娛樂中心／綜合報導 韓國小天后寶兒(BoA)出道10年，成功\躍上國際舞台，成為當紅的亞洲女歌手，不過日前韓國一個電視節目曝光了這位人氣女星過去的樣貌以及她高達30億元韓幣的「造星費用」。 韓國SBS電視台《裴基萬、崔英雅的早上好》節目中，介紹了天后寶兒的出道過程，寶兒所屬的經紀公司《SM》社長李秀滿表示，為了打造巨星，當年找了尚未讀中學的寶兒，進行秘密訓練。 據韓國媒體報導，李秀滿指出，10年前公司投入了30億元韓幣(約7400萬台幣)的資金進行這項計畫，但由於公司沒有足夠金錢，甚至還用借的進行。不過李秀滿說，花了巨額資金打造的明星果然不負眾望，現在寶兒也成為了當紅歌手。 ▼韓國天后寶兒〔圖／翻攝自網路／合成〕
節目中也曝光了天后出道前的青澀模樣，當時寶兒還自爆對未來的夢想：「我想成為賢妻良母，10年後我應該會把家裡裝飾得漂漂亮亮」，沒想到平常以一身時尚妝扮示人的寶兒，思想卻相當傳統，讓眾人跌破眼鏡。 ▼寶兒出道前照片〔圖／翻攝自網路〕
Investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting that should signpost the path of interest rates, with a key inflation print also waiting in the wings.
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China's President Xi Jinping has vowed to foster a globally competitive open environment for scientific and technological innovations, and expand international exchanges and cooperation, state media reported on Tuesday. The comments come at a time when the world's second-biggest economy is trying to nurture new growth drivers, in its bid to restore business confidence after protracted weakness in its property industry. Speaking at the fifth meeting of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms, Xi pledged to build an open climate for tech innovation, state media CCTV said.
A California bill that would require marketplaces like eBay and Nextdoor to start collecting bank accounts and tax identification numbers from high-volume sellers who advertise online but collect payments offline is being fast-tracked by Democratic lawmakers with committees voting on it Tuesday. The measure is part of a legislative package of 14 bills to combat retail theft in the state. The California Retailers Association has said the issue has reached crisis levels, though it’s challenging to quantify because many stores don’t share their data.
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An Australian billionaire is offering to build a secure gate system on the Israel-Gaza border that he says could allow 10,000 metric tons of food aid to be delivered each day to starving Palestinians.
A major defense contractor was sued Tuesday over allegations that it discriminated against older workers in job ads. The class action filed in federal court in Boston accuses RTX Corporation of posting ads that target younger workers at the expense of their older peers in violation of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act, and the Virginia Human Rights Act. RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies Corporation, is an American multinational aerospace and defense conglomerate headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
The just-concluded European Union elections were yet another milestone for far-right parties on the continent. While votes were still being tallied Tuesday, the gain for the right is just the latest example of how discontent with globalization and immigration have fueled a conservative, populist backlash in affluent Western democracies. Former President Donald Trump's 2016 win was the strongest example of this, but it's unclear whether the trends that powered the right in Europe will enable him to win another term in November.
If Tesla shareholders vote against restoring Elon Musk's $44.9 billion pay package Thursday, the CEO could deliver on threats to take artificial intelligence research to one of this other companies. If they approve the all-stock compensation package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge in January, it would almost guarantee he would remain at the company he grew to be the world leader in electric vehicles, shifting to AI and robotics including autonomous vehicles, which Musk says is Tesla's future. Musk has threatened on X, his social medial platform, to develop AI elsewhere if he doesn't get a 25% stake in Tesla (He owns about 13% now).
It would be devastating for any parent to see a child convicted of a crime. To experience it as president before the eyes of the world, during one of the most contentious reelection campaigns in history, would be unfathomable.
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A mid-Michigan couple and a lawyer from the west side of the state were announced Tuesday as winners of an $842.4 million Powerball lottery jackpot from a ticket purchased on New Year's Day. The Breakfast Club lottery club opted for a cash lump sum of $305 million after taxes, Michigan Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli told reporters outside the Food Castle convenience store in Grand Blanc Township near Flint where the winning ticket was sold. The winning numbers drawn were: 12, 21, 42, 44, 49 and red Powerball: 1.
President Joe Biden is set to address gun safety during a speech in Washington on Tuesday - hoping to contrast his administration’s efforts to promote gun control legislation with his opponent’s currying of the gun lobby’s favor.
Space tourists experience some of the same body changes as astronauts who spend months in orbit, according to new studies published Tuesday. Research on four space tourists is included in a series of studies on the health effects of space travel, down to the molecular level. The findings paint a clearer picture of how people — who don't undergo years of astronaut training — adapt to weightlessness and space radiation, the researchers said.
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President Joe Biden, in a statement, said he accepts the outcome of Hunter Biden's case and will continue to respect the judicial process.
Israel has vowed to persist with its military operation in Gaza, saying it won’t engage in “meaningless” negotiations with Hamas, shortly after the United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly approved a US-backed ceasefire plan intended to bring an end to the eight-month war.
The conservationist group known as NYC Audubon has changed its name to NYC Bird Alliance to distance itself from the pro-slavery views of ornithologist and illustrator John James Audubon, the organization announced. The name change, which was formalized by a June 5 membership vote, follows similar moves by Audubon Society chapters in Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Oregon and other cities. “Names may be symbolic, but symbols matter,” said Jessica Wilson, NYC Bird Alliance's executive director.
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