Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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Ethan Hawke tapes audio edition of acclaimed novel 'Gilead'
NEW YORK - When she learned that Ethan Hawke was working on a special audio edition of her acclaimed novel "Gilead," Marilynne Robinson's response was to get a better idea of who he was. "I can't say ...
Oct 16, 2020
Canadian director and Samuel L. Jackson probe transatlantic slave trade in 'Enslaved'
TORONTO - COVID-19 and other hurdles stalled production on "Enslaved," which follows actor Samuel L. Jackson as he traces his roots and the tragedy of the sunken ships during the transatlantic slave t...
Oct 15, 2020
C-SPAN suspends Scully after he admits to lie about hack
NEW YORK - C-SPAN suspended its political editor Steve Scully indefinitely Thursday after he admitted to lying about his Twitter feed being hacked when he was confronted about a questionable exchange ...
Oct 15, 2020
TV gives viewers a split-screen comparison of Trump, Biden
NEW YORK - Instead of the expected debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, television viewers were left Thursday with what ABC's David Muir called "split-screen America." Biden p...
Oct 15, 2020
'Black Spartacus,' Beatles book vie for nonfiction prize
LONDON - Books about a Haitian revolutionary, The Beatles and the brain are finalists for Britain's leading nonfiction literary award. Contenders announced Thursday for the 50,000-pound ($65,000) Bail...
Oct 15, 2020
Roman Polanski honours Poles who saved him from the Holocaust
WARSAW, Poland - Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski returned to Poland, the country of his youth, and paid tribute on Thursday to a Polish couple who took him in and protected him when he was a ch...
Oct 15, 2020
'Bad Hombres' film uses baseball to show the game of borders
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - People have always crossed borders to play baseball, and the sport routinely reaches across borders to fans. But rarely do players have to cross a border almost every day to partici...
Oct 15, 2020
Evidence complete at Gilbert Rozon rape trial, judge to hear closing arguments Nov. 6
MONTREAL - Evidence at the rape trial of Gilbert Rozon concluded Thursday as the former entertainment mogul once again denied under cross-examination that he ever assaulted the complainant. "It ...
Oct 15, 2020
'Bad Hombres' film uses baseball to show the game of borders
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - People have always crossed borders to play baseball, and the sport routinely reaches across borders to fans. But rarely do players have to cross a border almost every day to partici...
Oct 15, 2020
List of Billboard Music Awards winners in top categories
A list of winners in the top categories at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, held Wednesday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. - Top Hot 100 song: "Old Town Road," Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus - Top...
Oct 15, 2020
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