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‘Jeopardy!’ winner charged with computer crimes in Michigan
ADRIAN, Mich. – Cyber shenanigans for 200? A former “Jeopardy!” winner has been charged with…
$450 million Leonardo painting heading to new Louvre museum
NEW YORK – A Leonardo da Vinci painting of Christ that sold in New York…
Poilievre vows not to impose a home equity tax as Liberals, NDP talk health care
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is claiming the Liberals will impose a tax on…
Latest: Keillor attorney: MPR must ‘set the record straight’
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Latest on Garrison’s Keilor’s dismissal following allegations of sexual misconduct…
Prosecutors seek prison term for ex-Miss Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish prosecutors are seeking a maximum one year prison term for a…
Canadian Barry Avrich wants another crack at Harvey Weinstein with new doc
TORONTO – A Canadian filmmaker who released a 2011 documentary on Harvey Weinstein is now…
Shame mingles with self-congratulation in Oscar season
NEW YORK – In nearly every major Academy Awards category this year there’s some trace…
Oscars org adopts code of conduct after Weinstein expulsion
NEW YORK – The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science announced Wednesday that it…
The Latest: MPR says ‘carefully investigated’ Keillor case
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Latest on allegations against Garrison Keillor during his time at…
New Jimi Hendrix album with unreleased songs coming in March
NEW YORK – Unreleased songs recorded by Jimi Hendrix between 1968 and 1970 will be…
John Boyega talks ‘Last Jedi,’ personal parallels with Finn
LOS ANGELES – John Boyega may have a lot in common with Finn, the character…
Pantone picks deep purple ‘Ultra Violet’ as colour of year
NEW YORK – What we have here in 2017 is a heap of chaos and…
Prize-winning author-critic William Gass dead at 93
NEW YORK – William Gass, a leading experimental writer of the 1960s and ’70s who…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Bestsellers
Bestselling Books Week Ending 12/3/17 HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Rooster Bar” by John Grisham (Doubleday)…
MSNBC reverses firing of contributor over rape joke
NEW YORK – MSNBC has reversed itself and now says it won’t be cutting ties…
Actor Rob Paulsen, aka Pinky, Donatello, beats health crisis
LOS ANGELES – A conversation with veteran voice actor Rob Paulsen includes happy interruptions by…
WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS
Bestselling Books Week Ended December 3. FICTION 1. “The Getaway” (DWK ?12) by Jeff Kinney…
Song breaks out on flight when attendant sees Men of the Deeps on board
HALIFAX – Passengers on a recent flight out of Cape Breton were treated to a…
Canadian members of Oscars academy hopeful about new code of conduct
TORONTO – Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta always thought it was wrong that there was no…
NYC Ballet chief accused of harassment takes leave from job
NEW YORK – Peter Martins, the influential leader of New York City Ballet for three…
Ex-husband of Norway royal says Spacey groped him in 2007
COPENHAGEN – The former husband of Norwegian King Harald’s daughter is alleging that actor Kevin…
Lawyer says CNN producer who lost job did not harass
NEW YORK – The lawyer for a CNN producer who was fired last month following…
Metropolitan Opera conductor Levine denies sex allegations
NEW YORK – Longtime Metropolitan Opera conductor James Levine denied allegations of sexual misconduct, saying…
Star Wars cast reflects on Carrie Fisher’s and Leia’s legacy
LOS ANGELES – Carrie Fisher may have been the “madcap Auntie Mame” to Mark Hamill’s…