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Mickey Gilley, Who Helped Inspire ‘Urban Cowboy,’ Dies at 86

May 7, 2022 admin

Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film Urban Cowboy and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, has died. He was 86.Gilley died Saturday in Branson, Missouri, where he helped run the Mickey Gilley Gra…

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Long Shot Rich Strike Stuns with Win at 148th Kentucky Derby

May 7, 2022 admin

Rich Strike came off a blistering pace at odds of more than 80-1 to beat 19 blue-blooded opponents and produce one of the biggest upsets in history while capturing the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs in Loui…

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Myanmar’s largest cities empty amid call to boycott Thingyan festivities

April 13, 2022 admin

Yangon and Mandalay were eerily quiet on Wednesday despite the start of the three-day Thingyan holiday in Myanmar, as residents chose to boycott junta-led festivities and heed warnings by armed opposition forces that the cities could become the target …

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Deaf Actor Kotsur Makes Oscars History, Debose Wins Supporting Actress

March 27, 2022 admin

Troy Kotsur made history on Sunday as the first deaf man to win an Oscar for his role in “CODA,” and Ariana DeBose took the supporting actress trophy for “West Side Story” as Hollywood returned to all-out glitz at this year’s Academy Awards.In “CODA,” …

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Oscars Set for Return to Normal, Except All the Changes

March 27, 2022 admin

For the first time in two years, the Academy Awards are rolling out the red carpet at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre for what the film academy hopes will be a back-to-normal Oscars. Except for all the stuff that’s changed.The telecast for the 94th Academy …

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US Actor William Hurt Dies at Age 71

March 13, 2022 admin

American actor William Hurt, known for much-loved films such as “The Big Chill” and “A History of Violence,” has died at age 71, US media reported Sunday.Multiple outlets cited Hurt’s son, Will, who said in a statement: “It is with great sadness that t…

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New Film Documents Courage of Myanmar’s Media

March 2, 2022 admin

Scores of journalists arrested, at least two killed and several news outlets banned. Myanmar’s junta cracked down on the media at an alarming rate.And with militias across the country resisting military rule, reporting in Myanmar has become even more d…

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With Cinemas Closed, Ghana’s Hand-Painted Movie Posters Find Homes Abroad

February 27, 2022 admin

With a flick of his brush, Ghanaian painter Daniel Anum Jasper armed actor Paul Newman with a pair of revolvers. Unfinished paintings of a bell-bottomed John Travolta and nunchuck-spinning Bruce Lee adorned the walls of his crammed Accra studio.Jasper,…

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Take a Sad Song and Make It Better: ‘Hey Jude’ NFT Fetches $77,000

February 7, 2022 admin

A virtual version of the handwritten notes for the song “Hey Jude” has been sold at auction in California for almost $77,000, the latest hammer price success for NFTs.Originally entitled “Hey Jules,” the Fab Four’s hit was written in 1968 by Paul McCar…

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Study Nixes Mars Life in Meteorite Found in Antarctica

January 13, 2022 admin

A 4-billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday.In 1996, a NASA-led team announced that organic compounds in the roc…

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South Africa Avoiding Lockdown Despite Spike in COVID-19 Cases

December 9, 2021 admin

South Africa recorded more than 20,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, nearly double the number from one week earlier. The government is making a renewed push for people to get vaccinated, but so far is avoiding new lockdown measures, in an effort to …

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Overdose Deaths in US Top 100,000, CDC Says

November 17, 2021 admin

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects that 100,000 Americans died of drug overdose between May 2020 and April 2021 — a nearly 30% increase over the previous year.While not an official count, the CDC says it can confirm 98,000 dea…

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Pfizer: COVID-19 Pill Cuts Risk of Severe Disease by 89%

November 5, 2021 admin

U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced Friday its new COVID-19 pill showed an 89% reduction in risk of COVID-19-related hospitalization or death in clinical trials and they plan to submit the drug to U.S. regulators for emergency use approval.In …

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Facebook to Rename Itself ‘Meta’

October 28, 2021 admin

Facebook announced Thursday it was changing its name to Meta, rechristening itself as a digitally innovative company moving beyond 2D screens even as insider revelations paint the tech giant as apathetic toward hate speech, misinformation and mental he…

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Families ruptured by Myanmar’s junta observe Harvest Moon Festival with heavy hearts

October 20, 2021 admin

Families across Myanmar marked the October Harvest Moon Festival on Wednesday with heavier hearts this year amid the brutal crackdowns, arrests and detentions that have followed the military’s February coup.In accordance with Buddhist tradition, the Th…

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  • Myanmar junta tribunal sentences 7 youths to death in Yangon May 20, 2022
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  • North Korea Hails ‘Good Results’ On COVID as Fever Cases Pass 2 Million May 20, 2022
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