From “Game of Thrones” to her bold beauty looks on the red carpet, Emilia Clarke understands the power of transformation: Clinique named the 33-year-old British actress its first-ever global ambassador. “My mum used it,” she said of being introduced to the company’s products. “She was into skincare regimes and routines and telling me how I could take care of my skin.”

During a recent phone interview, Clarke shared her top beauty tips with The Times including how to rock a red lip, why she believes in make-up free moments and how to fake a good night of sleep.

You can’t go wrong with a red lip.

Try all of the red lipsticks out. It [comes down to] the pigment color. I love doing a more coral bright orangey-red in the summer because that always looks really fun and you don’t need any eye make-up and then in the winter, doing a deep, dark burgundy for a serious look. [Which red you should wear] depends on your hair color and your skin tone, so you have to try them all out.

Give your skin a break.

Everyone should try going make-up free at least once a week. Your skin will thank you.

Cleanse, tone and moisturize.

Twice a day every day. If I go to sleep in make-up, I feel like I’m suffocating. I get claustrophobic. I’ve been blackout drunk and I’ve woken up to clean my skin. I don’t even remember doing it. I just can’t not do it. As long as your skin is clean and then it is moisturized, you are halfway there. The good thing about the Clinique iD [custom] moisturizers is that they’ve got serums that you’ve designed for your skin. The one that I have is for fatigue, which helps with that because I naturally have dry skin. It transformed my skin completely and utterly.

Give yourself an at-home facial.

When your skin gets tired, it gets dry and when it gets dry, the blood isn’t circulating around your face. Get your moisturizing lotion and do vigorous [circular] movements to rub it in. That moves the blood around your face. It’s like a little facial workout and that can give the appearance of less fine lines and a plumper complexion.

Set yourself up for a good night of sleep.

I really do struggle. I’m that person who lies awake at night going, ‘And then tomorrow, what am I doing?’ I like to use meditation apps before I go to sleep. Eight hours is what I need to be a functioning human being. I don’t get that when I’m working. [If I have to fake it] a face mask and cold teaspoons [pressed against my eyes for a few minutes] can help.

Create a daily self-care routine. (And stick with it.)

It [needs to include] things that are sustainable — things you will actually do day to day. Those are the only things that stick. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve pared it all back. Simple things like remembering to breathe is a big one [for me]. You can do it at the beginning of the day and at the end of the day. Streamline the stuff that works for you and the stuff that actually makes you feel better.

Last February, inside a conference room at the swank Kimpton Everly Hotel in Hollywood, 30 color stylists from eight countries gathered in small groups, many sitting cross-legged on the floor, surrounded by color swatches, magazine clippings, paint chips, mood boards and oversize easel pads covered with brainstormed buzzwords. The annual gathering from PPG Paints was the culmination of months of preparation and featured 3 1/2 days of meetings that spilled over into working dinners and late-night discussions on cultural trends and societal shifts.

Why were they in L.A.? To decide the Pittsburgh-based paint company’s 2020 color of the year and corresponding color palettes. In effect, forecasting the company’s future.

Major paint companies develop trend forecasts for consumers overwhelmed by options and to help homeowners and DIYers select colors from a palette that feels updated, fresh and cohesive. Is Millennial Pink over? Will shades of gray continue to dominate? What’s next?

Color experts, paint company marketing departments and product designers must anticipate the colors we want before we even know we want them. Here’s a behind-the-scenes peek at how the colors were chosen by different brands and why you’ll be seeing them everywhere in 2020.

Feeling blue

“This year was really special,” said PPG color specialist Dee Schlotter. “Usually, it takes until the end of the workshop, and then one color bubbles to the surface as being dominant in everyone’s color palette and story, but this year, every single region and every color stylist came with blue.” The 2020 decision for PPG? Chinese Porcelain, an alluring blend of navy and cobalt.

PPG was definitely on to something. Pantone, the New York-based company that standardizes the language of industrial color on a global scale, crowned a similar hue, Classic Blue, as its 2020 pick.

