Rappers Yo Gotti and Jay-Z have teamed up to bring legal action against the Mississippi Department of Corrections after five prisoners died violently in the state’s troubled prison system in the past month. In his first interview since the lawsuit was filed, Yo Gotti told CBS News he will be holding a …
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Serena Williams was selected by The Associated Press as the Female Athlete of the Decade on Saturday. The winner was chosen by AP member sports editors and AP beat writers. Williams had an exceptional decade on and off the court. She earned a dozen Grand Slam singles titles — no …
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The Hallmark Channel on Sunday moved to reinstate ads featuring a same-sex couple that had been removed from the cable network. The decision came after considerable backlash over the initial decision to stop airing the ads from the wedding-planning company Zola. “The Crown Media team has been agonizing over this …
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Jane Fonda was arrested Friday as she protested climate change on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building, CBS affiliate WUSA reports. The 81-year-old actress and a group of protestors were participating in her weekly “Fire Drill Friday” campaign. A total of 16 people were arrested at the protest on …
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“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda gave Twitter followers a behind-the-scenes look on Friday at rehearsals for the show in Puerto Rico. Sharing videos of a sitzprobe – a rehearsal with the cast and orchestra of a show – Miranda showed people what happens before Hamilton performances. “This is my favorite thing …
Read More »Following the lead of several other radio stations in the United States and Canada, Bay Area radio station KOIT said it was banning the holiday staple “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” CBS San Francisco reports. Many listeners have said the song heard on countless holiday playlists is inappropriate in the #MeToo …
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Best-selling author Carl Hiaasen remembered his brother, Rob Hiaasen, in a Facebook post after he was killed in the deadly shooting in an Annapolis, Maryland, newsroom. Carl Hiaasen said he was “devastated” and “heartsick” to learn his brother was one of the five victims killed in Thursday’s shooting. “Rob was …
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After a racist tweet left Roseanne Barr without a job, the comedian apologized and told fans not to feel sorry for her or defend her “unforgiveable” comment. But early Wednesday, after a barrage of online criticism, Barr expressed empathy for someone else: President Trump. She tweeted: “i feel bad for @POTUS-he …
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