the United States and other weste nrn markets by companies in China and Japan keen to expand outside their home markets.

The need for deals will be spurred by tighter margins and slowing growth but that will be offset by a drop in demand for high yield debt from private equity players. Higher interest rates for such debt will increase the cost of capital and hurt deal appetite, the report said.

Consolidation, however, will continue and is likely in the most mature categories like soda beverages, processed foods such as cereals and frozen foods.

Large Chinese companies with limited growth prospects domestically still have access to vast amounts of capital from state-owned banks and are interested in buying valuable assets, brands, and capabilities rather than building them.

Chinese investment in offshore M&amp;A was already at $106 billion by the end of the first quarter of 2016, just short of the total for all of 2015, the report said.

Buyers also remained bullish on India with sixty eight per cent of respondents expecting deal activity in the market to remain at current levels or increase, driven by lower oil prices and a broad push towards deregulation led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The report, titled 'Has the consumer-retail merger market lost its froth' found renewed investment interest in the United States and other western markets by companies in China and Japan

Mergers and acquisitions in the global consumer and retail sectors in 2016 are likely to be characterised by lower valuations for small firms and reasonable values for riskier assets, after a string of mega deals in 2015, a report shows. Last year ended with $365 billion in transactions, the highest dollar value of deals in these sectors since 2008, said the report by consulting firm AT Kearney. The report, titled 'Has the consumer-retail merger market lost its froth', was based on interviews with thirty six company executives globally and analysed historical data from over 1,000 transactions. Among other trends, the report found renewed investment interest in the United States and other weste nrn markets by companies in China and Japan keen to expand outside their home markets. The need for deals will be spurred by tighter margins and slowing growth but that will be offset by a drop in demand for high yield debt from private equity players. Higher interest rates for such debt will increase the cost of capital and hurt deal appetite, the report said. Consolidation, however, will continue and is likely in the most mature categories like soda beverages, processed foods such as cereals and frozen foods. Large Chinese companies with limited growth prospects domestically still have access to vast amounts of capital from state-owned banks and are interested in buying valuable assets, brands, and capabilities rather than building them. Chinese investment in offshore M&A was already at $106 billion by the end of the first quarter of 2016, just short of the total for all of 2015, the report said. Buyers also remained bullish on India with sixty eight per cent of respondents expecting deal activity in the market to remain at current levels or increase, driven by lower oil prices and a broad push towards deregulation led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Global retail and consumer sector deals less pricey in 2016: report

Canadian R&amp;B artist Drake continued his reign atop the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday for a fifth consecutive week on the strength of streaming activity, holding off country singer Dierks Bentley and R&amp;B singer Beyonce. 
 
Drake&#39;s &quot;Views&quot; sold 152,000 units for the week ending June 2, comprising album and song sales and 137 million streams, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. 
 
The Billboard 200 album chart tallies units from album sales, song sales (10 songs equal one album) and streaming activity (1,500 streams equal one album). 
 
Drake&#39;s fourth studio album has been topping the Billboard 200 chart on the strength of streaming activity on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Inc&#39;s &lt;AAPL.O&gt; Apple Music. It has soared past 100 million streams each week since its release. 
 
Bentley&#39;s latest album, &quot;Black,&quot; debuted at No. 2 with 101,000 units sold, including 5 million streams. Beyonce&#39;s &quot;Lemonade&quot; album climbed one spot to No. 3 with 79,000 units sold including nearly 9 million streams. 
 
Other new entries in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart included pop group Fifth Harmony at No. 4 with &quot;7/27,&quot; and electronic dance music producer Flume&#39;s &quot;Skin&quot; at No. 8. 
 
