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Chicago police arrest 2 suspects in attack on ‘Empire’ actor Smollett
The investigation into ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett’s account of being beaten in a racist, anti-gay attack took another turn Friday.
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Review: Tedeschi Trucks Band’s ‘Signs’ is inspirational
Tedeschi Trucks Band, “Signs” (Fantasy Records/Concord) You can’t avoid being mesmerized by Susan Tedeschi’s singing on “Signs.” The Tedeschi Trucks Band has a dozen members, including three other vocalists, a pair of drummers, a horn…
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10 days before show time, a full-on revolt over the Oscars
After a litany of public-relations disasters, backtracks and missteps, the latest dust-up surrounds the film academy’s plans to remove four categories from the live portion of Feb. 24’s broadcast.
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Review: Carsie Blanton makes disillusionment fun
Carsie Blanton, “Buck Up” (So Ferocious Records) Songwriters of all political persuasions have labored to define the odd moment we’ve been living through since the U.S. election of 2016 upended everything. Many, especially on the…
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Chicago police spokesman: 2 suspects arrested in reported hate crime against black actor Jussie Smollett are also black
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police spokesman: 2 suspects arrested in reported hate crime against black actor Jussie Smollett are also black.
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Review: Robert Ellis switches to keys on ‘Texas Piano Man’
Robert Ellis, “Texas Piano Man” (New West) Texans play guitar. Stevie Ray Vaughan? Willie Nelson? Buddy Holly? Johnny “Guitar” Watson? Guitarists. Elton John is not a Texan, but when he recorded “Texas Love Song” (a…
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Tichina Arnold finds a new sitcom home in ‘The Neighborhood’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tichina Arnold knew as a tot she was meant to perform. “I told my mom at the age of 3, ‘I want to sing.’ And of course my mom being a…
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
Best-selling Books Week Ending 2/9/19 HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Connections in Death” by J.D. Robb (St. Martin’s Press) 2. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Della Owens (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) 3. “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” by Marlon…
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Bombshell book alleges a Vatican gay subculture, hypocrisy
PARIS (AP) — A gay French writer has lifted the lid on what he calls one of the world’s largest gay communities, the Vatican, estimating that most of its prelates are homosexually inclined and attributing…
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Outtakes: Regina King on white lies, directing and ‘227’
NEW YORK (AP) — Regina King — who is nominated for her first-ever Academy Award for her work in “If Beale Street Could Talk” — discusses sitting in the director’s chair and following up on…
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Main suspect in Sweden’s royal jewels heist confesses
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The main suspect in the theft of royal funeral artifacts from a Swedish cathedral confessed Friday to stealing them after his DNA was found on the items that were pulled out…
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Regina is already a King, but what about president?
NEW YORK (AP) — So, Regina King walked into a 99-cent store. And what’d she get? A prophecy on her life. No joke. King was shopping around — “sometimes people will say, ‘You at the…
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Key moments in actor Jussie Smollett’s Chicago attack
CHICAGO (AP) — “Empire” actor and R&B singer Jussie Smollett told Chicago police last month that two men physically attacked him and yelled racial and homophobic slurs. Some key moments in the story: Jan. 29…
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Chicago police say 2 men being questioned in attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett are considered suspects
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say 2 men being questioned in attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett are considered suspects.
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A few feel-good moments to remember from NY Fashion Week
NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion Week has ended in New York, leaving a trail of sequins and feathers, worn-out stilettos and blisters and traffic jams. But sometimes, fashion feels good: there were some moments of…
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