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Holy sticker shock, Batman! Warner Brothers is giving comic book fans a chance to buy their own customized version of the Batmobile — but they’ll need awfully deep pockets. Replicas of the Caped Crusader’s pride and joy — the one seen in Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy — are being manufactured at a whopping $2,990,000 per tank. … Read more

She might be stepping back.  Tilda Swinton said her new drama with Julianne Moore, “The Room Next Door,” may be her final film.  “I’ve always intended that each film would be my final one,” Swinton, 64, told Elle in a recent interview. “It was not wanting to jinx anything because I have had such fun … Read more

Shel Talmy died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 87 (Picture: TPLP/Getty Images) Shel Talmy, who produced early music for British bands The Who and The Kinks, has died at the age of 87. The US record producer ‘died peacefully in his sleep’ at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday ‘from complications … Read more

(Picture: Backgrid) Rapper Offset was pictured kicking an attacker during a street fight in Paris on Wednesday night. The 32-year-old musical artist was in the French capital after making a paid-for appearance at Luks Kebab – reportedly pocketing £10,000 for a five-minute visit. As he left a hotel later among a group of people, where … Read more

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said Thursday it made new investments in Domino’s Pizza and Pool Corp. in the third quarter, even as it retrenched from stocks such as Apple and Bank of America. Berkshire owned 1.28 million Domino shares worth about $549 million as of Sept. 30. It also owned 404,000 shares of Pool, a distributor of swimming pool supplies, … Read more

Ongoing economic growth, a solid job market, and inflation that remains above the 2% target means the central bank does not need to rush to lower interest rates and can deliberate carefully, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday. In remarks that align with a developing expectation in financial markets for fewer rate cuts next year than previously forecast by Fed … Read more

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Ending the tax credit could have grave implications for an already stalling U.S. EV transition. And yet representatives of Tesla – by … Read more

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), seen at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February, is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) How detrimental will President-elect Donald Trump’s second term be to the rule of law? We got the answer with Wednesday’s announcement of his intent to nominate Florida Rep. … Read more

Teddi Mellencamp avoided discussing her alleged affair with a horse trainer after their relationship was exposed this week. The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum vaguely acknowledged that she cheated on estranged husband Edwin Arroyave during Thursday’s episode of her podcast with Tamra Judge, “Two Ts in a Pod.” “There’s multiple sides to every story,” … Read more

Martin Lewis is going to be on… Taskmaster (Picture: REX/Getty) We can’t believe we’re typing this, but Martin Lewis MBE is going to be joining Taskmaster. The money expert, 52, will be on the comedy task show in a special New Year instalment – so no, he hasn’t forayed into the comedy world. Usually the … Read more