Rock hall plans October induction before live audience

NEW YORK — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame said Tuesday that it plans to have a live induction of its 36th class on Oct. 30 in Cleveland in front of a live audience.

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Davis re-signs contract with ESPN

ESPN has re-signed Rece Davis to a multiyear contract that will keep him in place as host of the network's popular Saturday college football pregame show.

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In this video grab issued Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, by NBC, Jodie Foster, left, holding her dog Ziggy, accepts the award for best supporting actress in a motion picture for

LOS ANGELES — Jodie Foster thanked Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the Golden Globes, fulfilling a promise the actress had made before she won.

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Lady Gaga’s dogs recovered safely following theft and shooting

LOS ANGELES — Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded their walker, were recovered unharmed Friday, Los Angeles police said.

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KC play tells of 'Cyrano de Burger Shack'

Cast members of the Karns City Area High School musical “Cyrano de Burger Shack” rehearsing recently include, from left, Madison Eyth, Clare Bishop, Caleb Sapp, Lilli Martin and Brayden Stuchell. The musical will be presented in person for a limited audience and through on-demand streaming.

KARNS CITY — The Karns City Area High School Drama Club will present the musical “Cyrano de Burger Shack,” a modern retelling of “Cyrano de Bergerac” by Edmond Rostand.

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Andra Day shines in overstuffed Billie Holiday bio

This image released by Hulu shows Andra Day in “The United States vs Billie Holiday.”

Billie Holiday has always been a monster of a role. Diana Ross tackled her on film and Audra McDonald did it on stage. Now it’s time for Andra Day — a singer and actress perfectly named to play Lady Day — and she shines. It’s a pity the film she’s in is so messy.

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‘The Father,’ the disorientation of dementia

Anthony Hopkins in a scene from “The Father.”

In Florian Zeller’s “The Father,” Anthony, 80, in the grip of dementia, is a captain ready to go down with the ship. Overhearing his daughter and son-in-law contemplating a nursing home, he curses them as “rats” abandoning him.

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Prime-time winter stargazing happening

It’s the best of all worlds, looking out from our world this month. March stargazing is fantastic because you still have Orion and all of the great constellations of winter in the Butler evening skies, but the chill of winter has eased a bit.

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Betty White's 'Pet Set' returns in DVDs

This colorized image released by Margate And Chandler, Inc. shows actress and animal activist Betty White with a lion from her 1970s series

LOS ANGELES — On a TV show Betty White hosted 50 years ago, the perpetual charmer flirts with James Brolin, teases Della Reese and trades quips with Carol Burnett.

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Armstrong airs vaccine program

The Armstrong Neighborhood Channel will broadcast a special program, “Looped In: Understanding the COVID Vaccine,” on Channel 100 to TV customers in all viewing areas.

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NEW YORK — One of the world's better known fans of mystery novels, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is now writing one.

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NEW YORK — If good things come in threes, then Kelly Rowland is basking in her current moment of bliss.

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Orion’s belt of brightness breaks bitter cold

This column is my third and final installment about the constellation Orion the Hunter’s celestial treasures, the best the evening skies have to offer, at least in this stargazer’s opinion.

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A compellingly cruel Rosamund Pike in 'I Care a Lot'

This image released by Netflix shows Peter Dinklage in a scene from

An air of mystery surrounded Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl,” but there's no mistaking her in “I Care a Lot.” Sporting designer suits and a bob cut so sharp that you tremble for her stylist, Pike's Marla Grayson is ruthlessly imperious from head to toe.

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’Kimye’ is no more: Kardashian files to divorce West

LOS ANGELES — Kim Kardashian West filed for divorce from Kanye West Friday after 6� years of marriage, court records show.

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‘Nomadland’ a different kind of American journey

This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Frances McDormand in a scene from the film “Nomadland.”

The great recession didn’t just eliminate jobs, it also erased an entire town. Six months after U.S. Gypsum closed its doors in Empire, Nevada, a company town since 1948, its zip code was retired and its inhabitants forced to leave.