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Hawaii native Savannah Gankiewicz crowned Miss USA after the previous winner resigned

Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii has been crowned Miss USA 2023, more than a week after the previous titleholder resigned citing her mental health
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PEN America, facing ongoing criticism over its response to the Mideast war, gathers for annual gala

PEN America will gather Thursday night for its annual gala, a high-profile event raised even higher because some wondered if it would be held at all
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Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut helps ESPN set viewership record for league game on network

ESPN’s broadcast of the Connecticut Sun’s game against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever had the highest viewership of a WNBA game on the network
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) puts up a 3-point shot to score against the Connecticut Sun during the fourth quarter of a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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The Academy of Country Music Awards are here; Luke Combs leads the nominations

The 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards will take place Thursday at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas
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This combination of photos show, country musicians, from left, Luke Combs, Megan Moroney and Morgan Wallen. Combs leads the 2024 ACM Awards nominations with eight, and Moroney and Wallen are nominated for six each. (AP Photo)
May 15

All eyes are on Coppola in Cannes. Sound familiar?

Francis Ford Coppola will soon premiere at the Cannes Film Festival a film on which he has risked everything that’s arriving clouded by rumors of production turmoil
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FILE - Directors Volker Schlondorff, left, and Francis Ford Coppola, winners of the Palm D'Or prize, are shown at the awards ceremony at Cannes International Film Festival on May 25, 1979. Schlondorff directed "The Tin Drum," and Coppola directed "Apocalypse Now." (AP Photo, File)
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FILE - Singers Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson of the music group "The B-52s" perform on NBC's "Today Show" in Rockefeller Plaza on Monday, May 26, 2008, in New York. The Athens Rock Lobsters, a minor-league hockey team that will begin play next season in the home of the University of Georgia paid homage to the city’s rich musical heritage by choosing a nickname associated with one of its most famous bands. The B-52s released their quirky, crustacean-themed song “Rock Lobster” in the late 1970s. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)
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Angie Harmon is suing Instacart and a former shopper who shot and killed her dog, Oliver

Actor Angie Harmon has filed a lawsuit against Instacart and a former Instacart shopper who fatally shot her dog in March while delivering groceries at her North Carolina home
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FILE - Angie Harmon arrives at the second annual Hollywood Beauty Awards at the Avalon Hollywood, Feb. 21, 2016, in Los Angeles. Harmon filed a lawsuit Friday, May 10, 2024, that claims an Instacart driver fatally shot her dog in March while he was delivering groceries at her North Carolina home. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)
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The Mirage casino, which ushered era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts, is closing

The iconic Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors on July 17
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FILE - People watch the Volcano show at the Mirage hotel-casino along the Las Vegas Strip, May 13, 2022, in Las Vegas. The iconic Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors this summer on July 17, 2024, the end of an era for a property credited with helping transform Sin City into an ultra-luxury resort destination. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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#MeToo struggled to find traction in France. Then Judith Godrèche came forward

Before Judith Godrèche kickstarted a #MeToo wave in the French industry, she was one of the first prominent actors to go on the record against Harvey Weinstein
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"Me Too" director Judith Godreche, center, poses with hands covering their mouth upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
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The US Open men's final is shifting to ABC this year. The women's final will stay on ESPN

The U.S. Open men’s final will shift to ABC from ESPN this year but the women’s title match will remain on the cable outlet a year after Coco Gauff won the Grand Slam tennis tournament
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Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, during the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, in New York. : The U.S. Open men’s final will shift to ABC from ESPN this year — but the women’s title match will remain on the cable outlet a year after Coco Gauff won the Grand Slam tennis tournament. This will be the first time ABC airs the men's final, ESPN said Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
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Movie Review: ‘IF,’ imperfect but charming, may have us all checking under beds for our old friends

How do you make a kid’s movie that appeals to their adults, too
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This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Cailey Fleming, left, and Ryan Reynolds in a scene from "IF." (Jonny Cournoyer/Paramount Pictures via AP)
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The Giants will be making their 'Hard Knocks' debut on a new series focusing on the offseason

The New York Giants are appearing on a new version of “Hard Knocks.”
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New York Giants first round draft pick Malik Nabers holds a jersey as he poses with head coach Brian Dabol, left, Giants' president John Mara, second from left, and general manager Joe Schoen, right, during an NFL football press conference, Friday, April 26, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
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Netflix will carry NFL games on Christmas Day for 3 years, including 2 this upcoming season