On the Digital Songs chart, which measures online single sales, Justin Timberlake&#39;s upbeat &quot;Can&#39;t Stop The Feeling!&quot; held the top spot for the third week running, with 155,000 copies sold. 
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Streaming activity puts Drake before country singer Dierks Bentley and R&B singer Beyonce

Canadian R&B artist Drake continued his reign atop the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday for a fifth consecutive week on the strength of streaming activity, holding off country singer Dierks Bentley and R&B singer Beyonce. Drake's "Views" sold 152,000 units for the week ending June 2, comprising album and song sales and 137 million streams, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. The Billboard 200 album chart tallies units from album sales, song sales (10 songs equal one album) and streaming activity (1,500 streams equal one album). Drake's fourth studio album has been topping the Billboard 200 chart on the strength of streaming activity on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Inc's <AAPL.O> Apple Music. It has soared past 100 million streams each week since its release. Bentley's latest album, "Black," debuted at No. 2 with 101,000 units sold, including 5 million streams. Beyonce's "Lemonade" album climbed one spot to No. 3 with 79,000 units sold including nearly 9 million streams. Other new entries in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart included pop group Fifth Harmony at No. 4 with "7/27," and electronic dance music producer Flume's "Skin" at No. 8. On the Digital Songs chart, which measures online single sales, Justin Timberlake's upbeat "Can't Stop The Feeling!" held the top spot for the third week running, with 155,000 copies sold.

Drake tops Billboard 200 chart for 5th consecutive week

After pulling off a large-scale bank heist masked as a complex magic trick in 2013&#39;s Now&nbsp;You&nbsp;See&nbsp;Me,&nbsp;the cast are back again with new tricks and sleight of hand, this time&nbsp;with a little &quot;Harry Potter&quot; magic.

Now&nbsp;You&nbsp;See&nbsp;Me&nbsp;2,&nbsp;out in US&nbsp;theatres on Friday, picks up three years after the 2013 film and shows the &#39;Four Horsemen&#39; magicians use their illusions to try and stop a sinister tech tycoon and his unethical practices.&nbsp;

The cast, which includes Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Mark Ruffalo and Lizzy Caplan, were put through &#39;magic camp&#39; in order to learn sleight of hand and other tricks to perform on screen.

&quot;It was literally like three card tables set up in a dirty production room covered with half eaten food,&quot; Ruffalo said.

&quot;But the idea of &#39;magic camp&#39; is like a great idea and I think that idea could be huge,&quot; Harrelson quipped.

Harrelson, who plays Horseman&nbsp;Merritt &#39;The Hermit&#39; McKinney, showed off his magic skills at the film&#39;s New York press event by guessing the card a reporter picked out of a deck. Former Harry Potter&nbsp;star Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the villainous Walter Mabry, proudly demonstrated a card trick he learned during filming.

&quot;We&#39;re not like a shoot-em-up (movie),&quot; Radcliffe said. &quot;There are some&nbsp;amazing sequences that involve the sleight of hand and the magic.&quot;

Radcliffe, who has eight films&#39; worth of magic experience as boy wizard Harry Potter, fondly looked back on the franchise that catapulted him to fame.

&quot;If I was getting angsty about being recognised as Potter, or being associated with Potter I think I would waste a ton of energy like worrying about that. People are always going to associate&nbsp;mewith it and I&#39;m very happy about that,&quot; he said.

The cast of 2013's 'Now You See Me' are back again with new tricks and sleight of hand, this time?with a little "Harry Potter" magic

