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FILE - Journalist Poppy Harlow poses for photographers as she arrives at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 29, 2023. CNN says on Friday, April 26, 2024, that Harlow announced her parting from the cable news giant in an email to colleagues.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

News anchor Poppy Harlow is leaving CNN after more than 15 years

Anchor Poppy Harlow is leaving CNN. The network said Friday that Harlow announced her parting from the cable news giant in an email to colleagues.
 
FILE - Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. Combs pushed back against a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault. Combs’ lawyers filed a motion Friday, April 26, 2024, to dismiss some claims that were not under law when the alleged incident occurred. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in a sexual assault lawsuit

 
FILE - John Oates performs in Glendale, Ariz. on July 17, 2017. Oates will release his sixth solo album, “Reunion,” on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP, File)

John Oates’ new album is called ‘Reunion.’ But don’t think Hall & Oates are getting back together

 
FILE - Swedish pop group ABBA celebrate winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest on stage at the Brighton Dome in England with their song Waterloo, April 6, 1974. The 68th Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in May in Malmö, Sweden. It will see acts from 37 countries vie for the continent’s pop crown. Founded in 1956, Eurovision is a feelgood extravaganza that strives to banish international strife and division. It’s known for songs that range from anthemic to extremely silly, often with elaborate costumes and spectacular staging. (AP Photo/Robert Dear, File)

Excitement is building for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. Here’s everything you need to know

 
Jerry Seinfeld poses for a portrait to promote the film "Unfrosted" on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

Jerry Seinfeld’s commitment to the bit

 

Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue at Time100

NFL star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, actors Uma Thurman and Billy Porter and recording artists Kylie Minogue and Dua Lipa were among the celebrities who attended the TIME100 Gala in New York Thursday. (April 26)
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MOVIE REVIEWS

Prepare to get hot and bothered with stylish, synthy tennis drama ‘Challengers’

 

‘The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed’ announces an exciting new voice

 

A heist movie that gleefully collides with a monster movie in ‘Abigail’

 

Should you watch ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ about a family of Bigfoots? Not yeti

 

In Alex Garland’s potent ‘Civil War,’ journalists are America’s last hope

 

Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ is a political allegory bathed in blood

 

Love wins in the triumphant ‘Housekeeping for Beginners’

 

Alice Rohrwacher’s tombaroli tale ‘La Chimera’ is pure magic

 

‘STEVE! (martin)’ looks at past, present in a lovely, intimate 2-part documentary

 

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Movies

Mexican director Miguel Salgado poses with his the Golden Saint George trophy for a photo after the closing ceremony of the 46th Moscow International Film Festival in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, April 26, 2024. A Mexican film has won the top prize at the Moscow International Film Festival which took place as major Western studios boycott the Russian market and as Russia's war in Ukraine grinds into its third year. "Shame," a film by director Miguel Salgado and co-produced by Mexico and Qatar, was the most highly awarded film at the festival which began in 1935 and which has been held annually since 1999. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Mexican film wins top prize at Moscow International Film Festival while major studios boycott Russia

 

  1. Chasing ‘Twisters’ and collaborating with ‘tornado fanatic’ Steven Spielberg

  2. ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ director Paola Cortellesi talks success, toxic relationships and hope

  3. ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is (almost) ready to shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Books

FILE - Irish writer Anne Enright holds a copy of her book after she won the Man Booker fiction prize for "The Gathering," an uncompromising portrait of a troubled family that its author called the literary equivalent of a Hollywood weepie, in London on Oct. 16 2007. Novels that give voice to the often unheard stories of migrants around the world are among the nominees for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction. The 16-book long list announced Tuesday, April 24, 2024, for the 30,000 pound ($38,000) award includes works by writers from Ghana, Barbados, Britain, the United States, Ireland, South Korea and Australia. One of the most published authors is Ireland’s Anne Enright, nominated for her seventh novel, “The Wren, The Wren.” (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Complex stories of migration are among the finalists for the Women’s Prize for Fiction

 