Netflix and the NFL announced a three-year deal for the streaming giant to carry games on Christmas Day
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FILE - The Netflix logo is shown in this photo from the company's website, in New York, Feb. 2, 2023. Netflix reports their earnings on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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Green Bay's Doug Gottlieb believes he can balance his new coaching job with his national radio show

Doug Gottlieb believes he can effectively balance coaching Green Bay basketball and hosting a national sports radio show
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FILE - Oklahoma State alumnus Doug Gottlieb is acknowledged during the second half of the NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma in Stillwater, Okla., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. The longtime basketball radio analyst will make his college head coaching debut next season at Green Bay, the school announced Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Gottlieb will take over for Sundance Wicks, who left the Phoenix after one year to take over Wyoming’s program. (AP Photo/Mitch Alcala, FIle)
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Guatemalan court orders release of journalist José Rubén Zamora, jailed for nearly 2 years on money laundering charges

Guatemalan court orders release of journalist José Rubén Zamora, jailed for nearly 2 years on money laundering charges
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Glamour and grit are both on show in a London exhibition of photos from Elton John's collection

A new exhibition of photographs owned by Elton John opens this week at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum
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FILE - Elton John, left, and David Furnish arrive at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, in Los Angeles. A new exhibition of photographs owned by Elton John opens this week at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. It includes more than 300 pieces by 140 photographers selected from the vast collection of John and his husband David Furnish. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
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Movie Review: ‘Babes’ is a giddy, raunchy, moving and (very) gooey look at childbirth and friendship

There have been movies about pregnancy and movies about childbirth and movies about female friendship
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This image released by Neon shows Ilana Glazer, left, and Stephan James from the film "Babes." (Gwen Capistran/Neon via AP)
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Soulful singer Michael McDonald looks back in his new memoir, 'What a Fool Believes'

Something stopped Michael McDonald from telling his story publicly — him
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FILE - Michael McDonald, of the Doobie Brothers, poses for a portrait at Show Biz Studios in Los Angeles on Aug. 17, 2021. McDonald has a new memoir titled, "What a Fool Believes." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
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From acting to the squared circle, Emmy winner Hauser is ready to rumble for Major League Wrestling

Emmy winner Paul Walter Hauser is set to take the next step in his professional wrestling career
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FILE - Paul Walter Hauser arrives at the ESPY awards on July 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Major League announced an A-list addition to its biggest event of the year Battle Riot VI. Hauser has declared for the 40-man Battle Riot match. Hauser is an Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor who is trying to make a serious run at a wrestling career. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)
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'American Idol' alum Jordin Sparks to perform national anthem ahead of 108th Indianapolis 500

Jordin Sparks, the singer-songwriter who shot to stardom on “American Idol,” will perform the national anthem before the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Memorial Day weekend
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FILE - Jordin Sparks sings the national anthem before the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 24, 2015. Sparks will return to the Indianapolis 500 this year to sing the national anthem at the May 26 "Greatest Spectacle in Racing."(AP Photo/Sam Riche)
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'Mad Max' has lived in George Miller's head for 45 years. He's not done dreaming yet

The world of “Mad Max” has lived in George Miller's head for nearly half a century
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Director George Miller poses for a portrait to promote "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" in Los Angeles, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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'Furiosa' debuts in Cannes, giving Anya Taylor-Joy a megawatt movie-star moment

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” rolled into the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, returning George Miller’s dystopia-on-wheels to the French Riviera festival and lending Anya Taylor-Joy a fairy tale moment on the Cannes red carpet
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Elsa Pataky, from left, Chris Hemsworth, director George Miller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Alyla Browne, and producer Doug Mitchell pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
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What is the celebrity 'blockout' over the war in Gaza?

Some social media users are calling out celebrities for what they say is inaction in the face of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza — and they’ve taken to a “blockout” to pressure the stars to take a stand
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FILE - A man uses a cell phone in New Orleans on Aug. 11, 2019. Some social media users are calling out celebrities for what they say is inaction in the face of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza — and they've taken to a "blockout" to pressure the stars to take a stand. For the blockout, users put a block on seeing any and all content from the accounts of certain celebrities on social media platforms including X, TikTok and Instagram. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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Brazilian dance craze created by young people in Rio’s favelas is declared cultural heritage

The passinho is a Brazilian dance style created in the 2000s by kids in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas
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Youth perform a street dance style known as passinho for their social media accounts, in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The passinho, or “little step”, created in the 2000s by kids in Rio’s favelas, was declared an “intangible cultural heritage” by state legislators, bringing recognition to a cultural expression born in the sprawling working-class neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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A miniature poodle named Sage has won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show

