John Bailey, who presided over the film academy during the initial #MeToo reckoning, dies at 81
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former film academy president John Bailey has died at 81. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said the…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Former film academy president John Bailey has died at 81. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said the…
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Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A vessel with 34 migrants on board sank in the waters off Florida on Friday, prompting a rescue operation,…
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Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — “Nope” star Keke Palmer alleges in civil court documents that she suffered physical and emotional abuse at the hands of the…
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Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — One New England university banned a pro-Palestinian student group. Another suspended some students…
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Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Daytime Emmys are back on after being postponed by the Hollywood writers’ strike. The 50th annual ceremony honoring…
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Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican congressman who leads the House GOP’s investigation of the origins of COVID-19 says he won’t seek…
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Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press Jill Stein is running for president again. Stein became the latest candidate to enter the 2024 White House race when…
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Continue ReadingThe Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is dropping her bid for the governor’s office…
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Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Environmental activist Jill Stein is launching another long-shot Green Party bid for the presidency. The…
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Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks are playing a home game in the NBA’s In-Season Tournament for the first time on Friday night. But they will do…
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Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — If you are someone who likes to plan ahead on your taxes, the IRS this week released the new…
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — The new creative director of Moschino, Davide Renne, has died of a sudden illness at the age of 46. The owner of the Milan-based…
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal judge and the U.S. Department of Justice this week said that states are going too far by trying to…
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Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The futuristic B-21 Raider warplane has taken its first flight, moving it closer to becoming the…
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A noted Belarusian dissident author says his father has been sentenced to two weeks in jail for reposting an article from…
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A $242 million overhaul will modernize the main terminal concourses and gate areas at Minneapolis-St. Paul International…
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Continue ReadingBy Maxime Tamsett and Nick Valencia, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A judge ruled Thursday that rap lyrics can be admitted as evidence in the trial of…
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida declined for now to postpone former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press MONROE, N.J. (AP) — A suspect in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has surrendered to police in New Jersey. The FBI says…
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Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says melting glaciers pose “an unprecedented challenge for humanity.” He spoke on Friday as a…
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Continue ReadingROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Fans have pushed the Fisher-Price Corn Popper into the National Toy Hall of Fame. It joins baseball cards, Cabbage Patch…
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy say they paid Michael Oher more than $138,000 of proceeds from the blockbuster film and…
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Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight, Gul Tuysuz and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — More than 20,000 trucks from Poland and Ukraine are blocked at three major…
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Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A British judge has ruled that a lawsuit by Prince Harry, Elton John and five other celebrities accusing a tabloid publisher of…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Spirits and beer giant Diageo saw billions wiped off its market value on Friday after it warned that a sharp slowdown in its business…
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Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A government official from China’s Tibetan region has rejected allegations of forced assimilation and curbs on religious freedom,…
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Foreign dignitaries have gathered in Finland’s capital to bid farewell to former President Martti Ahtisaari, including…
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — New York police say they are investigating a possible “bias incident” in which a father alleges he and his…
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