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Lovie Simone leads new series that adapts Judy Blume’s ‘Forever’ for TVMay 07, 2025 1:39 pm - While cutting together scenes for the new Netflix series “Forever,” creator Mara Brock Akil recalls asking her video editor to pause for a moment. Was there a problem? No. Akil was watching someone very right: the show’s female lead, Lovie Simone.
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Book Review: Nate Bargatze tries to bring his comedy from screen to page with ‘Big Dumb Eyes’May 07, 2025 12:41 pm - It’s a rite of passage for all comedians: Work like crazy on the stand-up circuit, hit it big, record live specials for a streaming platform, and then write a book that can never quite measure up to your live act. Consider “Big Dumb Eyes: Stories From a Simpler Mind” by Nate Bargatze.
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Actor Michael Pitt charged with sex abuse, assault of ex-girlfriend in New YorkMay 07, 2025 12:31 pm - Actor Michael Pitt, known for his TV roles on “Boardwalk Empire” and “Dawson’s Creek,” is accused of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend, according to a grand jury indictment.
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2025 Academy of Country Music Awards: Who’s nominated and how to watchMay 07, 2025 10:44 am - Fans of country have long committed Ella Langley and Riley Green’s throwback duet “You Look Like You Love Me” to memory, and tonight they’ll get to celebrate them and many others at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Here’s how to stream the show.
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Smokey Robinson accused by former housekeepers of sexual assault and rapeMay 07, 2025 7:23 am - Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Motown music luminary repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped them while they worked for him.
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Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating conclave hasn't elected pope in first voteMay 07, 2025 6:48 am - Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.
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Pakistan claims to have downed Indian warplanes, vows response to strikesMay 07, 2025 6:46 am - India fired missiles at Pakistan early Wednesday, in what it said was retaliation for last month's massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called the strikes an act of war and said more than two dozen people, including children, were killed.
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Katy Perry’s sci-fi-inspired world tour lands at Chicago’s United Center May 12May 07, 2025 6:27 am - In less than a year, Katy Perry has released an album, campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris and, recently, flown to space. And with her new tour that stops at Chicago’s United Center Monday, May 12, the pop superstar shows no intention of slowing down.
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The secret to a refreshing cocktail or mocktail might be growing in the gardenMay 07, 2025 12:59 am - If you enjoy a tasty, refreshing summer cocktail or mocktail, why not grow your own? No, you’re not likely to grow the spirits. But you can grow other ingredients that make those spirits delicious.
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Warriors take Game 1 from cold-shooting Wolves 99-88 despite Curry's departure with hamstring strainMay 06, 2025 11:49 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Buddy Hield and Draymond Green delivered from 3-point range with Golden State star Stephen Curry suddenly sidelined by a hamstring strain, and the Warriors ...