“When you look at a highly anxious, highly contentious world right now,” Schlotter said, “people feel very unsettled, unmoored almost. Blue is a trustworthy, really anchoring color. It’s the color of the sea and sky, and it’s just really reassuring.”

Naval gazing

In keeping with the bluesy zeitgeist of the new decade, Sherwin-Williams chose Naval as its color of the year. “It was absolutely a slam dunk,” said Sue Wadden, the company’s director of color marketing. “Blue was prevailing through all the palettes and all of the themes we were talking about.”

Wadden said a strong sense of optimism along with inspiration from the luxe, Great Gatsby style of the Roaring Twenties — and overarching themes of wellness and nature — all contributed to the company’s choice. “We could have a four-hour conversation about the power of navy,” she added.

First blush
At Benjamin Moore, the optimism of a new era also carried the day. Color marketing and development manager Hannah Yeo said the company’s selection, First Light, a soft, rosy pink with pale gray undertones, felt upbeat, warm and inviting.

“It’s definitely flattering,” Yeo said, but it’s not a color that overwhelms or overpowers a room. First Light is a clever evolution that appears to build on the previously popular Millennial Pink trend, and Yeo said the new hue could be used as a neutral or hold its own as an accent color.

“Pink has been getting bigger every year,” she said, “and it’s getting more gender neutral, especially when paired with a masculine color like blue or Thunder (a gray).

“2020 is the dawn of a new decade,” Yeo added. “What’s more appropriate than the color First Light?”

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams also picked pink, specifically Romance, a slightly warmer blush pink with a hint of apricot for its 2020 color.

Green means go

At Los Angeles-based Dunn-Edwards, the growing predilection for pastels translated into Minty Fresh, a light, mentholated green that earned the top spot for 2020 thanks to its calm, cool color and inherent message of hope.

Dunn-Edwards color expert Sara McLean credited the influence of the health and wellness macro trend currently driving lifestyle design and the increasing importance of living sustainably for guiding the company’s decision. “It had to be some sort of green.

“The start of the new decade is a time of optimism, renewal, starting over, of asking what can I do to push forward in life. … So having looked at all the pastels, green just kept coming to the forefront and being the symbol of rebirth and renewal and ecological sensibilities.”

McLean said her color forecast is a prediction, not a confirmation. “You’re not going to see [Minty Fresh] in the mass market right away,” she said, “but within six months to a year, you will see quite a bit of it.”

The color cognoscenti at Santa Ana-based Behr paint are also seeing green for 2020, choosing Back to Nature, a soft, muted hue with warm undertones. “We’re seeing the rise of these popular color families,” said Erika Woelfel, vice president of color and creative services for Behr. “These blues and greens are everywhere, all different shades, all different variations, and green in the color family has huge bandwidth.

“Of course, [the greens] are all tied to the outdoors and people getting out there and hiking, doing all kinds of activities in city parks and big national parks. They are really making an effort to get out there and engage with the natural world, so we landed on Back to Nature as that perfect color that just represents how we’re feeling and how we’re living. It’s a color you see in the outside world, and it easily translates inside — very relaxing, very restorative.”

Gray, gray, go away? Or here to stay?

In spite of their differences, all the colors chosen to represent a fresh start for a new decade have something in common, namely their ability to pair well with shades of gray.

The much beloved color of wispy fog, heathered moors and stormy days has reigned supreme for years — and despite continued rumors of its demise shows no sign of stopping.

Which is what prompted the Pittsburgh-based paint company Glidden to instead select an “anti-color of the year,” namely Whirlwind, a gray that plays well with others and isn’t looking to be cast in a leading role.

“It’s a very soft color. It’s timeless,” said Kim Perry, Glidden color guru and marketing assistant. “It’s a perfect backdrop to coordinate with the other trending colors, like the deep blues and golden yellows.

“I definitely see grays still trending, maybe becoming a little warmer, but I still see them trending the next couple of years.”

How to get your color on

Thinking about adding color to your world in 2020? We’ve got pro tips to get you started:

Testing, testing. Get an 8-by-8 paint swatch and observe how the light affects the color at different times of day. “Light heavily influences the color you see on the wall, and there’s no way the store or even your friend’s house can match the lighting in the room you intend to paint,” said Hannah Yeo, color marketing and development manager for Benjamin Moore.

