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Here's how much money Donald Trump's 'rapist' comments may have already cost him

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Real-estate magnate Donald Trump's presidential campaign appears to be costing him even more than he anticipated. 

The billionaire Republican and television personality is losing business relationships left and right after he used harsh rhetoric to describe Mexican immigrants.

Macy's canceled its Trump clothing line. NBC said Trump will no longer be allowed to host "The Apprentice." Univision, NBC, and a host of celebrities dropped Trump's Miss Universe Organization beauty pageants, including the upcoming "Miss USA" show. Even a mattress company announced that it would halt its Trump-branded products. And the businessman's critics are amping up pressure on his other endeavors.

It's impossible to precisely determine how much money these hits have cost Trump — especially because there's a lot of disagreement about how much his brand is worth.

When he announced his campaign last month, Trump published a document that pegged his net worth at roughly $9 billion, with more than one-third of that coming from "real estate licensing deals, brand, and branded developments." Forbes disagreed at the time, valuing his personal brand at $125 million and Trump-branded hotels' management fees at $128 million.

However, there are some estimates at how much Trump has lost since his controversial campaign launch, when he blasted Mexico for supposedly sending "rapists" and drug runners to the US. 

Notably, The Wrap published a story Wednesday estimating that Trump has already lost "somewhere around $50.5 million." Business Insider couldn't independently verify the number, but we've reached out to Trump representatives to see if they disagree and will update this post if we hear back. 

Here's how The Wrap arrived at its total:

Macy's — $3.2 million

"Trump’s royalties from his licensed Macy’s menswear line came in at $3.2 million between 2005 and 2007. It is reasonable to presume that those figures have held steady." 

Miss Universe pageants — $14.8 million 

"Trump himself places a $14.8 million value on the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Pageants, which he co-owns in a joint venture with NBCUniversal. Those will be far less valuable without a network TV home."

(The independent US cable network REELZ announced Thursday that it will host "Miss USA.")

'Celebrity Apprentice' — $32.5 million

"In 2011, it was reported that he makes $65 million per year on 'Apprentice.' At the time, NBC said his real compensation isn’t even in sniffing range of that number. ... [G]iven NBC's heavy balk at the $65 million figure, let's cut that number in half and put Trump's 'Celebrity Apprentice' fee at approximately $32.5 million."

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If that number is accurate, $50 million would just be a tiny fraction of Trump's massive personal fortune. However, it could effectively double the cost of his presidential campaign, which he is self-funding.

Past self-financed presidential campaigns, which have largely been unsuccessful, exacted a bit under $50 million from the candidates.

According to The New York Times, Republican businessman Steve Forbes spent $69 million total in both the 1996 and 2000 presidential races. The same report said Ross Perot's two third-party White House campaigns cost the Texas businessman $71 million. And The Washington Post reported that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) spent $45 million on his failed 2008 bid. 

For his part, Trump has repeatedly insisted that his remarks about Mexican immigrants shouldn't be especially controversial. He noted Wednesday that President Barack Obama reportedly referred to "gangbangers" crossing the border, for example, and he frequently says pressure is only being applied to his business ventures because his political agenda promises to shake up the status quo.

In a Wednesday night Fox News interview, Trump also said his candidacy is proving true the argument that it's challenging for successful businessmen to run for president.

"I've always said that if you're a very successful person ... it's very hard to run for political office, especially the office of president, OK? I'm proving that," he said. "Because Macy's chokes and NBC is weak and they choke. And I understand that."

He added, "Fortunately it doesn't have any impact on me because it's not big stuff, monetarily. But I will tell you something: People, they're just not able to handle the pressure."

Asked who he expects to cut ties with him next, Trump rhetorically shrugged. 

"I don't know," he said. "Whoever it is, it is."  

Click here to read the full report at The Wrap.

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The violence in 'Arkham Knight' isn't very graphic, but it almost ruins Batman

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"Batman: Arkham Knight" has a bit of a violence problem. 

That's not to say it's a terribly violent game — it's pretty much on par with the other "Arkham" games, where the most grisly thing you'll see is bloodless-yet-bone-crunching mixed martial arts. Rather, it's violent in a way that violates what Batman is all about. 

Most of it circles around the Batmobile, which is a huge part of the new game. The Batmobile looks like, and is referred to by many in-game characters, a tank.

batman arkham knight tankbatman arkham knight tank or carIt has automatic weaponry and missiles and a giant freaking cannon. These present a unique problem when making a Batman game, because Batman does not kill.

The developers at Rocksteady Games acknowledge this, and work very hard to make it absolutely clear that none of this weaponry is used to lethal ends. That cannon? Don't worry, all the vehicles you use it on are "unmanned drones." That anti-personnel machine gun? It fires "non-lethal rounds." 

BATMOBILE TANK MODEProblem solved? 

Not really. These are still guns being used by a character who took a solemn vow to rid his city of the kind of crime that robbed him of his parents — the kind of crime that uses guns. Batman cannot use a gun, much like Batman cannot kill.

You might point out that the Batmobile has been depicted as having guns before, and you'd be right. The Batmobiles of both the Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan films have loads of lethal weaponry, but those movies are also a tad bit flexible in their approach to Batman's "no killing" rule  — Burton's "Batman" has the car blowing up a building, and in "Batman Begins" the hero's climactic decision to not save Ra's Al Ghul is literally the definition of killing him. 

Even in these depictions, the weapons on the bat-vehicles are used more like tools, often to clear a path. In fact, one of the most famous stunts in "The Dark Knight" came about because Batman refused to use his weaponry to stop the Joker's freight truck, and instead decided to flip it with some tow cables. 

DARK KNIGHT TRUCK FLIP GIFBut in "Arkham Knight," the Batmobile's cannon is just that: A cannon. For shooting things. 

