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‘Sex and the City’ author Candace Bushnell “really startled” about HBO Max’s follow-up ’And Just Like That…’
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows Candace Bushnell is sharing how she really feels about And Just Like That…. In an interview with The New Yorker, the author, who wrote the column that inspired the original series Sex and the [Read More…]
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In Brief: ‘Forrest Gump’ trio going to ‘Here’; John Williams returns for ‘Kenobi’, and more
Out of the blue clear sky, the trio behind the 1994 film Forrest Gump is reuniting for an adaptation of Richard McGuire‘s 2014 graphic novel, Here. Deadline reports Eric Roth will co-write the script with Robert Zemeckis, who will also direct, and Tom Hanks will star. [Read More…]
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Tiger Woods gives health update nearly one year after car crash
Jun Sato/Getty Images Nearly one year after undergoing emergency surgery following a serious car accident, Tiger Woods is giving fans a health update. During news conference at Wednesday’s Genesis Invitational, the professional golfer told reporters, “I wish I [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin to oversee massive nuclear drills on Saturday
pop_jop/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States continues to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region, with President Joe Biden telling reporters Thursday that the threat is [Read More…]
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‘Severance’ is a workplace comedy with a sinister twist
Courtesy of Apple TV+ How do you balance the time between your work and your life? That’s one of the central questions of the new Apple TV+ series Severance, in which employees voluntarily undergo a procedure [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 2/17/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Washington 117, Brooklyn 103 Miami111, Charlotte 107 (2OT) Dallas 125, New Orleans 118 Philadelphia 123, Milwaukee 120 LA Clippers 142, [Read More…]
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Judge sets trial date for case against Trump inaugural committee
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Washington, D.C., judge on Thursday set a September trial date for a case brought by the D.C. attorney general against former President Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee. D.C. Superior Court [Read More…]
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Senate averts government shutdown after amendments to repeal COVID mandates fail
Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senators narrowly avoided a government shutdown Thursday evening, passing a short-term funding bill one day before funds were set to lapse. The bill, which continues funding at current levels, will [Read More…]
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Judge rules Trump must testify in New York attorney general’s probe
Zach Gibson – Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children must testify in the investigation by the New York state attorney general into [Read More…]
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Kim Potter, who killed Daunte Wright, to be sentenced on manslaughter convictions
Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune via Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter will receive her sentence on Friday, Feb. 18 following her conviction in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black [Read More…]
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FDA warns about some powdered infant formula amid investigation of 4 illnesses
iStock/x-reflexnaja (NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use certain powdered infant formulas made at Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan, facility amid an investigation into four infant illnesses. Parents should [Read More…]
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Austin to pay $10 million to protesters injured by police after George Floyd’s death
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (AUSTIN, Texas) — The City of Austin has agreed to pay a combined $10 million to two demonstrators who were injured during by police during the 2020 racial justice protests that took place in [Read More…]
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More than 180 million Americans on high alert for severe weather
Getty IMages/Christopher Kimmel (NEW YORK) — Americans in at least 30 states are on high alert for snow, ice, flooding and tornadoes as storms sweep across the eastern half of the country. They could bring [Read More…]
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Investigators release videos of woman’s final moments before dying in police custody
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (CHICAGO) — Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability has released videos and documents related to the death of Irene Chavez, a woman who died in police custody last December. The materials were released as [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian forces stocking up on blood supplies, US says
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States continues to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region, with President Joe Biden telling reporters Thursday that the threat is [Read More…]
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Amazon renews ‘Mrs. Maisel’ for fifth and final season; Chris Pratt’s ‘Terminal List’ series dropping July 1
Amazon Studios Amazon Studios announced Thursday that its Emmy-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has been renewed for a fifth and final season, ahead of Friday’s fourth-season premiere. In a statement, Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, noted, “This series has [Read More…]
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“I was high!” Kanye’s reported ex Julia Fox pokes fun at herself after going viral
Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for TRESemme Evidently, part of an interview with Kanye West‘s reported ex-girfriend Julia Fox is going viral for the wrong reasons, but she’s being a good sport about it. Earlier this month, the actress and [Read More…]
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Wendy Williams provides a health update; Nick Cannon says monogamy is not healthy; and more
Lars Niki/Getty Images for New York Women in Film & Television Following rumors that she will not return this year to her talk show, Wendy Williams provided an update on her health in a five-minute Instagram video posted Wednesday, [Read More…]
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“Two odd, lonely children, reaching for eternity”: Watch trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s ‘ELVIS’
Warner Bros. Pictures The trailer has arrived for ELVIS, Baz Lurhann‘s movie about the King of Rock ‘n Roll and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. The trailer begins with a voiceover by Tom Hanks, who plays Parker, intoning, “There are [Read More…]
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Mary J. Blige to perform at the NAACP Image Awards
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images After starring in the Super Bowl halftime show with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige will perform at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards. Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the show will air [Read More…]