NBC using ESPN’s Foudy, Rae, Hildreth for Olympics
STAMFORD, Conn. — NBC is using some of ESPN's soccer broadcasters to supplement its Olympic coverage of the sport headed by Arlo White.
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Cher’s star power helps rescue the ‘loneliest elephant’
LOS ANGELES — Cher’s rescue of an elephant long held in dismal conditions is a one-of-a-kind story, as would be expected from the singular...
Former girl group members unite on BET to form supergroup
NEW YORK — BET is forming the next big R&B girl group — with the help of members from platinum-selling ensembles like 702, Total,...
Review: Empty nest, full stable in Wales drama ‘Dream Horse’
The based-on-a-true-story “Dream Horse,” about a Welsh bartender who turns unlikely race horse breeder, is a feel-good movie that's a little too heavy on...
Sweden’s Ericsson Globe gets a new name: AVICII ARENA
NEW YORK — Avicii's legacy will live on in Sweden — one of the country's popular arenas is being renamed AVICII ARENA.
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No more shame: Billy Porter breaks silence on HIV status
NEW YORK — Billy Porter has broken his silence over his HIV diagnosis, saying he told nearly no one for 14 years out of...
Queen’s granddaughter Princess Beatrice expecting a baby
LONDON — Buckingham Palace says Princess Beatrice is expecting a baby.
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Pioneering comic Paul Mooney, a writer for Pryor, dies at 79
NEW YORK — Paul Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor's longtime writing partner and whose sage, incisive musings on racism and American...
US writer, feminist Gloria Steinem wins major Spanish prize
MADRID — A Spanish foundation on Wednesday awarded one of the country’s most prestigious awards to U.S. writer and activist Gloria Steinem.
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Posthumous John le Carré novel to be published in October
LONDON — A final novel by John le Carré will be published this fall, 10 months after the spy writer’s death at the age...