It's easy to understand why the guns are there. Shooting things is one of the most popular activities to have in a mainstream video game, something with clear, easy-to-grasp rules that rewards skill and adds tension. As I noted in my review, the shooting works quite well and is very fun.

And even though the narrative justification is there — we're constantly told the Batmobile is nonlethal, to the point where anyone who comes into contact with it gets shocked and flies backward — these weapons still don't belong in a Batman story, and the more you think about the character, the more jarring it all is. 

BATMOBILE ZAP GIFBatman is a guy whose job would be made a million times easier with a small arsenal of tranquilizer rifles and tasers. But he doesn't use them, because they're guns. Instead, he goes to hilarious lengths to avoid using them, crafting bat-shaped boomerangs to throw at criminal's heads. It's absurd, but it's an ideal, and Batman is defined by his ideals. That's what makes him aspirational. 

That's his superpower. 

SEE ALSO: Why the biggest twist in 'Arkham Knight' is such a letdown

AND: Our "Arkham Knight" review

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An African python dies prematurely after swallowing a 30-pound porcupine, but that's not what killed it

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Unusual circumstances led to the pre-mature death of one of the world's largest species of snakes, the African rock python, on June 20. (Warning: graphic images of the snake's insides below.)

Six days earlier, the snake had swallowed something big, indicated by the giant bulge in its belly.

pythonA biker first came across the snake shortly after its meal. Word quickly got out and people were soon flocking to the Eland Game Reserve in South Africa to see the snake slowly digesting its prey.

That's when things took a turn for the worse. 

python"We think that maybe with so many people viewing it, [that] put it under stress," Jennifer Fuller, who works at the reserve, told the news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). "And when a snake is under stress, it normally regurgitates and brings up its meal so that it can get away."

Normally, regurgitating its meal shouldn't have been a problem for the snake. But this was no ordinary meal. An autopsy of the snake after it died showed that the animal inside was a 30-pound porcupine decked out with thousands of needle-sharp quills.

11178346_857801267623651_6153428155995902117_nAs Africa's largest species of snake, the African rock python will eat just about anything including goats (hooves and all) and antelopes, which can reach well over 100 pounds. Porcupines are also a regular dish on the snake's menu, Fuller told AFP.

So, despite its quills, the porcupine shouldn't have been the snake's final, fatal meal. A problem arose when the snake got stressed and tried to regurgitate the porcupine.

The quills seem to have punctured the snake's digestive tract, according to CNN. And these puncture wounds could have led to the snake's death, though Fuller and other experts are not certain this is the primary reason the snake died.

18016_857801757623602_1224488376762822642_n"Sadly it did die, which is unusual because it should have been fine," Fuller told AFP.

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The internet's most recognizable teens are raking in $20m this summer but they still have one big complaint

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Seven teenage Vine and YouTube stars are touring the country and performing to sold-out, screaming crowds of thousands — but the kids still don't think they're famous. 

“[When] you can go somewhere and every single person is like, ‘Whoa, that’s him’ — then you’re famous,” Jonah Marais told BuzzFeed's Ellen Cushing, who followed the teens along the 18-city DigiTour route. 

Tell that to the super-fans who have figured out Marais' address and showed up at his family's house uninvited.

 

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In fact, "Marais" isn't even Jonah's real surname, BuzzFeed reports. His parents made him start using a stage name after the unwanted visits became too much. 

Marais' castmate Tez Mengestu also doesn't feel he has achieved celebrity status, but an elevated form of the social media popularity sought by many teenagers.

 “Famous is like walking down the red carpet at the Grammys,” Mengestu told BuzzFeed. “I have followers on social media.” 

Yes, he does have followers on social media — so many, in fact, that his fans are known to "skip school for DigiTour, cash in their allowances for DigiTour, beg their parents to drive them hours from the suburbs to be at DigiTour," BuzzFeed reports.

 

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 It's a bit of a skewed perception, given that the average teenager doesn't have 30,000 followers on Vine and 120,000 followers on Instagram like Mengestu does. 

Collectively, the seven teenagers have been watched by millions of people across social media platforms. Hayes Grier's Vine following is 3.9 million strong, 95 thousand people keep up with Marais on Instagram, and Alec Bailey's Vines have been looped over 140 million times.

These views have also translated into a lucrative business. Companies will pay up to $100,000 to be featured in one of their six-second clips on Vine, BuzzFeed reports. Industry estimates put the revenue from DigiTour at about $20 million.

Despite all the money and attention, they "prefer the term 'known,'" BuzzFeed explains. The teenagers seem to crave a level of acknowledgment that goes beyond the millions of young girls and moms who construct the bulk of their fan base. 

The DigiTour kids aren't the only social media celebrities to publicly deny their fame. "I still honestly don't consider myself to be famous," Bethany Mota, a YouTube vlogger with almost 9 million followers, told Cosmopolitan in June

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The season two trailer of this hilarious animated series shows why it's this generation's 'Back to the Future'

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"Community" creator Dan Harmon had a lot of trouble keeping his cult TV show on the air during its time at NBC (the show is now on Yahoo).

He hasn't seemed to have as much trouble with his animated sci-fi comedy (which he co-created with Justin Roiland) "Rick and Morty." A twist on Doc Brown and Marty's friendship in "Back to the Future," "Rick and Morty" tells the story of teenage Morty and his alcoholic scientist grandfather Rick. 

In season one, they traveled through time, went through somebody's dreams, and dealt with their own mortality. Season two promises more scientific hijinks on Sunday, July 26 at 11:30 p.m.

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A Superman comic just took on police brutality and left me breathless

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One of the biggest changes to come out DC Entertainment's big comics revamp this summer turned Superman's world upside-down: Lois Lane revealed his identity to the world, and then he lost almost all of his powers. 

We still don't know how or why these things have happened yet, but the story taking place as the mystery unfolds has led to some of the most compelling Superman comics in a long time — particularly in Greg Pak and Aaron Kuder's "Action Comics" #41-42. 