  1. Rom-com author Emily Henry knows the secret to having a healthy relationship with love

  2. Writer Leonardo Padura chronicles life in Cuba as his detective ‘alter ego’ solves gripping crimes

  3. Book Review: Emily Henry is still the modern-day rom-com queen with ‘Funny Story’

Music

This album cover image released by Republic Records shows "Funk Generation" by Anitta. (Republic Records via AP)

Music Review: Anitta welcomes listeners into her ‘Funk Generation’ on new album

 

  1. Four decades in, the Pet Shop Boys know the secret to staying cool

  2. New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024 kicks off Thursday and The Rolling Stones to headline next week

  3. Music Review: St. Vincent’s art-rock burns bright on seventh album, ‘All Born Screaming’

Television

FILE - A sign for The New York Times hangs above the entrance to its building, May 6, 2021, in New York. In spring 2024, NBC News, The New York Times and National Public Radio have each dealt with turmoil for essentially the same reason: journalists taking the critical gaze they deploy to cover the world and turning it inward at their own employers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Journalists critical of their own companies cause headaches for news organizations

 

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  2. John Lithgow takes on the role of the new kid in school for a PBS special celebrating arts education

  3. Publishing spinoff of ‘Wednesday’ has everything from tarot cards to ‘Woeful Waffles’

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Demonstrators protest as guests arrive at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Chants of ‘shame on you’ greet guests arriving for the annual White House correspondents’ dinner

President Joe Biden is set to deliver an election-year roast before a large crowd of journalists, celebrities and politicians.
 
FILE - Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial in New York, on Feb. 24, 2020. Weinstein will appear in a New York City court on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate prison

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer says the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return to New York City following an appeals court ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction.
 
FILE - Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial in New York, on Feb. 24, 2020. Weinstein will appear in a New York City court on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Retrial of Harvey Weinstein unlikely to occur soon, if ever, experts say

Legal experts say a retrial in New York of Harvey Weinstein won’t be coming to a courtroom anytime soon, if ever.
 
FILE - Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial in New York, on Feb. 24, 2020. Weinstein will appear in a New York City court on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial

Harvey Weinstein will appear in a New York City court next week, the first step in potentially retrying the film mogul after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned.
 

Why you might have heard Paul Simon’s ‘The Sound of Silence’ at Spanish Mass

One song has stuck with Julio Cuellar Gonzales for practically his entire life, following him from a small town in Bolivia all the way to Virginia.
 

PEN America cancels World Voices Festival amid criticism of its response to Israel-Hamas war

PEN America has canceled its annual World Voices Festival, as the literary and free expression organization continues to face widespread unhappiness with its response to the Israel-Hamas War.
 
FILE - R. Kelly leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case May 8, 2019, in Chicago. A federal appeals court on Friday, April 26, 2024, upheld R&B singer R. Kelly’s sex-crime conviction and 20-year sentence in his Chicago case. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)

Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly ‘s challenge of 20-year sentence

A federal appeals court says singer R. Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex convictions in Chicago.
 

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

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Artist Lawrence Lemaoana at an exhibition at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. A selection of artworks which were produced during the country's apartheid era and ended up in foreign art collections are on display to mark 30 years since the country's transition to democracy in 1994. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Repatriated South African apartheid-era artworks on display to celebrate 30 years of democracy

A selection of South African artworks produced during the country’s apartheid era which ended up in foreign art collections is on display in Johannesburg.
 
FILE - Harvey Weinstein leaves a Manhattan courthouse after closing arguments in his rape trial in New York, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. New York's highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

A look at past and future cases Harvey Weinstein has faced as his New York conviction is thrown out

Harvey Weinstein’s New York sexual assault conviction has been thrown out by an appeals court, but it’s just one of many cases the disgraced movie mogul has faced.
 
FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2017, file photo, Tarana Burke, founder and leader of the #MeToo movement, marches with others at the #MeToo March in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

#MeToo’s founder, advocates say the reckoning will continue after Weinstein’s verdict reversal

Harvey Weinstein’s accusers and their advocates were shocked and angered by an appellate court’s decision to overturn the ex-movie mogul’s 2020 rape conviction.
 
