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‘Goodfellas’ and ‘The Sopranos’ actress Suzanne Shepherd dies at 89 

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Suzanne Shepherd, the actress best known for her roles in “The Sopranos” and “Goodfellas” has passed away at the age of 89, according to multiple reports.  Her agent confirmed to Variety that she passed away Friday morning at her home in New York City.  Shepherd was famous for playing the Read More

Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro show, citing record heat a day after fan dies during concert

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Taylor Swift postponed an Eras Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro Saturday after a 23-year-old fan died during her Friday night show, according to a message posted on the singer’s Instagram. “I’m writing this from my dressing room in the stadium. The decision has been made to postpone tonight’s show due to Read More

‘The Holdovers’ review: A Christmas movie for the rest of us

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(NEXSTAR) — Ahead of the holidays this year, one holiday movie is not glossing over the most wonderful time of the year being not so wonderful for everyone. “The Holdovers,” the eight film by director Alexander Payne (“Election,” “Sideways”), is a Christmas movie for people who aren’t interested in watching Read More

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and singer Cassie settle lawsuit alleging abuse 1 day after it was filed

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Sean “Diddy” Combs and singer Cassie said Friday that they’ve settled a lawsuit containing allegations of beatings and abuse by the powerful music producer one day after it was filed. The settlement was announced in a release sent by attorney Douglas Wigdor, who represents Cassie, whose full name is Casandra Ventura. The Read More

Veteran legislative leader named Costa Mesa’s new Governmental Affairs Manager

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City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison announced that veteran legislative affairs leader, Jay Barkman, has been named the City’s new Governmental Affairs Manager. “We are looking forward to having Jay fill this much-needed role to build even stronger relationships with other government agencies and our elected officials at the County, Read More

IBM, EU and Lionsgate pull ads from Elon Musk’s X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash

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Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site in general, with billionaire owner Elon Musk inflaming tensions with his own tweets endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory. IBM said this week that it stopped advertising Read More