In this new status quo, Superman hasn't just lost his secret identity, but his costume and his heritage — locked out of the Fortress of Solitude, the one place on Earth with any connection to his homeworld, he has to contend with a world that knows who he is at a moment when he's most vulnerable. Most of his powers are gone — he's still superhuman, but at this point he's mostly just a really strong guy. 

From Now that he's been outed, Superman's relationship with everyone around him has completely changed. Some are supportive, and grateful, surprised to learn that he's been living among them all along. Others, however, have a chip on their shoulder, resenting all the supervillains that he has attracted.

Unfortunately for him, most of the angriest folks are cops. 

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This quickly escalates into open conflict by the end of "Action Comics" #41, when a welcome home block party for Superman is about to be stormed by police in full riot gear while the de-powered hero tries to take on a massive monster several blocks away.

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It's a moment that echoes similar events that have unfolded across the country recently in cities like Ferguson and Baltimore, where law enforcement — primed to use excessive force — attempt to strong-arm peaceful citizens into submission. Like in those cities, the smallest miscalculation can lead to utter chaos. 

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When a Metropolis citizen then gets unruly, the commanding officer sees it as an opportunity to march on those gathered, with batons and shields at the ready — and then Superman, absolutely exhausted from his fight, places himself in between the crowd and the cops.

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It's a beautiful, arresting image by artist Aaron Kuder and colorist Tomeu Morey, a cathartic moment for anyone who saw the shocking imagery coming out of Ferguson and felt utterly powerless. But that's not even the real gut punch.

The cops march anyway, raining tear gas on the citizens and even attacking an officer who objects to the proceedings— while Jimmy Olsen photographs the entire ugly affair. 

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And then Superman can't take it anymore. He breaks.

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James Cameron came up with the idea for 'Terminator' during a fever dream

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The apocalyptic future predicted in the "Terminator" franchise seems like something out of a nightmare.

After all, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) has visions of an impending doom, a judgment day that will bring mankind to its knees.

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So it almost doesn't seem like a surprise that the idea for "The Terminator" first came to director James Cameron in a dream. Or maybe a little more like a nightmare.

TerminatorIn an interview on "The Terminator" Blu-Ray, Cameron recalled it was while he was sick in Rome once that he started to get a vision for the film.

"I was sick at the time. I had a high fever." Cameron said. "I was just lying on the bed thinking and came up with all this bizarre imagery ... I think also the idea that because I was in a foreign city by myself and I felt very dissociated from humanity in general, it was very easy to project myself into these two characters from the future who were out of sync, out of time, out of place." 

TerminatorAs a result, a lot of these dream and nightmare qualities enter the film. In fact, the fever dream greatly inspired the way the T-800 moves. 

"What I found effective on Terminator was to do a slow-motion build-up, or to subtly segway into slow-motion where you almost don't realize it, and it becomes a dreamlike pace or that dilation of time that you experience when you're in a traffic accident and it's happening and you can't stop it and time seems to stretch." added Cameron.

During the scene in which Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) thwarts the Terminator's attempt to murder Sarah in a bar, this effect leaves a big impact.

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"I'd always wanted to do some sort of really definitive robot story because it had really never been done." Cameron said.

However, it took a while for Cameron's manic vision to finally reach the big screen.

At the time, he was an inexperienced director and nobody trusted him to bring his own idea to life. He got so desperate that he had to sell the "Terminator" rights for one dollar

"Terminator Genisys," the latest installment in the franchise, opens July 1.

While Cameron didn't have anything to do with the creation of the film, he did give it a glowing endorsement.

SEE ALSO: THEN & NOW: The cast of the original 'Terminator' movies

AND: A messy story stops 'Terminator Genisys' from being a great sequel

AND: James Cameron sold the rights to 'Terminator' back in the '80s for $1 — and it's one of his biggest regrets

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Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak says Steve Jobs movie trailer is 'exaggerated'

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Following the release of the trailer for Danny Boyle’s biopic “Steve Jobs,” Bloomberg Business reached out to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to get his thoughts. And though he said he liked the trailer, he notes inaccuracies.

Particularly the dialogue Seth Rogen, who plays Wozniak in the film, says at the beginning of the trailer to Jobs, played by Michael Fassbender.

At the start of the trailer we hear the Wozniak character in voiceover say to Jobs:

“What do you do? You’re not an engineer, you’re not a designer. You can’t put a hammer to a nail. I built the circuit board. The graphical interface was stolen. So how come, 10 times in a day, I read Steve Jobs is a genius? What do you do?”

“I don’t talk that way,” Wozniak told Bloomberg Business via e-mail. “I would never accuse the graphical interface of being stolen. I never made comments to the effect that I had credit (genius) taken from me.”

Wozniak continued: “The lines I heard spoken were not things I would say but carried the right message, at least partly. I felt a lot of the real Jobs in the trailer, although a bit exaggerated.”

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The film, which opens October 9 and is based on Walter Isaacson's Jobs biography, looks at the life of Jobs from his rise in Silicon Valley as the co-founder of Apple to his death due to a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2011.

According to the Bloomberg story, Wozniak consulted with the film's screenwriter Aaron Sorkin before the script was written and met the cast, even having dinner with Rogen.

The film also stars Kate Winslet as original Macintosh member, Joanna Hoffman, and Jeff Daniels as former Apple CEO, John Sculley

See the "Steve Jobs" trailer below:

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Apple has a surprisingly old-fashioned way for you to request songs on its new Beats 1 radio station (AAPL)

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Apple launched its new online radio station Beats 1 last week, with music playlists curated by DJs including Zane Lowe and Julie Adenuga, and musical guests like Elton John and Drake.

But, as Apple Insider points out, what many listeners may not know is that they can request songs to be played on the station too.