Lightbulb moment. “If you’re using a bulb that has a softer, warmer glow, it’s going to have a similar impact on the paint,” said Kristen Chuber, senior director of marketing for Paintzen, an on-demand booking platform for painting projects.

Accent walls, yes or no? “Some people say they are on their way out,” Chuber said of accent walls in contrasting colors, “but we have a lot of customers who are just looking for one feature wall, so that’s a nice starting place to [try color].”

Use quality paint. Advances in technology make application easier. “It gives consumers more confidence,” said Sue Wadden, director of color marketing for Sherwin-Williams, “so that lends a hand toward not being afraid to tackle a big, colorful project.”

Standout color. Not ready to paint an entire wall? Paint shelves, built-ins, cabinetry, interior doors or a kitchen island with a complementary color, Chuber suggests. “It really makes that area pop,” she said, and “that becomes the feature of the room.”

Dip a toe. “If you’re not someone who has gone the saturated route before, it can be a little scary,” said Chuber. “We recommend starting with accents.”

Choose from a curated palette. “The number of color options can be almost paralyzing — you don’t know where to start,” said Chuber. “If there are 100 blues to choose from, [the color trend picks] give some guidance. It says, ‘This is a color that a paint brand stands behind and a lot of people in the design community are excited about.’”

Do you like it? Personal style always trumps a trend.

President Trump signed a major disaster declaration for Puerto Rico on Thursday, authorizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to give aid to the island still reeling from earthquakes that shut off power, collapsed buildings and wrecked infrastructure.

At least one person died and hundreds of thousands were left without power after an earthquake swarm struck the island at the end of December and into early January. The earthquakes are likely to dissuade tourism and could cost the island’s economy up to $3.1 billion, CNN reported. The disaster intensified the already damaged infrastructure.

The declaration signed by Trump authorizes federal aid to remove debris and provides money for public health and safety, according to Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, the island’s representative to the U.S. Congress. It also authorizes building to mitigate future infrastructure damage and covers six municipalities including Ponce, Guánica and Yauco.

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The declaration authorizes grants for temporary housing relocation and home repairs. Impacted business owners can apply for loans up to $2 million, according to FEMA. Farmers and ranchers can apply for loans up to $500,000.

Trump earlier this month declared a state of emergency that authorized FEMA to coordinate disaster relief efforts. This declaration formally releases federal money to the island.

The request for the declaration was made by Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced.

“We thank the [president] for his commitment helping relieve the suffering of our fellow citizens,” she tweeted.

The island has struggled since Hurricane Maria in 2017, which resulted in deaths and mass power outages. Natural disasters, alongside political upheaval, last year triggered mass protests that resulted in the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in July.

FEMA has given $6.054 billion in public assistance grants to those impacted by Hurricane Maria.

CHIQUIMULA, Guatemala — 

United States officials are crediting tough measures taken over the last year and cooperation from regional governments for sharply reducing the number of Central American migrants who responded to a call for a new caravan.

But even so, the several thousand mostly Honduran migrants who set out on foot this week are a testament to the continued driving forces of violence and unemployment plaguing the region.

Guatemalan police accompanied by agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement swept up the majority of a group of some 300 migrants Thursday, loaded them on buses and took them back to the Honduran border at Corinto, effectively dashing their plans to travel together in a caravan with hopes of reaching the United States.

Near another border crossing in Guatemala, police worked out a deal with migrants to take those who had entered the country without registering back to the border to do so and then ferry them back to the migrant shelter in Esquipulas. It was unclear how many would continue and how many would turn around.

Some of those swept up Thursday were expected to give up and return to Honduras, even as scattered groups continued to walk and hitchhike through a tropical region of southeastern Guatemala.

Among them was Génesis Fuentes, a 19-year-old Honduran who was part of the first mass caravan in October 2018. Back then she made it to the northern Mexico city of Mexicali, across from Calexico, Calif., and lived there working as a waitress and cook for about five months. She ultimately crossed the border with some friends near Algodones, which borders California and Yuma, Ariz., but was detained by U.S. border agents and deported in May.