After pulling off a large-scale bank heist masked as a complex magic trick in 2013's Now You See Me, the cast are back again with new tricks and sleight of hand, this time with a little "Harry Potter" magic. Now You See Me 2, out in US theatres on Friday, picks up three years after the 2013 film and shows the 'Four Horsemen' magicians use their illusions to try and stop a sinister tech tycoon and his unethical practices. The cast, which includes Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Mark Ruffalo and Lizzy Caplan, were put through 'magic camp' in order to learn sleight of hand and other tricks to perform on screen. "It was literally like three card tables set up in a dirty production room covered with half eaten food," Ruffalo said. "But the idea of 'magic camp' is like a great idea and I think that idea could be huge," Harrelson quipped. Harrelson, who plays Horseman Merritt 'The Hermit' McKinney, showed off his magic skills at the film's New York press event by guessing the card a reporter picked out of a deck. Former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the villainous Walter Mabry, proudly demonstrated a card trick he learned during filming. "We're not like a shoot-em-up (movie)," Radcliffe said. "There are some amazing sequences that involve the sleight of hand and the magic." Radcliffe, who has eight films' worth of magic experience as boy wizard Harry Potter, fondly looked back on the franchise that catapulted him to fame. "If I was getting angsty about being recognised as Potter, or being associated with Potter I think I would waste a ton of energy like worrying about that. People are always going to associate mewith it and I'm very happy about that," he said.

Cast of 'Now You See Me 2' return with bigger tricks and villain

A month-old Bactrian camel named Alexander Camelton at Chicago&#39;s Lincoln Park Zoo has become a social media star.

The gangly brown camel has Twitter abuzz over his name, a play on Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States and the inspiration for the smash Broadway&nbsp;musical &quot;Hamilton.&quot;

&quot;We&#39;ve been very surprised with the reaction we&#39;ve gotten on social media,&quot; Lincoln Park Zoological Manager Dan Boehm said on Tuesday.

Boehm described Alexander Camelton, the first Bactrian camel born at the zoo since 1998, as very precocious and said he was adjusting very well.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote and stars in &quot;Hamilton,&quot; posted an emoji of a camel and a blushing face on Twitter in recognition of baby Camelton.

Other social media users had fun with the camel&#39;s name.

&quot;It&#39;s going to be really awkward when Alexander Camelton dies in a duel with Aaron Brrrr the Penguin,&quot; tweeted Mike Sager (@msager) on Monday, referring to Aaron Burr, who mortally wounded Alexander Hamilton in a duel 1804.

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Soon all the zoo animals will have &lsquo;Hamilton&#39; names. Alexander Camelton. Salamander Hamilton. Alexander Lambilton. Lin-Manuel the Panda
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A month-old Bactrian camel named Alexander Camelton has Twitter abuzz over his name

A month-old Bactrian camel named Alexander Camelton at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo has become a social media star. The gangly brown camel has Twitter abuzz over his name, a play on Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States and the inspiration for the smash Broadway musical "Hamilton." "We've been very surprised with the reaction we've gotten on social media," Lincoln Park Zoological Manager Dan Boehm said on Tuesday. Boehm described Alexander Camelton, the first Bactrian camel born at the zoo since 1998, as very precocious and said he was adjusting very well. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote and stars in "Hamilton," posted an emoji of a camel and a blushing face on Twitter in recognition of baby Camelton. Other social media users had fun with the camel's name. "It's going to be really awkward when Alexander Camelton dies in a duel with Aaron Brrrr the Penguin," tweeted Mike Sager (@msager) on Monday, referring to Aaron Burr, who mortally wounded Alexander Hamilton in a duel 1804. Soon all the zoo animals will have ‘Hamilton' names. Alexander Camelton. Salamander Hamilton. Alexander Lambilton. Lin-Manuel the Panda — Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) June 6, 2016

Chicago zoo's baby camel a social media star

&nbsp;Canadian R&amp;B artist Drake continued his reign atop the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday for a fifth consecutive week on the strength of streaming activity, holding off country singer Dierks Bentley and R&amp;B singer Beyonce. 
 
Drake&#39;s &quot;Views&quot; sold 152,000 units for the week ending June 2, comprising album and song sales and 137 million streams, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. 
 
The Billboard 200 album chart tallies units from album sales, song sales (10 songs equal one album) and streaming activity (1,500 streams equal one album). 
 
Drake&#39;s fourth studio album has been topping the Billboard 200 chart on the strength of streaming activity on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Inc&#39;s &lt;AAPL.O&gt; Apple Music. It has soared past 100 million streams each week since its release. 
 