And the principal way Apple is encouraging listeners to make their requests is surprisingly archaic for a tech company: It wants people to phone in and leave a voicemail message.

When you call the number, an American man greets you with a "Yo!" and asks you to leave your name, where in the word you are, what you are doing, and what's happening in your city.

Then there's the chance your song and your recorded message might be played on the radio station. But, as with traditional radio stations, there's obviously no guarantee.

Listeners can also make requests by using the Messages app for iOS or Mac, or by emailing beats1radio@icloud.com, according to Apple Insider. Still, many people might have expected Apple to build the functionality into the Apple Music app.

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21 Things 'Back To The Future 2' Got Wrong About 2015

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hover board back to the future 2If there's one movie you should rewatch this year, it's "Back to the Future 2."

Director Robert Zemeckis' 1989 film sends Marty McFly and Doc Brown to the year 2015.

Did the film get it right? Not exactly.

While it predicted Skype calls and virtual-reality headsets, the film got plenty wrong — including hoverboards though we're getting close).

However, Zemeckis mentions in a featurette for the film he didn't plan to get the future right, explaining he was not a fan of seeing it depicted in movies. 

"Back to the Future 2" debuted in theaters 26 years ago on July 3. See what the film got wrong.

We may have electric cars, but we're still a little while away from ones that fly.

We're getting there, though.



2015 may be fond of superheroes on the big screen, but we're not dressing like them just yet.



We've come close, but we're still waiting around for an actual working model of a hoverboard. It didn't help that Zemeckis tricked fans into thinking the toy was real in a behind-the-scenes featurette for the film.

It looks like Lexus may be pretty close.

(Sources: "Back to the Future 2" featurette / Nerdist)



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Here's when all your favorite TV shows are returning this fall

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Whether you prefer to watch TV live, on your DVR, or a mix of both, it's time to start planning. The networks have released their fall premiere dates.

That includes top comedies like "The Big Bang Theory" and "Modern Family." And there's addictive dramas like "Empire" and "How to Get Away With Murder." Also, what about the return of comic book series "Gotham," "The Flash," and "Arrow"?

Let's not forget fall's new offerings like "Supergirl," "Scream Queens," and "Blindspot."

Today, TV has more than enough for everyone.

See below for all the upcoming return and premiere dates for all your favorite (and your soon-to-be favorite) shows:

Monday, September 14
8:00 p.m. ABC “Dancing With the Stars (21st season premiere)

Tuesday, September 15
10:00 p.m. NBC “Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris (series premiere)

Sunday, September 20
8:00 p.m. Fox “The 67th primetime Emmy Awards”

scorpion cbs tv showMonday, September 21
8:00 p.m. CBS “The Big Bang Theory” (9th season premiere)
8:00 p.m. Fox “Gotham” (2nd season Premiere)
8:00 p.m. NBC “The Voice” (9th season premiere)
8:30 p.m. CBS “Life in Pieces” (series premiere)
9:00 p.m. CBS “Scorpion” (2nd season premiere)
9:00 p.m. Fox “Minority Report” (series premiere)
10:00 p.m. NBC “Blindspot” (series premiere)
10:00 p.m. CBS “NCIS: Los Angeles” (7th season premiere)
10:00 p.m. ABC “Castle” (8th season premiere)

Tuesday, September 22
8:00 p.m. ABC “The Muppets” (series premiere)
8:00 p.m. CBS “NCIS (13th season premiere)
8:00 p.m. Fox “Scream Queens” (series premiere)
8:30 p.m. ABC Fresh Off the Boat” (2nd season premiere)
9:00 p.m. CBS “NCIS: New Orleans (2nd season premiere)
10:00 p.m. CBS “Limitless” (series premiere)

the goldbergsWednesday, September 23
8:00 p.m. ABC “The Middle” (7th season premiere)
8:00 p.m. CBS “Survivor” (31st season premiere)
8:00 p.m. Fox “Rosewood” (series premiere)
8:00 p.m. NBC “The Mysteries of Laura” (2nd season premiere)
8:30 p.m. ABC “The Goldbergs” (3rd season premiere)
9:00 p.m. FOX “Empire” (2nd season premiere)
9:00 p.m. NBC “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (17th season premiere)
9:00 p.m. ABC “Modern Family” (7th season premiere)
9:30 p.m. ABC “Black-ish (2nd season premiere)
10:00 p.m. ABC “Nashville” (4th season premiere)

Thursday, September 24
8:00 p.m. ABC “Grey's Anatomy”(12th season premiere)
8:00 p.m. NBC “Heroes Reborn (5th season premiere)
9:00 p.m. NBC “The Blacklist” (3rd season premiere)
9:00 p.m. ABC “Scandal” (5th season premiere)
10:00 p.m. ABC “How to Get Away With Murder” (2nd season premiere)
10:00 p.m. NBC “The Player” (series premiere)

Friday, September 25
8:00 p.m. CBS “The Amazing Race” (27th season premiere)
8:00 p.m. ABC “Last Man Standing (5th season premiere)
9:00 p.m. CBS “Hawaii Five-0 (6th season premiere)
9:00 p.m. ABC “Shark Tank” (7th season premiere)
10:00 p.m. CBS “Blue Bloods” (6th season premiere)

Last Man on Earth Kristen SchaalSunday, September 27
7:30 p.m. Fox “Bob’s Burgers” (6th season premiere)
8:00 p.m. ABC “Once Upon a Time” (5th season premiere)
8:00 p.m. Fox “The Simpsons” (27th season premiere)
8:30 p.m. Fox “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (3rd season premiere)
9:00 p.m. ABC “Blood & Oil” (series premiere)
9:00 p.m. Fox “Family Guy” (14th season premiere)
9:30 p.m. Fox “The Last Man on Earth" (2nd season premiere)
10:00 p.m. ABC “Quantico” (series premiere)

