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Today: September 23, 2024

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Explainer-Why was Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned, and what's next?

Thursday's ruling overturning Harvey Weinstein's New York rape conviction gives the one-time film mogul a chance at a new trial and calls into question what evidence

Explainer-Why was Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned, and what's next?
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‘The movement will persist’: Advocates stress Weinstein reversal doesn’t derail #MeToo reckoning

Harvey Weinstein's accusers and their advocates were shocked and angered by an appellate court’s decision to overturn the ex-movie mogul’s 2020 rape conviction

‘The movement will persist’: Advocates stress Weinstein reversal doesn’t derail #MeToo reckoning
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Journalists critical of their own companies cause headaches for news organizations

Journalists see themselves as truth-tellers, and sometimes as contrarians

Journalists critical of their own companies cause headaches for news organizations
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A look at past and future cases Harvey Weinstein has faced as his New York conviction is thrown out

Harvey Weinstein's New York sexual assault conviction has been thrown out by an appeals court, but it's just one of many cases the disgraced movie mogul has faced

A look at past and future cases Harvey Weinstein has faced as his New York conviction is thrown out
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‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ director Paola Cortellesi talks success, toxic relationships and hope

Actor Paola Cortellesi has long been a staple on the Italian pop culture scene, mostly known for her work as a comedian

‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ director Paola Cortellesi talks success, toxic relationships and hope
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Repatriated South African apartheid-era artworks on display to celebrate 30 years of democracy

A selection of South African artworks produced during the country’s apartheid era which ended up in foreign art collections is on display in Johannesburg

Repatriated South African apartheid-era artworks on display to celebrate 30 years of democracy
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South Sudanese comedians find laughs in painful past

When Isaac Anthony Lumori launched South Sudan's first weekly comedy show at the height of a civil war in 2014, his performers' quips about different ethnic

South Sudanese comedians find laughs in painful past
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Jerry Seinfeld's commitment to the bit

Nearly three decades after Jerry Seinfeld was, in one episode of “Seinfeld,” cajoled into bootlegging the movie “Death Blow,” he has finally made his first film

Jerry Seinfeld's commitment to the bit
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Chasing ‘Twisters’ and collaborating with ‘tornado fanatic’ Steven Spielberg

Growing up in the Midwest, filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung developed both a healthy fear of tornadoes and a reverence for Jan de Bont’s 1996 disaster film “Twister.”

Chasing ‘Twisters’ and collaborating with ‘tornado fanatic’ Steven Spielberg
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What to stream this weekend: Dua Lipa, Seinfeld's 'Unfrosted' 'Hacks' and 'Welcome to Wrexham'

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the return of “Hacks” on Max and the new Jerry Seinfeld movie “Unfrosted” on Netflix

What to stream this weekend: Dua Lipa, Seinfeld's 'Unfrosted' 'Hacks' and 'Welcome to Wrexham'
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John Oates' new album is called 'Reunion.' But don't think Hall & Oates are getting back together

For music fans, John Oates is most recognizable as one-half of the Grammy-nominated Hall & Oates, the multi-platinum soul-pop duo behind hits like ″Private Eyes" and “Maneater.”

John Oates' new album is called 'Reunion.' But don't think Hall & Oates are getting back together
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Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly 's challenge of 20-year sentence

A federal appeals court says singer R. Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex convictions in Chicago

Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly 's challenge of 20-year sentence
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Retrial of Harvey Weinstein unlikely to occur soon, if ever, experts say

Legal experts say the retrial in New York of Harvey Weinstein won't be coming to a courtroom anytime soon, if ever

Retrial of Harvey Weinstein unlikely to occur soon, if ever, experts say
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Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler wins dismissal for good of sexual assault lawsuit

A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed for good a lawsuit accusing Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler of sexually assaulting a former teenage model twice in one

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler wins dismissal for good of sexual assault lawsuit
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in a sexual assault lawsuit

Sean “Diddy” Combs has pushed back against a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault

Sean 'Diddy' Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in a sexual assault lawsuit
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How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat

If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time

How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
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News anchor Poppy Harlow announces departure from CNN

Anchor Poppy Harlow is leaving CNN

News anchor Poppy Harlow announces departure from CNN
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Lawyer: Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate jail

Harvey Weinstein's lawyer says the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return to New York City following an appeals court ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction

Lawyer: Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate jail
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Pope visits Venice to speak to artists and inmates and finds a city taxing day-trippers like him

Pope Francis is traveling to Venice to visit the Holy See’s pavilion for this year’s Venice Biennale

Pope visits Venice to speak to artists and inmates and finds a city taxing day-trippers like him
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California Disney characters are unionizing decades after Florida peers. Hollywood plays a role

The character performers at Disneyland in California have said they filed a petition for union recognition

California Disney characters are unionizing decades after Florida peers. Hollywood plays a role
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Nicole Kidman, who 'makes movies better,' gets AFI Life Achievement Award

Nicole Kidman won the AFI Life Achievement Award with a film career that Meryl Streep said is all about love

Nicole Kidman, who 'makes movies better,' gets AFI Life Achievement Award
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Once dominant at CBS News before a bitter departure, Dan Rather makes his first return in 18 years

Dan Rather was synonymous with CBS News before the veteran anchorman left in bitterness in 2006, following a discredited report on then-President George W

Once dominant at CBS News before a bitter departure, Dan Rather makes his first return in 18 years
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Blackstone to make improved bid for Hipgnosis, Sky News reports

Private equity giant Blackstone is preparing to lodge an improved bid for Hipgnosis Songs Fund which owns the music rights of artists including Shakira and Blondie, Sky News reported on

Blackstone to make improved bid for Hipgnosis, Sky News reports
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Zendaya tennis movie ‘Challengers’ scores at weekend box office

The sexy tennis drama “Challengers” won the box office this weekend with $15 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday

Zendaya tennis movie ‘Challengers’ scores at weekend box office
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Sony’s ‘Kraven the Hunter’ release is delayed until December

The summer movie season may kick off next weekend, but the release calendar is still a work in progress

Sony’s ‘Kraven the Hunter’ release is delayed until December

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