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‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator’ make gravity-defying theater debuts

‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator’ make gravity-defying theater debuts

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the busiest…

Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83

Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and…

Comcast to spin off cable networks that were once the entertainment giant’s star performers

Comcast to spin off cable networks that were once the entertainment giant’s star performers

By MATT OTT and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Comcast is spinning off into a new company many of the cable television networks that were once at the entertainment giant’s heart as…

How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million

How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million

By JULIE WALKER and JOHN MINCHILLO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That…

Kissing the ring? MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts say they met with Trump to reopen lines of communication

Kissing the ring? MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts say they met with Trump to reopen lines of communication

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, fierce critics of President-Elect Donald Trump, say they traveled to Mar-a-Lago for a meeting with him to reopen lines of communication that…

About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says

About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says

By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press About one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely to be found…