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A breakdown of the gowns, bling and beauty from the Oscars

LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer - February 10, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscars closed the awards season in style, with statement necklaces and classic gowns, traditional tuxedos and some young rule-breakers.A...

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Merriam-Webster declares ‘they’ its 2019 word of the year

LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer - December 10, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — A common but increasingly mighty and very busy little word, "they," has an accolade all its own.The language mavens at...

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Prince’s anticipated, posthumous memoir is ready for fans

LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer - October 26, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Panic, joy, shock: Dan Piepenbring felt them all when Prince plucked him to collaborate on his first memoir, followed by...

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Did you lose Downton Abbey in the British fog? Catch up here

LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer - September 11, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Does it feel like forever since we lost the style, splendor and scandals of "Downton Abbey?"Well, dust off your jewels...

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Could we be any more excited? ‘Friends’ fans nuts for merch

LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer - August 20, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — See your "Friends" on the big screen. Deck out your place with "Friends" furniture. Wear your "Friends" as jewelry. Heck,...

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The days the music died: A look at funerals of the greats

LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer - August 29, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Elvis, Whitney, Prince, Biggie and, now, Aretha: The funerals and public memorials of music royalty have been as varied as...

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Peter Fonda apologizes for ‘vulgar’ Barron Trump tweet

LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer - June 20, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Fonda apologized Wednesday for a late-night Twitter rant in which he suggested 12-year-old Barron Trump should be ripped from...

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Meghan Markle to join a small group of US senior royals

LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer - April 4, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Meghan Markle is about to join more than one select group. In addition to her May 19 wedding to Prince...

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Oscars fashion through the years: The great and the puzzling

LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer - February 22, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — A radiant Grace Kelly glided from her seat, pulling up her long opera gloves, her little evening bag balanced on...

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Red carpet staple Marchesa cancels NY Fashion Week show

LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer - January 31, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — The luxe womenswear brand co-owned by the estranged wife of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has canceled its show at New...

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FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir

Health Care AP News - October 23, 2020

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical WriterU.S. regulators on Thursday approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given...