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National
Novelist Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator after being stabbed at a speaking event
Novelist Salman Rushdie suffered damage to his liver, nerves and an eye when he was attacked at a speaking event in western New York state Friday, according to his agent. He is on a ventilator.
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Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73
Olivia Newton-John was one of the biggest pop stars in the 1970s and early 1980s. In the movie musical Grease, she starred as good girl Sandy Olson, who falls for a bad boy played by John Travolta.
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Arts & Life
New studio execs slay 'Batgirl,' but she's been through tougher fights
Warner Bros. Discovery has shelved production of its film Batgirl. It's a good time to recall her path to this point.
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Arts & Life
Nichelle Nichols, trailblazer known for playing Lt. Uhura on 'Star Trek,' dies
Tributes are pouring in for Nichelle Nichols, who made history for her portrayal as Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek. She was 89.
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Arts & Life
Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on 'Star Trek,' dies at 89
Nichols broke ground and paved the way for Black actors in Hollywood as Uhura. Her castmate George Takei wrote, "We lived long and prospered together."
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Arts & Life
Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock, this time in video
The Oscar winner had released a written apology earlier, but this time posted one on YouTube. He said his behavior, striking Rock in response to a joke, was unacceptable.
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National
A project named for 'Peanuts' character Franklin aims to boost Black animators
The Armstrong Project provides two $100,000 endowments to Howard University and Hampton University.
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Arts & Life
Some lawmakers hope to crack down on drag shows watched by children
Republican legislators in Florida, Arizona, Texas and other states have proposed to ban minors from drag shows.
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Arts & Life
Spoken word and sonic rituals: East LA exhibit features Latinx artists using sound
The Vincent Price Museum in East L.A. features a major exhibition of Latinx artists using sound in their work, from demolishing a piano to dedicating musical oldies to incarcerated loved ones.
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Movies
A timely new HBO doc chronicles a secret group of women who provided abortions
A new documentary tells the story of "The Jane Collective," a group that helped women with nowhere else to turn for a safe abortion, in the days before Roe v. Wade.