A miniature poodle named Sage has won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show
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Sheriff faces questions from Arkansas lawmakers over Netflix series filmed at county jail

Arkansas lawmakers are questioning a sheriff's decision to allow a Netflix documentary series to be filmed at a county jail
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Pulaski County Sheriff Eric Higgins answers questions from legislators about the Netflix documentary series "Unlocked: A Jail Experiment" during the Joint Performance Review Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the state Capitol in Little Rock. (Thomas Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)
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ESPN announces Jason Kelce's hiring. He will be part of the 'Monday Night Football' pregame show

Jason Kelce is officially a member of ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” team
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FILE - Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce (62) is pictured before an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 in Landover, Md. Jason Kelce is officially a member of ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” team. ESPN announced Kelce had signed a multi-year agreement on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 during a presentation to advertisers in New York. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr., File)
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Miniature poodle named Sage wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show

A miniature poodle named Sage has won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show
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Micah, a black cocker spaniel, is walked during the sporting group competition at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
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Serena Williams to host The ESPYs in July

Serena Williams is returning to the sports spotlight to host The ESPYS in July
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FILE -Serena Williams attends the CFDA Fashion Awards at the American Museum of Natural History on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in New York. Serena Williams is returning to the sports spotlight to host The ESPYS in July. The retired 23-time major tournament winner will be the fourth woman to helm the show honoring the past year’s achievements, athletes and moments. The ESPYS will air July 11, 2024. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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Meryl Streep poses for photographers upon arrival at the awards ceremony and the premiere of the film 'The Second Act' during the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
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Sidewalk video ‘Portal’ linking New York, Dublin by livestream temporarily paused after lewd antics

The video screen “Portal” that lets people in New York and Dublin peer into life on opposite sides of the Atlantic in real time has been a source of whimsical delight, but also a magnet for boorish behavior that’s prompted officials to hit pause for now
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People wave and take pictures while looking at a livestreamed view in Dublin, Ireland, as part of an art installation on the street in New York, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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How Cannes works, from the standing ovations to the juries to the Palm Dog

The Cannes Film Festival is hallowed ground in cinema but understanding its unique landscape can be confounding
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Festival workers lay the red carpet at the Palais des Festivals on opening day of the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The Cannes film festival runs from May 14 until May 25, 2024. (Photo by Andreea Alexandru/Invision/AP)
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The top 10 audiobooks on Audible
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Movie Review: Amy Winehouse story flattened in frustrating biopic ‘Back to Black’

Marisa Abela plays the late Amy Winehouse in Sam Taylor-Johnson's “Back to Black,” a jukebox musical dramatization of her life
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This image released by Focus Features shows Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in a scene from "Back to Black." (Focus Features via AP)
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Westminster dog show has its first mixed-breed agility winner, and her name is Nimble

A mixed-breed dog has won the Westminster Kennel Club dog show's agility prize for the first time
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Cynthia Hornor poses with Nimble, the first mixed-breed dog ever to win the Westminster Kennel Club dog show's agility competition, on the show grounds at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz)
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King Charles III unveils his first official portrait since his coronation

King Charles III unveiled his first completed portrait since the coronation, a vivid image in reds depicting the monarch in the uniform of the Welsh Guards
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Artist Jonathan Yeo, at the unveiling of artist Jonathan Yeo's portrait of the King, in the blue drawing room at Buckingham Palace, in London, Tuesday May 14, 2024. The portrait was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then Prince of Wales's 50 years as a member of The Drapers' Company in 2022. The artwork depicts the King wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards, of which he was made Regimental Colonel in 1975. The canvas size - approximately 8.5 by 6.5 feet when framed - was carefully considered to fit within the architecture of Drapers' Hall and the context of the paintings it will eventually hang alongside. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)
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In her feminist punk music, Kathleen Hanna tells it all. In her memoir, there's more to the story

Kathleen Hana's bands, Bikini Kill, the Julie Ruin and Le Tigre, have long been celebrated for their candor, and their songs which chastised abusers and celebrated women
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FILE - Kathleen Hanna, center, Tobi Vail, left, and Erica Dawn Lyle of the punk rock band Bikini Kill performs at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on May 2, 2019. Hanna released a memoir "Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk." (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
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Trial for final wrongful death suit in Astroworld concert crowd crush is set for September

A judge says the remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed after 10 people were killed during a deadly crowd crush at the 2021 Astroworld music festival will go to trial in civil court in Houston in September
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FILE - Travis Scott performs at Day 1 of the Astroworld music festival at NRG Park, Nov. 5, 2021, in Houston. The one remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed after 10 people were killed during a deadly crowd crush at the 2021 Astroworld music festival has been set for trial in civil court in September, a judge said Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
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Messi the dog comes to Cannes for an encore