Clad in a red T-shirt, a hooded sweatshirt, jeans and sandals, Fuentes was limping from a bruised knee. She said that being sent back home meant returning to a life that is no life at all.

“There is no work in Honduras,” Fuentes said. “Since they deported us, we have not been able to find jobs.”

About 100 miles to the southwest, in Esquipulas, more than 600 migrants who crossed the border Thursday at Agua Caliente lay on the ground under a low, gray sky, sleeping or eating. A plan was forming to spend the night there and leave before dawn Friday.

Jomas Joel Paredes of Villanueva, Honduras, left San Pedro Sula on Thursday morning, a day after most of the other migrants. He had luck hitching rides, and the truck he was aboard was not stopped before the border.

He said it was his fourth attempt at migrating to the United States. He never got any farther than Mexico in any of the other tries, the most recent in 2017.

Paredes said he was fleeing gang threats, debts and unemployment. He had heard in the local press that Mexico said it wouldn’t let migrants pass, but he hoped the government would change its tune. He has plans to work in Mexico for a while and send money back home before eventually trying to reach the United States.

He left his wife and three daughters behind in Honduras.

“Those are decisions one has to make sometimes,” Paredes said.

Guatemala’s immigration agency reported late Thursday that a total of 2,657 migrants had registered at its El Cinchado and Agua Caliente crossings. An unknown number of others crossed irregularly.

On Thursday, the International Rescue Committee, a New York-based humanitarian aid group, said the latest migrant movement showed that the humanitarian crisis in Central America’s Northern Triangle continued.

“This is not about the potential hope that awaits on the other side; it is about the destitution and insecurity that they left behind,” Scott Lea, the organization’s acting country director for northern Central America, said in a statement.

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Chad Wolf, acting secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said Thursday that measures implemented by the U.S., Mexico and Central American governments have driven down demand, noting lower apprehensions at the U.S. border for seven consecutive months.

“I will say that this caravan is not anything even remotely similar to what we saw in ’18 and a little bit in ’19. A few folks here and a few folks there,” Wolf said in an interview on the “Brian Kilmeade Show” on Fox News Radio. “What has changed … are the number of agreements that we have in place with Honduras, Guatemala, as well as Mexico.”

Wolf also noted the presence of U.S. “tactical agents” in Guatemala.

As the Senate gets set for a historic trial, a nonpartisan watchdog agency says the White House violated federal law by withholding Ukraine aid last year.

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‘The Eyes of History … Are Upon You’

For only the third time in American history, the Senate has begun considering articles of impeachment to determine whether the president should be removed from office.

Though the impeachment trial of President Trump won’t begin in earnest until Tuesday — three years and one day after his inauguration — the sense of history and gravity struck lawmakers of both parties on Thursday when Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. was sworn in to preside, and he in turn asked lawmakers to take an oath to deliver “impartial justice.”

“The eyes of history, you felt it, are upon you,” Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said afterward.

As the choreographed ceremony played out, a new report from the Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan government watchdog agency, concluded that the Trump administration violated federal law by withholding congressionally approved money from Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian police announced that they had opened an investigation, but not the one Trump repeatedly sought: a probe into allegations that former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch came under illegal surveillance by Trump loyalists before she was recalled from her post last year.

More Politics

— Chief Justice Roberts will almost certainly try to keep a low profile in the trial, but given the lack of a bipartisan agreement in the Senate, Roberts may nevertheless be called upon to weigh in on the most difficult questions, including whether witnesses will testify.

— A look back at how President Clinton’s impeachment trial unfolded.

— Many Iowa Democrats, desperate to pick a candidate to beat Trump, are undecided and under pressure.

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A Time Before the Darkness

Much of the story of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire was destroyed in the chaos of genocide or never recorded in the first place. What remains are unintentional historical markers passed through generations: handwritten accounts, photos mailed abroad, a handful of dirt tied in a handkerchief. And little is told from the Armenian perspective.

