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Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other televis…
DeGeneres apologizes to show's staff amid workplace inquiry
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres apologized to the staff of her daytime TV talk show amid an internal company investigation of complaints of a difficult and unfair workplace.
New collaboration has Burt Bacharach still working at 92
Burt Bacharach has been working on an ending.
Placido Domingo to receive lifetime award in Austria
SOAVE, Italy (AP) — Placido Domingo will make his first public appearance since recovering from coronavirus to accept a lifetime achievement award in Austria next week.
2020 Champions League final dropped from US network TV
NEW YORK (AP) — The Champions League quarterfinals and semifinals will disappear from U.S. network and cable English-language television this summer under the new contract between UEFA and CBS, and the remainder of…
Pandemic hits Comcast 2Q; Peacock service has 10M sign-ups
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic took a toll on Comcast in the second quarter as movie theaters closed, theme parks shut down and advertisers cut back.
Gaga, Grande top MTV VMA noms; quarantine categories added
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s raining nominations for Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s
Facts and Figures about the 72nd Emmy Awards nominations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Notable facts and figures from Tuesday’s nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards:
Review: Steve Howe's ‘Love Is’ echoes Yes but needs more
Steve Howe, “Love Is” (BMG)
Rembrandt, Miro fetch millions at Sotheby's virtual auction
LONDON (AP) — A self-portrait by Rembrandt sold for 14.5 million pounds ($18.7 million) at a Sotheby's virtual auction Tuesday — a record price for a self-portrait by the Dutch master, the auctioneer's said.
McConaughey writing book based on life-changing adventures
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey didn't want to write an ordinary celebrity book.
UK rapper Solo 45 sentenced to 24 years for violent rapes
LONDON (AP) — British grime musician Solo 45 was sentenced Thursday to 24 years in prison for raping four women in what police said was among the most violent sexual behavior they had seen.
Plush toys, jewelry, dance lessons — Broadway's side hustles
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway seamstress Amy Micallef hasn't put her talent on hold while theaters are shut. She's been making plush toys — unusual plush toys.
Toronto sets lineup, Regina King to debut Muhammad Ali film
NEW YORK (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday unveiled a lineup bearing little in common with its normal barrage of awards contenders and premier fall films, but features the directorial debut…
Women embrace #challengeaccepted, but some ask: To what end?
CHICAGO (AP) — “Challenge accepted," they wrote — female Instagram users across the United States, flooding the photo-sharing app with black-and-white images. Together they formed a grid of millions of magazine-sty…
Writer Milan Kundera donating archive to Czech library
PRAGUE (AP) — Milan Kundera, the 91-year-old author of “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” and other acclaimed novels, has decided to donate his private library and archive to a public library in the Czech city whe…