Today: September 24, 2024
Today: September 24, 2024

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'Civil War’ continues box-office campaign at No. 1

“Civil War,” Alex Garland’s ominous American dystopia, remained the top film in theaters in its second week of release

'Civil War’ continues box-office campaign at No. 1
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From Sin City to the City of Angels, building starts on high-speed rail line

Groundbreaking on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area is just about here

From Sin City to the City of Angels, building starts on high-speed rail line
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Celebrity handbag designer sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile handbags

A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and the City” TV series was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Miami federal court to charges of smuggling crocodile handbags from her native Colombia

Celebrity handbag designer sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile handbags
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Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc help the White House unveil its national suicide prevention strategy

Actor Ashley Judd and singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc have helped the Biden administration promote its new national strategy to prevent suicide

Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc help the White House unveil its national suicide prevention strategy
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Judge declines to dismiss lawsuits filed against rapper Travis Scott over deadly Astroworld concert

A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge

Judge declines to dismiss lawsuits filed against rapper Travis Scott over deadly Astroworld concert
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The Rolling Stones set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024, opening Thursday

It looks like the third time will be the charm as the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival prepares for The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024, opening Thursday
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New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction

New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
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Biden will give election-year roast at annual correspondents' dinner as protests await over Gaza war

President Joe Biden is set to deliver an election-year roast before a large crowd of journalists, celebrities and politicians

Biden will give election-year roast at annual correspondents' dinner as protests await over Gaza war
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'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' lead Tony Award nominations, 2 shows honoring creativity's spark

Two Broadway shows celebrating the origins of sonic creativity — the musical “Hell’s Kitchen” fueled by Alicia Keys songs, and the play “Stereophonic” about a ’70s rock band at the edge of stardom — each earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday

'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' lead Tony Award nominations, 2 shows honoring creativity's spark
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Ralph Lauren goes minimal for latest fashion show, with muted tones and a more intimate setting

Ralph Lauren has been known for many a grand fashion show over the years: taking over Central Park for a sumptuous anniversary celebration, for example, or staging a runway show amid his eye-popping classic car collection

Ralph Lauren goes minimal for latest fashion show, with muted tones and a more intimate setting
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'Miss Peregrine' author Ransom Riggs to launch new fantasy series, 'Sunderworld'

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'Miss Peregrine' author Ransom Riggs to launch new fantasy series, 'Sunderworld'
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Mary J. Blige enlists Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin and more for women's summit in New York

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Mary J. Blige enlists Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin and more for women's summit in New York
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Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call on plan to buy affair story

Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump have heard a recording of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of a Playboy model who has said she had an affair with the former president

Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call on plan to buy affair story
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Time is on their side: Rolling Stones rock New Orleans Jazz Fest after 2 previous tries

The Rolling Stones made their first appearance at the 54-year-old New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Time is on their side: Rolling Stones rock New Orleans Jazz Fest after 2 previous tries
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Artists from Universal Music Group are heading back to TikTok as new licensing deal reached

Artists from Universal Music Group, which include Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, will be returning to TikTok as the two parties have struck a new licensing agreement following an approximately three-month long dispute

Artists from Universal Music Group are heading back to TikTok as new licensing deal reached
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Biden gives Katie Ledecky, Michelle Yeoh the Medal of Freedom

A winner of seven Olympic gold medals, a leader of the Mississippi civil rights struggle and a pioneer of television's tabloid talk show

Biden gives Katie Ledecky, Michelle Yeoh the Medal of Freedom
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Spain abolishes national bullfighting award in cultural shift

Spain scrapped an annual bullfighting award on Friday, prompting a rebuke from conservatives over a backlash against a centuries-old tradition they see as an art form but which has

Spain abolishes national bullfighting award in cultural shift
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What to stream this weekend: Zac Efron, Indigo Girls, 'Dark Matter,' 'Mother of the Bride'

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a new documentary showing the Indigo Girls’ rise and subsequent marginalization, Joel Edgerton finding himself in an alternate timeline of his character's life in the limited series “Dark Matter” and a new “Pretty Little Liars” returns Thursday on Max

What to stream this weekend: Zac Efron, Indigo Girls, 'Dark Matter,' 'Mother of the Bride'
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'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill drops by White House for a visit with 'Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi'

“Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill has dropped by the White House for a visit with President Joe Biden

'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill drops by White House for a visit with 'Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi'
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Congressman praises heckling of war protesters, including 1 who made monkey gestures at Black woman

Israel-Hamas war demonstrations at the University of Mississippi turned ugly when one counter-protester appeared to make monkey noises and gestures at a Black woman

Congressman praises heckling of war protesters, including 1 who made monkey gestures at Black woman
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'The Fall Guy' gives Hollywood a muted summer kickoff with a $28.5M opening

“The Fall Guy,” the Ryan Gosling-led, action-comedy ode to stunt performers, opened with a below-expectations $28.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, providing a lukewarm start to a summer movie season that’s very much to be determined for Hollywood

'The Fall Guy' gives Hollywood a muted summer kickoff with a $28.5M opening
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Salah scores as Liverpool beats Tottenham 4-2 in the Premier League

Mohamed Salah quickly put last week’s sideline spat with Jurgen Klopp behind him by scoring first in Liverpool’s 4-2 win against Tottenham in the Premier League

Salah scores as Liverpool beats Tottenham 4-2 in the Premier League
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Actor Bernard Hill, of 'Titanic' and 'Lord of the Rings,' has died at 79

Actor Bernard Hill who starred in “Titanic,” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy has died

Actor Bernard Hill, of 'Titanic' and 'Lord of the Rings,' has died at 79
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Tom Brady's Netflix roast features lots of humor, reunion between Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick

Three months before Tom Brady gets roasted by critics as Fox Sports' top NFL analyst, he took his share of barbs from comedians, former teammates and his longtime coach Sunday night during a made-for-streaming comedy live event on Netflix

Tom Brady's Netflix roast features lots of humor, reunion between Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick
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Cavaliers pull together to overcome Orlando, but challenge stiffens with top-seeded Celtics up next

It took Donovan Mitchell’s magnificence, a historic comeback and plenty of grit for the Cavaliers to escape the first round

Cavaliers pull together to overcome Orlando, but challenge stiffens with top-seeded Celtics up next

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