A married team of Ottoman scholars in Berlin aims to change that by archiving the heirlooms of the diaspora, staging workshops around the world where people can bring their own objects to add to the collection. Each place they visit, they say, offers its own unique angle on this history.

After the Fires: Animals’ Tales of Survival

When natural disaster strikes, rescuing people from imminent danger is primary. Rescuing animals is also part of the emergency response. But it’s where things can get tricky, between untrained volunteers and heartbroken owners, as these stories from the 2018 Camp fire show. One of them: the tale of Feather, a beloved goat who was critically injured but rescued in time to save her life.

Then there’s Tommy the horse, whose life was changed by the 2017 Thomas fire. Volunteers found him emaciated and filthy. Once neglected, he’s found a doting owner in Anne Scioscia, wife of a Southern California baseball legend.

Concrete Galoshes for the Carbon Footprint

What if you could keep carbon dioxide out of the Earth’s atmosphere and put it into something useful? That’s the challenge in an international competition to see who can turn the most CO₂ into valuable products. One team from UCLA is trying to win by sinking carbon dioxide into concrete.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

On this day in 1994, the 6.7-magnitude Northridge earthquake “ripped through the pre-dawn darkness,” The Times reported at the time, “awakening Southern California with a violent convulsion.” The shaking lasted only about 10 seconds, but as many as 60 people were killed, many in the collapse of an apartment building near the epicenter, and thousands more injured. The quake also leveled highways, sparked fires and shut down transportation across the city.

In 2014, survivors told The Times that while it wasn’t “the Big One” so many fear, the experience deeply affected them. One woman said, “To this day it makes me nervous when I’m going over a bridge and I momentarily cannot see the freeway continue on the other side.” Here are more photos from the aftermath and The Times’ front pages from the days after the disaster.

CALIFORNIA

— The University of California is proposing five straight years of annual tuition increases under a sweeping plan to raise more money while providing a predictable roadmap of future cost hikes.

— Hollister Ranch has sued the state over a new law designed to open its exclusive coastline to the public. It’s a new twist to one of the state’s longest and highest-profile beach access battles.

— A judge has ruled that former L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca must report to prison by Feb. 5 to start serving his three-year sentence for obstructing an FBI investigation of abuses inside the county’s jails. Meanwhile, a former deputy who lied about being shot by a sniper has been arrested.

— A log cabin among posh businesses in West Hollywood is a haven for sobriety groups, but Beverly Hills owns the land and wants it gone.

— Norovirus in Yosemite? About 170 people have gotten a gastrointestinal illness in the park this month, most in the popular Yosemite Valley area, officials say.

YOUR WEEKEND

— From Cirque du Soleil to “What the Constitution Means to Me” to four ways to remember Martin Luther King Jr., here are the 11 best things to do in L.A. this holiday weekend.

— And a bonus: At Descanso Gardens’ Sturt Haaga Gallery, why not explore some glowing human-size bumblebee nests?

— A long weekend seems like a good time for a brunch of Filipino soul food in Long Beach — from Scotch eggs swaddled in longanisa sausage to a halo-halo-inspired breakfast parfait.

HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTS

— Just 10 days before the 62nd Grammy Awards, Recording Academy President and Chief Executive Deborah Dugan has exited her position “due to serious concerns that recently were brought to our attention,” according to a memo from the academy.

— First Oprah backed out of the Russell Simmons sexual assault documentary. Then came the fallout.

— Streaming services are popular, but AMC chief Sarah Barnett believes there’s still room for cable TV.

— Last year was a tough year for Hollywood’s talent agencies. This one isn’t looking much better.

— Robert Downey Jr. could’ve done anything after Marvel, and he made “Dolittle.” He’s happy with that choice, but critics aren’t.

— “Jojo Rabbit,” “1917″ — why do war films always grab the Oscars’ attention?

NATION-WORLD

— Trump has signed a major disaster declaration for Puerto Rico after earthquakes knocked out power and wrecked infrastructure, a move that authorizes aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

— The FBI has arrested three men linked to a violent white supremacist group and believed to be heading to a pro-gun rally next week in Virginia’s capital.

