Francis’ crackdown outrages his conservative critics, many of whom have gone so far to accuse him of heresy.
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Eric Clapton wins lawsuit against woman who listed a bootleg CD on eBay
Now, the 55-year-old widow, who did not sell the CD and claimed she did not know it was a bootleg, owes thousands of dollars in court fees.
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Ken Kragen, who helped organize ‘We Are the World,’ dies at 85
His most famous project began late in 1984 with a phone call from Harry Belafonte, who was eager to raise money for starving people in Africa.
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New Miss America is first Alaskan, Korean American title holder
Emma Broyles claims the centennial crown and a $100,000 college scholarship.
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Third woman accuses Chris Noth of sexual misconduct
After two women’s allegations were published Thursday, director and actor Zoe Lister-Jones shares hers.
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‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic delays cancer treatment for resentencing
The former zookeeper was convicted of trying to hire two men to kill a Florida animal rights activist and violating federal wildlife laws.
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LeVar Burton will host Scripps National Spelling Bee
Th longtime host of the children’s educational program ‘Reading Rainbow’ comes from a family of educators.
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Press Play: Listen to ‘Walking in the Air’ by Jamie Colpoys
Jamie Colpoys is a trombone player and longtime member of the big band The Fogcutters. She also joined rock band Rustic Overtones a couple of years ago. Colpoys also occasionally delves into her own music and just released a cover of the song “Walking in the Air” from the 1982 British short film “The Snowman.” […]
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‘Don’t Look Up’ is a satire in the mold of ‘Dr. Strangelove’ and ‘Idiocracy’
“Don’t Look Up” exemplifies a vanishing breed in mainstream cinema: the Great American One-Off, a movie designed not as a sequel, brand-extender or franchise-builder (or launchpad for same), but as something simply to be enjoyed in one sitting – full stop, with no lifetime multiversal obligations attached. For that alone, writer-director Adam McKay should be […]
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Fox News hosts’ Jan. 6 texts show them trying to sway Trump
Their actions leave questions about whether their loyalty was to the president or to viewers.