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California OKs movie theatres to reopen with limited seats

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California movie theatres can begin opening later this week if they limit theatre capacity to 25% or no more than 100 attendees, under state guidance released Monday.

Bon Appetit's top editor resigns after offensive photo

NEW YORK — The editor-in-chief of Bon Appetit, Adam Rapoport, resigned after a photo of him dressed in a stereotypical Puerto Rican costume surfaced on social media.
'Save me': Texas man's in-custody death raises key questions

'Save me': Texas man's in-custody death raises key questions

AUSTIN, Texas — Police video and documents released more than a year after the in-custody death of a black man in Texas show that sheriff’s deputies repeatedly used a stun gun on him despite multiple pleas that he couldn’t breathe following a chase a
Review: Davidson steps up in ‘The King of Staten Island’

Review: Davidson steps up in ‘The King of Staten Island’

The protagonists in Judd Apatow movies don’t generally have their stuff together. They are emotionally stunted, occasionally underachieving, unmotivated to change and often even border on unlikable.
CBS pushing for players to do their part to boost broadcast

CBS pushing for players to do their part to boost broadcast

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jim Nantz will be alone in the broadcast booth when the PGA Tour resumes its schedule Thursday. That's not the only voice CBS Sports wants to hear at Colonial.
Hubert Gagnon, who played Homer Simpson in Quebec version of show, dies at 73

Hubert Gagnon, who played Homer Simpson in Quebec version of show, dies at 73

MONTREAL — For generations of Quebec viewers, the bumbling, doughnut-loving cartoon dad Homer Simpson didn't speak with the American accent of voice actor Dan Castellaneta, but rather the Quebecois lilt of Hubert Gagnon.

Viewers refute myth that black US films, TV are poor exports

LOS ANGELES — To entice a European TV executive shopping for programs a few years ago, ABC Studios offered up glossy fare including “Scandal” starring Kerry Washington and “How to Get Away with Murder” with Oscar-winner Viola Davis.
Review: Davidson steps up in ‘The King of Staten Island’

Review: Davidson steps up in ‘The King of Staten Island’

The protagonists in Judd Apatow movies don’t generally have their stuff together. They are emotionally stunted, occasionally underachieving, unmotivated to change and often even border on unlikable.
Appeal court overturns double royalties ruling in a win for Apple

Appeal court overturns double royalties ruling in a win for Apple

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that songwriters are entitled to royalties not when music is first posted online, but only after it has been downloaded.
K-pop fans become an unexpected ally to American protesters

K-pop fans become an unexpected ally to American protesters

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — As American protesters took to the streets to mourn the death of George Floyd, they found an unexpected ally: K-pop fans.
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