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NFL player Antonio Brown turns himself in at Florida jail
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — NFL free agent Antonio Brown turned himself in at a Florida jail on Thursday night following accusations that he and his trainer attacked another man. Brown arrived at Broward County Jail around 10 p.m., as first reported by TMZ. The wide receiver, wearing turquoise pants and a...
Sundance festival kicks off with Taylor Swift, 'Crip Camp'
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Plenty of change is in the air at the Sundance Film Festival, where 128 feature films are set to premiere over the next 10 days beginning Thursday. Streaming companies are now among the most likely companies to scoop up buzzed-about breakthroughs. The marquee event of opening day...
'Sopranos' actress says Weinstein raped her in the mid-1990s
NEW YORK (AP) — “Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, testifying that the former Hollywood studio boss overpowered and raped her and made other crude overtures that included sending her X-rated chocolates and showing up uninvited in...
Plea change set in African American church fire case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A suspect set for trial next month in a series of fires at African American churches in Louisiana is now scheduled for a change-of-plea hearing. Holden Matthews has pleaded not guilty to federal charges arising from the arson fires at south Louisiana churches. However, a court filing...
Mario meet Hulk: Nintendo park coming to Universal Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Harry Potter and Hulk: Welcome your new neighbors, Mario and Pokemon. A fourth park at Universal Orlando is being created based on characters from Nintendo, the park's owners announced Thursday. After months of being tight-lipped, executives of Comcast, which owns NBCUniversal, made...
Ousted Grammy chief suggests awards are tainted
NEW YORK (AP) — The ousted head of the Grammy Awards says that music's biggest awards are tainted because of conflicts of interest that infect how certain songs and artists are nominated. Nevertheless, Deborah Dugan said in an interview on ABC's “Good Morning America” on Thursday that she...
Review: Um, what? 'The Turning' is a muddled take on madness
It's really not a good sign when a movie ends with a bold, shocking flourish and much of the audience can be heard muttering through the credits: “Wait, um ... WHAT?” Not, “Ooh” or “Wow” or “Hmm" or "Interesting!” Nope, this is more like an exasperated, even...
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. Week of January 22, 2020 : TOP 20 GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS 1....
Connecticut Ice festival to showcase college hockey programs
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Quinnipiac hockey coach Rand Pecknold had heard talk about creating a Connecticut version of Boston's Beanpot college hockey tournament for about 15 years. Personalities, scheduling, financing, other priorities — something had always prevented it from becoming reality. But...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
Best-Selling Books Week Ended January 18th HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Lost” by Patterson/Born (Little. Brown) 2. "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse'' by Charlie Mackesy (Harperone) 3. “Moral Compass” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) 4. “Dear Edward” by Ann Napolitano (Dial...
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