Tuesday, September 29
8:00 p.m. Fox “Grandfathered” (series premiere)
9:00 p.m. ABC “Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (3rd season premiere)
10:00 p.m. ABC “Beyond the tank (1st season fall premiere)

Wednesday, September 30
9:00 p.m. CBS “Criminal Minds” (11th season premiere)
8:30 p.m. Fox “The Grinder” (season premiere)
10:00 p.m. NBC “Chicago PD” (3rd season premiere)
10:00 p.m. CBS “Code Black” (series premiere)

Thursday, October 1
8:00 p.m. Fox “Bones” (11th season premiere)

abc dr. ken new shows 2015Friday, October 2
8:30 p.m. ABC “Dr. Ken” (series premiere)

Sunday, October 4
8:00 p.m. CBS “Madam Secretary” (2nd season premiere)
9:00 p.m. CBS “The Good Wife” (7th season premiere)
10:00 p.m. CBS “CSI: Cyber" (2nd season premiere)

Tuesday, October 6
8:00 p.m. The CW “The Flash” (2nd season premiere)
9:00 p.m. The CW “iZombie.” (2nd season premiere)

Wednesday, October 7
8:00 p.m. The CW “Arrow” (4th season premiere)
9:00 p.m. The CW “Supernatural” (11th season premiere)

Thursday, October 8
8:00 p.m. The CW “The Vampire Diaries” (7th season premiere)
9:00 p.m. The CW “The Originals” (3rd season premiere)

Friday, October 9
8:00 p.m. The CW “Reign” (2nd season premiere)
8:00 p.m. NBC “Undateable”(3rd season premiere)

Sunday, October 11
7:00 p.m. ABC “America's Funniest Home Videos” (26th season premiere)

Tuesday, October 13
10:00 p.m. NBC “Chicago Fire” (4th season premiere)

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8:30 p.m. NBC “People Are Talking” (series premiere)

Monday, October 19
8:00 p.m. The CW “Crazy Ex-girlfriend” (series premiere)
9:00 p.m. The CW “Jane the Virgin” (2nd season premiere)

Monday, October 26
8:30 p.m. CBS “Supergirl” (series premiere)

Tuesday, October 27
10:00 p.m. ABC “Wicked City” (series premiere)

Friday, October 30
9:00 p.m. NBC “Grimm” (5th season premiere)

Thursday, November 5
9:00 p.m. CBS “Mom” (3rd season premiere)
9:30 p.m. CBS “Angel From Hell” (series premiere)
10:00 p.m. CBS “Elementary” (4th season premiere)

Friday, November 6
8:00 p.m. “MasterChef Junior” (4th season premiere)
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10:00 p.m. NBC “Chicago Med (series premiere)

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Oscar winner J.K. Simmons is way underused in 'Terminator Genisys'

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Warning: Spoilers ahead.

"Terminator Genisys" (now in theaters) doesn’t disappoint when it comes to incredible action sequences and dry, robot-like humor from an aged but not obsolete Terminator, played, for the first time in 12 years, by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

But what the film fails miserably at is using the most talented actor in the cast.

J.K. Simmons has been known best for years as a scene-stealing character actor from movies like 2007’s indie hit "Juno" or playing the cigar-chomping editor of the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, in the Tobey Maguire-era "Spider-Man" movies.

jk simmons spidermanBut following his 2014 performance as a demanding band instructor in "Whiplash," Simmons' name and face have become more prominent to audiences as he won an Oscar for best supporting actor for the role earlier this year. He also stars in the Farmers Insurance commercials.

JK Simmong whiplashWhile many were excited to see Simmons pop up in the trailers for "Genisys," sadly it showed all his best moments in the film.

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Simmons is great in the movie, but he gets about five minutes of total screen time.

Why hire a talent like Simmons if you’re going to underuse him?

Simmons plays a doofy cop named O’Brien who's convinced there are soldiers from the future living among us. This is because back in 1984 he and his partner attempted to arrest a soldier from the future named Kyle Reese, but were interrupted when a Terminator stepped in, killing O'Brien’s partner before trying to kill him and Reese.

If you're not into "Terminator" lore, here's a quick refresher.

In "The Terminator" (1984) the future is a postapocalyptic wasteland controlled by machines. The humans left have teamed to fight the machines, led by John Connor. Kyle Reese (played by Michael Biehn) goes back in time on the orders of Connor to protect his mother, Sarah (Linda Hamilton), from a Terminator (Schwarzenegger) who has also gone back in time to kill her. Basically, if the mother is killed, the machines don’t have to worry about dealing with John.

"Terminator Genisys" plays on the original film's plot. The Terminator has been sent back in time. Connor has Reese (this time played by Jai Courtney) go after him. But things have changed, and the past is altered compared to what we remember from the original movie.

sarah connor terminator genisysRead our review of "Genisys" that gets more into the plot. 

Getting back to O’Brien. Now having witnessed a Terminator in action and believing Reese’s story that he is from the future, we now fast-forward to 2017 where O’Brien once more (now played by Simmons) crosses paths with Reese.

In the present, Reese has time-traveled with a young Sarah Connor (“Game of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke) in hopes to destroy the company that is responsible for the Armageddon, Skynet.

Perhaps we could have gotten more Simmons time if the film didn’t have to get into the multiple time travels. Regardless, this is the only part of the film where Simmons appears.

JK Simmons 3He is great as the bumbling (perhaps inebriated) detective who is a true believer among the world of skeptics who think Reese and Connor are two naked wackos (again, for those with a lack of "Terminator" history, you can’t wear clothes when time-traveling).

As the scenes in this section of the film progress — a hospital where Reese and Connor are questioned by the police — Simmons is roaming around saying funny one-liners, and when danger arrives for the pair he helps them escape.

Frankly, an unknown could have played the role.

