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'Parasite's' Bong Joon Ho to head Venice Film Festival jury

'Parasite's' Bong Joon Ho to head Venice Film Festival jury

“Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho has been selected as jury president of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, organizers said Friday.
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'This is too much': Art shows children's struggles during pandemic, says researcher

'This is too much': Art shows children's struggles during pandemic, says researcher

A collection of children's drawings made during the pandemic illustrates the mental toll the crisis is taking on Canadian youth, says the researcher behind a project analyzing their artwork. Many of the submissions by kids and teenagers on childart.
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Michael Cohen writes foreword for Trump impeachment book

Michael Cohen writes foreword for Trump impeachment book

NEW YORK — A bound edition of materials about President Donald Trump's second impeachment will feature a foreword from an estranged associate — former Trump attorney Michael Cohen.
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Q&A: Kingsley Ben-Adir breaks out as Malcolm X

Q&A: Kingsley Ben-Adir breaks out as Malcolm X

British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir may not be a household name yet, but that’s poised to change with his scene-stealing performance as Malcolm X in Regina King’s “One Night in Miami....
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Where MLK and Coretta met and studied, a memorial will rise

Where MLK and Coretta met and studied, a memorial will rise

BOSTON — A major memorial honouring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King is moving forward in Boston, where they met and studied in the 1950s. King Boston, the privately funded organization co-ordinating the estimated $9.
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Stars return to inauguration, with J.Lo, Gaga set to perform

Stars return to inauguration, with J.Lo, Gaga set to perform

The A-list is back. How A-list? Try Lady Gaga and J. Lo. Inauguration officials announced on Thursday that the glittery duo would appear in person on Jan.
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Noted character actor Peter Mark Richman dies at 93

Noted character actor Peter Mark Richman dies at 93

LOS ANGELES — Peter Mark Richman, a character actor who appeared in hundreds of television episodes and had recurring roles on “Three's Company" and “Beverly Hills 90210," has died. He was 93.
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Joanne Rogers, widow of TV's famed Mister Rogers, dies at 92

Joanne Rogers, widow of TV's famed Mister Rogers, dies at 92

Joanne Rogers, an an accomplished concert pianist who celebrated and protected the legacy of her husband, the beloved children's TV host Mister Rogers, has died in Pittsburgh. She was 92. Rogers died Thursday, according to the Fred Rogers Center.
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Siegfried Fischbacher, of illusion duo Siegfried & Roy, dies

Siegfried Fischbacher, of illusion duo Siegfried & Roy, dies

LAS VEGAS — Siegfried Fischbacher, namesake partner in the iconic entertainment duo Siegfried & Roy, has died in Las Vegas at age 81.
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CNN’s Tapper won’t take back criticism of congressional vet

CNN’s Tapper won’t take back criticism of congressional vet

NEW YORK — CNN’s Jake Tapper, under fire for a comment questioning a Republican congressman and combat veteran’s commitment to democracy, said Thursday the criticism is an attempt to change the subject from the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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