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A CGI James Dean is Cast in New Film, Sparking an Outcry
James Dean hasn’t been alive in 64 years, but the “Rebel Without a Cause” actor has been cast in a new film about the Vietnam War.
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Queen Latifah Receives Harvard Black Culture Award
Music artist and actress Queen Latifah was among the honorees recognized by Harvard University for their contributions to black history and culture. Harvard awarded the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal to Queen Latifah and six other recipients on Tuesday, according to the Cambridge, Massachusetts, school’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research.
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Cho Yang-Ho, Embattled CEO of Korean Air, Dies at 70
Cho Yang-ho, the chairman and chief executive of Korean Air whose legal troubles — and colorful daughters — kept him and the airline in an unwanted spotlight, died Sunday, the airline said. NBC News reported that Cho, who was under indictment in South Korea on suspicion of embezzlement and of having steered lucrative contracts to companies run by his family,...
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The ‘Avengers' Help Disney Donate $5 Million to Children's Hospitals
Disneyland officials, flanked by the Avengers, announced on Friday a donation of about $5 million in cash and toys to children’s hospitals across the country as a way to kick off the latest installment of the superhero film franchise.
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Kaiser Permanente Announces Three Initiatives to Fight Homelessness in Oakland
Kaiser Permanente leaders on Tuesday announced three major initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes by creating stable housing for homeless people in Oakland and across the country.
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‘Tonight': Kelly Clarkson, Queen Latifah Make Doo-Wop Song on iPad
Kelly Clarkson and Queen Latifah have Jimmy Fallon loop their voices together on an iPad app and form a three-person doo-wop group to sing The Penguins classic “Earth Angel.”
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Fact Check: Cohen Plea Deal Exposes Repeated False Claims
For many months, President Donald Trump, his White House staff and his personal attorneys, Michael Cohen and Rudy Giuliani, repeatedly made false, misleading and contradictory statements about illegal payments that were made during the 2016 campaign to silence two women who claimed to have extramarital affairs with Trump.
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Back-to-Back Guilty Plea, Verdict Deal Blow to Trump Administration
Two members of President Donald Trump’s inner circle are now facing federal prison time, a blow to the current administration. Moreover, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen would not take a presidential pardon if it was offered, according to his attorney.
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Keith Jackson, 89, Announcer With ‘Whoa, Nelly!' Call, Dies
Keith Jackson laid down the soundtrack to Saturday for a generation of college football fans with phrases such as his signature “Whoa, Nelly!” From the World Series to the Olympics, NFL to NBA, he did it all over five decades as a sportscaster, but most appropriately his final assignment before retiring 12 years ago was one of the greatest college...
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Houston Texans CEO Apologizes Over ‘Inmates' Comment
Houston Texans chairman and CEO Bob McNair apologized Friday after a report said he declared “we can’t have the inmates running the prison” during a meeting of NFL owners over what to do about players who kneel in protest during the national anthem.