— A government panel has found the system for approving new passenger planes is safe and effective but could be improved, differing sharply from lawmakers investigating Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration after two deadly 737 Max crashes.

— Russian President Vladimir Putin is fast-tracking work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power and has secured a new hand-picked prime minister. Observers say Putin is operating from an autocrat’s playbook that’s both old and new.

BUSINESS

— California lawmakers are considering raising taxes on companies with highly paid executives — the bigger the gap between what its highest-paid executive and employees make, the bigger the tax hike.

— Comcast has officially entered the streaming wars with its new service Peacock. Here’s what it will offer.

— Now that the last piece of Disneyland’s new Star Wars land is opening — call it the pièce de Résistance — the park will start to gauge the success of that investment and whether it can handle the fans.

SPORTS

— Following legends is more than just talk for these L.A. sports announcers, as they work to win over fans even while telling them things they don’t want to hear, columnist Helene Elliott writes.

— Columnist Arash Markazi shares why a revelation about his friend’s recent death revived a painful part of his own past.

— A resurgent Pac-12 conference is looking for big things things in women’s basketball.

OPINION

— The feds’ effort to force Apple to unlock an accused terrorist’s iPhone could put all our data security at risk, writes The Times’ editorial board.

— Los Angeles only has one coastal tidal wetland left to save. But environmentalists can’t stop fighting each other over it, writes UCLA professor Jon Christensen.

WHAT OUR EDITORS ARE READING

— Long hours, tight deadlines and loneliness: a week in the life of an Amazon delivery driver. (Vice)

— In the #MeToo era, sex scenes are evolving with the help of intimacy coordinators. (New York Times Magazine)

— Scientists may have found the missing link in Alzheimer’s pathology and figured out why so many previous treatments have failed. (Scientific American)

ONLY IN L.A.

Dancers in music videos, movies and TV shows have long needed the right look, the right connections and the right agents to get work. But video-centric platforms like YouTube, Instagram and TikTok are democratizing success and helping nontraditional talent break into the industry. Now, L.A. dancefluencers including Amanda LaCount, who promotes body positivity, and the all-female tap dance troupe the Syncopated Ladies are celebrities in their own right. The Times’ Makeda Easter profiled a few of them and broke down how the business works.

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HONG KONG — 

The airline Hong Kong Express has apologized for having required some female passengers bound for the U.S. territory of Saipan to take pregnancy tests.

The low-cost carrier said in a statement Friday that it began requiring such tests in February — after concerns were raised by Saipan authorities — to ensure U.S. immigration laws were not “undermined.”

“We would like to apologize unreservedly to anyone who has been affected by this,” it said.

“Under our new management, we recognize the significant concerns this practice has caused. We have immediately suspended the practice while we review it,” it said.

The U.S. has been seeking to prevent travelers, especially from China, from heading to Saipan and other American territories to give birth and potentially gain U.S. citizenship for their babies.

The issue surfaced after a Japanese passenger complained late last year that she felt “humiliated” when she was required to undergo such a test while traveling to the island.

Midori Nishida, who lives in Tokyo but grew up in Saipan, said that while preparing to board her flight she was taken to a public restroom and handed a pregnancy test, which came out negative.

“Satisfied that I had no baby in me, the airline staff finally issued me a boarding pass,” Nishida said in comments published by the Saipan Tribune.

“I am truly appalled by the entire situation,” she said, saying she usually looked forward to visiting Saipan and seeing family and friends. “But after this incident, I can only think of how I will be suspected, investigated, and humiliated before I can return to a place I consider home.”

Anfield is the stage for Sunday’s headline match and the visitors are unsure if their star striker will be available

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said that he will give Marcus Rashford as much time as he possibly can before deciding whether the striker is fit enough to face fierce rivals Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.

The Red Devils travel to Anfield to face the runaway leaders, who sit 14 points ahead of second-placed Manchester City, with a mandate to end the Reds’ incredible 38-match unbeaten streak in the English top tier.

