November 28th, 2024

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Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 75

By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024

Shelley Duvall, the intrepid, Texas-born movie star whose wide-eyed, winsome presence was a mainstay in the films of Robert Altman and who co-starred in Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” has died. She was 75. Duvall died Thursday in her sleep at home in Blanco, Texas, her longtime partner, Dan Gilroy, announced. The cause was complications from ... Read More »

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Investigators behind Mueller Report on Trump and Russia will share ‘inside story’ in upcoming book

By The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – The team assembled by special counsel Robert S. Mueller to investigate alleged Russian interference and ties to Donald Trump’s campaign during the 2016 election will have a book out this fall. Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that “Interference: The Inside Story of Trump, Russia, and the Mueller Investigation” will be released ... Read More »

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Gun and ammunition evidence is the focus as Alec Baldwin trial starts second day

By Morgan Lee And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Prosecutors sought to cast Alec Baldwin as someone who flouts rules and has little regard for safety at the first day of his New Mexico trial in the shooting of a cinematographer. Special prosecutor Erlinda Ocampo Johnson repeatedly referred to Baldwin playing “make-believe” with a revolver on the set of ... Read More »

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What to stream this week: ‘Descendants,’ Megan Moroney, ‘Sunny’ and new HARDY album

By The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024

Country sensation HARDY’s new album and a new “Descendants” movie are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: “Faye,” an authorized but candid portrait of the singular screen legend Faye Dunaway ... Read More »

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Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ ‘Nashville,’ dies at 75

By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024

Shelley Duvall, the intrepid, Texas-born movie star whose wide-eyed, winsome presence was a mainstay in the films of Robert Altman and who co-starred in Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” has died. She was 75. Duvall died Thursday in her sleep at her home in Blanco, Texas, her longtime partner, Dan Gilroy, announced. The cause was complications ... Read More »

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Looking — and feeling — like a million dollars in heat means loose linen clothing

By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2024

FREDERICTON – Dressing for the summer to stay and look cool involves more than picking out a white T-shirt and shorts. Choosing the right fabric, according to experts in fashion and dermatology, is about a breezy fit, and remembering to hydrate. Henry Navarro, associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University’s school of fashion, stresses the need ... Read More »

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Suspect in slaying of 3 women in ‘serious condition’ as UK police confirm recovery of crossbow

By Pan Pylas, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024

LONDON (AP) – A man suspected of killing two sisters and their mother in a crossbow attack was in a “serious condition” at a London hospital, British police said Thursday as officers continued to carry out further searches of properties. Tributes poured in for the three women who were found with serious injuries at their ... Read More »

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Former Knopf executive Reagan Arthur returns to her previous publisher, Hachette Book Group

By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – Weeks after being let go as the publisher of Alfred A. Knopf, Reagan Arthur is returning to her former employer, Hachette Book Group, as a senior executive who will edit authors from across the company and head her own imprint. Arthur, who will have the title of senior vice president/publisher, begins ... Read More »

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Alec Baldwin cast as reckless flouter of rules at his trial in shooting of cinematographer

By Morgan Lee And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Prosecutors sought to cast Alec Baldwin as someone who flouts rules and has little regard for safety at the first day of his New Mexico trial in the shooting of a cinematographer. Special prosecutor Erlinda Ocampo Johnson repeatedly referred to Baldwin playing “make-believe” with a revolver on the set of ... Read More »

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Here’s how to watch Biden’s news conference as he tries to quiet doubts after his poor debate

By Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024

President Joe Biden will hold a news conference Thursday, the key event in a monumental week during which the Democratic incumbent is fending off calls for him to step aside as the party’s presumptive nominee following a shaky debate performance. It’s just the type of event that many political watchers have said Biden needs to ... Read More »

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Young adult novel by Brian Selznick, ‘Run Away With Me,’ to be published next April

By The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – Author-illustrator Brian Selznick’s next book is for all ages. Selznick’s coming-of-age love story, “Run Away With Me,” will be published next April, Scholastic announced Thursday. Set in Rome and centering on an Italian teen named Angelo and an American teen named Danny, Selznick’s novel will feature over 100 pages of illustrations ... Read More »

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