‘Confess, Fletch’ lets Jon Hamm show off his lighter side without Chase-ing the past

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Jon Hamm hasn’t discovered many roles to rival his breakthrough “Mad Men” part, and “Confess, Fletch” certainly doesn’t either. Yet this rejuvenated version of the smart-alecky character Chevy Run after played in the eighties has a certain breezy charm, not worthy of rushing to a theater but hardly the waste of one’s digital-viewing time.Continue Reading

Daily round-up, Sep 16: Fire engulfs office tower in China; US concerned about ‘deepening relationship’ between Xi and Putin

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Let’s get you up to speed with the day’s stories. A massive fire engulfed a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha, capital of China’s southern province of Hunan, on Friday afternoon. Dozens of storeys of the more than 200m-tall China Telecom building “burned with great intensity”, state broadcaster CCTV said. 36Continue Reading

Daily round-up, Sep 16: Fire engulfs office tower in China; Xi and Putin call for shake-up of world order

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Let’s get you up to speed with the day’s stories. A massive fire engulfed a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha, capital of China’s southern province of Hunan, on Friday afternoon. Dozens of storeys of the more than 200m-tall China Telecom building “burned with great intensity”, state broadcaster CCTV said. 36Continue Reading

World of sport reacts to Roger Federer’s retirement

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CNN  —  The outpouring of praise and admiration in the wake of Roger Federer’s retirement announcement is a testament to the Swiss tennis star’s remarkable impact and legacy in the world of tennis, sport and beyond. Where Federer’s on-court achievements rank among the greats in the men’s game – thoughContinue Reading