It was probably a nice check for Simmons and an entertaining couple of days' work. But for fans of his work, don’t expect getting anything close to what he’s capable of.

But Simmons does have meatier projects lined up, with eight projects through 2016, including The Accountant,” which stars Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick. As well as the latest King Kong reboot, “Kong: Skull Island.

Let’s hope he shows up on screen longer than just a couple of minutes.

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The 'Terminator Genisys' trailers completely spoil the best twist in the movie

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Warning: This post contains spoilers for "Terminator Genisys."

John Connor (Jason Clarke) is and has always been the main hero of the "Terminator" franchise.

He's considered humanity's last hope to save mankind in a seemingly endless war with machines. His success in eventually stopping the machines is the reason both Arnold Schwarzenegger's villainous Terminator and Kyle Reese get sent back to the '80s in the first film. 

So it's a huge surprise when you realize "Terminator Genisys" turns Connor into the villain, and not just any villain, but a new model of the Terminator called the T-3000.

Terminator GenisysIt's an extremely bold move for a franchise that is now five films in, one that has only ever referred to Connor's character as the hero we both need and deserve. It's also one of the most refreshingly original moments in a movie that relies a bit too heavily on callbacks

So it's a shame this huge twist isn't as shocking as it deserves to be.

Paramount spoiled the biggest reveal of the film months ago in multiple trailers and TV spots.

It all started in April, when the second official theatrical trailer unapologetically revealed Connor had been turned.

When Connor (Jason Clarke) first pops up in the trailer, there's no reason to believe he's anyone other than the heroic character he's always been depicted as; however, seemingly out of nowhere, an aged Schwarzenegger's character shoots him. What?!

Terminator GenisysBut then it gets crazier. Connor heals from his wounds just like a Terminator.

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Wait. Connor is a Terminator???

While you were still trying to process that small bit, the same trailer nonchalantly ended with Connor going through a complete transformation as the new Terminator, called the T-3000.

Terminator Genisys GIFNumerous trailers continued showing the reveal.

One spot was even dedicated to it with even more imagery that gave the twist away.

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It seems surprising, when perhaps the film could have focused the trailer more on T-1000 (Byung-hun Lee) who is another adversary early on in the film. That way, viewers could have gotten a taste of the conflict and still left the theater somewhat surprised.

T1000 Terminator GenisysEven "Genisys" director Alan Taylor was unhappy with all the spoilers that got out. 

"I know there was kind of a challenging calculus going on in the heads of those who market this thing to decide that this was the right thing to do. I think they felt like they had to send a strong message to a very wary audience that there was something new, that this was going to new territory. They were concerned that people were misperceiving this as kind of a reboot, and none of us wanted to reboot two perfect movies by James Cameron. I think they felt they had to do something game-changing in how the film was being perceived." Taylor told Uproxx.

While Taylor was consulted about the trailer before it went out, that doesn't mean he was happy with it.

"I had a few heads ups and a few unpleasant conversations where I squawked about this or that," he added.

What makes this all the more bizarre is that while Paramount essentially showed every major scene of its savior-turned-villain, the studio was extremely protective of guarding any and all details regarding the identity of Matt Smith's ("Doctor Who") character in "Genisys."

My colleague, Kirsten, had to sign an NDA promising she wouldn't reveal anything about Smith's character ahead of the film release in order to receive a making-of book on the film. 

There are no still images of Smith in the film online. The only place you could see his character was on the Nov. 2014 cover of Entertainment Weekly.

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When you do learn his role, while it certainly takes you aback, it's not anywhere near the shock you experience as when you see that humanity's last hope is now playing for the other team.

Spoiler: Smith plays the embodiment of Skynet — the artificial intelligence system bent on destroying mankind.

Once this secret is finally revealed early on, it doesn't seem like that big of a deal. Smith doesn't even play that huge of a role in the film. He appears very briefly in the start of "Genisys" and once again at the film's end.

However, Smith will likely be back and play a big role in the inevitable sequels. This is likely why he was so important, but not worth keeping that big of a secret.

For what it's worth, this isn't the first time that marketing has spoiled a "Terminator" movie.

The original trailer for "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" from back in 1991 gives away one of the film's most thrilling moments in which we find out Schwarzenegger's T-800 has gone from villain to hero.

Terminator 2In case the clip doesn't make it entirely clear, the trailer's voice-over gives it all away:

"Once he was programmed to destroy the future. Now, his mission is to protect it," the trailer clearly states.

While trailers are notorious for giving away major plot points of movies, Paramount probably should have considered keeping Connor's T-3000 under wraps a bit more.

SEE ALSO: A messy story stops 'Terminator Genisys' from being a great sequel

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Photos from around the world of the rare close encounter between Venus and Jupiter

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Last night, the brightest planets in the night sky came together in a spectacular event called a conjunction, the likes of which won't be seen again until the year 2023.

Venus and Jupiter, although hundreds of millions of miles apart, appeared to almost collide with one another as they inched incredibly close to each other in the sky on June 30. People from around the world got a chance to see the event.

We asked you to send us any photos you took, and you didn't disappoint! BI readers in Australia, the Phillipines, Nova Scotia, as well as across the entire US sent us some pretty amazing photos of the event.

So, in case you missed it, or just want to see how the conjunction looked at different latitudes, check these out:

Peter Manins sent us this great shot from One Arm Point in Australia. He took the photo with his iPad, no less:

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On the other half of the world, in Fountain Valley, California, Pam Warren snapped the photo below. You can clearly distinguish the two planets, Venus and Jupiter. Venus is the brighter object on the bottom and Jupiter is on the top.