Bentley&#39;s latest album, &quot;Black,&quot; debuted at No. 2 with 101,000 units sold, including 5 million streams. Beyonce&#39;s &quot;Lemonade&quot; album climbed one spot to No. 3 with 79,000 units sold including nearly 9 million streams. 
 
Other new entries in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart included pop group Fifth Harmony at No. 4 with &quot;7/27,&quot; and electronic dance music producer Flume&#39;s &quot;Skin&quot; at No. 8. 
 
On the Digital Songs chart, which measures online single sales, Justin Timberlake&#39;s upbeat &quot;Can&#39;t Stop The Feeling!&quot; held the top spot for the third week running, with 155,000 copies sold. 
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows&nbsp;finished on top of the U.S. box office this weekend, grossing more than $35 million in the movie following the crime-fighting reptiles Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael as they battle bigger and meaner villains.

&quot;Ninja Turtles&quot;, which stars Megan Fox and Will Arnett, opened on June 3 in 4071 theaters.

In its second week in theaters, &quot;X-Men Apocalypse&quot; made more than $22 million, totaling $116 million for its run, according to Box Office Mojo website.

The romantic drama &quot;Me Before You&quot; grossed more than $18, million in its opening weekend, the website reported.

The film, starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin, follows the the romance between a paralyzed man who has decided to commit suicide and his caregiver.

&quot;Alice Through the Looking Glass&quot; took in $10.6 million, to bring the film starring Johnny Depp and Sacha Baron Cohen $50.7 million for its two-week run, according to Box Office Mojo.

And &quot;Angry Birds&quot; rounded out the top five, pulling in $9.75 million over the weekend for a gross of $86.6 million over three weeks.

?"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows" finished on top of the U.S. box office this weekend, grossing more than $35 million in the movie following the crime-fighting reptiles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows finished on top of the U.S. box office this weekend, grossing more than $35 million in the movie following the crime-fighting reptiles Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael as they battle bigger and meaner villains. "Ninja Turtles", which stars Megan Fox and Will Arnett, opened on June 3 in 4071 theaters. In its second week in theaters, "X-Men Apocalypse" made more than $22 million, totaling $116 million for its run, according to Box Office Mojo website. The romantic drama "Me Before You" grossed more than $18, million in its opening weekend, the website reported. The film, starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin, follows the the romance between a paralyzed man who has decided to commit suicide and his caregiver. "Alice Through the Looking Glass" took in $10.6 million, to bring the film starring Johnny Depp and Sacha Baron Cohen $50.7 million for its two-week run, according to Box Office Mojo. And "Angry Birds" rounded out the top five, pulling in $9.75 million over the weekend for a gross of $86.6 million over three weeks.

Ninja Turtles take first place and $35 million at weekend box office

Queues snaked for meters at London&#39;s Palace Theatre on Tuesday (June 7). The reason? The next installment in the &#39;Harry Potter&#39; saga.

&#39;Harry Potter and the Cursed Child&#39; opened for the first of several previews at the central London venue&nbsp;and fans lucky enough to secure tickets for the event waited anxiously to get into the theatre.

The story - which is split into two parts - follows title character Harry Potter (played by Jamie Parker) and his school friends Ron Weasley (Paul Thornley) and Hermione Granger (Noma Dumezweni) in adulthood.

Set 19 years after JK Rowling&#39;s last work &#39;The Deathly Hallows&#39;, the &#39;Cursed Child&#39; was adapted from a story written by Rowling and director John Tiffany - and brought to the stage by playwright Jack Thorne.

Fans were thrilled with the story which focuses on the title character and his youngest son Albus.

Harry is shown as an overworked Ministry of Magic employee coping with his son&#39;s struggles to deal with being the son of the famous wizard.

However, there has been very little other detail about the play revealed - as JK Rowling has requested that audiences don&#39;t spoil the story for others.

Harry Potter enthusiasts were thrilled by the play.

