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Hungarian actors protest plan to boost control over theatres
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungarian actors and directors rallied Monday to oppose government plans seen as boosting political control over theatres. Legislation presented in parliament would give state auth...
Dec 09, 2019
Kaitlyn Dever, Paul Rudd react to Golden Globe nominations
LOS ANGELES - Reactions from some of the nominees for the 77th annual Golden Globes: ___ "Hell no! I like to stay sane. The news is going to be there when I wake up." - said Billy Porter when asked in...
Dec 09, 2019
Ice bucket challenge inspiration Pete Frates dies at 34
BOSTON - Pete Frates, a former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig's disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday....
Dec 09, 2019
Wanna cover Miss America? Buy a ticket, 3 media outlets told
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The Miss America Organization has denied credentials to at least three media outlets seeking to cover this year's competition, including its longtime hometown newspaper, The Pres...
Dec 09, 2019
Consulting firm allows Buttigieg to release names of clients
The McKinsey & Co. consulting firm said Monday that it will allow Pete Buttigieg to identify the clients he served more than a decade ago while the Democratic presidential contender also pledged t...
Dec 09, 2019
Margaret Atwood and Laurie Anderson talk art, age and more
NEW YORK - Margaret Atwood and Laurie Anderson, strangers until now, covered a wide range of topics in their first public conversation. Starting with their ages. "How old are you?" the 80-year-old Atw...
Dec 09, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays promote Jose Ministral to head athletic trainer
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have promoted Jose Ministral to head athletic trainer. Ministral joined the Blue Jays in 2013 as an assistant athletic training co-ordinator, and was the club's&nb...
Dec 09, 2019
Tennis star Andreescu wins Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year
TORONTO - Tennis star Bianca Andreescu has won the 2019 Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year. Andreescu is the first tennis player to win the award. The native of ...
Dec 09, 2019
After seven years, LaPolice ready for another run as CFL head coach with Redblacks
OTTAWA - It's been nearly seven years since Paul LaPolice was a head coach in the CFL. After soaking up four more years of experience on the sidelines, LaPolice says he's ready for another opportunity...
Dec 09, 2019
Ice bucket challenge inspiration Pete Frates dies at 34
BOSTON - Pete Frates, a former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig's disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday....
Dec 09, 2019