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HBO to air Nancy Pelosi doc shot by daughter Alexandra
By The Associated Press on November 28th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A documentary on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s life and groundbreaking political career, shot and edited by her daughter, will debut on HBO next month. Alexandra Pelosi’s “Pelosi in the House” will premiere Dec. 13 and will include footage shot during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Some of that footage, including moments when ... Read More »
1 response2 sick jurors lost from deliberations at Masterson trial
By The Associated Press on November 28th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Two deliberating jurors at the rape trial of former “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson were dismissed Monday because they have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo replaced the jurors with two alternates and told the panel to start over with deliberations. The jurors were ... Read More »
1 responseFidelity Charitable launches NFT raffle amid crypto downturn
By Thalia Beaty, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Fidelity Charitable is getting into NFTs, the digital images that are registered on the blockchain, despite a torrent of bad news from the adjacent world of cryptocurrencies. The nation’s largest grantmaker is sponsoring a raffle that ends Tuesday, where participants can claim one of the NFTs, which stands for nonfungible token, ... Read More »
1 responseThe Righting deciphers conservative media for outsiders
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Nearly six years into monitoring the content of conservative media outlets for his website and newsletter The Righting, Howard Polskin hasn’t lost the capacity for surprise. Case in point: when Donald Trump announced his 2024 presidential candidacy, and many of his long-time media allies let fly with anger and insults. Two ... Read More »
1 responseWhat headline? ‘Gaslighting’ Merriam-Webster’s word of 2022
By Leanne Italie, The Associated Press on November 27th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – “Gaslighting” – mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful – is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before. But something else happened. There wasn’t a single event that drove significant spikes in the curiosity, as it usually goes with the ... Read More »
1 responseDisgraced former UK minister seeks reality TV redemption
By The Associated Press on November 27th, 2022
LONDON (AP) – Matt Hancock, the U.K’s scandal-prone former health secretary, sought an unlikely form of redemption Sunday: attempting to win “I’m A Celebrity”¦ Get Me Out of Here” – a grueling, often gruesome reality show set in the Australian jungle. Hancock led Britain’s response to COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic, telling ... Read More »
1 responseBorscht Belt comedian Freddie Roman dies at age 85
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on November 27th, 2022
Comedian Freddie Roman, the former dean of The Friars Club and a staple of the Catskills comedy scene, has died. He was 85. Roman died Saturday afternoon at Bethesda Hospital in Boynton Beach, Florida, his booking agent and friend Alison Chaplin said Sunday. His daughter told the entertainment trade Deadline that he suffered a heart ... Read More »
1 responseJon Batiste to sing for Macron at Biden’s 1st state dinner
By Darlene Superville, The Associated Press on November 27th, 2022
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) – Musician Jon Batiste is on tap to perform at President Joe Biden’s first White House state dinner on Thursday, highlighting long-standing ties between the United States and France and honoring President Emmanuel Macron. “An artist who transcends generations, Jon Batiste’s music inspires and brings people together,” said Vanessa Valdivia, a spokesperson ... Read More »
1 responseFeast and famine for Disney at Thanksgiving box office
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on November 27th, 2022
Thanksgiving often serves up a feast of new family movies at the box office, but the Walt Disney Co.’s animated offering ” Strange World “ fizzled with audiences out of the gates. The production, which carried a reported $180 million budget, grossed just $18.6 million in ticket sales in its first five days and $11.9 ... Read More »
1 responseDisgraced former UK Minister seeks jungle redemption
By The Associated Press on November 27th, 2022
LONDON (AP) – Matt Hancock, the U.K’s scandal-prone former health secretary, is seeking an unlikely form of redemption Sunday: attempting to win “I’m A Celebrity”¦ Get Me Out of Here” – a grueling, often gruesome reality show set in the Australian jungle. Hancock led Britain’s response to COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic, ... Read More »
1 responseExploring a memory: Designer recreates a dress for Diana
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on November 27th, 2022
LONDON (AP) – This is a dress with a story, and Elizabeth Emanuel wants to tell it. Shocking pink with a plunging, ruffled neckline and body-hugging shape, the gown was designed by Emanuel for Lady Diana Spencer to wear at a Buckingham Palace party a few days before her marriage to Prince Charles in 1981. ... Read More »
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