Spicy chicken nuggets and Travis Scott help boost McDonald’s sales
McDonald’s US sales finally started to rise in the third quarter after months of negative numbers. Sales at US stores open at least a year…
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2020 Nobel Prize in Literature goes to American poet Louise Glück ‘for her unmistakable poetic voice’
STOCKHOLM (AP) — American poet Louise Glück has won the Nobel Prize in Literature for her “candid and uncompromising” work. She joins a…
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After losing husband Nick Cordero to Covid-19, Amanda Kloots says Trump’s comments are ‘a dagger in the heart’
Broadway star Nick Cordero battled Covid-19 for months before he died in July. When his widow heard the President tell Americans not to let the virus…
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Rock music legend Eddie Van Halen dies of cancer at age 65
LOS ANGELES, California — Singer-songwriter and legendary musician Eddie Van Halen died Tuesday after a long battle with throat cancer, according to…
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Grammy Award-winners ‘For King and Country’ to perform drive-in concert in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – Four-time Grammy Award-winners For King and Country will be coming to El Paso. The Christian pop duo will give a drive-in concert…
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Black singer of regional Mexican music sparks buzz, emotion
RIO RANCHO, New Mexico — Before clicking the Instagram video, the sight intrigued most. Sarah Palafox, a Black woman, held an iPhone while standing…
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Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker take over as CMA Awards hosts
NASHVILLE, Tennesee — Country stars Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker are promising laughs and good music when they co-host this year’s CMA…
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Fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies from Covid-19 complications at age 81 near Paris
PARIS (AP) — Kenzo Takada, the iconic French-Japanese fashion designer famed for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited aesthetic that…
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Las Cruces movie theater permanently closing after 48 years due to pandemic
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Allen family, owners of the three movie theaters in Las Cruces, announced Friday that they are shuttering one of…
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Chrissy Teigen breaks a long-standing culture of silence by sharing her pregnancy loss
HOLLYWOOD, California — In openly sharing her painful message of loss on social media, Chrissy Teigen became an important voice for mothers who…
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Disney laying off 28,000 workers at California, Florida theme parks due to pandemic
ORLANDO, Florida — The Walt Disney Co. is planning to lay off 28,000 workers in its theme parks division in California and Florida. The company has…
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‘The Apprentice’ transformed Trump’s finances as well as his career, New York Times reports
“The Apprentice” didn’t just give President Donald Trump a platform. It threw him a financial “lifeline,” according to…
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Oklahoma foster children go fishing with country music star Blake Shelton
TISHOMINGO, Oklahoma — Oklahoma native and country music super star Blake Shelton invited some foster children to go fishing with him, according to…
Continue Reading United Airlines to offer Covid-19 testing for some passengers
United Airlines will become the first US airline to offer coronavirus testing to some of its passengers. In a pilot testing program that the airline…
Continue Reading Billie Lourd has a baby and honors late mom, Carrie Fisher
Billie Lourd has chosen her initiation into motherhood to pay tribute to her own mother, Carrie Fisher. Lourd and her fiancé, Austen Rydell, have…
Continue Reading ‘Fargo’ stars Chris Rock in a mob tale that rolls along a bit too slowly
Three years after its last edition, “Fargo” returns with Chris Rock and Jason Schwartzman in key against-type roles, and an enticing mob…
Continue Reading Lil Wayne releases deluxe version of ‘Tha Carter V’
Lil Wayne has dropped a 33-track deluxe edition of “Tha Carter V,” which features appearances by 2 Chainz, Post Malone, Gucci Mane, and…
Continue Reading Mandy Moore is expecting
Actress/singer Mandy Moore and her husband, musician Taylor Goldsmith, have something new to sing about. The couple announced Thursday via Instagram…
Continue Reading Books and movies keep creating transgender aggressors. But trans people are far more likely to be victims of violence
In the recent Netflix documentary “Disclosure,” clips of transgender television and movie characters flash up on screen in rapid…
Continue Reading Selena Gomez is proud to show her transplant scar
Selena Gomez is feeling confident and proud, and is showing the world her kidney transplant scar, three years after receiving a new organ from her…
Continue Reading Presidential campaigns take flight in the age of the coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped the 2020 US presidential campaign, limiting the number of rallies and in-person appearances of the candidates.…
Continue Reading SP Balasubrahmanyam, famed Indian film musician, dies from Covid 19 aged 74
One of India’s most renowned film singers, SP Balasubrahmanyam, has died following hospitalization for Covid-19 and weeks spent on life…
Continue Reading What it’s like to visit Dubai as a tourist during Covid
There aren’t many countries currently welcoming almost all global tourists, but as its cooler months arrive and it moves into what would…
Continue Reading Lizzo is Vogue’s October cover girl
In case you forgot, here’s a reminder: Lizzo is still 100% that — well, you know the rest. Draped in a red Valentino dress, the musician…
Continue Reading ‘A Wilderness of Error’ makes its own errors tackling the Jeffrey MacDonald case
Taking a deep dive into the notorious case of Jeffrey MacDonald a half-century later, “A Wilderness of Error” makes several errors of its…
Continue Reading Jeff Daniels would have played Trump in ‘The Comey Rule’ but he’s glad Brendan Gleeson did
One of best days Jeff Daniels ever had on a film or TV set was a day he was reliving what was very likely one of James Comey’s worst. In…
Continue Reading In a Covid-19 world, what’s next for deluxe, all-you-can-eat buffets?
David Yeskel remembers the days of yore with packed shows and crowded casinos and, especially, all-you-can-eat buffets. Yeskel, a Las Vegas travel…
Continue Reading Meghan makes surprise ‘America’s Got Talent’ appearance
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has made her second recent televised appearance, this time on the “America’s Got Talent” final to share…
Continue Reading Jessica Szohr, ‘Gossip Girl’ star, is pregnant
Congratulations are in order for “Gossip Girl” star Jessica Szohr and her professional hockey player boyfriend, Brad Richardson. Szohr…
Continue Reading ‘Utopia’ is about a fictional pandemic in the middle of a real one, as nerds try to save the world
The timing for “Utopia” is either incredibly good or atrociously bad, depending on one’s tolerance for fiction that parallels…
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