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Sylvester Stallone on bonding with ‘Tulsa King’ creator Taylor Sheridan, and making a TV star out of an extra
Paramount+ Taylor Sheridan has another hit show on his hands. The creator of the Paramount Network ratings powerhouse Yellowstone is also the creator of the acclaimed Paramount+ drama Mayor of Kingstown starring Jeremy Renner. With [Read More…]
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw teases “bolder, more surreal” second season of ‘Loki’
Marvel Studios Loki is the only Disney+ Marvel series to get a second season so far and Gugu Mbatha-Raw is happy to be back. She tells Entertainment Tonight it has been “amazing” to shoot the [Read More…]
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Seventeen workers arrested at sit-in as University of California strike enters fourth week
ftwitty/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Seventeen academic workers on strike were arrested at a University of California administrative office in Sacramento, as a system-wide worker strike across all 10 campuses enters its fourth week. The [Read More…]
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Colorado Springs Club Q shooting suspect faces 305 charges, including bias-motivated crimes
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — The suspect accused of killing five people in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is facing 305 charges, including first-degree murder, attempted murder [Read More…]
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Former correctional officer sentenced after assisting white supremacist assault on Black detainees: DOJ
Olena Ruban/Getty Images (KAY COUNTY, Okla.) — A former supervisory correctional officer in Oklahoma was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for “abusing his position of power and authority to … facilitate an attack [Read More…]
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Tens of thousands without power in NC county for third day as search continues for saboteurs
Dominik Stötter / EyeEm/ Getty Images (MOORE COUNTY, N.C.) — More than 30,000 customers in a North Carolina county awoke for the third day Tuesday without electricity as a search for those responsible for sabotaging [Read More…]
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Jan. 6 officers awarded Congressional Gold Medals; some family seem to snub Republican leaders
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Top lawmakers on Tuesday presented police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with Congressional Gold Medals — the highest honor that Congress can bestow — nearly two [Read More…]
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Jan. 6 committee ‘will probably make’ criminal referrals related to Capitol attack, Thompson says
Omar Chatriwala/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Jan. 6 committee’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, indicated on Tuesday that criminal referrals related to the Capitol attack were under discussion but that final decisions — including on [Read More…]
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Firearm deaths among Black men at 28-year high, doctors are taking steps to reframe gun violence as one of America’s major health crisis
DBenitostock/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — There’s been a substantial increase in firearm-related deaths in the United States over the past three decades and Black men are the most affected, according to new research from a [Read More…]
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Bill Cosby sued by 5 new women for sexual assault; reps call action “frivolous”
Matt Rourke-Pool/Getty Images Actor Bill Cosby is facing new accusations of sexual assault and battery from five women under New York’s new Adult Survivors Act, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. The lawsuit was filed [Read More…]
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Vanna White says thinking about ‘Wheel of Fortune’ without Pat Sajak is “depressing”
ABC/Eric McCandless Pat Sajak and Vanna White are synonymous with Wheel of Fortune, but what of a future in which the dynamic duo is no longer leading the show? “I don’t even want to think [Read More…]
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‘Abbott Elementary’ leads TV competition for 28th annual Critics Choice Awards
ABC/Gilles Mingasson ABC’s Emmy-winning Abbott Elementary led the class in the just-announced nominees in the television category of the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards. Quinta Brunson‘s comedy nabbed six nominations, including Best Comedy Series and [Read More…]
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“Whoopi, I’m ready”: Keke Palmer is down for ‘Sister Act 3’
NBC/Will Heath When Whoopi Goldberg recently mentioned she’d love a third Sister Act film to star Keke Palmer — as well as Lizzo and Nicki Minaj — Keke was listening. In a conversation with the [Read More…]
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Georgia Senate runoff live updates: Warnock and Walker face off again
YinYang/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Georgia’s Senate runoff between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker comes to a close on Tuesday after more than a year of campaigning, several controversies and record-breaking turnout. [Read More…]
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Georgia Senate runoff live updates: Warnock and Walker face off again
YinYang/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Georgia’s Senate runoff between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker comes to a close on Tuesday after more than a year of campaigning, several controversies and record-breaking turnout. [Read More…]
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Quinta Brunson discusses ‘Abbott Elementary”s success in ‘Cosmopolitan”s Party Issue
Danny Kasirye for Cosmopolitan It’s been nearly a year since Abbott Elementary premiered and the show’s seen much success, earning social media praise and three Emmy awards. As the cover star of Cosmopolitan‘s Party Issue, show creator Quinta Brunson discussed why her show’s [Read More…]
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Ice Cube says Warner Bros. is holding up additional ‘Friday’ films
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Ice Cube wants more Friday films just as much as fans do, but he says that Warner Bros. is holding things up. “I’ve written two scripts,” the rapper shared while on the [Read More…]
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Idaho police zero in on movements of two victims who went to frat house before killings
Heather Roberts/ABC News (MOSCOW, Idaho) — Moscow, Idaho, police are looking for more information on the movements of University of Idaho students Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, who were at the Sigma Chi fraternity house [Read More…]
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Kim Kardashian wins restraining order against alleged stalker
ABC News Kim Kardashian was awarded a restraining order against an alleged stalker who showed up at her house multiple times and claimed to be armed, according to TMZ. Andre Persaud is prohibited from contacting [Read More…]
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In Brief: ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ sequel gets new director, ‘Flash’ taking final lap, and more
Ghostbusters: Afterlife co-writer Gil Kenan is set to helm the yet-to-be-titled sequel, according to Deadline. Insiders tell the outlet that the Afterlife cast, which includes Paul Rudd and Carrie Coon, is on board to return as well. Jason Reitman, who directed the previous film, will [Read More…]