FLE - A group of women who have spoken out about Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct and who refer to themselves as the "Silence Breakers," face the media during a news conference at Los Angeles City Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Los Angeles. New York's highest court on Thursday, April 25, 2024, has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Ashley Judd, #MeToo founders react to ruling overturning Harvey Weinstein’s conviction

Prominent members of the #MeToo movement are speaking out about the court ruling overturning Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape conviction.
 
This image released by 20th Century Studios shows a scene from "Alien: Romulus." (20th Century Studios via AP)

With ‘Alien’ back in theaters, ‘Alien: Romulus’ director teases how the new film connects

Ridley Scott’s “Alien” is back in theaters Friday for its 45th anniversary and to get audiences excited about the new installment coming in August.
 
This image released by the New York Philharmonic shows former New York Yankees baseball player Bernie Williams, standing left, with conductor Gustavo Dudamel as he makes his New York Philharmonic debut in New York on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (Brandon Patoc/New York Philharmonic via AP)

Bernie Williams is back in center - only this time Lincoln Center for New York Philharmonic debut

After spending 16 years gaining fame while roaming the grass where Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle once trod, Bernie Williams was on the stage made famous by Leonard Bernstein and where guitar great Andrés Segovia once played.
 
FILE - Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse for jury deliberations in his rape trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in New York. New York's highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Here’s why Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape conviction was tossed and what happens next

New York’s highest court overturned the 2020 rape conviction of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. The decision Thursday by the New York Court of Appeals reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures.
 
Ukrainian rapper alyona alyona, left, and singer Jerry Heil hold the Ukrainian flag as they pose for the media before departing from the main train station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Ukraine’s entrants in the pan-continental music competition, the female duo of rapper alyona alyona and singer Jerry Heil set off from Kyiv for the competition on Thursday. In wartime, that means a long train journey to Poland, from where they will travel on to next month’s competition in Malmö, Sweden. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Ukrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest with a message: We’re still here

Even amid war, Ukraine finds time for the glittery, pop-filled Eurovision Song Contest. Perhaps now even more than ever.
 
Anthony Roth Costanzo, new general director and president of Opera Philadelphia, poses at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia on April 15, 2024. (Matthew Placek/Opera Philadelphia via AP)

Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo to become general director of Opera Philadelphia

Anthony Roth Costanzo was hired Thursday as general director and president of Opera Philadelphia. Costanzo will continue his career as a leading countertenor while taking over an ambitious company dealing with post-pandemic economic challenges.
 
FILE - David Pecker, chairman and CEO of American Media, speaks at an event, Jan. 31, 2014 in New York. Testimony by the former National Enquirer publisher at Donald Trump's hush money trial this week has revealed an astonishing level of corruption at America's best-known tabloid and may one day be seen as the moment it effectively died. On Thursday, April 25, 2024 Pecker was back on the witness stand to tell more about the arrangement he made to boost Trump's presidential candidacy in 2016, tear down his rivals and silence any revelations that may have damaged him. (Marion Curtis via AP, File)

The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that

Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Testimony by former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker during former President Trump’s hush money trial has been shocking even for people who bring a healthy degree of skepticism whenever they read the supermarket tabloid.
 
FILE - Actor Maulik Pancholy attends the premiere of "Trishna" during the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, April 27, 2012 in New York. The school board has reversed it's decision to cancel an upcoming speech by Pancholy due to concerns about what they described as his activism and “lifestyle.” The board voted 5-4, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, to allow Pancholy to speak at assembly next month where he will speak out against bullying.(AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

Gay actor’s speech back on at Pennsylvania school after cancellation over his ‘lifestyle’

A Pennsylvania school district has reversed the cancellation of an appearance by actor and children’s book author Maulik Pancholy.
 
Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord defends against a Minnesota Wild shot during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, April 18, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Seattle Kraken move games to over-the-air broadcaster with streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video

The Seattle Kraken will move their games to an over-the-air broadcaster and have a streaming partnership with Amazon’s Prime Video beginning with the 2024-25 season.