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Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pickApr 21, 2025 2:52 pm - Duke star Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick. The program announced Flagg's move in a social media post Monday following...
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Music Review: Willie Nelson is ageless singing Rodney Crowell songs on ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’Apr 21, 2025 2:10 pm - “Oh What A Beautiful World” is Willie Nelson’s latest album devoted to the songs of a specific songwriter, and in Rodney Crowell, he’s interpreting a kindred spirit.
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Book Review: How would Joan Didion feel about her therapy session notes being published as a book?Apr 21, 2025 2:08 pm - Reading the newly released “Notes to John,” it’s hard not to wonder how the late author Joan Didion would feel about having her personal notes from a series of painful therapy sessions converted into a book after her death.
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Trump says gray skies for the White House Easter egg roll mean no worries about sunburnApr 21, 2025 2:06 pm - President Donald Trump welcomed tens of thousands of people Monday to the White House Easter egg roll, saying the overcast weather meant no one would have to worry about getting sunburned. He thanked the National Park Service for how “spiffy” everything looked.
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Secondhand stores are poised to benefit if US tariffs drive up new clothing costsApr 21, 2025 2:00 pm - Stores selling secondhand clothes, shoes and accessories are poised to benefit from President Donald Trump's trade war even as businesses the world over race to avert potential damage, according to industry experts.
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The Oscars mandate voters watch all nominated moviesApr 21, 2025 1:58 pm - The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Monday announced that members will from now on be required to watch all nominated films in each category to be eligible to vote in the final round of Oscar voting.
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‘Andor’ returns to Disney+ and takes ‘Star Wars’ to new and rebellious placesApr 21, 2025 1:41 pm - “Andor” returns for its second season on Disney+ with a three-episode premiere Tuesday and the weight of the “Star Wars” galaxy seemingly on its shoulders.
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Wall Street and the dollar tumble as investors retreat further from the United StatesApr 21, 2025 8:53 am - Wall Street weakened Monday as investors worldwide get more skeptical about U.S. investments because of President Donald Trump’s trade war and his criticism of the Federal Reserve, which are shaking the traditional order.
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What are the church’s rites after the death of a pope and the election of a new one?Apr 21, 2025 6:38 am - The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they're counted, and then burning them to produce either the white or black smoke to signal if there's a new leader for the world's 1.3 billion Catholics.
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‘Sinners’ surges past ‘Minecraft’ to lead the box officeApr 21, 2025 6:36 am - Brand names, not filmmakers or stars, are said to rule the box office these days. But Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” led by twin Michael B. Jordans, proved an exception to modern movie rules, launching with $45.6 million in ticket sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.