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‘Here There Are Blueberries’ Broadway Review: No Actor Can Upstage These Nazi Photos
So much for the power of live theater. It happens whenever a director decides to unspool a film or place blown-up photographs among living-breathing actors on stage. When an audience is given the choice to follow a human or a projection, the eye goes to the projection. Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich’s play “Here There…
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Billionaire tax rejected on concern squeezing California’s ultra-rich would harm the economy
California voters have officially rejected the controversial billionaire tax. Proposition 40 sought to impose a one-time 5% tax on California billionaires’ assets to try to offset federal healthcare funding cuts. Despite the blue wave in the mid-term elections, the novel tax on the ultra-wealthy had trailed from the first day of vote counting and was…
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Rachel Maddow gobsmacked by new ‘very military’ Trump protest statue
MS NOW’s Rachel Maddow told viewers that a satirical statue of President Donald Trump has gone up on the National Mall, along with a costumed mascot shaped like a giant toe. Maddow said the statue, titled “The Foot Soldier,” stands near the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden, between Seventh and Ninth streets. It shows…
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Katie Zacharia Pushes Back on Reports She Wants to Reclaim White House Role: ‘Utterly Fake’
Katie Zacharia, the shortest-serving White House press secretary in U.S. history, denied reports claiming she was angling for her job back, blasting them as “utterly fake.” The former Trump staffer took to X on Monday and made it clear that she was not trying to convince new White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller to…
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Ex-NYPD detective among 4 busted in massive NYC drug ring
An ex-NYPD detective was among four people busted in a conspiracy to funnel hoards of drugs from Manhattan to Staten Island, according to authorities. Alleged ringleader Shanta Sawyer, 44, is charged with conspiring with his wife, Sophia Abinacer, 37, Michael Giordano, 35, and retired detective Philip Pietrunti, 60, to supply illegal narcotics to dozens of…
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Chuck E. Cheese and now Topgolf: Meet the CEO who has made a career out of working at America’s favorite fun brands
If you’ve celebrated a child’s birthday at Chuck E. Cheese, visited Six Flags or taken a swing at Topgolf with coworkers, you’ve encountered a brand that has been part of David McKillips’ career in entertainment. McKillips, 54, has spent three decades working with well-known American entertainment brands, including during periods of change and financial difficulty.…
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Rep. Calvert declared winner in contested Southern California congressional race
Longtime Rep. Ken Calvert has survived a fierce reelection battle against fellow Republican Rep. Young Kim to represent a newly drawn Southern California congressional district. The Associated Press on Monday evening declared Calvert the winner in the narrowly divided race, a week after the Nov. 3 election. Calvert had declared victory on Thursday, though Kim…
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Toukie Smith, model and actor known for her role on ‘227,’ dies at 74
Toukie Smith, a former runway model and actor best known for her role on the sitcom “227,” has died. She was 74. Smith died Wednesday after a long battle with multiple sclerosis, according to a statement from her twins, Airyn and Julian De Niro, provided to the Hollywood Reporter. “Toukie was a force of nature,”…
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‘Finish counting!’ Lauren Boebert claims her race was ‘prematurely’ called by ‘Dems’
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) appears all but certain to lose her race, with key sources calling the election for her Democratic opponent, Eileen Laubacher, as there aren’t enough outstanding ballots to give her a realistic path. Boebert, however, took to X on Monday with a passive-aggressive jab at anyone in the media calling her race…
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Ex-Dem Senate leader asks California Supreme Court to block Gavin Newsom’s death row commutations
Former California Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero is asking the state Supreme Court to block Gov. Gavin Newsomâs sweeping commutations of all 548 death row inmates, accusing the outgoing Democrat of abusing his power to burnish his national political ambitions. Romero, who served 12 years in the Legislature and was the first woman to lead…