Getting one over on their old foes is easier said than done, however, with Sunday’s hosts in blistering form and doubts still lingering over whether Rashford, United’s most in-form player, will be fit enough to feature against Jurgen Klopp’s side.

The 22-year-old came off the bench in Wednesday’s 1-0 FA Cup win over Wolves but was withdrawn after just 16 minutes after taking to the pitch, having picked up a back injury, and Solskjaer admits that he still does not know if his star forward will be available.

“I can’t tell you now,” the Norwegian told a press conference on Friday morning. “As I said with Harry [Maguire] a few weeks ago, of course we’re going to give him the absolute amount of time to find out.

“We’re going to do some more checks and treatment with him today. Yesterday of course was just a recovery day anyway and some treatment for him.

“I haven’t seen him this morning, but I’m not going to hold my breath. I would probably think that he wouldn’t be ready, but let’s see. There’s still 48 hours, more than that, so let’s see.”

Rashford’s injury comes as a huge blow for United, with the England striker having found the net against Liverpool in the reverse fixture, a 1-1 draw in October and the only match in which the Merseyside outfit have dropped points thus far this season.

Marcos Rojo, Scott McTominay and Axel Tuanzebe are also set to miss the clash, while Paul Pogba is out of contention having had ankle surgery at the start of January. Luke Shaw is also a doubt, while Eric Bailly played in a behind-closed-doors match on Tuesday as he nears full fitness.

Le printemps 2016 est décidément propice aux naissances : après l’annonce des grossesses de Megan Fox et Eva Mendes, c’est au tour d’Olivia Wilde d’annoncer l’arrivée prochaine de son deuxième enfant.

Les stars ont le don de poster de magnifiques photos pour annoncer leur grossesse. Hier, Olivia Wilde a à son tour ravi ses fans en postant un cliché de son baby-bump. Assise sur son lit, les jambes en tailleur, et en sous-vêtements, l’actrice de 32 ans se tient au côté de son jeune fils de 2 ans Otis Alexander. Le petit garçon rit aux éclats en imitant la position de sa mère et en tenant dans ses petites mains potelées son petit ventre de bébé. Tournée vers son fils, le sourire jusqu’aux oreilles, Olivia Wilde dévoile une grossesse déjà bien avancée.

Aperçue à plusieurs reprises dans des vêtements amples à Hawaï pendant des vacances en famille, Olivia Wilde suscitait depuis quelques jours l’intérêt des médias américains. Son cliché qui a confirmé la rumeur a aussi attendri les internautes : plus de 95 000 personnes ont liké la photo de l’actrice et les commentaires ont plu sur son compte. Fiancée depuis 2013 à l’acteur Jason Sudeikis, Olivia Wilde a une vie de famille épanouie et une carrière qui ne fléchit pas. Celle qui a incarné le docteur Remy Hadley dans Docteur House est actuellement à l’affiche de la nouvelle série de Martin Scorsese et Mick Jagger Vinyl, dans laquelle elle joue l’épouse d’un riche patron d’un label discographique des années 1970.

Jason Sudeikis n’a pas encore passé la bague au doigt de sa belle, et le couple ne semble pas particulièrement pressé de le faire. Il y a quelques jours, l’acteur de Comment tuer son boss ? était l’invité de l’émission américaine Watch What Happens Live et il n’a pas échappé à la question qui brûle les lèvres de tout le monde : “Ce n’est pas pour vous mettre la pression, mais quand allez vous vous marier à Olivia ?,” lui a demandé un téléspectateur. “Je pense qu’on est vraiment bien comme ça. Je crois qu’on ne se mariera pas tant que l’herbe n’est pas légalisé dans tous les Etats,” avait-il lancé avec humour. Pour le moment, le couple est en tout cas bien occupé par les préparatifs de l’arrivée d’un deuxième bébé. Le mariage attendra !

Vendredi dernier, Maïtena était absente du plateau du Grand Journal de Canal +. Officiellement, un problème de santé empêchait la blonde de la chaîne cryptée d’assurer son talk show. Des rumeurs ont alors vu le jour sur la Toile évoquant des problèmes internes à l’émission plutôt qu’un « pépin de santé ». Des rumeurs qui prennent aujourd’hui une autre dimension alors qu’on apprend que Maïtena ne retrouvera son fauteuil du Grand Journal que ce mercredi.