Super fan Callum Fawcett said, &quot;I really liked the films but after seeing this, I would say, &quot;Forget the films&quot;. I mean, this is fantastic. I would definitely come to watch this. It&#39;s got everything. It&#39;s got the real magic that the films miss out, if you know what I mean.&quot;

It seems as though the play will appeal most to super fans, rather than the casual Harry Potter enthusiast.

David Rolls said the plot is easy to get confused over if you don&#39;t know the stories inside out. &quot;I must admit I got a bit lost with some of the characters. You have to be a real super fan, I think, to get into the story,&quot; he said.

Perhaps the biggest fan in attendance was Samantha Kent, who arrived at the venue at 12pm - seven and a half hours before the show started. She showed off her numerous Harry Potter themed tattoos and explained why she got to the theatre so early.

&quot;Because I was photographed as the first person to queue up in Birmingham for the last book, and I kind of had to beat my record. Apart from that, I&#39;m a massive fan,&quot; said Kent.

There has been some controversy over the casting of the play - with criticism that some of the actors don&#39;t look the same as the cast who played the characters in the films.

In particular, the decision to cast Noma Dumezweni as Hermione Granger in the play has provoked debate as the actress is black, whereas Emma Watson who plays the same character in the films is white.

JK Rowling has hit out at critics, saying she never specified what ethnicity any of the characters were in the books.

Many of the audience said it didn&#39;t matter what the play actors looked like.

&quot;Personally, I feel it&#39;s how they [the characters] should have been all along. Hermione particulary, as a woman of colour, is just groundbreaking and it&#39;s amazing and she suits the role so, so well,&quot; said&nbsp;Jess Hart, a fan of the series.

Previews of &#39;The Cursed Child&#39; continue until July 30 when the play opens officially.

'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' opened for the first of several previews at the central London venue. Previews of 'The Cursed Child' continue until July 30 when the play opens officially

Queues snaked for meters at London's Palace Theatre on Tuesday (June 7). The reason? The next installment in the 'Harry Potter' saga. 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' opened for the first of several previews at the central London venue and fans lucky enough to secure tickets for the event waited anxiously to get into the theatre. The story - which is split into two parts - follows title character Harry Potter (played by Jamie Parker) and his school friends Ron Weasley (Paul Thornley) and Hermione Granger (Noma Dumezweni) in adulthood. Set 19 years after JK Rowling's last work 'The Deathly Hallows', the 'Cursed Child' was adapted from a story written by Rowling and director John Tiffany - and brought to the stage by playwright Jack Thorne. Fans were thrilled with the story which focuses on the title character and his youngest son Albus. Harry is shown as an overworked Ministry of Magic employee coping with his son's struggles to deal with being the son of the famous wizard. However, there has been very little other detail about the play revealed - as JK Rowling has requested that audiences don't spoil the story for others. Harry Potter enthusiasts were thrilled by the play. Super fan Callum Fawcett said, "I really liked the films but after seeing this, I would say, "Forget the films". I mean, this is fantastic. I would definitely come to watch this. It's got everything. It's got the real magic that the films miss out, if you know what I mean." It seems as though the play will appeal most to super fans, rather than the casual Harry Potter enthusiast. David Rolls said the plot is easy to get confused over if you don't know the stories inside out. "I must admit I got a bit lost with some of the characters. You have to be a real super fan, I think, to get into the story," he said. Perhaps the biggest fan in attendance was Samantha Kent, who arrived at the venue at 12pm - seven and a half hours before the show started. She showed off her numerous Harry Potter themed tattoos and explained why she got to the theatre so early. "Because I was photographed as the first person to queue up in Birmingham for the last book, and I kind of had to beat my record. Apart from that, I'm a massive fan," said Kent. There has been some controversy over the casting of the play - with criticism that some of the actors don't look the same as the cast who played the characters in the films. In particular, the decision to cast Noma Dumezweni as Hermione Granger in the play has provoked debate as the actress is black, whereas Emma Watson who plays the same character in the films is white. JK Rowling has hit out at critics, saying she never specified what ethnicity any of the characters were in the books. Many of the audience said it didn't matter what the play actors looked like. "Personally, I feel it's how they [the characters] should have been all along. Hermione particulary, as a woman of colour, is just groundbreaking and it's amazing and she suits the role so, so well," said Jess Hart, a fan of the series. Previews of 'The Cursed Child' continue until July 30 when the play opens officially.

