Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Dopesick” is a major undertaking, exploring the opioid crisis from multiple angles, including the ground-level carnage inflicted by OxyContin addiction, Purdue Pharma’s inner workings and the government personnel seeking to combat it. Scattered in places, in its totality it’s an engrossing eight-part series, made more so by Purdue’s bankruptcy proceedings
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Demi Lovato is standing up for extraterrestrials. The singer and actor who identifies as nonbinary has a docuseries on Peacock titled “Unidentified with Demi Lovato” in which they explore what life there may be beyond this planet. In an interview with Pedestrian, Lovato explained that they do not believe that
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Amy Woodyatt, CNN A pair of carved stone statues used as garden ornaments have sold for more than £195,000 ($265,510) after it was revealed that they were ancient Egyptian relics dating back thousands of years, an auction house has said. The artifacts were acquired from a garden in Sudbury, Suffolk, in eastern England. Mander Auctioneers,
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Megan C. Hills, CNN Lego has announced plans to remove gender bias from its products, after a study commissioned by the brand found that girls are hindered by “unequal and restrictive” attitudes towards creativity and play. Although the Danish toy maker did not outline specific changes to its products or marketing, it announced Monday that
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Kelly McCleary, CNN I’ll take broken winning streaks for $1,000, Mayim. “Jeopardy!” contestant Matt Amodio saw his 38-game winning run come to an end Monday, putting him behind only “Jeopardy!” superstar Ken Jennings on the list of most consecutive wins. Jennings had a 74-game streak. During his time on top of the leaderboard, Amodio racked
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Dean Cain, one of the actors who has portrayed Superman, has spoken out about the latest DC comic book character version being bisexual. Cain, who played the superhero in the 1990s TV series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” appeared on “Fox & Friends First” Tuesday and talked
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN Fran Bak never read “Eat, Pray, Love.” But when her husband of 30 years passed away in 2018, Bak set off on a not-unlike-Elizabeth-Gilbert spiritual journey that would take her though Bali and India, and end with her being the only tourist given permission to enter the kingdom of Bhutan since
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By Chloe Melas Netflix is defending Dave Chappelle’s new comedy special after it has been criticized as transphobic by some LGBTQ+ advocates, artists and employees. Chappelle’s special, “The Closer,” which debuted on Netflix last week, includes several minutes of jokes about trans people. The comedian says in the special he is “team TERF,” referencing the
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN Your flight is canceled. You have to stay over in a hotel and pay for dinner or scramble to find a rental car. What are you entitled to? It’s a question many frustrated Southwest Airlines customers are asking in the face of thousands of canceled flights over the weekend and into
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Netflix head Ted Sarandos has reiterated his support for Dave Chappelle and the comic’s controversial stand-up special, “The Closer” in an email to company staff. In the email dated Monday and obtained by Variety, the co-chief executive officer responded to the backlash by writing, “We know that a number of
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Alexis Ohanian can’t believe it only took his wife Serena Williams posting a few times about their daughter’s doll, Qai Qai, for the toy to become a social media influencer. Now, the father of four year-old Olympia is using that fame to try and inspire girls to pursue their passions
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Superman’s done a lot since he first appeared in comic books 80 years ago, almost. He’s saved the world more than a few times. He’s died and come back to life. He dodged punches from Muhammad Ali and even faced off against White supremacists. Until this year, though, every comic iteration
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By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN When the biggest band in British musical history, the Beatles, broke up in 1970, fans pointed the finger at co-lead vocalist Paul McCartney. Now, more than half a century later, McCartney has revealed it was, in fact, John Lennon who instigated the split. In an upcoming interview on BBC Radio 4,
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Jack Guy, CNN A nude portrait of a crouching woman, hidden beneath the surface of a Pablo Picasso painting, has been revealed using artificial intelligence, advanced imaging technology and 3D printing. Dubbed “The Lonesome Crouching Nude,” the recreation is the work of Oxia Palus, a company that uses technology to resurrect lost art, according to
Continue Reading By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Indian film star Nedumudi Venu has died at the age of 73, the doctor treating him has confirmed. Venu was a renowned actor in the South Indian film industry, particularly in Malayalam cinema. He was a three-time National Award winner, and was known for his roles in “His Highness Abdullah” and
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Granville Adams, who starred as Zahir Arif on HBO’s “Oz,” has died following a lengthy battle with cancer, according to a statement shared by his family. He was believed to be 58. “Granny has ascended to the heavens. Gran spent his last days surrounded by his loved ones, family, and close
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Adele didn’t really know what she was doing on Instagram Live, but it was both charming and revelatory. The British singer hopped on her verified Instagram account over the weekend to chat with her fans and played a brief snippet of her new song. Whereas earlier she shared a teaser
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Adele has announced a release date for her much anticipated new album. The singer took to social media Wednesday to tell fans that the new album, “30,” will be out on November 19. “I was certainly nowhere near where I’d hoped to be when I first started it nearly 3 years
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN George Clooney is not running for office. The actor says in a new interview that he has nixed chances of a political career, but does see hope in a post-Trump America. “Because I actually would like to have a nice life,” Clooney told the BBC of not pursuing an elected office.
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By Chloe Melas, CNN George Clooney is not running for office. The actor says in a new interview that he has nixed chances of a political career, but does see hope in a post-Trump America. “Because I actually would like to have a nice life,” Clooney told the BBC of not pursuing an elected office.
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