Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Court appearance for country star Morgan Wallen in chair-throwing case postponed until August

An initial hearing for country music star Morgan Wallen has been postponed until Aug. 15 in a case in which he’s accused of throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-story bar and nearly hitting two police officers

Court appearance for country star Morgan Wallen in chair-throwing case postponed until August
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Mick Jagger wades into politics, taking verbal jab at Louisiana state governor at performance

Rolling Stones' frontman Mick Jagger waded into Louisiana politics during the band's performance at The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Mick Jagger wades into politics, taking verbal jab at Louisiana state governor at performance
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Paramount will let exclusive talks with Skydance lapse, NYT reports

Paramount Global will end its exclusive negotiations with Skydance Media without reaching a deal, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Paramount will let exclusive talks with Skydance lapse, NYT reports
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Disney parks tighten rules on disability access to combat abuse

The Walt Disney Company is stopping visitors who make up a disability in order to get around the unbelievably huge lineups at their amusement parks. Anyone found fabricating a disability in order to obtain special access will now be permanently barred from both Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida! In addition, they won’t receive a refund for any annual passes, tickets, or other purchases they made. Disney made this big rule change on Tuesday because way too many people have been abusing the system meant to help guests with real disabilities. This system is called the Disability Access

Disney parks tighten rules on disability access to combat abuse
Sports|World

A sellout for a WNBA preseason game? Welcome to the league's Caitlin Clark era

Fans lined up outside the arena more than three hours before Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut for the Indiana Fever in a preseason game against the Dallas Wings

A sellout for a WNBA preseason game? Welcome to the league's Caitlin Clark era
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New Orleans' own PJ Morton returns home to Jazz Fest with new music

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer PJ Morton comes home with a new album and memoir dropping soon amid a Saturday afternoon performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which nears the end of an eight-day run

New Orleans' own PJ Morton returns home to Jazz Fest with new music
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Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior to be aired on UK television next week

Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behavior from men who will feature in a documentary on British television that is due to be released next week

Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior to be aired on UK television next week
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Madonna's biggest-ever concert transforms Rio's Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor

Madonna has put on a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, turning the vast stretch of sand of Copacabana beach into an enormous dance floor teeming with a multitude of her fans

Madonna's biggest-ever concert transforms Rio's Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor
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Warren Buffett says Berkshire sold entire Paramount stake at a loss

Warren Buffett said on Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway sold its entire holding in media and entertainment company Paramount Global at a loss and he took sole responsibility for

Warren Buffett says Berkshire sold entire Paramount stake at a loss
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Madonna attracts 1.6 million to free concert at Brazil's Copacabana beach

More than a million people thronged Brazil's Copacabana beach for a free Madonna concert on Saturday, braving the heat to see the end of her "Celebration" world tour.

Madonna attracts 1.6 million to free concert at Brazil's Copacabana beach
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Paramount bidders await word from special committee evaluating options

A special committee of the Paramount Global board charged with evaluating offers for the company met Saturday morning, though rival bidders for the studio are awaiting

Paramount bidders await word from special committee evaluating options
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A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches' decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion

The fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for major mainline Protestant denominations in the U.S. Within these theologically moderate-to-progressive Protestant groups, the decades of wrestling over whether to reaffirm or overturn longstanding anti-LGBTQ+ church policies sowed deep divisions

A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches' decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion
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Eurovision 2024 begins in Malmo with contestants' walk on 'Turquoise Carpet'

Eurovision 2024 began in the Swedish city of Malmo on Sunday when 37 contenders walked the "Turquoise Carpet" amid heightened security and calls for boycotts due to Israel's

Eurovision 2024 begins in Malmo with contestants' walk on 'Turquoise Carpet'
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The Met Gala was in full bloom with Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Mindy Kaling among the standout stars

Monday's Met Gala featured a garden green-tinged carpet and a palooza of A-list celebrities from film, fashion, music, sports, politics and social media

The Met Gala was in full bloom with Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Mindy Kaling among the standout stars
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How Rita Moreno uses honors like an upcoming public television award to further her philanthropy

Rita Moreno says it was always in her nature to be generous – to hold doors for people and help lighten a mother’s load if she was struggling with shopping bags and children

How Rita Moreno uses honors like an upcoming public television award to further her philanthropy
Entertainment|Arts

A Minute With: producer Mike Gunton on working with naturalist David Attenborough 

Veteran British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough turns 98 on May 8, but according to his longtime collaborator Mike Gunton, he has no plans to retire.

A Minute With: producer Mike Gunton on working with naturalist David Attenborough 
Entertainment|Lifestyle

Highlights from the 2024 Met Gala exhibit: Sleeping Beauty would wake up for these gowns

Sure, she was a royal princess and all

Highlights from the 2024 Met Gala exhibit: Sleeping Beauty would wake up for these gowns
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Twyla Tharp dance will open 700-seat amphitheater at New York's Little Island park in June

The summer performance lineup at the amphitheater on Manhattan's Little Island park will open June 6 with Twyla Tharp’s “How Long Blues.”

Twyla Tharp dance will open 700-seat amphitheater at New York's Little Island park in June
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Lidia Bastianich, Melody Thomas Scott and Ed Scott to receive Daytime Emmys lifetime achievement

A cookbook author, actor and producer will be the Lifetime Achievement honorees at the Daytime Emmys in June

Lidia Bastianich, Melody Thomas Scott and Ed Scott to receive Daytime Emmys lifetime achievement
Entertainment|Arts

Grape-accented Zendaya leads garden-themed looks at Met Gala

Zendaya wore a dark blue gown adorned with grape clusters and Lana Del Rey donned a dramatic headpiece with tree branches, two of the eye-catching looks at this

Grape-accented Zendaya leads garden-themed looks at Met Gala
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Lured by historic Rolling Stones performance, half-a-million fans attend New Orleans Jazz Fest

An extra day and the lure of an appearance by the Rolling Stones pushed attendance at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to a half a million people

Lured by historic Rolling Stones performance, half-a-million fans attend New Orleans Jazz Fest
Entertainment|Arts

Factbox-When is Cannes Film Festival 2024 and what can we expect?

The Cannes Film Festival will bring together the industry's biggest luminaries in southern France next week to celebrate cinema, with Hollywood stars including George Lucas, Meryl

Factbox-When is Cannes Film Festival 2024 and what can we expect?
Entertainment|Technology

Nintendo to announce Switch successor in this fiscal year as profits rise

Japanese video-game maker Nintendo's announcement about a successor to its Switch home console is coming sometime before March 2025

Nintendo to announce Switch successor in this fiscal year as profits rise
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Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick is Colm Tóibín’s 'Long Island,' the sequel to 'Brooklyn'

Colm Tóibín’s “Long Island,” the Irish novelist’s follow-up to the acclaimed immigrant tale “Brooklyn,” is Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick

Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick is Colm Tóibín’s 'Long Island,' the sequel to 'Brooklyn'
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Kevin Spacey overturns UK ruling in sex assault case over lawyers' mistake

Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey on Tuesday overturned a London court ruling which effectively found him liable for an alleged sexual assault on a British man,

Kevin Spacey overturns UK ruling in sex assault case over lawyers' mistake

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