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Abortion, Taliban in spotlight at Hollywood women’s event

Abortion, Taliban in spotlight at Hollywood women’s event

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A Hollywood event that’s supposed to be about women's empowerment in the industry and the world was more about how their rights are being imperiled at home and abroad. Restrictive abortion legislation in the U.S.
Marie Osmond takes singing career in new symphonic direction

Marie Osmond takes singing career in new symphonic direction

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic brought the world to a halt. It also slowed Marie Osmond, but not for long. The entertainer used the time to take her singing career in a different direction.
Scarlett Johansson, Disney settle lawsuit over 'Black Widow'

Scarlett Johansson, Disney settle lawsuit over 'Black Widow'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scarlett Johansson and the Walt Disney Co.
Mayor apologizes for backing mask critics' Holocaust imagery

Mayor apologizes for backing mask critics' Holocaust imagery

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The mayor of Alaska's largest city apologized Thursday for his comments supporting some residents' use of Holocaust imagery to liken a proposed citywide mask mandate to the oppression of Jewish people in Nazi Germany.
Britney's father is out, but scrutiny of him just beginning

Britney's father is out, but scrutiny of him just beginning

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her attorney successfully drove her father from the conservatorship that has run the singer's life and controlled her money, but they say they are not done scrutinizing him and the actions he took over the past 1
Remembering a relentless publicist, never too proud to beg

Remembering a relentless publicist, never too proud to beg

NEW YORK (AP) — Some 15 years ago, while working on a story about the New York Post's famous Page Six column, I needed some perspective on the gossip industry.
Residential school survivor proposes Indigenous museum as part of reconciliation

Residential school survivor proposes Indigenous museum as part of reconciliation

OTTAWA — Residential school survivor Doug George-Kanentiio appealed to the federal government Thursday to help create a permanent museum in Canada to preserve the collective memories of Indigenous Peoples.
Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID

Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to COVID

She lived a life of adventure that spanned two continents. She fell in love with a World War II fighter pilot, barely escaped Europe ahead of Benito Mussolini’s fascists, ground steel for the U.S.
Review: Craig's Bond exits in big, brash 'No Time to Die'

Review: Craig's Bond exits in big, brash 'No Time to Die'

Welcome back, Mr. Bond. This is your most important mission yet. The fate of the movie business depends on your success. That’s how it feels, anyway, so high are industry expectations around “No Time to Die.
Review: 'The Sopranos' prequel is made for the TV fans

Review: 'The Sopranos' prequel is made for the TV fans

When “The Sopranos” is brought up these days, it’s usually for the nebulous way it ended: That now-famous cut-to-black in a crowded diner while Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” plays. Whether Tony Soprano lived or died is still hotly debated.
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