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Purple Party to kick off Alzheimer’s fundraising July 16
MOSES LAKE — The Walk to End Alzheimer’s technically takes place in September, but in fact, it starts two months e…
Cairo film festival's art director resigns amid controversy
CAIRO (AP) — The art director of Cairo's international film festival has resigned amid calls for his removal because of past inflammatory posts on social media, the festival said.
ABC names Matt James as its first black 'Bachelor'
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC has named Matt James, its first black “Bachelor” to lead the network's long-running dating competition show, a move long sought by critics of the series' lack of diversity among its leading men.
As protests grow, Belgium faces its racist colonial past
TERVUREN, Belgium (AP) — When it comes to ruthless colonialism and racism, few historical figures are more notorious than Leopold II, the Belgian king who held Congo as his personal property and may have been respo…
Dave Chappelle speaks on George Floyd in new Netflix special
NEW YORK (AP) — An angry and emotional Dave Chappelle spoke on the killing of George Floyd in a surprise Netflix special, saying America was being punished for its mistreatment of black men.
Pick me up off the floor, Norah Jones asks on her new album
NEW YORK (AP) — The title of Norah Jones’ new album, “Pick Me Up Off the Floor,” has two chief meanings.
JK Rowling responds to critics over her transgender comments
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling said she refuses to “bow down" to criticism about her recent comments on transgender people.
Review: 'Artemis Fowl' wasn't worth the wait after all
No movie that features Judi Dench as a fairy who says “Get the four-leaf clover out of here” can be all bad, but the big-budget adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s “Artemis Fowl” tests that truism.
Book: First lady delayed 2017 move to DC to get new prenup
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump delayed her
White House balks, again, at Bolton plan to publish memoir
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has told former national security adviser
Mexican directors, actress create fund for cinema workers
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Oscar-winning Mexican directors Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro González Iñárritu joined actress Salma Hayek to set up a fund to help support movie industry workers out of work due to the corona…
Review: Lee's Vietnam pic is the right movie for right now
Good news: there's no expensive “de-aging” process used in
Stolen Banksy honoring Bataclan victims found in Italy
L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) — Italian authorities on Thursday unveiled a stolen artwork by British artist Banksy that was painted as a tribute to the victims of the 2015 terror attacks at the Bataclan music hall in Paris.
UK's Cineworld terminates takeover of Canada's Cineplex
TORONTO (AP) — British-based Cineworld said Friday it has terminated its takeover of Canada’s Cineplex.
Warner Bros. sets late July theatrical release for 'Tenet'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The closely watched arrival of Christopher Nolan's big-budget sci-fi espionage film “Tenet” will finally happen on July 31, Warner Bros. announced Friday.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: