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BOX OFFICE - From
Variety: "Coco" pushing past "Justice League" at holiday box office.
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POLITICS - From
WashPost: The complete list of President Trump and the women accusing him of sexual misconduct. [
I think they may have missed some. - Ed.]
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FOOD - From
NPR: What The Industry Knew About Sugar's Health Effects, But Didn't Tell Us
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MOVIES - From
IndieWire: First footage from "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," features Chris Pratt playing with a baby raptor.
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COMICS-FILM - From
TheWrap: Jude Law will play the male lead in Marvel's "Captain Marvel" opposite Brie Larson as Captain Marvel. Law's specific role is unknown.
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BLM - From
Newsweek: Three years ago a Cleveland police officer killed a Black boy who had a toy gun. Newsweek takes a look at that toy.
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MUSIC - From
YahooMusic: On the 20th anniversary of his passing, here are six songs inspired by the death of INXS lead singer, the late Michael Hutchence.
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PIXAR - From
THR: Pixar boss John Lasseter becomes the latest boss man who has to disappear because of his sexually abusive behavior.
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AWARDS - From
TheWrap: Producers Guild names its nominees for best nonfiction (or documentary) films of 2017.
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TheWrap: 2017 NAACP Image Award nominees announced.
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HOLOCAUST - From
YahooNews: 102-year-old Holocaust survivor who thought his entire family died meets nephew he didn't know existed.
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AWARDS - From
TheWrap: 2017-18 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations have been announced.
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CRIME: From
TheNewYorker: A former journalist has created "The Serial-Killer Detector."
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COMICS-FILM - From
YahooEntertainment: Marvel "Runaways" debuts on the streaming service, Hulu, today. Yahoo critic Ken Tucker reviews the early episodes of the series.
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SCANDAL - From
YahooNews: CBS fires veteran television news host and interviewer Charlie Rose, in the wake of sexual misconduct accusations made against him in a Washington Post article. Rose was a correspondent for the venerable TV news show, "60 Minutes" and hosted its weekday morning news, "CBS This Morning."
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BLM - From
YahooNews: Ex-cop Shannon Kepler, who abandoned his daughter and then shot her African-American boyfriend to death, gets 15 years in prison for the shooting.
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SCANDAL - From
WashPost: Exalted television news host and celebrity interviewer, Charlie Rose, has been accused of sexual harassment by eight women. Rose's various gigs have been suspended or shut down.
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MOVIES - From
IndieWire: "Vanity Fair" has plot details about Quentin Tarantino's next film (referred to as "#9").
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SCANDAL - From
EW: Armie Hammer called out what he perceives as a double standard in the way eventual Oscar winner Casey Affleck and Nate Parker, whose Oscar hopes were dashed, were treated in the wake of past sexual misconduct against each man being revived.
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BOX OFFICE - From
BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/17 to 11/19/2017 weekend box office is Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment's "Justice League" with an estimated take of $96 million.
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WeGotThisCovered: "Thor: Ragnarok" rocks past $700 million in worldwide box office.
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SCANDAL - From
TheGuardian: Harvey Weinstein had a secret hit list that he was going to use to quash or manage his sex scandal.
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CIVIL RIGHTS - From
CNN: Jesse Jackson has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
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YahooNews: This article looks at the many roles of Rev. Jesse Jackson. Jackson announced on Friday, Nov. 17th that he has been treated for Parkinson's disease for the past two years.
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BOX OFFICE - From
Variety: "Justice League" opens with $96 million in box office, about $14 million less than forecasts.
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TheWrap: DC Comics film fans want a release of "Justice League" that is original director Zach Snyder's cut of the film. Snyder left the film earlier this year after the sudden death of his daughter. Joss Whedon finished the film, also doing some reshoots.
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TERROR - From
Alternet: Area north of Denver, Colorado rocked by terror attack in Walmart.
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POLITICS - From
ALdotcom: Said in defense of Alabama U.S. Senate candidate "Judge" Roy Moore, "More women are sexual predators than men."
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TELEVISION - From
YahooTV: Highlights from Chance the Rapper hosting "Saturday Night Live," on November 18, 2017.
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MOVIES - From
Deadline: Sony Pictures wins domestic and international distribution rights to next film, his ninth which is due in 2019.
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CULTURE - From
TheNewYorker: "How to Get Rich Playing Video Games Online"
OBITS:
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THR: Former teen idol, recording star, and actor, David Cassidy, has died at the age of 67, Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Cassidy arose to fame in the early 1970s playing "Keith Partridge" on the ABC series, "The Partridge Family" (1970-74) about a suburban family that doubled as a pop music band. After the show, Cassidy continued a successful recording career, and was a huge concert draw in the 1970s. He remained a popular concert attraction later in life.
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NewEnglandPatriots: Former NFL wide receiver, Terry Glenn, died at the age of 43, Monday morning, November 20, 2017. Glenn played his first six seasons with the Patriots and caught Tom Brady's first touchdown pass. Glenn spent one year with the Green Bay Packers and the last five years of his career with the Dallas Cowboys.
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PEOPLE: Actress and music legend Della Reese has died at the age of 86, Sunday, November 19, 2017. Reese was best known for her playing "Tess" on "Touched by an Angel," for which she earned two Emmy Award nominations. Reese also released several albums and hit songs and was nominated for three Grammy Awards.
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YahooNews: Notorious cult leader and mass murder, Charles Manson, has died at the age of 83, Sunday, November 19, 2017. A hippie cult leader, Manson orchestrated the gruesome murder of seven people including actress Sharon Tate, and his ugly mug became the face of evil in America.
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THR: The actor Earle Hyman has died at the age 91, Friday, November 17, 2017. The classically trained and admired actor of stage, television, and film may have been best known for playing "Russell Huxtable," the father of Bill Cosby's Cliff Huxtable on "The Cosby Show." He was also the voice of "Panthro" on the 1980s animated series, "ThunderCats."
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RollingStone: Country music singer and songwriter, Mel Tillis, died at the age of 85, Sunday, November 19, 2017. He was the "CMA Entertainer of the Year in 1976 and he is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Deadline: The actress Ann Wedgeworth has died at the age of 83, Thursday, November 16, 2017. She was known to generations of TV viewers as the lusty divorce, Lana Shields, in "Three's Company." She appeared in numerous TV shows, including "Evening Shade" and the soap opera, "The Edge of Night." Wedgeworth won a Tony Award for her role in "Neil Simon's Chapter Two."
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WashPost: Edward S. Herman, a media critic and economist, died at the age of 92, Saturday, November 11, 2017. He co-wrote the book, "Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media" (1988) with scholar and political activist, Noam Chomsky.
