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Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez have split

by Associated Press April 15, 2021April 15, 2021

The couple known as J-Rod announce they are calling off their two-year engagement.

Farnsworth museum given 27 works by three generations of Wyeths

by Bob Keyes April 15, 2021April 15, 2021

The ‘transformational’ gift comes from the family’s matriarch, Betsy Wyeth, who died last year.

Arts & Entertainment

The disabled hope their Oscar moment can become a movement

by ANDREW DALTON Associated Press April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

Three films have the people behind them hoping their moment can move Hollywood to stop using the disabled as sources of inspiration, objects of pity, or twisted villains.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

‘The Bachelor’ star Colton Underwood comes out as gay

by The Associated Press April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

Underwood is a former football tight end who found fame on Season 23 of ‘The Bachelor.’

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Lucky Clark On Music: Randy McStine

April 14, 2021April 8, 2021

New rock duo, McStine & Minnemann, master the unexpected.

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J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’

April 14, 2021April 13, 2021

Great jazz singer’s life torturously lived, difficult to watch.

Arts & Entertainment, Business

Nielsen, networks clash over stats showing fewer viewers

by DAVID BAUDER Associated Press April 13, 2021April 14, 2021

It’s a reliable sign of spring: Television networks are grumbling that the Nielsen company is not accurately measuring how many people are watching their programs.

Nation & World, Religion and Values

Muslims mark Ramadan amid virus surge and new restrictions

by AMR NABIL and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press April 13, 2021April 13, 2021

Saudi authorities were only allowing individuals who’ve been vaccinated or recently recovered from the virus to perform taraweeh prayers at the Kaaba – Islam’s most sacred site.