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Emily Wickersham is leaving ‘NCIS’

After almost eight years Emily Wickersham is hanging up her “NCIS” gear. The actress who played Eleanor “Ellie” Bishop confirmed her exit after her character was sent on a secret mission during this week’s season 18 finale. “Hangin this hat and jacket up. What a great ride it’s been,” Wickersham wrote in the caption of

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A Southwest flight attendant loses two teeth after an altercation with a passenger. Union calls for more safeguards

Following a series of incidents aboard aircraft, including an assault that left a flight attendant with facial injuries and two missing teeth, the union representing Southwest Airlines’ flight attendants is urging the company to take stronger steps to protect its members from an “epidemic of aggression and assault.” “We are asking our carrier, the government

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The Vessel in New York is reopening, focusing on suicide prevention after three young adults took their own lives there

One of New York City’s newer tourist attractions is reopening to the public with a focus on suicide prevention after three young adults took their own lives there over the last year. The climbable, 150-foot-tall staircase, known as the “Vessel,” located at Hudson Yards in Manhattan, closed for visitors in January after a 21-year-old man

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A member of BTS says he learned English by watching ‘Friends.’ Now the band is appearing on the show’s reunion special

BTS’ blend of catchy music, slick choreography and camera-ready looks have made them a global sensation. Now the K-pop band will check off another milestone on its long list of achievements. After conquering the American music market — and McDonald’s — BTS’ members will make a cameo on the highly anticipated “Friends” reunion special premiering

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‘Friends: The Reunion’ delivers the one with a lot of unapologetic nostalgia

Originally intended to help launch HBO Max, “Friends: The Reunion” finally hits the streaming service, in big, slightly bloated, unapologetically nostalgic form. A valentine to fans, the nearly two-hour special is inevitably hard-pressed to justify the hype, working best when it lets the cast casually reminisce, while getting carried away with cameos, some of which,

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Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox aren’t just Friends — they’re cousins, genealogists say

Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox played Friends, then lovers, then husband and wife over the course of a decade — but the two actors are actually distant cousins, according to ancestry experts. The “Friends” stars are 11th cousins, researchers at the online genealogy website MyHeritage have found. They discovered that Perry and Cox share distant

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Emmy Rossum announces birth of first baby

Emmy Rossum kept a big and tiny secret. The “Shameless” star announced Tuesday that she and her husband, “Mr. Robot” creator, Sam Esmail, have welcomed a baby, a little girl. “5.24.21,” Rossum shared on her verified social media accounts along with photos of herself pregnant. “On a sunny Monday morning, at 8:13AM, we welcomed our

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How aviation geeks have coped with lockdown

For some people, the gradual and partial opening up of the world again means the chance to revisit favorite places, see family, or simply expand our horizons. But for some, it’s the journey itself that’s the most exciting. Self-styled “avgeeks,” or aviation enthusiasts, saw their hobby brutally curtailed by the pandemic. And while they’ve been

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Travel is back — and so are travel scams

With more widespread vaccinations and relaxed travel restrictions, many people are making long-awaited vacation plans. But scammers are making plans of their own to separate eager travelers from their money via too-good-to-be-true vacation packages, fake airfare deals and other shady schemes. Consumer advocacy organizations such as Better Business Bureau are issuing warnings about an increase

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