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Anna Konkle Explains How ‘The Sane One’ Grew From ‘Pen15’: ‘It’s the Tip of the Iceberg’
Comedy fans know Anna Konkle from her show “Pen15,” which saw the actress play a 13-year-old version of herself opposite fellow adult co-creator Maya Erskine and a bunch of real-life pre-teens. However, the writer is now going even further back in time for her new coming-of-age memoir, “The Sane One,” as she examines her complicated…
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Maren Morris says she received a ‘spam text’ invitation to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding
Was Maren Morris caught in “The Middle” of a wedding invitation hoax? “I got this spam text a couple weeks ago, and it was like, ‘You’re invited to Taylor [Swift] and Travis [Kelce’s] wedding,’” the “Girl” hitmaker, 36, revealed during her SiriusXM “Hits 1 Miami with Mack & Je” interview. “And I was like, ‘I’m…
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Push to oust L.A. city attorney grows as challenger gains support of D.A., police union
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman and the union that represents rank-and-file police officers offered a stinging rebuke of embattled City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto on Tuesday morning while endorsing one of her challengers in the upcoming election, county prosecutor John McKinney. Hochman said he analyzed the field and decided the city attorney’s office…
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Rubio gets blunt fact check on Trump’s claims that Pope ‘endangering’ Catholics
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was hit with a serious fact check on Tuesday after denying that President Donald Trump had previously said that Pope Leo was “endangering” Catholics with his comments against the Iran war. Rubio was filling in during a press conference for White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt who was on maternity…
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Earth Screams in Agony as Microplastics Found to Increase Global Warming
The Earth simply can’t catch a break. Those microplastics that have invaded every corner of the globe — and even the insides of our bodies — may also be heating the planet, research suggests. In a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, the authors found that microplastics are absorbing more sunlight than…
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U.S. job openings were unchanged at 6.9 million in March but hiring improved
WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings were essentially unchanged in March but hiring improved before the full impact of the Iran war hit the economy. Employers posted 6.87 million jobs in March, compared to 6.92 million in February, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The job market has been up and down so far this year after a dismal…
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Trump’s latest Oval Office event took observers by surprise
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation restoring competitive fitness tests for schoolchildren at an Oval Office event that drew criticism for its chaotic nature. The 79-year-old president veered significantly off-topic, discussing golf, auto racing, and the Iran war to an audience including government officials, celebrities, and children. Observers noted the event’s bizarre optics, with commentators…
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David Letterman Slams ‘Lying Weasels’ at CBS for Canceling Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’
David Letterman didn’t hold back when it came to tearing down the “lying weasels” at CBS for their firing of Stephen Colbert and the cancellation of “The Late Show” this week. In a scathing interview with The New York Times out Tuesday, the former late night host tore into the network and Paramount Skydance CEO…
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Killer FedEx driver who murdered little Athena Strand sentenced to die by lethal injection after horror trial
Killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner has been sentenced to death for the murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand by a jury in Texas. The confessed killer learned his sentence at a court in Fort Worth, Texas, some 40 miles southeast of where Strand’s naked body was dumped in a creek on Nov. 30, 2022. Jurors deliberated…
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‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ actor Nicholas Brendon’s cause of death confirmed
Indiana officials have disclosed the official cause of death for “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star Nicholas Brendon, who died in March. The Putnam County Coroner confirmed in a report shared with The Times on Tuesday that the actor, best known for portraying the loyal and wisecracking Xander Harris, died of atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease.…