Francesca Street, CNN Linsay DeBates was adopted from South Korea by an American family when she was six months old. She didn’t return to the country of her birth for almost two decades. “I struggled a lot with identity and cultural identity,” says DeBates, now 42, of her time growing up in the American Midwest
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Oscar Holland, CNN An NFT of Ukraine’s flag has raised over $6.7 million for the country’s defenses as cryptocurrency donations continue to flood in following the Russian invasion. Organized by UkraineDAO, an initiative backed by a member of the Russian activist group and feminist punk band Pussy Riot, the sale saw thousands of users bid
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Kelly Rizzo, the widow of late comedian and actor Bob Saget, is thanking those who have reached out to her to express their support since his sudden death in January. “I just wanted to take a second to say to everybody that it has not gone unnoticed. I have been incredibly
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN It’s never ideal to arrive way too late to the party, and “Joe vs Carole” feels guilty of that, adapting the story of Netflix’s “Tiger King,” a.k.a. Joe Exotic, into a limited series that dutifully replicates those events without much bite. The attention might still be welcome for streaming service
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Kim Kardashian is now legally single. A Los Angeles judge granted the reality TV star and businesswoman’s request to change her marital status on Wednesday, according to a source close to Kardashian. The news was first reported by TMZ. This comes after she filed the request three months ago. Kardashian first
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN There’s a new voice coming to the daytime talk show scene. Warner Bros. (which is owned by CNN’s parent company) announced Wednesday that Academy Award and Grammy-winning artist Jennifer Hudson will helm a talk show that will air on Fox television stations. “I have experienced so much in my life;
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By Blane Bachelor, CNN From professional sports to Hollywood to food and beverage, a wide range of industries have announced boycotts, bans and other forms of retaliation against Russia in response to its violent invasion of Ukraine. Now, the travel sector is starting to take action, too. Cruise lines, including prominent brands like Carnival, tour
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By Faith Karimi and Samantha Kelly, CNN Volodymyr Bondarenko spends most of his day holed up in his apartment in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Between listening for air-raid sirens and frantically messaging family for updates, he trades messages with a flurry of Airbnb guests booking his one-bedroom rental in the heart of Ukraine’s capital.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Rolling Out Miami 2022 has recruited some heavy hitters to headline. Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and Future are this year’s headliners for the annual hip-hop festival. Other scheduled acts include Lil Baby, City Girls, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, Saweetie, Lil Durk, Saweetie and Gucci Mane. Last year’s festival was
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN It looks like Kanye West has a new “boo.” The rapper/mogul posted on his verified Instagram account a screenshot of a post from The Shade Room, which read “It appears #Ye and his new boo #ChaneyJones are going strong.” West, who now goes by “Ye,” captioned the photo with a
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Elizabeth Holmes has been a source of fascination for many since glimpsing the husky-voiced, wide-eyed persona she affected in Alex Gibney’s documentary “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley.” Amanda Seyfried nails all of that in “The Dropout,” a slick Hulu docuseries devoted to Holmes’ rise and Shakespearean fall,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN You give aging a good name, Jon Bon Jovi. The rocker and philanthropist turns 60 on Wednesday and the rest of us can keep the faith that we can age as well. His band, Bon Jovi, formed in 1983 and has had hits with songs including “Livin’ On a Prayer”
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN You give aging a good name, Jon Bon Jovi. The rocker and philanthropist turns 60 on Wednesday and the rest of us can keep the faith that we can age as well. His band, Bon Jovi, formed in 1983 and has had hits with songs including “Livin’ On a Prayer”
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Stage curtains are closing, art exhibitions are being halted and performers are being replaced. Over the past week, major cultural players worldwide — including some within Russia — have reacted to the invasion of Ukraine by canceling shows and applying pressure to the country’s art institutions. So far, more than 500,000 refugees
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By Sara Smart, CNN About a week ago, a US basketball player from Maryland was in Ukraine playing in the international leagues. Little did he know that within days he would urgently start a journey to get back to his home, nearly 5,000 miles away. Lucious “Lucky” Jones had been playing professional basketball in Ternopil,
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By Paradise Afshar and Travis Caldwell, CNN Hawaii’s Safe Travels program, established to slow the spread of Covid-19 through safety precautions for travelers, will come to an end on March 25, the state’s governor announced. Domestic passengers arriving in Hawaii after the program ends won’t need to follow earlier regulations, like showing proof of vaccination
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, many have come together to protest the action. That includes artists who were scheduled to perform in Russia. The following is a list of musicians who have canceled their shows: Green Day The punk-infused rock band had been scheduled to play Moscow’s Spartak Stadium in
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By Scott Glover and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN Seven weeks after comedian Bob Saget suddenly died from a head injury in his room at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Florida, questions continue to swirl about the details of his demise. There have been no new disclosures about how exactly the well-known 65-year-old comic and actor
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Francesca Street, CNN From an English castle that’s threatened by climate change to an Egyptian landmark in the shadow of its more famous counterparts, this year’s World Monuments Watch highlights 25 culturally significant but endangered heritage sites. The World Monuments Watch is a project run by the World Monuments Fund, a nonprofit that spotlights threatened
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Maksim Chmerkovskiy has shared that he has made it safely to Poland from his native Ukraine. The “Dancing With the Stars” alum has been documenting his time in Ukraine during the invasion by Russian forces. In a note posted on his Instagram stories late Monday, Chmerkovskiy wrote that he had
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