Television
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Feder: NBC 5 hires reporter Vi Nguyen from CBS 2Oct 15, 2020 1:00 am - Vi Nguyen, who's been a per diem reporter for CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 since 2018, has been hired full-time as a multimedia journalist and general assignment reporter fo...
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'West Wing' reunites cast with a mission: get out the vote
Oct 14, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - While 'œThe West Wing'ť creator Aaron Sorkin was gratified to bring an episode of the drama series to life on the stage, he'd rather discuss the bigge...
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'Driving While Black' shows history of US Black motorists
Oct 14, 2020 7:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A new film examines the history of African Americans driving on the road from the Great Depression to the height of the Civil Rights movement. '...
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'Treasure trove' of tapes helped filmmaker create John Belushi documentaryOct 14, 2020 5:30 am - Most biographical documentaries merely inform us about their subjects. Then there's R.J. Cutler's “Belushi,” a biographical doc that in 108 fleet minutes achieves someth...
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Judge says she'll rule quickly on request to release 'Cheer' star from jail
Oct 14, 2020 1:00 am - The mother of two boys alleged to have been targeted for sexual advances by “Cheer” star Jerry Harris asked a federal judge Wednesday to keep Harris behind bars to “send...
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Johnsons are 'sipping tea' for 'black-ish' family portrait
Oct 13, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - When ABC decided the Johnsons of 'œblack-ish'ť were due a portrait, it sought an artist who understood the family's perspective. The task went to pain...
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Prosecutors: 'Cheer' star from Naperville assaulted teen in a bathroom
Oct 13, 2020 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors say “Cheer” star Jerry Harris has “exploited and violated” at least 10 boys, “exhibits all the signs of a serial child predator” and should stay behi...
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Holocaust survivor from Northbrook recalls her escape to China in PBS specialOct 12, 2020 5:30 am - Uprooted from her Berlin home, Doris Fogel had one thing working on her behalf as her family struggled to survive in a Shanghai ghetto during World War II. “I was a chil...
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In 'Soulmates,' science discovers a way to find your perfect match — and opens a world of problems
Oct 10, 2020 11:00 pm - “Have you taken the test?” the characters in AMC's coolly unsettling six-episode anthology drama “Soulmates” keep asking one another. It's difficult to escape into the s...
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Volleyball's Beard Bros go from beach to 'Amazing Race'
Oct 10, 2020 11:00 pm - Riley and Maddison McKibbin traveled enough to circle the globe three times while playing on the international beach and snow volleyball tours last year. As professional...