JK Rowling's newest work brings magic back to life

Furniture, artwork, jewelry and collectible objects that once graced the Los Angeles home of President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, are headed for the auction block, Christie&#39;s said on Thursday. 
 
The landmark sale, a series of live and online auctions scheduled for September, also encompasses decorative pieces of art, books, ephemera, sculpture, drawings and prints from the Reagans&#39; home in the affluent Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. 
 
Christie&#39;s said it expects the sale of some 700 lots to take in more than $2 million. But estimates are based on the items&#39; market value, and the possessions of celebrated figures offered at auction typically have soared to many times their estimates. 
 
Proceeds will benefit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, in line with the Reagans&#39; wishes. 
 
&quot;This prestigious collection offers unprecedented insight into the private lives of President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan,&quot; said Brook Hazelton, president of Christie&rsquo;s Americas. &quot;Each object offers a &#39;through-the-keyhole&#39; experience revealing as-yet-untold stories of two of the 20th century&rsquo;s most celebrated public figures.&quot; 
 
Reagan, a former Hollywood actor and California governor, was elected the 40th US President in 1980. He died in 2004. Nancy Reagan died earlier this year at age 94. 
 
The couple presided over a glamorous White House, where bold-faced names from the Reagans&#39; years before the cameras as actors injected a glitzy element into Washington&#39;s traditionally staid social scene. 
 
Details on the auction items will be announced in coming weeks. Christie&#39;s said the collection includes American, English and Chinese furnishings, many evoking the &quot;Hollywood Regency&quot; style, and many personal objects. 
 
Estimates on individual items range from $1,000 to $50,000. 
 
The auction house said the collection was noteworthy for reflecting the simple and elegant private life the Reagans enjoyed together in Bel Air, where they often entertained. 
 
Nancy Reagan, whose family and estate trustees are holding the sale, once reflected, &quot;So much of your life is on display that to be alone and relaxed was a luxury we looked forward to.&quot; 
 
The sale&#39;s proceeds &quot;will ensure that the foundation, and the presidential library it supports, will be equipped to pursue its mission,&quot; John Heubusch, the foundation&#39;s executive director, said in a statement.

Proceeds will go to the non-profit Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation which promotes global democracy and individual liberty

Furniture, artwork, jewelry and collectible objects that once graced the Los Angeles home of President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, are headed for the auction block, Christie's said on Thursday. The landmark sale, a series of live and online auctions scheduled for September, also encompasses decorative pieces of art, books, ephemera, sculpture, drawings and prints from the Reagans' home in the affluent Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. Christie's said it expects the sale of some 700 lots to take in more than $2 million. But estimates are based on the items' market value, and the possessions of celebrated figures offered at auction typically have soared to many times their estimates. Proceeds will benefit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, in line with the Reagans' wishes. "This prestigious collection offers unprecedented insight into the private lives of President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan," said Brook Hazelton, president of Christie’s Americas. "Each object offers a 'through-the-keyhole' experience revealing as-yet-untold stories of two of the 20th century’s most celebrated public figures." Reagan, a former Hollywood actor and California governor, was elected the 40th US President in 1980. He died in 2004. Nancy Reagan died earlier this year at age 94. The couple presided over a glamorous White House, where bold-faced names from the Reagans' years before the cameras as actors injected a glitzy element into Washington's traditionally staid social scene. Details on the auction items will be announced in coming weeks. Christie's said the collection includes American, English and Chinese furnishings, many evoking the "Hollywood Regency" style, and many personal objects. Estimates on individual items range from $1,000 to $50,000. The auction house said the collection was noteworthy for reflecting the simple and elegant private life the Reagans enjoyed together in Bel Air, where they often entertained. Nancy Reagan, whose family and estate trustees are holding the sale, once reflected, "So much of your life is on display that to be alone and relaxed was a luxury we looked forward to." The sale's proceeds "will ensure that the foundation, and the presidential library it supports, will be equipped to pursue its mission," John Heubusch, the foundation's executive director, said in a statement.