Notice how Venus is above Jupiter in the earlier photo taken from Australia. That's because things in the night sky swap directions when you go from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere.
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Sue Mukerji sent us this photo from the city of White Rock in British Columbia, Canada. Venus is about 100 times brighter than Jupiter, so it shows up more clearly in this shot:
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Peta Wagner sent us this photo from New Germany, Nova Scotia. It's a little grainy because he took the photo with his iPhone. When you think about it, the fact that an iPhone camera can even resolve the two planets tells you just how bright they are. 
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This photo is from Fred White in Takoma, Washington. Venus and Jupiter are the two brightest objects in the night sky besides the moon. They're so bright, that it's easy to mistake them for airplanes (until you realize they're not moving very fast):
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Norman Marigza sent us this photo, which he took from Quezon City in the Phillipines. You can't see them in this image, but if you had binoculars for the conjunction, you could make out some of Jupiter's largest moons orbiting around the giant gas planet:
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LaTanya Tryels in Houston, Texas took this shot. She told Business Insider that she'd been marveling over these two bright objects throughout the entire month of June.
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Diane Donohue took this photo with her iPhone 6 plus in her backyard in Milton, Delaware:
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And last but not least, is a photo taken by Business Insider's Hayley Hudson in California:
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A huge thank you to everyone who contributed these amazing pictures!
 

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5 reasons 'Secret Wars' is a superhero epic you should be reading right now

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We've already spoken a bit about Marvel's big "Secret Wars" miniseries, and how it has no business being as good as it is — but as the series crosses the halfway point with the fourth of eight issues, the sprawling epic by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic continues to impress. 

"Secret Wars" #4 is where things kick into high gear — all of the key players have been introduced, and most of them are now aware of one another — there's even a showdown with a shocking body count. If you haven't been reading, now's a really good time to jump on board. 

Here's why: 

1. It's a crossover that puts its story first

Typically, comic book crossovers exist as a sort of big blender for all the characters on a publisher's roster, paired up and against each other for buzzy, shocking moments designed to get fans in a tizzy. It's fodder for tired old "who would win in a fight" arguments and everything-you-thought-you-knew-is-wrong shock-jockery. 

But outside of the first issue — which features the last two remaining universes in a desperate struggle to survive destruction — there isn't a whole lot of action. Instead, Hickman and Ribic take the time to flesh out the fascinating fantasy mashup  that is Battleworld, the patchwork planet where "Secret Wars" takes place.

This is best exemplified by "Secret Wars" #2, a better first issue than the actual first issue — introducing readers to Battleworld by focusing on the peacekeeping Thor Corps and following around a rookie's first day on the job.

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That brings us to the second best thing...

2. Battleworld is brilliant

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While "Secret Wars" takes its time explaining the hows and whys of its setting, the way Battleworld functions is ingenious. 

A patchwork planet constructed from myriad destroyed realities, the world is divided into rigidly policed kingdoms that are domains unto themselves. 

What this means in English is that anyone can tell any kind of story they want in a spinoff book and as long as it is set on a separate region of Battleworld, it will fit into the grand tapestry of "Secret Wars" — regardless of who's in it, who dies, or what takes place.

It's a neat little trick, and it helps that most of those  spinoffs are also great comics. 

3. The art is stunning

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Esad Ribic is a master of grandeur and gravity, able to convey weight and importance in a manner that feels airy and effortless. His work feels epic, like what you're witnessing is a rare event that will never happen again.  

4. It's a reminder that Dr. Doom is the best villain in the Marvel Universe

Confession: I didn't always like Dr. Doom. He looked more goofy than intimidating, he didn't have any cool, well-defined powers, and he was a "Fantastic Four" villain on top of all that. It wasn't until a few years ago where I finally plunged into "Fantastic Four" to begin with. 

(Note: I was an idiot. If you are remotely into superhero comics at all, you should read lots of "Fantastic Four")

Dr. Doom in Writer Jonathan Hickman has a ridiculous gift for writing the character, who isn't so evil in a mustache-twirling sense, but deeply convicted that he is destined to rule, to be superior. Doom believes he is simply better than everyone else, and he'll even save the world if doing so proved that he deserves to rule it. 

He'll also turn you down if he's not your first choice for any problem, as the best single page in all of Marvel Comics proves:Doctor Doom in

But what's truly fascinating is the ways "Secret Wars" comes to compare and contrast Doom with his rival, Reed Richards, the man who has the life Doom feels belongs to him. 

This brings us to our next point.

5. It's about what happens when heroes lose

In the Battleworld of "Secret Wars," Doom is God. That's because Doom did what the heroes couldn't — saved reality. 

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But Doom is also a villain, who has crafted a world in his own image. Doom, more than anything, is defined by damage — he was a broken, scarred man, and now he is a powerful one, with armor to hide his disfigurement and terrify those who would cross him. Similarly, Battleworld is a broken planet, a scarred remnant of existence willed into submission. 

So how do you come back from that failure? Can you call yourself a hero when you couldn't save the entire world? 

"Secret Wars" is asking these questions, and I'm genuinely interested in seeing the conclusion it draws.

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The 32 most American Americans this year

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When we think of a true American, a few qualities come to mind: strong, resilient, talented, innovative, and pioneering. 

In honor of the Fourth of July, we've created a ranking of Americans who possess all these qualities. They've all helped to shape the social, economic, cultural, and political landscape of our country within last year (and many, much longer than that).

From recording artists to politicians to athletes to activists, scroll through to find out who we think is truly patriotic this year.

SEE ALSO: FIRST KIDS OF THE UNITED STATES: Where are they now?

John Green is the voice of a generation: All three of his young adult novels — including heartbreaking teen love story "The Fault in Our Stars" — have been bestsellers and two of them have been made into feature films. He and his brother also host a huge video bloggers conference annually.



Say what you will about Facebook, but Mark Zuckerberg popularized social media and has connected millions of people around the country — and now more than a billion around the world — through the social network.



Elizabeth Holmes is a one-woman powerhouse. Her $9 billion biotech company Theranos is turning the medical industry upside down. She's the youngest female self-made billionaire and a stellar innovator — what's more American than that?



