The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court names nearly two dozen defendants.
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News Center Maine anchor Cindy Williams is calling it a career
Williams, whose career in television began 32 years ago, announced Wednesday that she will retire in December.
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Live Nation facing at least 40 lawsuits over Astroworld concert tragedy
One says the performers ‘were negligent for inciting a riot and violence’ and the company failed to prepare for a performer with a history of encouraging public disorder.
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People magazine names Paul Rudd as 2021’s Sexiest Man Alive
LOS ANGELES — Paul Rudd has been crowned as 2021’s Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. Rudd, known for his starring roles in Marvel’s “Ant-Man” films, “This is 40” and “Clueless,” was revealed as this year’s winner Tuesday night on CBS’ ”The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The actor tells the magazine in an issue […]
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Brian Williams says he’s leaving NBC News at end of this year
Williams was NBC News’ top anchor from 2004 until 2015, when he was suspended for falsely claiming that he had been in a helicopter hit by enemy fire during the Iraq War.
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Rapper’s rowdy past raises red flags in Astroworld lawsuits
Legal experts say Travis Scott’s past incitement of concertgoers offers a history that could make it easier to pursue negligence claims against companies that planned and managed the show in Houston.
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Gardiner’s Johnson Hall meets fundraising challenge, closes in on $5.5 million goal
A fundraising challenge to renovate the upper theater at the historic opera house in Gardiner is within 90% of its $5.5 million goal.
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Dean Stockwell of ‘Quantum Leap,’ ‘Blue Velvet’ dies at 85
Stockwell garnered an Oscar nomination for “Married to the Mob” and Emmy nominations for “Quantum Leap.”
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A new ‘Trump.’ New ‘SNL’ cast member attracts attention for mimicry
Only five shows into his rookie season at ‘Saturday Night Live,’ comic James Austin Johnson has turned in a breakout performance imitating Donald Trump.
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Norman Rockwell painting sells for whopping $3.6 million
A veterans organization in Massachusetts sold the original ‘Home for Thanksgiving’ painting at auction.