Son absence du plateau du Grand Journal avait fait grand bruit tout au long du week-end. Maïtena Biraben, la blonde pétillante, animatrice d’un Grand Journal en perte de vitesse sur Canal +, ne s’était pas rendue sur le plateau de l’émission ce vendredi, officiellement pour des raisons de santé. Elle avait été remplacée par celui qui présente habituellement les informations dans l’émission, Victor Robert. C’est elle même qui avait expliqué la raison de son absence sur Twitter.

Ce « petit pépin de santé » pourrait bien être en fait le fruit d’une violente altercation entre l’animatrice et sa production. L’objet du litige, selon Puremédias, aurait été un reproche que la journaliste aurait fait à ses équipes pour ne pas l’avoir suffisamment informée et épaulée, pendant l’émission du jeudi soir, après l’annonce du décès du chanteur Prince en début de soirée.

« Des tensions, il y en a toujours dans les émissions. Mais l’absence de Maïtena Biraben n’a rien à voir avec une quelconque altercation entre l’animatrice et la production » avait alors indiqué Canal +, comme pour éteindre un nouveau début d’incendie médiatique, dans une chaîne qui est marquée depuis plusieurs semaines par des tensions réelles, dues à un changement récent de direction, impulsé par le nouveau patron de la chaîne, Vincent Bolloré.

Mais absente ce lundi, la présentatrice devrait, comme l’indique le site de Jean-Marc Morandini, l’être jusqu’à mercredi soir. Officiellement donc, Maïtena n’est pas sur la sellette, comme d’autres animateurs du groupe, mais cet évènement est un nouveau point noir autour du Grand Journal, dont les audiences baissent inexorablement depuis le départ du fondateur de l’émission, Michel Denisot. Après déjà un changement de productrice déléguée en cours d’année, ce que l’animatrice avait alors pris pour un acte de défiance vis à vis d’elle, étant une amie de la remplacée, ce nouvel épisode pourrait-il avoir raison de la motivation de Maïtena?

En mars dernier, elle disait à Grazia: « Quand vous êtes à la tête du vaisseau amiral, vous prenez plus de vagues que le soutier. » Peut-être a-t-elle décidé de jeter son uniforme, et d’éviter d’être mouillée de nouveau…

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Très attendue par ses fans européens à l’occasion de sa tournée qui débutera au mois de juin prochain, Céline Dion l’est également par la presse. Mais c’est à Stéphane Rotenberg que reviendra le privilège d’interviewer la star.

Ils devraient être des milliers devant leur poste le 24 mai prochain. Pas de finale de coupe du Monde ni d’allocution présidentielle ne sont pourtant prévues ce jour-là. Mais un autre programme télévisé devrait capter l’attention des téléspectateurs. Le mardi 24 mai 2016 à 20h55, M6 diffusera en effet son interview exclusive de Céline Dion pour l’Europe. Quelques heures de confidences recueillies par Stéphane Rotenberg.

La chaîne a confié à l’animateur star de Top Chef et Pékin Express la mission d’aller à la rencontre de l’interprète canadienne. Ensemble, ils évoqueront le décès de René Angélil, la nouvelle vie de Céline et ses projets. Ainsi, la chanteuse voudrait “briser le silence et prendre la parole pour parler de son mari”. Un documentaire croisé avec une interview “exclusive et intime”d’une heure et quarante minutes tournés vers l’avenir.

La diffusion de cette Grande Soirée Céline Dion lancera donc les festivités autour de l’arrivée de la chanteuse en Europe. En Belgique puis en France, l’interprète de Pour que tu m’aimes encore renouera avec un public qui l’attend depuis 2013, date sa dernière visite à Paris. Le public qui s’enquiert tant du destin de Céline depuis la mort de René Angélil, pourra également la redécouvrir dans un entretien accordé à la télévision canadienne TVA.

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