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Donald Trump is on an absolute roll after wild week filled with Twitter fights and heated debates about rape

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It'd be hard to argue that real-estate developer Donald Trump hasn't disrupted the 2016 presidential race, two weeks after his entry — and this week's string of events proves this in remarkable clarity. 

Notably, a new CNN poll had Trump rocketing up to 12% among GOP voters nationally, putting him behind only former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R). Many other surveys have also placed Trump near the top of the pack, including in the early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire.

What's stunning about the CNN poll is that Trump was only at 3% when CNN last surveyed voters in May. And his support, along with Bush's, appears to have exacted a toll on other contenders: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) both saw their percentages tumble to just 6%:

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And though polls have shown Trump is unpopular among the broader Republican electorate — suggesting his support has a relatively low ceiling — he has managed to dominate headlines about the 2016 race since his June 16 campaign launch.

Indeed, Trump has been the star of a seemingly endless string of cable news segments about his controversial comments about Mexican immigrants he made during his kickoff speech.

"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you," Trump said while raging against illegal immigration, according to a transcript. "They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."

Trump has since doubled, tripled, and quadrupled down on his remarks, insisting that there's nothing especially controversial about pointing to crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. Perhaps his most headline-grabbing defense came in a heated Wednesday interview with CNN's Don Lemon

"Well, somebody's doing the raping, Don. I mean somebody's doing it," Trump said when Lemon challenged his statistics. "Who's doing the raping? Who's doing the raping?"

That led to a memorable chyron:

Screen Shot 2015 07 02 at 1.34.47 PMRepublican candidates have had a mixed reaction to the Trump controversy, which they are frequently asked about in interviews. 

While speaking with Fox News on Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) stepped up to defend Trump from his critics

"I don't think you should apologize for speaking out against the problem that is illegal immigration. I recognize that the PC world of the mainstream media, they don't want to admit it, but the American people are fed up," he said. "Donald Trump is exactly right to highlight the need" to crack down on illegal immigration.

Meanwhile, another one of Trump's 2016 rivals, former New York Gov. George Pataki (R), is leading the effort to get Republican candidates to denounce the real-estate magnate's "disrespectful" comments.

"I'm as frustrated as anyone that we don't enforce the laws and control our borders," Pataki told Business Insider on Tuesday. "But the vast majority of people who come here from Mexico want to build a better life for their future, for their family, for their kids. That's what America's always been about. We have to make sure it's being done legally, but you don't, don't, don't attack the character of those who are trying to build a better future."

Trump responded by trashing Pataki on Twitter: 

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Trump's remarks about Mexico have also landed him in hot water with a lot of the companies and people he does business with. 

Macy's announced it canceled its Trump clothing line. NBC said Trump will no longer be allowed to host "The Apprentice." Univision, NBC, and a swath of celebrities dropped Trump's Miss Universe Organization beauty pageants, including the upcoming "Miss USA" show. Even a mattress company announced that it would halt its Trump-branded products. And the businessman's critics are amping up pressure on his other endeavors.

Trump has reacted to the companies with his trademark bravado. He said he is suing Univision for $500 million and slammed NBC for being "weak." But some of his most aggressive statements were against Macy's, which he said he cut ties with instead of the other way around. 

He called for a boycott:

 He attacked the company's record:

 And claimed that people are cutting up their Macy's credit cards now: 

So yes, it's been an a roller coaster of a week for the Trump campaign.

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25 movies that will make you proud to be an American

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We understand that a list of the most American films could run 239 items long — the number of years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

It's an outlandish dream to narrow that list to 25, but hey, this is America. Dare to dream.

We rounded up the movies that will stir your nostalgia for the red-white-and-blue, and a few titles just for fun — listed in order of release.

"Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942): George M. Cohan (James Cagney) finds his place in musical theater history, writing "Over There," "The Yankee Doodle Boy," and "You're A Grand Old Flag" over the course of his life.



"1776" (1972): Benjamin Franklin and John Adams (William Daniels) peer-pressure Thomas Jefferson — in song and dance — to write the Declaration of Independence days before the Fourth.

Watch it here.



"All The President's Men" (1976): Reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) investigate the Nixon administration's Watergate scandal for The Washington Post.



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Here's the 900-calorie meal that Tour de France cyclists eat for breakfast

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How does a bowl of porridge, plate of pasta, piece of cake, cup of coffee, and glass of juice sound to start off your day?

While that might seem like a lot to eat for breakfast for the average person, it's exactly what sports nutritionist Judith Haudum orders for cyclists competing in intense races like the Tour de France.

"You could have the best massage or have the best bike, but if your body doesn't get the fuel it needs – you can't perform," Haudum told Men's Journal.

The average person burns about 2,000 calories a day, which means we need to eat that many calories to survive. When you bump up your heart rate for long periods of time during exercise routines, you burn more calories.

If you don't consume extra calories to make up for the burn, you lose weight. If you lose too much weight, you will also lose energy — bad news if you're competing against the world's best cyclists.

Cyclists in races like the Tour de France need to consume about 8,000 calories a day to compete, according to Haudum.

To stay on their game, cyclists follow a carb-heavy, high-calorie diet. Haudum told Men's Journal what she recommends, which consists of seven meals throughout the day, the first two of which happen before the cyclists even begin each day's race.

Here's the full recommended breakfast menu:

  • 1 bowl of porridge (150 calories per cup, cooked) with banana (105 calories per banana), and some nuts (529 calories per cup of almonds)
  • 1 big plate of pasta (174 calories per cup)
  • 1 piece of cake (roughly 225 calories)
  • Coffee (1 calorie per cup)
  • Fruit juice (122 calories per serving)

To see a full day's menu, check it out on Men's Journal >>

Now, check this out:

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