Today: September 25, 2024
Today: September 25, 2024

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‘The Hunger Games’ starts fresh, without Katniss, in ‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’

Eight years after the Katniss Everdeen saga closed, a new Hunger Games prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” arrives in theaters nationwide Friday at another transitional moment in Hollywood

‘The Hunger Games’ starts fresh, without Katniss, in ‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’
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Salman Rushdie receives first-ever Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award

The latest honor for Salman Rushdie was a prize kept secret until minutes before he rose from his seat to accept it

Salman Rushdie receives first-ever Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award
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Justin Torres and Ned Blackhawk are among the winners of National Book Awards

Justin Torres’ “Blackouts” has won the National Book Award for fiction

Justin Torres and Ned Blackhawk are among the winners of National Book Awards
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Texas approves new textbooks after friction over fossil fuels in the US's biggest oil and gas state

The Texas education board has approved new textbooks but called on some publishers to change their depictions of fossil fuels in the U.S.'s biggest oil and gas state

Texas approves new textbooks after friction over fossil fuels in the US's biggest oil and gas state
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IBM, EU, Disney and others pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash

Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content, hate speech on the site in general or billionaire owner Elon Musk’s own posts endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory

IBM, EU, Disney and others pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash
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What's streaming now: 'Oppenheimer,' Adam Sandler as a lizard and celebs dancing to Taylor Swift

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Adam Sandler playing a 74-year-old elementary class lizard in the latest Netflix animation offering “Leo” and “Oppenheimer” finally arriving on home screens

What's streaming now: 'Oppenheimer,' Adam Sandler as a lizard and celebs dancing to Taylor Swift
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Remember Shere Hite? A new documentary jogs our cultural memory of the pioneering sex researcher

The 1976 book “The Hite Report” was a bestseller from the beginning

Remember Shere Hite? A new documentary jogs our cultural memory of the pioneering sex researcher
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At Formula One's inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, music takes a front seat — at a cost

At the inaugural Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix, music and entertainment has taken a front seat

At Formula One's inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, music takes a front seat — at a cost
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K-pop star Rosé joins first lady Jill Biden to talk mental health

K-pop superstar Rosé has joined U.S. first lady Jill Biden at a mental health event to talk about how even famous people grapple with emotional struggles

K-pop star Rosé joins first lady Jill Biden to talk mental health
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Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro show, citing record heat a day after fan dies during concert

Taylor Swift has postponed a concert in Rio de Janeiro after a 23-year-old fan died during her Friday night show

Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro show, citing record heat a day after fan dies during concert
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Century-overdue library book is finally returned in Minnesota

A library book that is more than a century overdue has been returned to St. Paul Public Library

Century-overdue library book is finally returned in Minnesota
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Hollywood’s feast and famine before Thanksgiving, as ‘Hunger Games’ prequel tops box office

“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” tops the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters

Hollywood’s feast and famine before Thanksgiving, as ‘Hunger Games’ prequel tops box office
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A hat worn by Napoleon sold for $2.1 million at an auction of the French emperor's belongings

A faded, cracked felt hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte sold for $2.1 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor’s belongings

A hat worn by Napoleon sold for $2.1 million at an auction of the French emperor's belongings
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A$AP Rocky must stand trial on charges he fired gun at former friend, judge rules

A Los Angeles judge says there is enough evidence for A$AP Rocky to stand trial on charges that he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator outside a Hollywood hotel in 2021

A$AP Rocky must stand trial on charges he fired gun at former friend, judge rules
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Disneyland's $60 billion expansion means parks in Hong Kong and Shanghai are only getting bigger

Hong Kong Disneyland has opened its first Frozen-themed attraction, with thousands of eager visitors turning up to experience the new rides

Disneyland's $60 billion expansion means parks in Hong Kong and Shanghai are only getting bigger
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From saving elephants to pleasing football fans, here are some holiday gift ideas for all

Staring down a hefty holiday gift list

From saving elephants to pleasing football fans, here are some holiday gift ideas for all
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Pop art to ballet, reach for a coffee-table read when choosing holiday gifts

A good book packs power

Pop art to ballet, reach for a coffee-table read when choosing holiday gifts
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A 2023 gift guide that will strike a chord: 10 ideas for the music lover in your life

From the obsessive record collector to the casual listener

A 2023 gift guide that will strike a chord: 10 ideas for the music lover in your life
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Think they've seen it all? Holiday gift ideas for the movie lover who wants more

It’s been a wonderful year at the movies for cinephiles, but what do you get for the film lover who has seen everything already

Think they've seen it all? Holiday gift ideas for the movie lover who wants more
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Public Enemy, R.E.M., Blondie, Heart and Tracy Chapman get nods for Songwriters Hall of Fame

Everything from rap to yacht rock, country and alt-rock are represented among the nominees for the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame, with nods for Public Enemy, Steely Dan, Bryan Adams, George Clinton, Tracy Chapman, R

Public Enemy, R.E.M., Blondie, Heart and Tracy Chapman get nods for Songwriters Hall of Fame
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King Charles welcomes South Korea's president with state banquet, mingles with K-pop band Blackpink

King Charles III has hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife at a glittering banquet at Buckingham Palace, as Britain rolled out the red carpet for a formal state visit aimed at strengthening trade and defense ties between the two countries

King Charles welcomes South Korea's president with state banquet, mingles with K-pop band Blackpink
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Fill your holiday stocking with Cher, Ella Fitzgerald, Brandy, Andrea Bocelli and more

What is a holiday season without festive music

Fill your holiday stocking with Cher, Ella Fitzgerald, Brandy, Andrea Bocelli and more
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King Charles III honors K-pop girl group Blackpink during South Korean president's state visit

King Charles III honored the K-pop band Blackpink

King Charles III honors K-pop girl group Blackpink during South Korean president's state visit
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Balloons, bands and Santa: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ushers in holiday season in New York

Beloved cartoon characters like Snoopy and SpongeBob SquarePants are taking to the skies above New York City in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Balloons, bands and Santa: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ushers in holiday season in New York
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Nicaragua's Miss Universe title win exposes deep political divide in the Central American country

Nicaragua’s increasingly isolated and repressive government thought it had scored a rare public relations victory last week when Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition

Nicaragua's Miss Universe title win exposes deep political divide in the Central American country

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