Art, furniture, and more from the Reagans' home to be auctioned

The Louvre and Orsay&nbsp;museums&nbsp;in&nbsp;Paris&nbsp;moved&nbsp;art&nbsp;works&nbsp;stored underground to safety on Friday as the swollen river Seine kept rising, the city&#39;s deputy mayor said, following days of torrential rains that have killed two people.

Floodwaters&nbsp;have forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes and dozens of schools have closed south of&nbsp;Paris. Earlier this week the army was also called in to rescue stranded motorists on a major highway.

&quot;For the&nbsp;museums, even if fortunately there isn&#39;t any&nbsp;flooding of storerooms as of today, there is an automatic process above 5.50 metres to&nbsp;move&nbsp;works&nbsp;in the deepest storerooms higher,&quot; Bruno Julliard,&nbsp;Paris&#39; deputy mayor, told France Inter radio.

The Louvre and the Musee d&#39;Orsay are both home to world-renowned&nbsp;art&nbsp;collections.

Julliard said the&nbsp;works&nbsp;in the&nbsp;museums, which overlook the Seine, were not at risk as of early Friday. Some low lying roads running along the river are underwater and one underground commuter line has been closed.

Officials forecast the Seine could peak at 6 metres in central&nbsp;Paris&nbsp;on Friday, stressing this is still well below the level where it would threaten residents and businesses.

The river reached a record high of 8.6 metres in 1910, when thousands of&nbsp;Parisians had to flee flooded low-lying areas of the city.

Environment minister Segolene Royal told France 2 television on Friday that the&nbsp;floods may take several weeks to subside.

&quot;What&#39;s going to be even more painful for the families who have lost their homes, the heads of companies who have lost their businesses, the employees who will be unable to go to work, is that the drop in the water level will be very slow,&quot; Royal&nbsp;said.

The retreating&nbsp;waters&nbsp;could reveal further victims, she&nbsp;added.

In Evry-Gregy-sur-Yerre, south of&nbsp;Paris, a man on horseback drowned on Thursday, becoming the second fatality. Le&nbsp;Parisien newspaper said the 74-year-old had been trying to cross a flooded field.

The Louvre and Orsay?museums?in?Paris moved?art?works to safety on Friday as the river Seine kept rising. Thousands of people have evacuated their homes and dozens of schools closed down.

The Louvre and Orsay museums in Paris moved art works stored underground to safety on Friday as the swollen river Seine kept rising, the city's deputy mayor said, following days of torrential rains that have killed two people. Floodwaters have forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes and dozens of schools have closed south of Paris. Earlier this week the army was also called in to rescue stranded motorists on a major highway. "For the museums, even if fortunately there isn't any flooding of storerooms as of today, there is an automatic process above 5.50 metres to move works in the deepest storerooms higher," Bruno Julliard, Paris' deputy mayor, told France Inter radio. The Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay are both home to world-renowned art collections. Julliard said the works in the museums, which overlook the Seine, were not at risk as of early Friday. Some low lying roads running along the river are underwater and one underground commuter line has been closed. Officials forecast the Seine could peak at 6 metres in central Paris on Friday, stressing this is still well below the level where it would threaten residents and businesses. The river reached a record high of 8.6 metres in 1910, when thousands of Parisians had to flee flooded low-lying areas of the city. Environment minister Segolene Royal told France 2 television on Friday that the floods may take several weeks to subside. "What's going to be even more painful for the families who have lost their homes, the heads of companies who have lost their businesses, the employees who will be unable to go to work, is that the drop in the water level will be very slow," Royal said. The retreating waters could reveal further victims, she added. In Evry-Gregy-sur-Yerre, south of Paris, a man on horseback drowned on Thursday, becoming the second fatality. Le Parisien newspaper said the 74-year-old had been trying to cross a flooded field.

