Music legend and Texas native Willie Nelson is speaking out about the immigration controversy currently unfolding in his state and other stretches along America’s southern border. Under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, anyone suspected of crossing the border illegally faces criminal prosecution. Children traveling with adults are being separated …
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June, 2018
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9 June
Justify captures Triple Crown, wins 150th Belmont Stakes
Justify has won the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes, becoming the 13th horse in history to win the Triple Crown. Trainer Bob Baffert has now won two Triple Crowns in four years. The 3-year-old colt improved to 6-0 in its racing career that began in February. Seattle Slew was …
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3 June
Fourth
A Minnesota fourth-grader’s moving performance at his school talent show has gone viral. Adam Kornowski sat down at the Lakeside Elementary School piano to perform “Imagine” by John Lennon on May 24, and his performance for a small group in Chisago City, Minnesota, has now reached the masses. In just …
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May, 2018
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27 May
Steve Martin and Martin Short: Two amigos on tour
The 1986 movie “Three Amigos” brought Steve Martin, Martin Short and Chevy Chase together in an unlikely comic adventure. Now those first two amigos are together again, and sharing some laughs with our Tony Dokoupil: It’s just two hours before their show in Grand Rapids, Mich., gets underway, and even …
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7 May
Ken Jeong jumps from stage to give medical aid to audience member
Paging “Dr. Ken.” Actor, comedian and doctor Ken Jeong’s medical degree came in hand on Saturday when what he thought was a heckling incident turned into medical emergency. The comedian was performing at a comedy club in Phoenix when a woman in the audience started having a seizure. An audience …
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March, 2018
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6 March
Tony Award
NEW YORK — The 4-year-old daughter of a Tony Award-winning actress was killed along with a 1-year-old boy when a driver apparently lost control of her vehicle and slammed into them as they crossed a Brooklyn street. Ruthie Ann Blumenstein, who goes by the stage name Ruthie Ann Miles, was …
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February, 2018
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14 February
Director Ryan Coogler’s first priority with “Black Panther” was to make a good movie
Marvel’s “Black Panther” is breaking records and it hasn’t even been released yet. Advance ticket sales for the film on Fandango have outpaced all other superhero movies — and it’s the first one to feature a black lead character, a black director, black writers and a predominantly black cast. Despite buzz …
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January, 2018
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29 January
“Celebrity Big Brother” host Julie Chen on Omarosa: “She likes to be heard”
Among the cast members in the first celebrity edition of the CBS reality series “Big Brother” will be TV personality and former White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman. “We know she likes a platform, a camera. She likes to be heard. And now she can be heard 24/7,” said Julie Chen, who’s …
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June, 2015
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8 June
Can’t sleep? Talk therapy may help ease insomnia
Non-drug therapy can help adults who lie awake in bed most nights, a review of research finds. Instead of popping a sleeping pill, someone with insomnia might benefit from techniques associated with “cognitive behavior therapy,” researchers said after reviewing 20 prior studies. Cognitive behavior therapy is a type of talk …
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