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Alex Trebek’s family honors the late ‘Jeopardy!’ icon with cancer research fund in his name

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Alex Trebek’s legacy continues to live on. The late “Jeopardy!” host’s family announced on Wednesday that they’ve teamed up with Katie Couric’s Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) foundation to launch The Alex Trebek Fund, a cancer research fund in his honor. Launching this month to coincide with Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month,

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‘Black Cake’ rises to the challenge of adapting Charmaine Wilkerson’s mystery

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Adapting an acclaimed novel that earned praise from, among others, Barack Obama, “Black Cake” serves up a sizable slice of period drama, deflated somewhat by the central character’s less-interesting children. The mix of soap-opera elements and mystery still makes this Hulu production enticing, but not as unreservedly as

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How ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ went from cult classic to beloved Disney property

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is, today, a proud Disney property. You can find its spindly hero Jack Skellington across Disneyland during Halloween and Christmastime, and his skeletal smile adorns everything from pillowcases to backpacks to Build-a-Bear stuffed creatures. It’s one of the company’s most unique artistic achievements and a

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