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Grand Performances: Summer lineup includes Ozomatli, Culture Clash, Son Rompe Pera
Now in its 40th iteration, Grand Performances will celebrate this milestone with dazzling performances all summer long at the California Plaza in downtown L.A. The free concert series kicks off with a performance by the Latin hip-hop funk band Ozomatli on June 13. Tropicalia group Healing Gems and the Afro-Latin fusion band Jungle Fire will…
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’60 Minutes’ rocked by another exit as 34-year veteran left ‘exasperated’ by Bari Weiss
A veteran “60 Minutes” producer is bolting after clashing with CBS News boss Bari Weiss over a “white genocide” story, per a new report. Michael Gavshon worked alongside correspondent Anderson Cooper on a story that debunked Trump’s claim of “white genocide” in South Africa, which left him exasperated, according to an exclusive by The New…
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Paramount’s $111-billion Warner Bros. acquisition clears key hurdle
The U.S. Justice Department cleared the way for Paramount Skydance’s $111-billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery — a major milestone that moves David Ellison closer to his goal. After a weeks long review, Justice Department antitrust regulators on Friday concluded the combination would not violate federal anti-competition laws. Approval had been expected because President Trump…
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DHS chief’s comments about Mayor Zohran Mamdami met with disdain
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin faced criticism after attacking New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a press conference. Mullin said neither gets along, and added, “It’s shameful, and hopefully people in New York will wise up and get a true leader in there in a few years.” Critics quickly highlighted the irony…
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London judge sentences Palestine Action activists for raid at Israeli defense factory
LONDON — A London judge sentenced four Palestine Action activists to several years in prison Friday for acting as terrorists when they raided an Israeli defense factory in the U.K. and smashed equipment with the intent of disrupting production of weapons they feared would kill people in Gaza. The break-in at Elbit Systems caused $1.6 million in…
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Trump’s Kennedy Center appeal is so unhinged he must have written it himself: legal expert
The Trump administration has filed an appeal of the order to take President Donald Trump’s name off the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts — and legal experts immediately noticed the filing was so vitriolic and unprofessional that the president himself likely had a hand in writing it. “Without the name, ‘Trump’ on the Building,…
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‘Stop! That! Train!’ Review: If a Comedy Is Bad on Purpose, It Can Still Be Bad
In 1979, NBC produced a TV series called “Supertrain,” in which every episode took place on a nuclear-powered luxury locomotive with its own discotheque. I swear this is true. “Supertrain” was the most expensive TV show in history, with the trains alone costing $10 million — which, adjusted for inflation, would be nearly $50 million…
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White House 85% sure Iran deal will be signed as optimism grows — but ‘not 100%’
WASHINGTON — A senior administration official started the day giving an Iran peace plan a 75% shot but upped the odds to 85% by Friday afternoon — as the White House sought to calm concerns that President Trump could sign a bad deal. “I’m calling 75% confidence that we’re going to be signing this agreement soon,”…
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Tiger Woods leaves rehab nearly 3 months after DUI arrest
Tiger Woods has checked out of a rehabilitation center in Switzerland, Page Six confirms. The golf pro took his private plane back to the US on Friday — nearly three months after he was arrested on DUI charges. Woods was photographed after arriving at a private airport in Jupiter, Florida, following his rehab stint. He…
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Stocks rise after oil prices ease and SpaceX soars in its debut on Wall Street
Stocks rose Friday after oil prices fell again, and SpaceX soared in its highly anticipated debut on Wall Street. The S&P 500 added 0.5% to close out its 10th winning week in the last 11. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 353 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.3%. Stocks got a lift…