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Jennifer Lopez knows what the people want, and what the people want are romantic comedies.

On Friday night’s Tonight Show, Lopez talked to host Jimmy Fallon about her upcoming film Second Act, in which she stars as a woman who enters the corporate workforce in her forties, per Entertainment Weekly. She’ll act opposite Milo Ventimiglia of This Is Us and Gilmore Girls fame. 

After gushing over “heartthrob” Ventimiglia, Lopez and Fallon moved onto the topic of romantic comedies, a genre the singer and actress feels people “need.”

“You need that funny, quirky look at life sometimes — that romantic look at life,” she said.  Read more…

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Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra’s engagement went Instagram official, and the internet can’t handle it.

Jonas reportedly popped the question a month ago on Chopra’s 36th birthday. The couple didn’t make the official announcement until Saturday morning, however, after a traditional engagement ceremony in Mumbai. 

Jonas and Chopra both posted adorable photos from their Roka ceremony — one of the traditional Indian pre-wedding events — on Instagram. 

“Future Mrs. Jonas,” Jonas posted. “My heart. My love.” 

“The only way to do this … with Family and God,” Chopra said. “Thank you for all your wishes and blessings.”  Read more…

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Dozens of people in the Southeast U.S. were treated to a special cosmic show in the wee hours of Friday morning.

An exceedingly bright fireball meteor streaked above that part of the country at about 1:19 a.m. ET on Friday, and it was caught in the act by NASA’s all sky cameras in Alabama. 

“Early results indicate the fireball, which was at least 40 times as bright as the Full Moon, was caused by a small asteroid 6 feet (2 meters) in diameter,” NASA said in a Facebook post. 

It’s possible that some small pieces of the meteor made it to the ground — where they’re known as meteorites — but it’s unclear whether any small chunks made it all the way through the atmosphere, NASA added. Read more…

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Crafty zookeepers are keeping a set of newborn panda twins alive by switching them out every day. 

Although twins aren’t uncommon, when pandas have multiple babies they tend to devote all of their attention to only one of their cubs, leaving the other to starve. 

But these zookeepers have managed to get new panda moms to care for both babies by rotating them out, tricking the pandas into believing they only have one cub to care for.

A BBC Earth video — narrated by the one and only David Attenborough — shows the keepers’ technique.  Read more…

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This is One Good Thing, a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week.

Forget for a moment our current government drama, and savor this lovely palette cleanser in the form of Antoni Porowski from Queer Eye holding a wombat. 

The QE food expert shared a delightful Boomerang of the pair enjoying a beautiful moment together. In the clip, the wombat chills on the avocado chef’s lap, and Antoni looks like he’s about to melt.

It’s unclear when and where exactly the video was taken. Could it be from the Fab Five’s trip to Australia a few months ago to give the residents of Yass a makeover? Possibly! And if so, really Antoni? Why would you wait so long to post this? Read more…

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For Ariana Grande, the song “get well soon” off her new album sweetener is a deeply personal one, inspired in part by the 2017 Manchester terrorist attack at one of her concerts that left 22 people dead. 

In a Friday interview with Ebro Darden on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio, Grande spoke through tears about the song and her experiences following the attack.

But early in the interview, Grande notes that the song isn’t just about Manchester. 

“It’s also about personal demons and anxiety, and more intimate tragedies, as well,” she said. “Mental health is so important. People don’t pay enough mind to it… People don’t pay attention to what’s happening inside… That’s why I felt like it was important. I just wanted to give people a hug, musically.” Read more…

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It’s Summer Lovin’ Week here at Mashable, which means things are getting steamy. In honor of the release of Crazy Rich Asians, we’re celebrating onscreen love and romance, looking at everything from our favorite fictional couples to how Hollywood’s love stories are evolving. Think of it as our love letter to, well, love.

Entertainment fans love love, but this Romance Week we wanted to take a moment to appreciate the TV couples that didn’t make it. Where would any of our romantic journeys be without a little (okay, a lot) of failure?

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Harrowing new footage released by California’s firefighting agency Cal Fire reveals the massive fire tornado that led to the death of a firefighter on July 26.

The fire tornado was part of the Carr Fire that’s engulfed 223,610 acres of land in Northern California so far. A report from Cal Fire breaks down the details surrounding the fiery phenomenon.

Per the report, the tornado “was a large rotating fire plume that was roughly 1,000 feet in diameter at its base” and managed to reach a height of 40,000 feet. 

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Netflix isn’t known for being quick to cancel or even do much quality control with its glut of original content.

But the streaming service confirmed that the company would not be ordering additional episodes of The Break with Michelle Wolf. The move comes as a bit of an unpleasant surprise, considering the cancellation is happening a mere four months after the variety show debuted on May 27.

Reportedly The Joel McHale Show is being cancelled, too, after only a 19-episode run that started back in FebruaryThe Break only aired 10 episodes total.

The reasoning behind the premature cancellation of Wolf’s show remains unclear.  Read more…

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U.S. officials sent out a warning after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was attacked with explosive drones in a failed assassination attempt.

The Aug. 4 attack targeted Maduro while he was giving a speech in Caracas. He was unharmed but seven soldiers were hurt. It raised concerns worldwide that commercial drones could be used to harm people. 

ABC News obtained a bulletin from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and National Counterterrorism Center officials detailing that concern. The bulletin was issued earlier this week.  Read more…

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