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Barack Obama.Photo: Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Asked how the existence of aliens would impact his politics, Obama said, rather simply: It would not. “It wouldn’t change my politics at all. Because my entire politics is premised on the fact that we are these tiny organisms on this little speck floating in the middle of space,” Obama said onTuesday’s episode ofThe Ezra Klein Showpodcast. “When we were going through tough political times and I’d try to cheer my staff up, I’d tell them a statistic that John Holdren, my science adviser, told me, which was that there are more stars in the known universe than there are grains of sand on the planet Earth,” he said....

An official trailer for thehighly anticipated Beatles docuseriesGet Backpremiered Wednesday, offering fans a four-minute, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the band’s scramble to, well, come together and put on what would be their last public performance. The footage, shot over 21 days in January 1969, features never-before-seen footage ofPaul McCartney,John Lennon,George HarrisonandRingo Starrtinkering in the studio as they prepare for a rooftop concert atop the Apple Corps headquarters and write and record a new album in less than three weeks....

Photo: Adore Me, Brut Bebe Rexhais turning up the heat this summer with her sizzling new lingerie line. The 31-year-old just became the first celebrity to partner with the lingerie brandAdore Mefor a three-part capsule collection. And for the singer’s first dip into the design world, she made sure the lace, cutout and plunging pieces were all about encouraging body positivity and embracing one’s sexy side. “I’m all about body positivity, inclusivity, and I was really excited to partner with a brand that really believes in that and has been pushing that for awhile,” Rexha tells PEOPLE....

Bebe Rexha.Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty On Sunday, the 33-year-old singer posted a screenshot from a TikTok video of her where the search bar — which automatically appears based on searched content that’s trending — read “Bebe Rexha weight.” “Seeing that search bar is so upsetting,” she tweeted. “I’m not mad cause it’s true. I did gain weight. But it just sucks. Thank you to all the people who love me no matter what....

Figure skaterVincent Zhouhad already cried so many tears — some happy, mostly sad — when he turned on his camera, late Monday, to share a message with the world and with himself. “I have no idea how to start this video off properly, so I’m just gonna get started,” he said inan Instagram post. Over the next five minutes, with tears at times running down his cheeks, the 21-year-old confirmedhe tested positiveforCOVID-19on the eve of his next competition and his Beijing Winter Olympics were instead at an end....

01of 10 Bob Rosato /Sports Illustrated via Getty Here, a look back at some highlights from the summer 2008 Olympics in Beijing. 02of 10BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via GettyIn big news from other nations, Afghanistan celebrated Rohullah Nikpai, who won the country’s first-ever medal, a bronze in taekwondo. “He has made the Afghan people proud,” read a leaflet distributed throughout the nation, per Reuters.“I hope this medal can be a message of peace in Afghanistan,“Nikpai said....

Photo: Cameron Spencer/Getty The jumpers, from Germany, Austria, Norway, and Japan, were all taken out of competition after officials from the International Ski Federation (FIS) said their uniforms' looseness would give them an unfair advantage in jumping,Yahoo Sportsreports. Norway’s Silje Opseth and Anna Odine Stroem, Japan’s Sara Takanashi, Austria’s Daniela Iraschko-Stolz and Germany’s Katharina Althaus were the athletes who were disqualified. The disqualifications resulted in disappointed athletes, angered coaches and frustrated fans....

According tothe Telegraph , the World Health Organization will change its definition of disabilities to classify hoi polloi without a sexual partner as “ infertile . ” The controversial new classifications will make it so that heterosexual single man and women , as well as jocund men and women who are seeking in vitro fecundation to have a child , will receive the same precedence as couples . This could make entree to public cash in hand for IVF available to all ....

Photo: Bella Hadid/Instagram Bella Hadidis standing with Ukraine amidRussia’s ongoing invasion. In anInstagram postWednesday, the 25-year-old supermodel announced that she’s giving all the money she earns duringFashion Weekto organizations supporting the war-torn country. In the first image of a carousel of photos, the model was seen behind the fashion scenes in a blue and gold top, reminiscent of the Ukrainian flag. “To watch my Ukrainian friends and colleagues working hard here in Europe, so close but so far from their families/friends/homes in Ukraine who are experiencing one of many brutal occupations and invasions happening right now in the world is a very emotional and humbling experience for me,” Bella began....

On Monday’s episode ofThe View, Goldberg, 63, did not praise Thorne’s decision, but seemingly blamed Thorne, 21, for taking nudes in the first place. “If you’re famous, I don’t care how old you are. You don’t take nude pictures of yourself,” Goldberg said on the show as co-hostSunny Hostindefended theFamous in Lovestar. “It just saddens me that these kids have to go through this,” Hostin, 50, said. “For someone to extort her or threaten her with posting these pictures, it’s terrible....

Photo: Mat Hayward/GC Bella Thorneis recalling how she “[told] someone off” at theSundance Film Festivallast month, after refusing to bend to a request she felt was “inappropriate.“Speaking withThe Hollywood Reporterat the festival, the 25-year-oldDivinityactress said a fan had “offended” her the previous day, when he asked her to autograph a certain photo from herGQmagazine cover.“It’s super sexy and my butt is out and I’m wearing lingerie and I’m topless,” Thorne recalled in the interview, published Sunday....

Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Ben Affleckand sonSamuelenjoyed a special father-son night out this weekend.On Friday, the actor and his 10-year-old son attended the Ruffles Celebrity Game during the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah.Affleck, 50, and his son, whom he shares with exJennifer Garner, introduced the teams before the game, and later, snapped a sweet photo withShaquille O’Nealwhile hanging out courtside.O’Neal, 50, and Samuel held up peace signs for the snap as the pre-teen sported a t-shirt, jeans and a pair of black sunglasses....

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicBen Affleckis taking a look at himself throughJennifer Lopez’s eyes.While the actor’s wife has “never said” what she would change about him given the chance, Affleck, 50, toldDrew Barrymoreon Friday’s episode of her talk show that he has a guess.“She would probably want to cultivate brevity in the way I speak,” said Affleck of Lopez, 53. “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I go on and on and on....