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The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics appears to be a stomping ground for first-time Olympians looking to grab the gold. In the world of snowboarding, 19-year-old Dusty Henricksen is that exact athlete, as he competes against legendary vet Shaun White, the most decorated Olympic snowboarder of all time who will be participating in his fifth Winter Games.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAmazon significantly beat fourth-quarter 2021 earnings estimates but narrowly missed on revenue, reporting Thursday a profit gain of almost $12 billion thanks to its investment in electric car company Rivian.Net sales for the quarter were up 9% to $137.4 billion. After some favorable adjustments that excluded the $1.3 billion impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales increased to 10%.The tech giant revealed in its Q4 earnings results that it is hiking the price of its Prime service from $12.99 to $14.99.The company said: “With the continued expansion of Prime member benefits as well as the rise in wages and transportation costs, Amazon will increase the price of a Prime membership in the U.S., with the monthly fee going from $12.99 to $14.99, and the annual membership from $119 to $139.” Click here to sign up for Variety‘s free Strictly Business newsletter covering earnings, financial and investment news, and more.Wall Street analysts forecast earnings per share (EPS) of $3.58 on $137.56 billion in revenue, per Refinitiv data.

A man who ran a drug dealing business selling ‘herbal diazepam’ hired his mum to do the 'bookkeeping’.

Amazon Studios has picked up to series The Horror of Dolores Roach pilot based on the hit Gimlet podcast, starring One Day At A Time alumna Justina Machado in the title role. The project, in development at Amazon since 2020, hails from Blumhouse Television, which won the rights to adapt the podcast in 2019 in a competitive situation, Spotify’s Gimlet and GloNation Studios. The Horror of Dolores Roach will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Fans are getting a peek at “The Kardashians”. In a commercial for the Kardashian-Jenner family’s new Hulu series, Kendall Jenner promises fans “have no idea what’s coming.”

Joe Exotic's wild lifestyle and larger-than-life personality captivated audiences in Netflix's 2020 Tiger King documentary.And Kate McKinnon completely transformed into Joe's arch nemesis Carole Baskin in the new Peacock series Joe vs. Carole, which chronicles their feuding big animal zoos and is based on Robert Moor's podcast.'Documented animal abuser Joe Exotic — We're coming for you,' Carole said before looking down the barrel of a gun.

Frank Lampard has explained why he wanted to sign Donny van de Beek on loan from Manchester United.

The family of Dwight Howard‘s baby momma is suing an apartment rental company in Calabasas, California after claiming that water leaking from a broken toilet caused her death back in late March of 2020.

A+E Networks has bolstered its unscripted production division: Sharon Scott has been promoted to President of the unit, which comprises Category 6 Media and Six West Media, while Steve Ascher has been upped to oversee development for the entire unscripted division.

Not a fan. Judges Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke reportedly walked off the set of The Masked Singer after learning the identity of one of the contestants.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentApple TV Plus has set a May 6 premiere date for the second season of Israeli-produced International Emmy Award-winning global espionage thriller “Tehran.”The new season stars Glenn Close, who appears in the first-look teaser image, and Niv Sultan, who returns as Mossad agent Tamar Rabinyan, as well as Shaun Toub and Shervin Alenabi. The series will debut with the first two episodes, followed by new weekly installments each Friday during its eight-episode season through June 17.The complete first season of “Tehran” is now streaming alongside an expanding slate of Apple Originals from all over the world.“Tehran” was the first non-English language series to be released on Apple’s streaming service in September 2021 after it bought international distribution rights shortly after the show’s original debut in Israel in June 2020.

Gallery: ‘I went to the bathroom, and I left’: Celebrities and their first worst dates (BANG Showbiz)Halle - who started dating Van in 2020 - subsequently joked that Ellen could've saved her years of heartache. She said: "You could've saved me three marriages. " The 'Bruised' star - who has Nahla, 13, with former boyfriend Gabriel Aubry and Maceo, eight, with Olivier - also revealed that her son has developed an unwelcome habit.

A man who threatened to cut out his pregnant partner's unborn baby and subjected her to four-years of abuse has dodged jail.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAs Hollywood studios battle pandemic fallout and feed movies to streaming services, audiences can expect far fewer theatrical releases than usual in 2022. Business over the next 12 months should help clarify the implications a lighter release schedule will have on the exhibition business.The major studios have slated 71 films — ranging from superhero adventures “The Batman,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Spider- Man: Across the Spider-Verse” to Jordan Peele’s mind-bender “Nope,” Olivia Wilde’s thriller “Don’t Worry Darling” and James Cameron’s long-awaited “Avatar” sequel — to open in theaters.That’s a notable uptick compared with 2021 (57 new releases) and 2020 (34 new releases), a stretch that comes with a COVID- shaped asterisk because cinemas spent many months shuttered or operating at reduced capacity.

A Wishaw school has been given pass marks by inspectors following previous damning reports.

New plans have been submitted for a Forth Bridge viewing platform tourist attraction.

Detectives investigating the killing of a Salford University law student have charged a woman in relation to the case.

A GMP officer has received a written warning for his use of CS Spray during the arrest of a 13-year-old.

Two judges on the US version of ‘The Masked Singer’ – Robin Thicke and Ken Jeong – reportedly walked off set in protest during a recent recording of the show after one of the contestants was revealed to be Rudy Giuliani.According to Deadline, the episode of the show in question was filmed last week and is set to air on the Fox network next month. Donald Trump’s disgraced former attorney – who was instrumental in pushing the false claim that the 2020 US presidential election had been rigged – did not receive the welcome he might have expected on the light-hearted show.Jeong and Thicke reportedly walked off stage upon seeing Giuliani, while the show’s two other judges, Jenny McCarthy and Nicole Scherzinger, remained and chatted with him.It’s not clear if the final edit of the show will make the walk-out apparent.

Mason Greenwood will not train with, or play for, Manchester United for further notice after he was released on bail.

Rihanna has shared pictures of her baby bump on social media, officially introducing the world to her new "gang". The singer posted a photo of herself on Instagram showing her holding up her top and looking down at her belly.