Analysis by Lisa Respers France The death of pioneering “Saturday Night Live” writer Anne Beatts last week was a reminder of the strides made by women in comedy — and the work toward equity that remains. Beatts, who died at the age of 74, also created the ’80s sitcom “Square Pegs” and was the first
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By Chloe Melas Amid a global pandemic, shuttered movie theaters and after a two-month delay, next Sunday’s 93rd Academy Awardsare already poised to feel very different than in previous years. The event will return to the Dolby Theatre, as well separate live locations at Union Station in Los Angeles, a space in the UK and
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By Katie Lobosco They were the first businesses to close and will be some of the last to reopen, yet owners of independent theaters and live music venues have been waiting nearly four months for a $16 billion federal emergency grant program to launch. The funding for what’s known as the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
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By Chloe Melas Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez say they are better off as friends. The stars announced on Thursday that they are officially ending their two-year engagement. “We have realized we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so,” a representative for Lopez told CNN in a statement first reported by NBC.
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By Kevin Liptak President Joe Biden formally announced his decision to end America’s longest war on Wednesday, deeming the prolonged and intractable conflict in Afghanistan no longer aligned with American priorities. Biden said he would withdraw US troops from Afghanistan before September 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center
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Cicely Tyson and Lupita Nyong’o, two of Hollywood’s greats. The award winning actresses have starred in some of Hollywood’s biggest films. An actress and model, Cicely Tyson is an American icon. She has won numerous awards and acted in over a hundred films. Her career began as a model, and Tyson rose to the top
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By Nicole Chavez Ernest Fann never imagined his baseball career would be tainted by racism more than a decade after Jackie Robinson‘s debut. “Somebody told me baseball was a White man’s game,” he says about a teammate who approached him while he sat on the bench. It was the early 1960s and Fann was playing
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By Daniella Diaz and Veronica Stracqualursi A House committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would create a commission to study reparations for descendants of enslaved Americans, a major achievement for advocates of reparations as it marks the first time this bill could have a full House vote on the floor. The House Judiciary Committee
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By Clare Duffy Apple has announced a $200 million investment fund designed to remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere and support sustainable forestry — and to generate financial returns for the company. Called the Restore Fund, the effort aims to remove 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year, equivalent to
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By Travis Caldwell At least 21 states have recorded at least a 10% rise in daily average positive cases of Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University data Thursday, demonstrating that the fight against the pandemic is far from over. In Michigan, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed and reaching full capacities in part due to the influx
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