The first star to arrive on the red carpet at the 77th Cannes Film Festival came on four legs
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Messi the dog poses for photographers upon arrival at the awards ceremony and the premiere of the film 'The Second Act' during the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Photo by Daniel Cole/Invision/AP)
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Movie armorer appeals conviction in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

A movie weapons armorer is appealing her conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.”
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FILE - Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer at the movie "Rust," listens to closing arguments in her trial at district court, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. The movie weapons armorer is appealing her conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.” In court documents released Tuesday, May 14, 2024 a defense attorney for Gutierrez-Reed filed a notice of appeal of the March conviction by a jury. (Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool, File)
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FILE - Canadian author Alice Munro poses for a photograph at the Canadian Consulate's residence in New York on Oct. 28, 2002. Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history's most honored short story writers, has died at age 92. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne, File)
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Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant and one of the most honored short story writers, dies at 92

Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant and one of the most honored short story writers, dies at 92
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David Sanborn, Grammy-winning saxophonist who played on hundreds of albums, dies at 78

David Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist who played lively solos on such hits as David Bowie’s “Young Americans” and James Taylor’s “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” and enjoyed his own highly successful career, has died at age 78
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FILE - Saxophone player David Sanborn performs during his concert at the Stravinski hall at the "Colours of Music night" during the 34th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland on July 10, 2000. Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist who played lively solos on such hits as David Bowie's “Young Americans” and James Taylor's “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” and enjoyed his own highly successful recording career as a leading performer of contemporary jazz, died Sunday, May 12, 2024, at age 78. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)
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New Builders initiative looks to fight polarization by encouraging collaboration and alliances

A coalition that includes entrepreneur and philanthropist Daniel Lubetzky, actor Liev Schreiber, journalist Katie Couric, and director of the Muhammad Ali Center Lonnie Ali announced Tuesday that it would launch Builders, a nonprofit global initiative ...
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This image provided by Michael Weintrob shows the TN11, a group of citizens brought together by Citizen Solutions to discuss potential gun rights changes, stands outside the state capital in Nashville on Jan. 9, 2024. (Michael Weintrob via AP)
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Jimmie Johnson to attempt his own version of Indy 500 & NASCAR doubleheader

Jimmie Johnson will attempt his own version of “The Double” when he becomes the first driver to be part of the Indianapolis 500 broadcast team hours before he competes in NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600
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FILE - Jimmie Johnson stands on pit lane during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Indianapolis. Johnson will attempt his own version of “The Double” when he becomes the first driver to be part of the Indianapolis 500 broadcast team hours before he competes in NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
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Free 'Buzz Book' compilation includes excerpts from Dava Sobel, Jami Attenberg

New fiction from Jami Attenberg and books from young adult authors Kwame Mbalia and Robert Beatty and the latest book on science from best-selling writer Dava Sobel are among the upcoming works excerpted for a free e-compilation
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Who's laughing? LateNighter, a digital news site about late-night TV, hopes to buck media trends

The media industry is crumbling, and late-night comedy on television has less than half of the audience than it had a decade ago
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This combination of images shows, from left, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Stephen Colbert. LateNighter, a website and newsletter that follows late-night television comedy, began in February. (AP Photo)
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Toby Keith appears at the CMT Music Awards, in Nashville, Tenn., on April 14, 2008, left, and Jason Aldean appears at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 29, 2024. Aldean will honor Toby Keith with a performance at the 2024 ACM Awards. (AP Photo)
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A French court clears director Polanski of defaming a British actor who accused him of rape

A French court has ruled that filmmaker Roman Polanski did not defame a British actor who accused him of raping her as a teenager
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British actor Charlotte Lewis reacts after the verdict against filmmaker Roman Polanski Tuesday, May 14, 2024 in Paris. Roman Polanski was acquitted of defaming the actor whom he described as a liar after she accused the director of sexual assault. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Katharina Wagner will lead the Bayreuth Festival for 5 more years

The Bayreuth Festival in Germany has announced it is retaining Katharina Wagner as its director for another five years
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FILE - Katharina Wagner, artistic director of the Bayreuth Wagner festival, answers questions during a press conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Wednesday, July, 22, 2009. The Bayreuth Festival announced on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, that the organization is retaining Katharina Wagner as the director of the festival celebrating her great-grandfather's works for another five years. (AP Photo/Uwe Lein, File)