Paris museums move art works as flood waters rise

Pop singer&nbsp;Madonna&nbsp;prevailed &nbsp;in a&nbsp;copyright&nbsp;lawsuit&nbsp;over her&nbsp;song&nbsp;&quot;Vogue&quot; that alleged one of her producers copied a fraction-of-a-second segment of horns from a&nbsp;song&nbsp;he had also worked on.

In a 2-1 vote, the 9th US&nbsp;Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, California ruled that a general audience would not recognize the 0.23-second snippet in &quot;Vogue&quot; as originating from the&nbsp;song&quot;Love Break.&quot;

Shep Pettibone, a producer of &quot;Vogue,&quot; also recorded &quot;Love Break&quot; in the early 1980&#39;s, according to the court ruling.

The plaintiff, VMG Salsoul LLC, owns the&nbsp;copyright&nbsp;to &quot;Love Break&quot; and alleged Pettibone sampled the &quot;horn hit&quot; from the earlier work and added it to &quot;Vogue.&quot;

But the appeals court ruled in favor of&nbsp;Madonna, Pettibone and other defendants including Warner Bros Records.

&quot;Defendants copied, at most, a quarter-note single horn hit and a full measure containing rests and a double horn hit,&quot; Circuit Judge Susan Graber wrote for the majority. &quot;A reasonable jury could not conclude that an average audience would recognize an appropriation of the &#39;Love Break&#39; composition.&quot;

The dissenting judge, Barry Silverman, said even a small sample of music, used without a license, should be a&nbsp;copyright&nbsp;violation. &quot;In any other context, this would be called theft,&quot; Silverman wrote.

Robert Besser, a lawyer for VMG Salsoul, said in a phone interview: &quot;I agree with the dissent because it should be an infringement for copying any piece of any sound recording.&quot; He said his client would review its legal options.

A lawyer for&nbsp;Madonna&nbsp;could not immediately be reached for comment.

The singer?won a?copyright?lawsuit?over her?song?"Vogue" that alleged one of her producers copied a fraction-of-a-second segment of horns from a?song

Pop singer Madonna prevailed in a copyright lawsuit over her song "Vogue" that alleged one of her producers copied a fraction-of-a-second segment of horns from a song he had also worked on. In a 2-1 vote, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, California ruled that a general audience would not recognize the 0.23-second snippet in "Vogue" as originating from the song"Love Break." Shep Pettibone, a producer of "Vogue," also recorded "Love Break" in the early 1980's, according to the court ruling. The plaintiff, VMG Salsoul LLC, owns the copyright to "Love Break" and alleged Pettibone sampled the "horn hit" from the earlier work and added it to "Vogue." But the appeals court ruled in favor of Madonna, Pettibone and other defendants including Warner Bros Records. "Defendants copied, at most, a quarter-note single horn hit and a full measure containing rests and a double horn hit," Circuit Judge Susan Graber wrote for the majority. "A reasonable jury could not conclude that an average audience would recognize an appropriation of the 'Love Break' composition." The dissenting judge, Barry Silverman, said even a small sample of music, used without a license, should be a copyright violation. "In any other context, this would be called theft," Silverman wrote. Robert Besser, a lawyer for VMG Salsoul, said in a phone interview: "I agree with the dissent because it should be an infringement for copying any piece of any sound recording." He said his client would review its legal options. A lawyer for Madonna could not immediately be reached for comment.

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