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NEW YORK — Toots Hibbert, one of reggae’s founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through such classics as Pressure Drop, Monkey Man and Funky Kingston, has died. He was 77. Hibbert, frontman of Toots & the Maytals, had been in a medically-induced
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White House officials are advising Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, to promote messages that prioritize political positions over scientific findings, an attempt to bolster Donald Trump’s misleading claims about the coronavirus. The pressure is apparently coming from Paul Alexander, a Trump appointee at the Department of Health and Human Services who,
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ tune is inspired by her grand 11,000 sq. foot Rhode Island mansion, which one fan suggested would be the perfect setting for an ‘incredible’ movie! Taylor Swift, 30, is on board with this movie idea! The Folklore singer responded to a fan tweet suggesting that her song “The Last Great American Dynasty” — inspired
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As you’ve probably noticed by now, Donald Trump has spent the entirety of his presidency saying certifiably insane, 100% made-up stuff, including but not limited to suggesting he invented the word “caravan”; claiming you need an I.D. to buy cereal; insisting a hurricane was going to hit Alabama when it definitely wasn’t; telling people that
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Fresh off of releasing his new album, Scott Hellman shares with HL the ‘uniquely’ personal ‘experiences’ that went into ‘Nonsuch Park,’ the inspiration behind his song ‘Lois,’ and more. There’s a lot of thought behind everything that Scott Helman puts out, and with his new project, there’s also a lot of heart. Nonsuch Park (sa),
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Dame Diana Rigg, the only woman to ever marry James Bond and one of the more delightful political animals on Game of Thrones, died on Thursday at age 82, the BBC reported. No cause of death was immediately given. Born in Doncaster, England in 1938, Rigg’s fame all but exploded in 1965 when she was
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Donald Trump admitted to Bob Woodward that he likes ‘playing’ down the pandemic in the journalist’s new book, ‘Rage.’ Learn more about the author, who also helped uncover the Watergate scandal in the ’70s. UPDATE (9/09/20, 10:34 PM ET): Journalist Bob Woodward is coming out with yet another tell-all book about Donald Trump, after conducting
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Oscar hopefuls will have to meet a new set of inclusive hiring standards in order to qualify for Best Picture, an effort the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hopes will lead to greater diversity and representation both onscreen and behind the scenes. It’s part of the Academy Awards’ ongoing response to criticism over
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Matthew Stewart first became enamored with the Academy Awards while watching the infamous 2006 ceremony, as Crash beat Brokeback Mountain in one of the most controversial best-picture results in Oscars history. But it wasn’t the final award that drew Stewart’s attention so much as something that happened much earlier in the broadcast: Brokeback Mountain star
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Cardi B replied to Candace Owens’ comments that Joe Biden was ‘pandering’ by allowing Cardi to interview him, blasting the conservative for calling her ‘dumb’ & ‘illiterate.’ Cardi B, 27, just clapped back at Candace Owens, 31, in a major way. The Invasion of Privacy rapper and conservative political activist exchanged a series of heated messages on
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Noah Baumbach, Laura Dern, and Ted Sarandos attend the Netflix 2020 Golden Globes After Party, January 05, 2020.By Charley Gallay/Getty Images. No Rules Rules confronts Netflix’s central dilemma: How to forge a culture that perpetually pursues innovation without descending into chaos. Tons of new, heavily funded streaming challengers (including Disney+, HBO Max, Peacock, Apple TV+)
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Describing the ease with which he planned to shoot people, Higgins added: “I wouldn’t even spill my beer…We are SWAT. Nothing personal. We just eliminate the threat…. That’s not a challenge, fellas. It’s a promise.” After Facebook removed the post, Higgins took to the site to make it clear he hadn’t deleted it himself and,
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