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Single mom psychosis hell: Helen Flanagan's ADHD medication trauma

The entertainment world was jolted when former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan laid bare a disturbing mental health crisis she grappled with. The 33-year-old actress, who portrayed Rosie Webster on the renowned British drama series, courageously took to Instagram to share the raw details of her intense psychological struggles with ADHD medication in late in 2022. In the candid social media disclosure, Flanagan revealed that last December and January found her consumed by emotional turmoil in the aftermath of her romantic split 18 months prior from long-term partner Scott Sinclair, with whom she shares three young children. The newfound single

March 28, 2024
Single mom psychosis hell: Helen Flanagan's ADHD medication trauma
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'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan and wife Emma Thomas to get British knighthood and damehood

The U.K. government says that the Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan and his producer wife Emma Thomas will receive a knighthood and damehood for their services to film

March 28, 2024
'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan and wife Emma Thomas to get British knighthood and damehood
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Beyoncé’s 'Cowboy Carter' reinforces her dedication to Black reclamation — and country music

First, Beyoncé arrived at the 2024 Grammy Awards in full cowboy regalia — making a statement without saying a word

March 28, 2024
Beyoncé’s 'Cowboy Carter' reinforces her dedication to Black reclamation — and country music
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Network political contributors have a long history. But are they more trouble than they're worth?

NBC News' messy hiring and firing of former Republican National Committee head Ronna McDaniel puts a spotlight on television's practice of paying on-air political contributors

March 29, 2024
Network political contributors have a long history. But are they more trouble than they're worth?
Education|Entertainment

Doris Kearn Goodwin and Laurie Anderson to receive medals from American Academy of Arts and Letters

Doris Kearns Goodwin, Laurie Anderson and the president of the Harlem School of the Arts, James C

March 29, 2024
Doris Kearn Goodwin and Laurie Anderson to receive medals from American Academy of Arts and Letters
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Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham takes step closer to promotion with 2-0 win over Mansfield

Wrexham, the fourth-tier Welsh team co-owned by actor Ryan Reynolds, took a step toward another promotion with a 2-0 victory over Mansfield

March 29, 2024
Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham takes step closer to promotion with 2-0 win over Mansfield
Entertainment

Colman Domingo and Taylor Hackford are some paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after death at 87

Fellow actors and famous fans are paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after his death at age 87

March 29, 2024
Colman Domingo and Taylor Hackford are some paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after death at 87
Entertainment|Technology

What to stream this week: Sheila E. plays salsa, Andrew Scott gets evil and Colin Farrell detects

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from hip-hop hitmaker Bryson Tiller and percussion master Sheila E

March 29, 2024
What to stream this week: Sheila E. plays salsa, Andrew Scott gets evil and Colin Farrell detects
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New trial denied for 'Rust' armorer convicted in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

A New Mexico judge rejected an effort by a movie set armorer challenging her conviction of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust."

March 29, 2024
New trial denied for 'Rust' armorer convicted in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
Entertainment

Tori Spelling files for divorce from Dean McDermott after 18 years of marriage

Tori Spelling has filed for divorce from her husband and former reality TV co-star Dean McDermott

March 29, 2024
Tori Spelling files for divorce from Dean McDermott after 18 years of marriage
Entertainment|Sports

Vanessa Carlton helps Capitals' John Carlson celebrate reaching milestone of 1,000 NHL games

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson is on the verge of reaching the 1,000 NHL games milestone, and pop singer Vanessa Carlton is part of the celebration

March 30, 2024
Vanessa Carlton helps Capitals' John Carlson celebrate reaching milestone of 1,000 NHL games
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'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" roars to an $80 million box office opening

The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” roared to an $80 million opening at the weekend box office

March 31, 2024
'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" roars to an $80 million box office opening
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Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell recreate a royal media disaster in Prince Andrew drama 'Scoop'

British royalty and the media can be an explosive mix, as recent weeks of speculation over the health of Kate, Princess of Wales, have shown

April 01, 2024
Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell recreate a royal media disaster in Prince Andrew drama 'Scoop'
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WWE kicks, punches, slams marketing efforts into high gear ahead of WrestleMania, its big event

This year’s WrestleMania is just days away, but WWE’s marketing campaign for its biggest premium live event of the year was kicked into overdrive months ago

April 01, 2024
WWE kicks, punches, slams marketing efforts into high gear ahead of WrestleMania, its big event
Business|Entertainment|Sports|Technology

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce earn Webby Award nominations, along with Sydney Sweeney, Ryan Gosling

Taylor Swift and her Super Bowl-winning boyfriend Travis Kelce, along with Sydney Sweeney, Ryan Gosling and Timothee Chalamet, are among the nominees for this year’s Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators

April 02, 2024
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce earn Webby Award nominations, along with Sydney Sweeney, Ryan Gosling
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Maryse Condé, prolific 'Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature, dead at age 90

A prize-winning author from Guadeloupe who was known as the ‘Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature has died

April 02, 2024
Maryse Condé, prolific 'Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature, dead at age 90
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Klaus Mäkelä, just 28, to become Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director in 2027

Klaus Mäkelä has been hired to succeed Riccardo Muti as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and will become the youngest head since its start in 1891

April 02, 2024
Klaus Mäkelä, just 28, to become Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director in 2027
Entertainment|Technology

Wallace Peeples, activist-influencer otherwise known as Wallo267, has memoir out in September

Wallace Peeples has lived many lives — activist, speechmaker, podcaster, social media influencer — since serving 20 years in prison

April 02, 2024
Wallace Peeples, activist-influencer otherwise known as Wallo267, has memoir out in September
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This mob-era casino is closing on the Las Vegas Strip. Here's some big moments in its 67 years

The Tropicana Las Vegas has been a familiar landmark in a city known for constant reinvention since its grand opening in April 1957

April 02, 2024
This mob-era casino is closing on the Las Vegas Strip. Here's some big moments in its 67 years
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‘SCTV’ star and comedian Joe Flaherty has died at 82 after an illness, his daughter says

Comedian Joe Flaherty has died

April 02, 2024
‘SCTV’ star and comedian Joe Flaherty has died at 82 after an illness, his daughter says
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John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82

John Sinclair, a poet, music producer and counterculture figure whose lengthy prison sentence after a series of small-time pot busts inspired a John Lennon song and a star-studded 1971 concert to free him, died Tuesday

April 02, 2024
John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82
Entertainment

Claire Jiménez’s “What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez" wins the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

Claire Jiménez’s “What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez,” a hard-hitting and comic novel set in New York City about a Puerto Rican family’s search for a missing girl, has won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

April 02, 2024
Claire Jiménez’s “What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez" wins the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Entertainment|Sports

Travis Kelce brings back music festival in Kansas City with Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Diplo as headliners

Travis Kelce is keeping himself busy: On the heels of winning his third Super Bowl, earning a Webby nomination for his podcasting endeavors and garnering headlines for his relationship with Taylor Swift, the superstar tight end will continue living his best life with his second annual music festival next month

April 02, 2024
Travis Kelce brings back music festival in Kansas City with Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Diplo as headliners
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With some laughs, some stories, some tears, Don Winslow begins what he calls his final book tour

Author Don Winslow has announced that his new novel, “City in Ruins,” will be his last

April 02, 2024
With some laughs, some stories, some tears, Don Winslow begins what he calls his final book tour
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Pope shows off rosary of slain Ukrainian soldier, denounces 'madness of war'

Pope Francis has led thousands of people in a moment of silence to pray for the aid workers killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza

April 03, 2024
Pope shows off rosary of slain Ukrainian soldier, denounces 'madness of war'

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